Ayurveda

oxygen even during the night. It can take up carbon dioxide during the night as well. Researchers have also proved that the interacting flow of wind as well as the sound, with the leaves, kills infectious bacteria slowly. It is used extensively in Ayurveda for several other purposes. Its bark yields the tannin which is usually used in treating leather. One very useful thing about its leaves is that, when they are heated in ghee , it can be used as a healer to cure the…

On the gorgeous hot spring weekend of April 23rd and 24th, I participating in a wellness festival called the WigWam Wellness Fest. The festival took place at the Chattahoochee Nature Center and was centered around yoga and meditation, offering multiple classes and workshops through sessions throughout the day. I met many fellow yogis, some old friends and some new. The festival was made with the purpose of being kind of like a positive energy music festival. The “stages” were in nature on a…

In Mudpacks and Prozac and The Mega-Marketing of Depression in Japan, both Murphy Halliburton and Ethan Watters suggest that there are complex reasons why people may not immediately seek biomedical cures when they are experiencing mental distress. Both Halliburton and Watters describe different cultural, socioeconomic, and sociopolitical factors that influence the decisions that people make in regard to using alternative therapies of healing other than biomedicine when addressing mental disease.…

needs to be able to promote the most optimal and culturally competent care they can. The Hindu culture has a very specific belief system when it comes to healthcare modalities. Hindus have a highly valued and respected holistic medical system call Ayurveda. They believe that all illnesses have a biological, psychological and spiritual element. Good health is achieved when the body and mind has a perfect balance between the person’s elements: ether, fire, air, water and earth. One of the most…

Frozen shoulder is a clinical syndrome of pain and severely decreased joint motion caused by thick-ening and contraction of the joint capsule. The peak incidence is between middle aged people. In Ayurved, the symptoms, etiopathogenesis resembles with Avabahuka. It is a disease characterized by morbid vata dosha localizing around the shoulder joint and thereby causing loss or dryness of shleshaka kapha as well as constricts the siras at this site leads to loss of movements of the arm. Ayurvedic…

disease, neuro-degenerative/inflammatory conditions, candida, diabetes and many more. Research on the key chemical constituent known as Curcumin, has demonstrated its anti-allergy properties and its ability inhibit histamine. Turmeric is used in Ayurveda for a wide range of allergic conditions including allergic rhinitis, hives, food allergies and allergic bronchitis. Turmeric should be consumed together with black pepper (preferably long pepper), to increase bio-availability and increase…

Hinduism and Buddhism are one of the oldest beliefs that have ever been known. Both started in India around 2500 years ago, and originated in the northern part of India. Buddhism was founded in 563 B.C.E by Siddhartha Gautama. Siddhartha, who was born and raised in a wealthy family, believed that humans will suffer as long as they breath. He left his wealthy life behind and started looking for the truth of enlightenment. Buddhism is not a religion, it is a way of thinking that changes the way…

The first approach taken is holistic, which is the spiritual aspect of a person 's health. Ayurveda is a common part of this holistic approach, which is that an illness has a biological, psychological and spiritual element to each. Within this approach it is vital to maintain a balance throughout all three elements. Along with Ayurvedic tradition…

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awakening to a greater understanding of mankind's universal consciousness. When watching Milton perform some of his loosening and body & mind releasing movements, one can see a remote similarity to ancient movements from traditional Chinese medicine and Ayurveda medicine. These cultural based healing traditions could never have imagined how far humanity would go to disconnect the body from the mind. It has been thirty years since Rosemary Broccoli interviewed Milton Trager. Yet his ideas,…