Prajnaparadha: Why You Know Better and Do It Anyway
Prajnaparadha is Ayurveda's mistake of the intellect: knowing what your body needs and overriding it. What it means, and why rhythm beats willpower.…
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Eat Calm: Why Ayurveda Cares How You Feel When You Eat
Ayurveda says even good food digests poorly when you eat angry, rushed or upset. Why your state at meals matters, and what to do before, during and after.…
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Bhramari: How to Do the Humming Breath, Step by Step
Bhramari is a slow in-breath and a long, low hum on the out-breath. How to do it, how long, who should skip it, and what research has actually measured.…
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Worry, Frustration or Shutdown: How Each Dosha Handles Stress
Vata stress is worry, Pitta stress is frustration, Kapha stress is shutdown. How to spot your pattern, and what grounds, cools or lifts each one.…
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Tired but Wired: The Autumn Fatigue Ayurveda Links to Vata
Tired but wired is a Vata kind of fatigue in Ayurveda: a drained body, a racing mind. Why autumn brings it on, and the grounding habits that help.…
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Awake at 3 a.m.? What Ayurveda's Vata Hours Say About It
Waking at 3 a.m. falls in Ayurveda's Vata hours, the light part of the night that autumn makes lighter. What the tradition says, and what to try.…
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Why Digestion Gets Irregular in Autumn, and What Ayurveda Changes
Autumn is Vata season in Ayurveda, and its cold, dry, restless qualities make agni flicker. Here is why digestion turns unpredictable and what to change.…
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What to Eat in Autumn: Warm, Moist, Grounding Food for Vata
Ayurveda says eat the opposite of autumn weather: warm, moist, cooked food, sweet, sour and salty tastes, roots, grains, ghee and gentle spices.…
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Ritu Sandhi: What Ayurveda Does at the Autumn Equinox
Ritu sandhi is Ayurveda's name for the junction between seasons. What it asks of you at the autumn equinox, and a simple two-week plan.…
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Is It Your Dosha or the Season? Reading Autumn's Vata Signs
Your dosha (prakriti) is set at birth; imbalance (vikriti) is your state now. A dry, cold autumn adds Vata to anyone. It doesn't mean your type changed.…
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Leftover Heat: Why Pitta Still Runs Hot in September
Still hot, irritable or ravenous in September? Ayurveda says summer heat builds up and lingers. How to cool leftover Pitta before autumn dryness lands.…
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The Quieting of the Mind: Five Ayurvedic Practices, Step by Step
Five Ayurvedic practices for a calm mind, step by step: nadi shodhana, sheetali, So Hum, bhastrika and tala hrida, with timings and who should skip one.…
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Ayurvedic Remedies for Mood Swings: Daily Habits and When to Seek Care
Ayurveda reads mood swings as a rhythm problem. Its remedies are daily habits: steady meals and sleep, slow breath, warm oil, movement. Plus when to seek care.…
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Aging Gracefully: What Ayurveda Says About the Vata Years
Ayurveda reads later life as Vata time: drier, lighter, more changeable. How to answer it with warmth, oil and routine, and what rasayana means.…
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Ayurvedic Focus: Three Habits for a Mind Pulled in Every Direction
Ayurveda answers scattered focus with habits, not willpower: an evening screen curfew, short pauses between tasks, and hard work at your sharpest hours.…
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Dinacharya: A Simple Ayurvedic Daily Routine You Can Keep
An Ayurvedic daily routine (dinacharya) is a few habits kept at the same times: a short morning, a midday main meal, an earlier, dimmer evening.…
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Winding Down: Five Ayurvedic Evening Rituals for Better Rest
A simple Ayurvedic evening routine: warm oil, dim light, the evening sky, gratitude and a warm cup. How to do each one tonight, and what to honestly expect.…
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Ayurvedic Practices for Stress: What They Offer and What They Don't
Ayurveda's stress tools are meditation, breath, rhythm, warm food and herbs. What each is for, what research has measured, and one to start today.…
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Triphala: What It Is, Traditional Uses and What Research Shows
Triphala is an Ayurvedic blend of amla, haritaki and bibhitaki used for the bowel and as a tonic. What human studies found, and who should ask a doctor first.…
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Abhyanga: How to Do Ayurvedic Oil Massage at Home
Abhyanga is warm oil self-massage before a shower. Which oil suits your dosha, the order of strokes, how long, and when to skip it.…
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Shirodhara: What the Warm Oil Treatment Is and What to Expect
Shirodhara is warm herbal oil poured slowly onto your forehead. What a session involves, what the small studies found, side effects, and what to ask first.…
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Simple Ancient Ayurvedic Rituals For The Best Mornings
Beginning the day in an inspiring and invigorating way profoundly impacts your overall health. Ayurveda, the ancient art and science of life from India…
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How Long Does Food Take to Digest? The Measured Ranges
Most of a light test meal leaves the stomach by 2 hours, nearly all by 4. The whole gut usually takes a day or more. Fat, fibre and the person all shift it.…
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Apple Cider Vinegar and Ayurveda: Uses, Evidence and Safety
Ayurveda reads apple cider vinegar as a sour, heating food: fine in small culinary amounts, a caution for Pitta. What research found, and how to protect teeth.…
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Digestive Health: The Gateway to Overall Wellbeing
Eating is a creative act; it is the process of selecting raw material from the world that will eventually be turned into you. Tuning into your digestive health…
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Poppy Seed Sleep Aid: Tradition, Evidence and Safety
Poppy seeds are not a proven sleep aid. They can carry opiate residue: poppy seed tea has caused deaths, and poppy seed food can trip an opiate drug test.…
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Asafoetida (Hing): Benefits, Uses and What Ayurveda Says
Asafoetida (hing) is a pungent resin used by the pinch in dal and beans. What Ayurveda says it does, what two small trials found, and who should avoid it.…
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Triphala: The Herb Every American Should Be On
And according to Dr. Kulreet Chaudhary, Ayurvedic expert and neurologist, from her appearance on the Dr. Oz Show, “Triphala is the herb that every American…
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Yogic Nutrition Secrets for Healing Mind and Body
If you look at what yoga has to say about food, you may realize why some modern-day yoga practitioners look a little tired and drained. It’s because they…
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How a 5,000-Year-Old Ancient Wellness Ritual Healed Me
A 5,000-Year-Old Ancient Wellness Practice Healed Me When Modern Medicine Couldn’t “What kind of relationship did you have with your parents?” This isn’t the…
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Reasons Why You Should Drink Spiced Chai
If I were stranded and could only choose one beverage, I would probably take chai. A powerful blend of tea, herbs and spices, chai has been cherished for…
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A “Farmacy” That Uses FOOD as MEDICINE!
Many doctors are coming out of the closet and exposing the truth about pharmaceutical drugs, however, this doctor took it to a completely new level. The bold…
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The True Benefits of This Tea Will Have You Reaching for Another Cup!
There is nothing quite like sitting in your favorite easy chair curled up by a roaring fire with a steaming cup of tea in your hands. There’s something very…
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Discover the Natural Way to Avoid Pills and Injections
The period between the 5th and the 15th century in European history is widely known as the Middles Ages of the Medieval period. Those were the years of some of…
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The Ancient Superfruit That Will Add Years to Your Life
In the era of Instagram blogs and Tumblr mania, all it takes for a style of clothes or even a haircut to become the latest trend is a quick snap from a…
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The Power of Color- The Weird Side Effects That Will Blow Your Mind!
Many of you may already be familiar with methods of alternative medicine and natural healing…
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Can This 2,500-Year-Old Morning Ritual Give You Superhuman Solar Powers?
Words by Puja Shah I know this sounds weird, but… Imagine being able to draw positive energy, personal power and even pure intelligence from the scorching core…
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