Dear friends, The goal of Ayurveda is to promote a balance of spiritual, psychological and physical health. It is a myth to think of Ayurveda as a religion or religious practice of any kind. Ayurveda is the world’s oldest holistic science and is helpful to us today to understand the causes of high rates of…
Dear friends, Sesame seeds and sesame oil have been used as a medicine for thousands of years. According to Ayurveda, there is no better or more therapeutic oil than sesame. It has been documented as a food and medicine in ancient Egypt, Babylon, Rome and India. Almost all Ayurvedic massage oils are a blend of…
Dear friends, If you are getting into power struggles around food with your kids, think twice about this approach. Food equals nourishment so both the tone in which it is delivered as well as the food quality itself are equally important. If you find yourself hurrying your children to eat to get to the next activity such…
Dear friends, In Ayurveda, the junction of the seasons is an ideal time to cleanse the body. Just as the dry leaves are falling from the trees, the accumulated toxins and heat from the summer need to be shed from our physical bodies. Ayurveda sees the human body as a microcosm of the macrocosm. In…