Ayurvedic medicine is the world’s oldest known system of medicine. It originated around 5000 years ago in India and is now steadily gaining attention and popularity in the west. Ayurvedic treatments by certified practitioners have become commonplace now. Ayurvedic medicine is accessible and available throughout the United States. Major cities …
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Did you know that the seasons are governed by the five elements? As we enter fall, we are shifting from fire-dominated summer to wind-dominated autumn. All of nature is a dance between the elements – earth, water, fire, air and ether. Everything we see is comprised of these five elements …
Read More »As the parent of two school-aged kids, I’m well practiced in battling the incessant stream of viral and bacterial invaders these kids bring home. At any given time, you can walk into a classroom and it seems at least a quarter of the kids have a runny nose or cough. …
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Fall is Vata season in Ayurvedic philosophy. Vata and fall share the qualities of movement, change, dryness, cold, light, changeable, quick and irregular. We have certainly seen very sudden irregular changes in the weather and the beauty of change in the colour of the trees. We are definitely feeling colder and there …
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It’s Springtime! The famous Indian poet Kalidas beautifully describes this colorful season: Gentle breeze, softens the chilly air of the winter. The land comes to life as the flora suddenly bursts into maturity and young flowers bloom all over. The air is filled with intoxicating smell of fresh flowers and …
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