Gedalia Healing Arts

I love the simplicity of Ayurveda. It holds a marvelous combination of practices that align our being in all dimensions with nature, with our environment, with our relationships and with our creative, divine selves.What we now call “integrative health”, Ayurveda is a 5000 year old system of healing science that makes perfect sense for today’s…

Wouldn’t it be great to take this gift of “free medicine” to the poor to people in the U.S.? Isn’t everyone worthy of care?   Absolutely. Rich or poor all humans are the same in the heart and they deserve to be healthy. When everyone is seen as one in the same, there is a…

To all my friends- I am having an incredible experience learning from a true teacher and a wonderful human being. I am grateful for everything and look forward to sharing with everyone upon my return. Click on the title above to access photo:) Gedalia      

Incredible to be at Janeshwar’s temple and samadhi shrine. I stood there and said to myself..”I am really in India”..hundreds of people there going for darshan at the shrine. We arrived after a long van ride and were escorted through a back door down into a cave where the entrance of the shrine was. We…

Just celebrated  “Diwali” here.. the festival of lights. Lights everywhere.. rongolis ( sand art) on the streets and firecrackers all through the night.. so Happy Vedic New Year!! We all went to our teacher’s home for an amazing “laxmi puja” on Diwali after we came back from the farm. What a special experience.. I will…

The farm days are my favorite here so far. Just riding out in a bus from the city to the country is a thrill since pollution and traffic in Pune is quite on the up and up. The greenery and open land is a joy to see. On the way out of the city we…

Today was a special day. Memories in my heart and mind I know I will never forget. Starting with the beautiful bus ride from the city to the countryside I was very happy to see open space, trees , farms and people working in the fields. We headed east from Pune for the day, all…

Greetings  from India, It’s 4:50 am..  Sat. Nov 3rd..not a sound or a light outside. My body still adjusting to the time zone change. Weather  somewhat cooled off from the rain yesterday 70’s or so. Hotel Swaroop is the location on Prabat Road- pretty central to many places in Pune. Breakfast starts at 8am.. laidback compared…

In a very distracted world here are some simple ways to regain balance: * Create time during the day to sit in nature. Like finding a local park and sitting on a bench just being. (shut phone off)! *Before showering, rub oil vigorously on the body, starting with the feet and moving in upward strokes…