Sip on this potent herbal tea daily for anti-aging and increased vitality. Ancient Chinese history is replete with tales of wise elders (men and women) who lived as recluses in the high forests of China’s five sacred mountain ranges. Legend states they attained immortality by taking elixirs of special herbs. Scroll paintings depict old sages [...]
An introduction to safe use of essential oils for yoga practice. The penetrating aroma of essential oils has a powerful effect on our physiology and emotions, impacting every cell of our being. There are many ways to use aromatherapy for self-healing. By using specific essential oils in combination with our yoga, pranayama, and meditation practices, [...]
“If all you do is take triphala, eventually the body will return to a state of balance.” These instructions were given to me more than once throughout my Ayurvedic education in regards to the classic blended formula triphala. It is one of the Ayurvedic powerhouses. Triphala is a must-have in the toolbox. Triphala is also [...]
While healing with herbs is an ancient art, (in lineages such as Ayurveda, Chinese Medicine, and other traditional systems worldwide), more than a quarter of drugs used today contain active ingredients derived from plants used in ancient medicine; aspirin is one common example. Immune system boosters and common cures for inflammation, indigestion, and other ailments [...]
Photo by David Young-Wolff New Mom Tea Recipe This new mom tea provides a nourishing drink to support a new mom's health and well-being. Ingredients: 2 parts cumin 2 parts fennel 2 parts fenugreek 2 parts wild yam (or licorice) 1 part coriander ½ part ajwain (asafoetida) if available 1 pinch fresh lavender [...]
In addition to being grown for medicinal purposes, or as a focus of devotion, Tulsi wood is used for malas, or prayer beads. In the Skanda Purana, Hari Bhakti Vilasa states, “just by touching Her [Tulsi], one becomes pure.” By both chanting the names of God while touching the mala beads, one enters a transcendental [...]
Five practices for greater vitality As we enter the cold and flu season, it is necessary for us to take steps to boost our immunity. What do we do if we come down with a runny nose, body aches, sore throats, fever or a heavy feeling in the head? We may be tempted to stay [...]
Soil for a groundbreaking new garden has been tilled on the campus of the California College of Ayurveda. Home to the first Ayurvedic teaching herb garden, the soil in Northern California will be known, for at least the next 3 years, as the “ORGANIC INDIA Herb Garden” thanks to the company’s $10,000 commitment towards the [...]