Dimple Duangthip Arora, Leading Ayurveda Practices in Bangkok January 29, 2010
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Tell us your background. 
I have a business degree and am an Accredited Gemologist, Diet and Nutrition Adviser and Ayurvedic Consultant. I learned Ayurveda as a hobby 10 years ago and consult at Suchada Marwah Healing Centre in Bangkok. I have spoken at various forums and contributed to leading publications on holistic healthcare. My first book was released in May 2009 – “A New Age Manual for the New Mother, Postnatal and Beyond”, which is now being translated into Thai, to be published and distributed by a leading publisher in the kingdom. The book has been very positively received by readers and the media. I have almost sold out my first print in English!
How did you become a full time Ayurvedic consultant?
I was a part-time consultant before as I held a corporate job at Swarovski. After 2 children, motherhood urged me to be a full-time mother and that is when my writer and consultant avatar fully manifested.
What people can do to apply Ayurveda in daily life?
First of all, understand that your body has a rhythm and it communicates with you. Learn to listen. The best way to start the day is with warm water and a warm breakfast. Warm water helps to flush out toxins in the digestive tract which may have accumulated post-dinner. It also helps to gently wake up the system, like warming the machinery for better output during the day! If you are beginning to get a headache because it is lunch time and you have not eaten, then leave what you are doing and feed the body. Between 12-2pm is the time that our bio-energy governing digestion is active at peak level. Lunch should be filling and substantial for most of us, while dinner should be light and consumed at least 2 hours before bedtime (if not 3). The best way to detox the body from time to time is to indulge in a fruits and herbal drink fast once a week. Herbal drinks could be made in your kitchen using everyday herbs like ginger, lemongrass, black pepper and mint leaves. Honey could be used to sweeten the drink. If a headache manifests, the most practical first-aid Ayurvedic way would be to treat it with warm water. Drink warm water. Induce yawns. Lie down and rest. This is what your body is telling you to do. Remember to be mindful, to listen and respond with compassion. 
Networking Tips for BNOW members?
To sum it up- follow the Love, Light and Life principle 1. Know yourself and your purpose, and choose the group accordingly. (use intelligence – Light) 2. Always follow-up a lead with sincerity and be selfless in giving leads. Reach out (Love/Compassion) 3. Be enthusiastic, but don’t spread yourself too thin by joining way too many groups – it can deplete your energy. Keep up the life force within by being in touch with and being kind to yourself (Life).
What are some of your hobbies?
I love writing, poetry, travelling to exotic places, meeting interesting people, organic gardening, experimenting with natural products and methods, dancing (have resumed my classes in the classical Indian Bharatnatyam), music (I play the piano).
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