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Delectable And Delicious Rose Flavored Treats

Delectable And Delicious Rose Flavored Treats The beauty of the rose is seconded only by its healing properties. In Ayurveda the rose, more specifically the Damascus rose, is used for more than just p...

Shatavari – An Excellent Female Tonic

Shatavari – An Excellent Female Tonic Shatavari is a very popular pitta pacifying herb. It is referred to as  “the woman who has a hundred husbands” and thereby suggestive of its properties of b...

Purifying The Mind With Pratyahara ~ A Yoga & Ayurvedic Approach

The conscious withdrawal of the senses or pratyahara is thought to help purify the mind Just as a healthy body can resist toxins, a healthy mind can ward off the negative sensory influences around it....

Female Health: Amenorrhea [cessation of menses] – An Ayurvedic Perspective

Female Health: Amenorrhea – An Ayurvedic Perspective Amenorrhea is a condition characterized by the absence of menstruation.  This disorder is of two types – Primary amenorrhea and secondary ame...

Turmeric “Golden” Milk ~ An Ayurvedic Elixir

Turmeric “Golden” Milk ~ An Ayurvedic Elixir It’s to no surprise to that turmeric has fast become a popular remedy for just about everything that ails you. Traditionally, turmeric milk has...

The Three Pillars Of Good Health ~ An Ayurvedic Perspective

The Three Pillars Of Good Health  There is nothing as important in life in making a radical change within the body, mind, and consciousness than establishing a healthy routine in daily life. Ayurveda ...

Female Health: Menorrhagia ~ 5 Simple Ayurvedic Considerations

Female Health: Menorrhagia ~ 5 Simple Ayurvedic Considerations Menorrhagia is a condition that results in excessive bleeding during a woman’s menstrual cycle. This can include both the amount of blood...

Is Bitter Better for Pacifying Pitta?

Is Bitter Better for Pacifying Pitta? “I read online that for pitta people, particularly in the summer time, in order to keep things cool, bitter things are good. So I ordered a bitter ghee preparatio...

Herbs & Spices ~ An Ayurvedic Perspective

Herbs & Spices ~ An Ayurvedic Perspective Plants, whether the whole plant, the bark, the root, the flower or leaf, or even an extract of a plant – are a type of medicine that is used to prom...

A Personal Look At Depression ~ An Ayurvedic Perspective

A Personal Look At Depression ~ An Ayurvedic Perspective “For underneath my tears and the hallow feelings is a deep intrinsic knowing that our sadness is always here to teach us something, to he...

CUCUMBER RAITA ~ Simple & Delicious Dishes To Keep Cool This Summer!

  Simple & Delicious Dishes To Help Keep Cool This Summer! According to the teachings of Ayurveda, every aspect of our lives contrubutes to our overall health with seasonal changes being of g...

The Real Power of Mantra

 THE REAL POWER OF MANTRA Amantram akṣaram nāsti, nāsti mūlam anauṣaḍham Ayogyaḥ puruṣo nāsti, yojakas tatra durlabhaḥ There is no syllable that is not a mantra, no root that is not medicine; There is...