October 24, 2009 was noted as the International Day of Climate Action in a visible statement of the number considered to be upper limit of parts per million of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere that is the safe limit for humanity. Current atmospheric levels of carbon dioxide are measured to be 387 parts per million. [...]
Some of us are fortunate enough to have drinking water available whenever we want it. We can ponder the minutiae of choices – the amount for optimum health, tap or filtered, filtered at home or elsewhere or how to carry it with us. For the most part, our cities have supplied us with drinkable water. [...]
Imagine practicing Yoga in the majestic Rocky Mountains in the fall amidst the glowing gold aspen trees, with abundant clean air filling your lungs and the sunshine warming your face. Large herds of elk have descended from higher elevations for their annual mating season. The yogic sense of connection with natural surroundings is effortless. Now [...]
Choose health! That’s my email signature, which serves as a reminder to make the best decisions possible where well-being is concerned. But when life gets in the way, we may ask ourselves: Are we all actually choosing good health? At the age of fifty-three and after a lifetime of practicing Yoga and meditation, I forgot [...]
Ayurveda has been practiced in the US for only about 30 years, yet it is one of the systems of medicine native to India and is thousands of years old. Readers are invited to submit questions for “Ayurveda Q & A” to ayurveda@layogamagazine.com. Q: I am a sixty-year-old woman who has been told that [...]
The Sugar Buster Herb The Ayurvedic herb gurmar is popular known as the sugar buster. Gurmar (Gymnema sylvestre) is a member of the milkweed family of herbs and is native to the tropical forests of India. The plant also goes by other names such as: gurmari, gurmarbooti and mesbasringi. The Hindi word gur-mar literally means [...]
Ayurveda has been practiced in the US for only about 30 years, yet it is one of the systems of medicine native to India and is thousands of years old. Readers are invited to submit questions for “Ayurveda Q & A” to ayurveda@layogamagazine.com. Q: I am a sixty-year-old woman who has been told that [...]
Dr Vasant Lad offers his wisdom for Ayurveda and Eye Health Dr. Vasant Lad Q: I am twenty-seven years old and have been suffering from floaters in both eyes for the past seven months. When I look at anything, I see two to three black spots and cloud-like formations coming into view which [...]
CITES CITES is the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Flora and Fauna. It is an international voluntary agreement. When governments sign on, it is legally binding if they implement complementary domestic legislation. CITES has one of the largest international memberships of participating countries among conservation agreements. It was initially adopted in [...]
In Search of Jatamansi: A Modern Day Plant Hunt Trekking Through The Himalayas En Route To Sustainability Plants have long held a place for humans of mystery, magic, sex appeal and medicinal promise. Stories are legion throughout our history up to the present day of trekking on a search for something rare, something [...]