Blog - Ayurveda
The Ancient Ayurvedic Writings
The Great Three Caraka SamhitaSusruta SamhitaAstanga Hrdayam SamhitaThe Minor Three Sarngadhara SamhitaBhava Prakasa SamhitaMadhava Nidanam SamhitaThe Caraka Samhita is believed to date two to four centuries before Christ. It is felt to be the oldest and the most important ancient authoritative writing on Ayurveda. It is not known who this person was or, if indeed, [...]
An Introduction to Panchakarma
Ayurveda emphasizes preventative and healing therapies along with various methods of purification and rejuvenation. Ayurveda is more than a mere healing system, it is a science and an art of appropriate living which helps to achieve longevity. It can guide every individual in the proper choice of diet, living habits and exercise to restore balance [...]
An Ayurvedic Approach to Adrenal Depletion
According to the Ayurveda, disease results from an imbalance in our bodies, minds, and spirits. Ayurveda uses the concept of Rasayana to help describe this action. Rasa literally means “life force” or “life energy’ and ayana means “that which enters”. So Rasayana action or activity is that which is nourishing and promotes positive life energy. [...]
Nutrition and the Evolution of Human Consciousness
Rudolf Steiner, lecturing on the subject of nutrition noted that “behind everything material is spirit. Thus, behind all the matter we take in through our nutrition, there is also spirit…By means of nourishing ourselves with this or that, we enter into a relation with something spiritual, with a substrate which is behind the material…” Sure, [...]