Practitioner To Practitioner

Hitāhitam sukham duhkham āyustasya hitāhitam mānam ca tacca yatroktam āyurvedaḥ sa ucyate “That is said to be Ayurveda which measures the beneficial and harmful, the happy and unhappy, the wholesome and unwholesome factors of life and the lifespan.” Caraka Samhita I/41 Although certainly not for the first time in its history, …

When I start working with clients who have never cooked much (or at all) for themselves, they often respond with disbelief when I tell them that they will soon enjoy Ayurvedic cooking at home for three meals a day. This presents a change from the eating habits of many people in our modern …

This October Ayurveda Next Door along with Ayurvedic practitioners across the globe are encouraging you to discover home remedies and healthy living tips for a happy, productive and healthy life.  October is Ayurveda Awareness Month Ayurveda is a natural system of health and wellbeing and the sister-science to yoga. It originated …

This was what was given to me as a title for an article exploring, I suppose, a question or even a dilemma over the personal profit from and the impersonal aspect of practicing Ayurveda as our service (seva). Of course, I immediately went to Charaka and his Code of Ethics …

About a month ago I was thinking about Ayurveda’s presence in the world and what it really needs to move forward. Media exposure as well as validation in the scientific community were the most immediate needs that came to my mind. We are a small group of Ayurveda lovers and …

We came across this heartfelt message on Facebook. Kay (Savita) Brownfield, director of the non-profit The Growing Edge circulated a letter seeking support for earthquake survivors in Nepal. The Growing Edge financially supports the Devi Ma Kunja Ayurveda Hospital in Sidapole, Nepal (pictured right). The hospital is operated by selfless …

Shankari Kate Sadowsky has a Masters in Holistic Health Education and completed over five years of study at Vedika Global, including two years of clinical internship, leading to the title of Vaidya Bhushana (an Ayurveda Clinical Specialist). She practices Ayurveda through her private practice, Bija Ayurveda, and has been working …

The next time you gaze out over your yoga class, silently bless each student for many of them are carrying heavy loads that are imperceptible to the human eye. According to the Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), 29% of women and 10% of men have experienced rape, physical …