Wiki Government
By: Kabir Jaffe
co-author of “Indigo Adults” with Ritama Davidson
Immediate Participatory Government
The concept of “Wiki Government” is a model of citizen participation in the activities of government. To create a context for these ideas, it is valuable to start with one of the foundational statements of the Declaration of Independence, “Government of the people, by the people and for the people”, and the forms of government that ensue from it.
In the times of our nations founder’s the government was based in Washington while the people lived in many far-flung locations. We therefore needed someone to represent us; and a representative is what we called our elected members.
But representatives are individuals with their own agendas. They are easily swayed by the influences of money, power, the press, and many other forces. The result is that they may not so perfectly represent the people who’ve they’ve been charged to represent.
In addition, our elected officials are dealing with an overwhelming number of complex issues, very few of which they are deeply knowledgeable about. So their decisions are not always based on sound facts or unbiased logic.
Immediate Participatory Government
Due to the advances in computers and telecommunications, there is the possibility today to address these issues in a different way. We do not need representatives in the same form as we did in the past. We now have the ability to involve the intelligence of great numbers of people in a form of immediate participatory government.
The goal of government of the people, by the people and for the people gets a whole new meaning through the interconnectedness of the Internet, the participatory nature of the software that we call wikis, and the ubiquitous penetration of the cell phone and text messaging. These tools can allow people to be involved in an immediate and comprehensive level.
The power of hundred of millions of minds creating together
What these tools do is allow issues to be put on the table and brought to the collective intelligence of our nation. We can draw upon the vast experience of millions of people. Ideas can be brainstormed, discussed, and looked at from many sides. We can create the means for facts, ideas and diverse experience to meet in constructive dialogue.
Secondly, we can immediately take the pulse of collective feelings through instant messaging, internet polling and voting. Today’s cumbersome process of collective decision-making can change into a continuous and immediate dialogue and feedback process. This process of dialogue and two-way communication is essential. Due to the predominance of TV, communication has become more of a one-way street. People’s voice needs to be heard. We need to talk together rather than be talked at.
The concept of Wiki government creates a new role for our political leaders. In our current political model a politician campaigns by standing for or against particular issues. They may have good ideas about how to deal with the issues. But this is exactly the problem; they are ideas, not necessarily deeply thought-through or tried in the furnace of experience. The real problem is that the model of a politician coming up with solutions to issues is fundamentally wrong. None of these individuals are experts and certainly not experts at the many complex issues they must deal with. Though they are applying their intelligence and coming up with solutions, these are the solutions of an individual or a small subset of individuals trying to deal with a large and complex problem.
Leaders as facilitators of social dialogue and implementers of the collective will
The model of Wiki government provides another way to deal with this. Imagine a politician who does not campaign on the issues but rather starts with the expression the more honest expression, “I don’t know.” One who has the humility to say, “The solution to this problem we face is too big for me to come up with a quick solution, one that I am then going to commit our nation to. Rather, I would like us to brainstorm. I would like us all together to apply our intelligence to the issue, to look at it from all sides, to hear the voices of many. And through that dialogue process, to allow a direction and decision of action to emerge.”
This is a new kind of leader operating in a new form of government. A leader does not have to try and be a know-it-all with solutions for everything. And people do not have to just trust and follow. Leaders need to become facilitators of social dialogue. Through dialogue there emerges a course of action. The leader then implements and manages these collective decisions. And through the ongoing and immediate involvement of large numbers of people, we can continually adjust our strategies as we learn from our experiences. After all, does not a business first research and test a new product before committing itself to it? Why does government not first test the many solutions to issues before we commit to them?
I believe that when several hundred million good minds and passionate hearts focus on a issue that not only will we generate a creative insight that is immense beyond anything that we have yet experienced, but that we will come up with the best of solutions. And not only will we come up with the best solutions, but we will all be involved in the solution. As each individual is more knowledgeable and feels that he or she has a hand in them, we become more committed to playing our part in making it work. Not only would Wiki government generate the best ideas, but it would bring back in to the collective decision-making process a great many creative individuals.
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No commentsThe Art of the Dance of pH Balancing
The combination of ingredients in Dr. Singha’s Mustard Bath and Mustard Rub assist in restoring the correct pH to the body. They do this by helping the body tissues to eliminate acid waste. This includes the elimination of acid waste, particularly lactic acid, after physical exertion.
The importance of Elimination and Detoxification cannot be overstated.
Dr. Singha said: “There are 4 stages of nutrition: ingestion, digestion, assimilation and elimination and, of these 4, elimination is the most important. No elimination……no assimilation.”
This is true in all aspects of life. If the plumbing in your house is clogged, there will be no flow and so it is with the body. Why carry anything in your life that doesn’t serve? Now more than ever we need to discover simple methods of freeing the mind and body from toxic encumbrances. Only when we restore cell resonance are we truly free to celebrate Life. A balanced and purified body is essential for immune strength. It is the choices that we make day in and day out that give us true health or dis-ease. We are what we eat.
Mustard seeds and their Medicinal use have been around since Biblical times. In Ayurvedic Medicine, Mustard Baths and Mustard Rubs have been traditionally used for detoxification and purification. In many parts of the world Mustard is well-known for its therapeutic value when used as a Mustard Pack, a Mustard Plaster or a Mustard Bath. It helps to increase circulation, oxygenation and aids tremendously in solving the continual need to eliminate toxins. The outward application contributes to general well being by activating the largest organ of elimination in the body, THE SKIN. Sweating helps to reduce the toxic load and acid waste stored in tissues throughout the body. The increase in circulation helps to move on stagnant waste from the tissues so that it can be eliminated through other organs of elimination as well as the skin.
In his book Alkalize or Die, Dr. Theodore A. Baroody, N.D., D.C., Ph.D. says: “The countless names of illnesses do not really matter. What does matter is that they all come from the same root cause… too much tissue acid waste in the body!”
And, as James Redfield so beautifully illustrates in his book, “The Secret of Shambala,” an excessively acid pH sends a signal to the microbes of the universe that this body is ready to decompose.
Dr. Shyam Singha not only practiced Acupuncture, Osteopathy and Ayurvedic Natural Medicine in England for over 40 years, but he also created the first Acupuncture School in the U.K in 1964. He had three treatment centers in London and an extraordinary Holistic Residential Retreat Center deep in the countryside of Suffolk. Every clinic dispensed his Mustard Bath formula.
He taught people how to fast using Mono Fasts (eg. eating 5 - 7 pounds of a specific ripe organic fruit for a prescribed number of days) and to eat plenty of Raw Food following the fasts. Dr. Singha taught that food is our best medicine and that it should be used wisely to create a balanced pH. He taught how to prepare food using the 8 tastes of Ayurveda which are; sweet, sour, salty, pungent, astringent, bitter, fermented and hot. Above all, he taught people how to enjoy their food preparation and how to cook with love.
Dr. Singha’s DVD “Food is Medicine – Medicine is Food” is also available.
Dr. Singha’s Mustard Bath was commonly used in conjunction with the Fasts to assist in the elimination of acid waste and other toxic matter that accumulates in the organ tissues. The Sodium Carbonate base provides a potent alkaline medium to assist in the restoration of a healthy body pH. The aromatic essential oils of Wintergreen, Eucalyptus, Rosemary and Thyme were carefully chosen for their therapeutic benefits to help reduce nerve pain, assist breathing and provide general antiseptic properties.
Dr. Singha’s Mustard Rub contains Organic Base Oil and Organic Mustard Oil with a generous amount of therapeutic essential oils of Lavender, Marjoram, Rosemary, Thyme, Sandalwood and Mustard Seed.
Dr. Singha’s masterful combinations of ingredients leave the skin feeling rejuvenated, radiant, re-conditioned, soft and open. Both products are so easy and enjoyable to use and the results are most rewarding and pleasurable. Twenty minutes in a hot bath followed by a cold shower. Then a rough towel dry and put your feet up and keep warm! A Mustard Rub massage can be added for even more toning, warmth and purification. The Mustard Rub is used by Massage Therapists throughout America.
These Original Mustard Formulas have been available in the U.S. since 1990. They are carried by a large number of Health Stores, Health Clinics and Spas nationwide. More and more they have become part of the Holistic Medicine First Aid Kit in a multitude of Preventive Health households. We have received grateful appreciation consistently over the years from their users. People with onset of colds and flus, aches and pains resulting from both physical trauma including sports injuries and physical exertion, skin problems, breathing difficulties, sleeping irregularities and so on continue to immerse themselves in this effective and therapeutic bath product and massage themselves with this healing massage oil.
Call Dr. Singha’s Natural Therapeutics, Inc. at 800-856-2862 for ordering or for further information on all of Dr. Singha’s Products and/or go online to www.DrSingha.com
Please give this information to your local health store if you would like them to carry these products.
What it takes to heal oneself
In response to a close family member……
These questions you have asked me for your friend will take time to answer. However if your friend needs more science or whatever then you need to tell her to google the info. It’s all out there. This link I have sent you should be interesting for starters about turmeric.
In fact, I would love to answer your real question as deeply as I possibly can because that is my passion. When you are working to get the body to heal itself in a crisis you have to use the whole tool box…ie. bring out the big guns in order to restore chi otherwise known as lifeforce. This means..major anti-oxidants, balance the pH, eliminate the toxins, parasites, heavy metals, increase the oxygen, remove interference fields, raise the cell resonance and provide powerful nutrition to restore integrity in the organs and tissues. For each person it’s a totally personal journey because each person has their own story of how they got to the point they’re at.
At the bottom of it all is ‘intention’ and that wonderful word ‘YES’. When that is present all is possible. Even then, it may be a person’s choice to leave their body for whatever reason. However, if someone wants to live totally, like you, then the mystery that we call ‘life’, brings infinite knowledge and wisdom to the rescue. To know the ‘Way’ requires passion, enquiring minds, deep intuition and a whole lot of patience and then when clarity comes a deep trust and total willingness to act. We were blessed in your situation with all of these attributes.
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The Secrets of Shambhala, In Search of the Eleventh Insight
By James Redfield (Author of ‘The Celestine Prophecy’)
ISBN 0-446-52308-9
He disappeared into the kitchen, and returned with a platter of vegetables, accompanied by a sauce of some kind. He ushered both Yin and me over to a table and served the vegetables in three small bowls. It soon became clear that the food was all part of the information Hanh was imparting.
As we ate, he continued. “Maintaining higher energy within oneself is impossible if one consumes dead matter as food.”
I looked away, turning off. If this was going to be a lecture on diet, I would just as soon skip it.
My attitude seemed to infuriate Hanh.
“Are you crazy?” he almost shouted. “Your very survival may depend on this information and you won’t put yourselves out a little bit to learn this. What do you think? That you can live any way you want and still do important things?”
He became quiet and glanced sideways at me. I realized that the anger was genuine but was also part of his act. I got the impression that he was giving information to me on more than one level. As I looked back at him, I couldn’t help smiling. Hanh was eminently likable.
He patted my shoulder and smiled back at me.
“Most people,” he continued, “are full of energy and enthusiasm in their youth, but then during middle age they lapse into a slow, downhill slide that they pretend not to notice. After all, their friends are slowing down and their kids are active, so they spend more and more time sitting around and eating the foods that taste good.
“Before long, they began to have nagging complaints and chronic problems such as digestive difficulties or skin irritations that they write off as just age, and then one day they get a serious illness that won’t go away. Usually they go to a doctor who does not stress prevention and they begin to take drugs, and sometimes the problem is helped and sometime it isn’t . And then, as the years fly by, they get some disease that progressively gets worse, and they realize they are dying. Their only solace is that they think what is happening occurs to everyone - that it is inevitable.
“The terrible thing is that this collapse of energy happens to some extent even to people who otherwise intend to be spiritual.” He leaned over toward me and feigned looking around the room to see if someone was listening. “This includes some of our most respected lamas.”
I wanted to laugh but I dared not.
“If we seek higher energy and at the same time consume foods that rob us of this energy,” Hanh continued, “we get nowhere. We must assess all the energies we routinely allow into our own energy fields, especially foods, and avoid all but the best if our fields are to stay strong.”
He leaned closer to me again. “This is very difficult for most people because we are all addicted to the foods we currently eat, and most are horribly poisonous.”
I looked away.
“I know there is much conflicting information out there about food,” he went on. “But the truth is out there too. Each of us must do the research, make ourselves see the larger picture. We are spiritual beings who come into this world to raise our energy. Yet much of what we find here is designed purely for sensual pleasure and distraction, and much of it saps our energy and pulls us toward physical disintegration. If we really believe we are energetic beings, we must follow a narrow path through these temptations.
“If you look all the way back at evolution, you see that from the beginning we had to experiment with food purely by trial and error, just to figure out which foods were good for us and which would kill us. Eat this plant, survive; eat that one over there, die. At this point in history we’ve figured out what kills us, but we’re only now realizing which foods add to our ultimate longevity and keep our energy high, and which ones ultimately wear us down.”
He paused for a moment as if determining whether I was understanding.
“In Shambhala they see this larger picture,” he continued. “They know who we are as human beings. We look like we are material stuff, flesh and blood, but we are atoms! Pure energy! Your science has proved this fact. When we look deeper into atoms, we first see particles, and then, at deeper levels, the particles themselves disappear into patterns of pure energy, vibrating at a certain level. And if we look at the way we eat from this perspective, we see that what we put in our bodies as food affects our vibrational state. Certain foods increase our energy, and vibration and others diminish it. The truth is as simple as that.
“All disease is the result of a drop in vibrational energy, and when our energy drops to a certain point, there are natural forces in the world that are designed to disincorporate our bodies.”
He looked at me as though he had said something very profound.
“Do you mean physically disincoroporate?” I asked.
“Yes. Look again at the larger picture. When anything dies–a dog hit by a car, or a person after a long illness–the cells of the body immediately lose their vibration and become very acid in chemistry. That acid state is the signal to the microbes of the world, the viruses, bacteria, and fungi, that it is time to decompose this dead tissue. This is their job in the physical universe. To return a body back to the earth.
“I said earlier,” he went on, “that when our bodies drop in energy because of the kinds of foods we are eating, it makes us susceptible to disease. Here’s how that works. When we eat foods, they are metabolized and leave a waste of ash in our bodies. This ash is either acidic in nature or alkaline, depending on the food. If it is alkaline, then it can be quickly extracted from our bodies with little energy. However, if these waste products are acid, they are very hard for the blood and lymph system to eliminate and they are stored in our organs and tissues as solids—low vibrational crystalline forms that create blocks or disruptions in the vibratory levels of our cells. The more such acid by-products are stored, the more generally acid these tissues become, and guess what?”
He looked at me dramatically again. “A microbe of one type or another appears and senses all this acid and says, ‘Oh, this body is ready to be decompose.’
“Do you get that? When any organism dies, its body quickly changes to a highly acid environment and is consumed by microbes very quickly. If we begin to resemble this very acid, or death state, then we begin to come under attack form microbes. All human diseases are the result of such an attack.”
What Hahn was saying made perfect sense. A long time ago, I had run across some information about body pH on the Internet. Moreover, I seemed to know it intuitively.
“You’re telling me that what we eat directly sets us up for disease?” I asked.
“Yes, the wrong foods can lower our vibrational level to the point that the forces of nature begin to return our bodies to the earth.
“What about diseases that aren’t caused by microbes?”
“All disease comes about through microbial action. Your own research in the West is showing that. Various microbes have been found to be associated with the arterial lesions of heart disease, as well as the production of tumors in cancer. But remember, the microbes are just doing what they do. Diets that create the acidic environment are the true cause.”
He paused and than said, “Grasp this fully. We humans are either in an alkaline, high energy state or we are in an acid state, which signals the microbes living within us, or that come by, that we are ready to decompose. Disease is literally a rotting of some part of our bodies because the microbes around us have been given the signal that we are already dead.”
He looked at me mischievously again.
“Sorry to be so blunt,” he said. “But we don’t have much time. The food we eat determines almost entirely which of these two conditions we are in. Generally, foods that leave acid wastes in our body are heavy, overcooked, overprocessed, and sweet, such as meats, flours, pastries, alcohol, coffee, and the sweeter fruits. Alkaline foods are greener, fresher, and more alive, such as fresh vegetables and their juices, leafy greens, sprouts, and fruits like avocado, tomato, grapefruit, and lemons. It could not be more simple. We are spiritual beings in an energetic, spiritual world. Those of you in the West might have grown up thinking that cooked meat and processed foods are good for us. But we know now that they create an environment of slow disincorporation that takes its toll on us over time.
“All the debilitating illness that plague mankind—arteriosclerosis, stroke, arthritis, AIDS, and especially cancers—exist because we pollute our bodies, which signals the microbes inside that we are ready to break down, deenergize, die. We always wondered why some people exposed to the same microbes don’t get a particular disease. The difference is the inner-body environment. The good news is that even if we have too much acidity in our bodies and begin to decompose, the situation can be reversed if we improve our nutrition and move to an alkaline, higher energy state.”
He was now waving both arms, his eyes wide, still twinkling.
‘We are now living in the dark ages when it comes to the principles of a vibrant, high-energy body. Human beings are supposed to live more than a hundred and fifty years. But we eat in a way that immediately begins to destroy us. Everywhere, we see people who are disincoprorating before our eyes. But it doesn’t have to be that way.”
He paused and took a breath. “It’s not that way in Shambhala.”
After another moment Hanh began to walk around, looking me over one more time.
“So there you have it.” He concluded. “The legend says that humans will first learn the true nature of foods and what kinds to consume. Then, the legend says, we can fully open up to the inner sources of energy that increase our vibration even more.”
Dr.Singha’s Broiled Orange Fast Interview
Grilled Oranges Diet
“COME OFF MEDICATION”
Interview with the late Dr. Shyam Singha at the Humaniversity in Holland
Out of all the pharmaceutic drugs there are only about ten that are specific, such as iodine, thyroxine, insulin, and penicillin. All other medication is non-specific. They are general-spectrum, which means that they bombard everything. There is not a single drug the pharmaceutics have produced that doesn’t have a side effect. When you keep giving general-spectrum antibiotics for small infections, streptococcus, coughs, viral influenza, bronchial difficulties, cystitis, it has serious consequences.
General-spectrum antibiotics don’t only destroy the harmful bacteria – they also destroy the anabolic bacteria, such as the acidophilous and bifidus bacteria in the colon. These are vital in the body’s immune system. They produce all kinds of anti-cholesterols and vitamins. A healthy person should have around 2 kg of those bacteria. The average Westerner doesn’t have more than ½ kg. We get infected more easily.
I don’t mean to say that antibiotics are not needed. When somebody gets run over by a truck, and all kind of dirt and rubbish have gone into the body, then is a question of life and death. Then we have to use general-spectrum. The danger is in using drugs for every small purpose.
Question: Shyam, one of your most famous diets is the Grilled (Broiled) Orange Diet. Where does the idea of using grilled oranges for healing purposes come from?
SHYAM: I heard about it from a Chinese monk. In China and Japan, when somebody got infected, they would use two things. One is a twenty-year old Chinese egg – rotten. They would cut in pieces, and put it in the food. It was a natural antibiotic. Also, they would put oranges in the charcoal fire, and give them to somebody who couldn’t digest anything and had a bad infection.
Question: How do the grilled oranges work?
SHYAM: The story goes like this. When you grill an orange, the vitamin C in the juice and the vitamin P (Bioflavanoids) in the white of the orange will mingle. The heat does not destroy the vitamin C because the P protects it. Grilled oranges are anti-viral, anti-bacterial, anti-infectious and anti-flux
(= worms like ring or tape worms).
With the grilled oranges you are giving to the body something rich enough in vitamin C and fructose to keep the body going, and at the same time it takes away the work of the stomach acid, the juices of the pancreas, and the bile of the gall bladder, and the filtering functions of the liver. They are having a holiday. The grilled orange is going straight from the stomach into the intestines, and from there into the blood stream.
The healing effects come first of all from the fasting, and secondly from the vitamin C and P mixture. All this increases the body’s ability to throw out whatever virus, bacteria, germ or worm that has been invading.
The name of the diseases make no difference. Whether it is Hepatitis A, flu or herpes – doesn’t matter. We are trying to get rid of all the viruses and bacteria.
Question: Did you have any success with the diet?
SHYAM: With the grilled orange diet I must have cured something like five hundred people of herpes of any type, ten to twenty cases of genital herpes, maybe two hundred cases of NSU (=non-specific urethritis), and two cases of Hepatits C so far.
Sangitama, Shyam’s student, has introduced the Grilled Orange Diet at the Humaniversity, as a way of cleaning out your entire system. Many people in the Community, including Veeresh, have followed the diet. Here are some of their comments:
“In 1974, Shyam put me through a similar process. I called it Spring Cleaning. Now, twenty year later, I thought it was time to do it again. First I was resistant, but every day it felt better. I feel real good now, and I see that this experiment will help me to stay healthy.”
Veeresh
“I felt very fresh, re-vitalized – more alive and light. It felt good to clean out my body of poisons. Because I did it together with friends, it was easier to keep going. For anybody who wants to do this diet, I would recommend to create a Grilled Orange Gang, and do a cleaning out party every four months.”
Shivani
“The diet changed my whole system. I had been suffering from sweaty feet for years, but just as side-effect of the diet, my feet are not sweaty anymore. Also, the skin irritations I had around the knees and on the upper legs went. Altogether I feel better and lighter in my body”
Aamod
THE RECIPE
You can grill (broil) the oranges in the oven. You cut the oranges in half. The white has to be mushy, so that the vitamins of the flesh and the skin can mix. The cut part has to become brown on the top – like a cinnamon topping. You have to scoop out the oranges and not suck them. Biological (Organic) oranges should be used, because the grilling loosens the toxins that are in the skin. Sometimes the oranges become bitter from being heated up. That is likely to happen with Navel oranges, which have more white. Bitters are blood-purifiers and appetizers in all medicine. (Organic Valencia oranges work well too.)
THE DIET
1 -2 WEEKS
You only eat grilled oranges (16- 20 per day).
28 DAYS
You have 4 – 6 oranges for breakfast, and raw food during the day.
3 MONTHS
You have 4 – 6 grilled oranges for breakfast, raw food for lunch and a cooked evening meal.
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Dr. Singha’s Spicy Salad
OK! Are you ready for alchemical transformation? Do you have your favorite wooden chopping boards and knives ready? Better yet, do you have friends and family standing-by enthusiatically waiting to join in with your creative salad-making celebration? If so……..
Dr. Singha’s basic Ayurvedic/8 Taste Salad Recipe can be made from any fresh, raw vegetables on hand. The idea is to blend vegetables with spices and good quality sea or rock salt so that we create a delicious, digestive-juice stimulating, bio-available, easily assimilable mix of enzymes and minerals in a sense-provoking raw-food feast. However to help you get started, I recommend the following Organic, Farmer’s Market bought vegetables whenever possible:
SALAD FOR 4
Romaine lettuce (Dr. Singha always preferred these because of their natural ‘tranquiliser’ effect).
Cucumber
Carrots
Celery
Onions
Tomatoes
Small amounts of other green veggies
Fresh sprouts - homegrown are best
Chop these vegetables FINELY. The cucumber and carrots can be grated.
Mix in a large salad bowl. Use your hands - washed of course. Always make contact with your food. You are what you eat.
So now you should have a bowl-full of finely chopped or grated raw veggies.
Dr. Singha’s Salad Dressing/Marinade is made with the following:
Plenty of finely chopped or grated Garlic
Plenty of finely chopped or grated fresh Ginger Root
1 or 2 (or more) finely chopped hot peppers eg. serranos
Ground Paprika - 1 teaspoon or more
Ground Cumin - 1 teaspoon or more
Curry Powder - 1 teaspoon or more
Fresh Ground Black Peppercorns - 1/2 to 1 teaspoon or more
A little Garam Masala (sweet Indian spice blend - usually available at Health Food Stores)
Fresh Lemon Juice or Apple Cider Vinegar(ACV) - use one whole lemon or equal quantity of ACV
A little live yogurt or kefir (again, homemade is always best)
A little raw sugar to taste
Oil…….only use top quality very fresh oil such as olive, grapeseed, palm, walnut etc. Organic oil is strongly recommended. Always keep your oils cool or refrigerated to avoid toxic rancidity.
Good Quality Sea Salt - enough to draw the juice out of the veggies.
A can of organic beans(or part of) eg. red kidney beans can be added also. Homemade beans are excellent.
A generous amount of chopped fresh celantro.
Mix these ingredients together. I am purposefully not giving you specific quantities so that you have to pay attention and develop the use of your
intuition. Use your nose to smell the taste! Your salad-making buddies can taste for you and make suggestions.
Making this salad is a dance. To get just the right amount of sour, salt, pungency etc. takes practise. Every time you take the plunge and experiment you will gain in understanding and experience. It will always be different each time you make it. It can be varied in any way that you choose. Just remember to trust your intuition, imagination, your sense of smell and to enjoy letting go of ’shoulds and shouldn’ts”!
No commentsDr. Singha’s Mustard Bath
Mustard seeds and their Medicinal use have been around since Biblical times. In Ayurvedic Medicine, Mustard Baths have been traditionally used for detoxification and purification. In many parts of the world Mustard is well-known for its therapeutic value when used as a Mustard Pack, a Mustard Plaster or a Mustard Bath in helping to increase circulation, oxygenation and the elimination of toxins. The outward application contributes to general well-being by activating the largest organ of elimination in the body, THE SKIN, so helping to reduce the toxic load stored in tissues throughout the body. Dr. Singha said: “There are 4 stages of nutrition:
ingestion
digestion
assimilation and
elimination
and….of these 4, elimination is the most important. No elimination……no assimilation.”
Being a strongly alkaline bath, Dr. Singha’s Mustard Bath also assists in restoring the correct pH to the body. (Please see the article on pH balancing in our ‘Of Interest’ category)
Dr. Shyam Singha not only practised Acupuncture, Osteopathy and Ayurvedic Natural Medicine in England for over 40 years, but he also created the first Acupuncture School in the U.K in 1964. He had three treatment centers in London and an extraordinary Holistic Residential Retreat Center deep in the countryside of Suffolk. Every clinic sold his Mustard Bath formula. He taught people how to Fast using Monofasts (eg. eating 5-7 pounds of a specific fruit for a prescribed number of days for the most part). His Mustard Bath was frequently used in conjunction with the Fasts to assist in the elimination of acid waste and other toxic matter that accumulates in the organ tissues. The Sodium Carbonate base provides a potent alkaline medium to assist in the restoration of a healthy body pH. The essential oils of Wintergreen, Eucalyptus, Rosemary and Thyme were carefully chosen for their therapeutic benefits to help reduce nerve pain, assist breathing and provide general antiseptic properties.
Dr. Singha’s masterful combination of ingredients leaves the skin feeling rejuvenated, radiant, re-conditioned, soft and open.
This Original Mustard Bath Formula has been available in the U.S. since 1990. More and more it has become part of the Holistic Medicine First Aid Kit in a multitude of Preventive Health households. We have received grateful appreciation consistently over the years from its users. People with aches and pains, skin problems, breathing difficulties, sleeping irregularities and so on continue to immerse themselves in this effective bath product.
Dr. Singha’s Original Mustard Bath Formula, with aromatic essential oils, is available in Health Food and Grocery Stores, Spas and Medical Treatment Centers throughout North America and increasingly overseas. It can be purchased online at DrSingha.com where we have deeply discounted on-going “Specials”, or call us at 800-856-2862 for immediate Retail and Wholesale assistance.
If you also benefit from Dr. Singha’s Mustard Bath or Mustard Rub please write us a testimonial and send it to testimonals@drsingha.com. Thank you.
No commentsDr. Singha’s Mustard Rub
A warming massage and spa oil.
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