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Embracing Diversity in Ayurveda and Yoga: Understanding Contradictions and Variations
Embracing Diversity in Ayurveda and Yoga: Understanding Contradictions and Variations Ayurveda and yoga are ancient sciences that have been passed down through generations and across different schools of thought. As a result, there can be extensive contradictions and...
Certification, Accreditation & Licensure of the Ayurvedic Profession
Certification, Accreditation & Licensure of the Ayurvedic Profession Universal Global Recognition Definitions / Glossary of Terms Licensing of the Ayurvedic Profession Accreditation of the Ayurvedic Profession Certification of the Ayurvedic Professional Registries...
5 Tangible Ways to Practice Yogic Philosophy
The roots of yoga go back thousands of years and yogic philosophy has emerged from so many different texts over the years that the number of teachings is overwhelmingly big. It can be easy to get lost in philosophising and not be sure on how to apply them to our lives...
How to Make Ghee – The Ayurvedic Way
About this recipe Ghee is a staple in ayurveda so it's always good to know how to make your own that way you can keep an eye on the quality and save a few bucks! Ghee is sattvic, increases agni, helps to move āma to be detoxified and is unctuous helping to nourish...
Why Building Agni is THE Most Important Health Priority
Like the sun to the earth, agni (meaning fire in sanskrit) is a source of life to the body. It must be present in the right places and in the right amount in order to bring about a state of health. Too little and our bodies are cold and digestion sluggish. Too much...
Rasayānas: Why detoxing is only half the work
Detoxing has been all the rage the last decade or so. We at yoga veda are totally for this trend. However (and it’s a rather important however), it really doesn’t stop there. In ayurveda detox programs called Panchakarma पंचकर्म are temporary measures used to...
Ayurvedic Cleansing
Have you ever tried a detox diet, cleanse or fast only to feel worse than when you started?
Present Moment, Precious Moment
Two monks walked along a riverbank and saw a lady standing on a shore with a basket of food in her arms.
Cosmic Pure Love
Motiveless Tenderness of Heart An Ayurvedic doctor and a true Vedantin, Krishna Murti one night on the way back to Mysore, India after visiting a few villages as a part of his regular selfless service
Living a Joyful and Peaceful Life
One of the Buddha’s most famous teachings is the Parable of the Raft. In it he likened his teachings to a raft for crossing a fast-flowing river.