Sanskrit Comes Alive They say if you’re drawn to Yoga in this lifetime, it’s because you’ve had a relationship with it in a past life. If this is true, I’d bet Joel Bender has been down the path of Yoga before. I began practicing Ashtanga with Joel five years ago at Center for [...]
Ron Alexander The Transformative Power of Creativity My first introduction to mindfulness expert, psychotherapist and teacher Dr. Ron Alexander was at a meditation workshop he co-facilitated with Judith Orloff, MD held at Exhale Sacred Movement in Venice. His engaging and thoughtful presence is the very embodiment of mindfulness. The practice he teaches and [...]
A Sunday evening festive dinner potluck, at the home of Camarillo Yoga Center Director, Audrey Walzer, was where I was first introduced to Komali Nunna, the author of Entertaining from an Ethnic Indian Kitchen. All the guests at the dinner party lovingly crafted recipes from within the pages of this treasure trove of magic meals. [...]
On Creating A Circle Of Grace HEALING IS CAROLINE MYSS’ life work. She teaches, she writes, she speaks, and she’s emphatic about it. Her bestsellers include Anatomy of the Spirit, Why People Don’t Heal and How They Can, Sacred Contacts and Entering the Castle. Her upcoming book, Beyond Reason: Healing Through Mystical Wisdom and Common [...]
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 [...]
From an Ayurvedic perspective, Spring is the time of new beginnings, growth and expansion. This is the time of year when the kapha dosha (the energies of water and earth) are increasing. Whenever kapha increases in the body over and above the appropriate amounts, it can exacerbate the factors that cause disease. Spring, then, [...]
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 [...]
Ancient Grains, New Recipes Quinoa is a 6,000 year old grain grown by the Incas in what is modern-day Peru. The I Incas referred to quinoa as chisaya mama, or mother of all grains. Quinoa (botanical name Chenopodia quinoa) is different from many other grains that are botanically grasses as it is more closely related [...]