Calling all yoga teachers: if you're looking for tips on how to maximize your teaching impact, this article is for you!As a yoga instructor, you have to be skilled at instructing a cl...
Anxiety disorders are a common mental health issue that can cause significant distress and impede an individual's ability to function. Ayurvedic approaches provide an alternative ayurvedic treatment f...
Meditation for Vata DoshaMeditation for Pitta DoshaMeditation for Kapha DoshaThe three Tridoshas of Ayurveda--Vata, Pitta, and Kapha--are energetic forces of nature that serve as useful guides for und...
Designing a sequence for beginners yoga class may seem easy at first. Beginner yoga students tend to concentrate heavily on their teacher's instructions regarding the proper way to move, where to plac...
Hakini MudraUttarabodhi MudraBhoochari MudraRudra MudraWhenever we are doing any work or even performing meditation, we tend to find that we easily get distracted. We often lose our focus which affect...
This article explains Madava nidana 20th chapter "Unmada Nidanam". Causes, pathology and symptoms of Unmada are explained in this chapter.
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This article explains Madhava nidana 21st chapter "Apasmara Nidanam". Causes, pathology and symptoms of Apasmara are explained in this chapter.
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Bhoochari Mudra Importance How to doBenefitsPrecautionsDo you often find yourself easily distracted, unable to concentrate on a task for a long? If so, you may benefit from the practice of Bhoochari M...
Bhoochari Mudra Importance How to doBenefitsPrecautionsDo you often find yourself easily distracted, unable to concentrate on a task for a long? If so, you may benefit from the practice of Bhoochari M...
ScienceBenefits Things to considerHow to meditate togetherTypes of meditationMaking time to sit down and connect with your loved ones in today's highly competitive world can be difficult, mainly as yo...
Meditation is a practice that includes different techniques that help people focus their attention and achieve a heightened state of awareness. Meditation involves sitting in a relaxed position and cl...
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Why preparation?Awakening without preparationUnexpected awakeningTips for preparationLiving in AshramWith all the dialogue going on about kundalini shakti and kundalini awakening, it is important to u...
Best yoga for VataGrounding PosesPranayama exercisesMeditationThe body's imbalanced Vata composition is characterized by coldness, movement, buoyancy, and size. People with the Vata body type are pron...
Late summer, early spring, winter's first snowfall. In Ayurveda, the two-week gap between seasons is known as ritu sandhi, a delicate time when your digestive capacity, doshas, and gut health fluctuat...
Bad concentration is a brain disease. Any physical or mental illness can impede concentration. In this state one is unable to perform his duties or make good decisions.
Gen...
I was recently reminded of a beautiful practice in Ayurveda. The meditation practice is called Trataka which means "to look" or "gaze at". This practice uses a ghee lamp to re...
The authoritative Ayurvedic text called Charaka Samhita talks about the consumption of alcohol both for benefit and as a dangerous toxin. The texts of Ayurveda, which are estimated to be 2,000 ...
Ayurvedic wisdom proposes some fundamental principles (or goals) that support "high performance", whether physical or mental. They are broadly summed up in three lifestyle strategies:
Reducing tox...
The modern world is stressful. Ayurveda understands the need to create inner calm in this world without diminishing your alertness. Ayurveda offers herbal support to accomplish this - without brain fo...