Since Covid’s appearance in the world, many businesses and also systems such as Ayurveda, Yoga and TCM were affected, due to the ‘contactless’ worldview imposed upon us. Yet, even before that Ayurveda started to decline in a wholesome manner, in three variants: 1. ‘Ayur-Yoga’. This system was/is nothing more than yoga in the guise of…
The Sensual Art of Eating with the Hands
For thousands of years, people across South Asia and the Middle East have eaten with their hands, and not utensils. Even today, the practice has become very common – and to the casual onlooker, it may seem somewhat strange! However, first of all, we have to understand that eating itself, as also cooking, is somewhat…
Jala Rahasya: The Secret of Water in Ayurveda
“May waters filled with medicinal properties protect my body, so I may have the vision of the Sun!”-Rig Veda, IX.9.7 (Author’s translation) According to Ayurveda, the properties of water vary. Different types of water are thus useful for different people, disorders and times. Unboiled water is said to take 3 hours to digest, boiled and cooled…
India’s Ancient Influence: Food to Architecture
Dholavira is an ancient city in India, commencing around 3,500BCE, which has some amazing influences that show continuity with later Indian culture. 1. Highly-polished pillars, not unlike the later Mauryan Pillars were found, with interesting bases. Polished statues such as the Priest-King and Red Sandstone Bust from other areas of the Indus culture also reveal…
Ritucharya (Seasonal Routines):
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India’s Curry Influence
Today we see many curries across the globe, from the Indonesian and Thai to the classic India, as well as other influences. Many ask how this came to be? Curries originated in the Indus Valley civilisation, which began as early as 7,000BCE in Northern India, however, many spices came from India to the West, notably…
The Importance of Ojas – Vitality
Ojas or vitality is a key concept in the ancient system of Ayurveda. Ojas is said to be our basic immunity, or immune system and vitality, described as a kind of “sap” in the body. The ancient author, Charaka (1500BCE) noted (from earlier texts of his mentor, Sri Agnivesh), that ojas is either red (rakta…
Ayurveda and TCM:Comparison of Basic Forces and Constitutions
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Why Ayurveda – Nature’s Healing System?
Why should I try Ayurveda? Ayurveda is the world’s oldest natural-healing system – time-tested across India, China, Korea, Japan, SE-Asia and also influencing founders of western medical systems as Hippocrates and later Arab physicians taking this science into Europe in the Middle-Ages, with the revival of surgery and humoric medicine It promotes models of biological…
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