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Menopause & Longevity: Women & WhalesAlert husband Jim recently noticed a report on a study exploring the link between menopause …
Is It Important to Know About the Context in Which Indian Wisdom Traditions (Like Ayurveda or Yoga) Exist?by Dr. Claudia Welch Personal Experience When I was 19, I went to live in …
Rāgā Cikitsa: Desire as Cause and Cure of Diseaseरागादिरोगान् सततानुषक्तानशेषकायप्रसृतानशेषान् औत्सुक्यमोहारतिदान् जघान योऽपूर्ववैद्याय नमोस्तुतस्मैः Aṣṭāṅga Hṛdayam:I:1  rāgādi-rogān satatānuṣaktān-aśeṣa-kāya-prasṛtān-aśeṣān autsukya-mohāratidān jaghāna yo’pūrva-vaidyāya namo’stu-tasmai //1// …
Satyam Vs Ṛtam: Finding Truth Through Rhythmऋ॒तं च॑ स॒त्यं चा॒भी॑द्धा॒त्तप॒सोऽध्य॑जायत ṛtaṃ ca satyaṃ cābhīddhāt tapaso ‘dhy ajāyata Truth was born and …
Osteoporosis (An Excerpt from Balance Your Hormones, Balance Your Life)Osteoporosis (An Excerpt from the beginning of chapter 16 of Balance Your Hormones, Balance Your …
Appropriation in AyurvedaBy Dr. Ramkumar, Dr. Robert Svoboda & Dr. Claudia Welch Note: This is an evolving …
Svādhyāya & Black Lives Matter: Healing the Wounds of InequityBy Dr. Claudia Welch Disclaimer,  Introduction and entry into svādhyāya (self-introspection): While certainly Black people …
FERTILITY AWARENESS & PRACTICES: Resources for Understanding Natural Conception & ContraceptionBy Dr. Claudia Welch Fertility—practices around conception and contraception—profoundly affects almost everyone’s life. Knowing our …
The Five Tenets of Healthby Dr. Claudia Welch With a crazy percentage (and that link is to an article …
Lack of Smell, Respiratory Symptoms & Covid-19: Supporting a Return to NormalHi Friends, Please check with your doctor before implementing these ideas, to make sure they …
A Brief Overview of Pañcakarma (Ayurvedic Detoxification Treatment) For Patients, Places To Get It, & How To Make the Most of the ExperiencePrologue: I have undergone pañcakarma a handful of times in India. In order to contextualize …
Personal Lessons From Chernobyl & Laulupidu 2019Dear Friends, I hope this finds you finding, good in the, “bad” and with a …
A Heart of Iron & WaxBy Dr. Claudia Welch For a long time I have reflected on something that my …
Animals and Africa; Plants and South America; Humans and India(Like the pithy title?) I just finished the second of two books I read back-to-back. …
Physical, Energetic & Spiritual Changes in a Woman’s Late 40sby Dr. Claudia Welch I’m awfully close to turning 50… I was thinking to share …
Fear, Seduction, & Preventative Procedures (like Mammograms): How can we make (informed) decisions?How do we decide whether or not to undergo a, “preventative” procedure like a mammogram? First, …
The Mechanics of Emotional Contagion: Who Affects Whom? Excerpt From, The Four Qualities of Effective PhysiciansDear Friends, My previous book, “How the Art of Medicine Makes the Science More Effective: …
Post-Election Shock, Birth, Death & Sūtaka Today, in the wake of the 2016 US Presidential election, there is shock, daze, awe, …
The Value of “Screen” Use, “Screen” Detox, & Loving TouchBy Dr. Claudia Welch As of January 2011, a Kaiser Family Foundation study found that, …
Is It Possible To Have a Successful Career & A Happy Family Life at the Same Time?Choose Wisely, Grasshopper. This Is Your Life We’re Talking About The Choices We Make And …
Desire, Discipline, Decision-fatigue & DinacaryāAbstract The Problem: Sensory control v. repression of urges. The solution: Read on… I grew …
Want 30% Reduction in Heart Attacks, Strokes, and Deaths? Try this DrugAyurveda, Self-Reformation, & The Mediterranean Diet Study. [Warning: I hope this article isn’t too preachy…not …
Fake Smiling Is Bad For You, (As Well As Irritating To Me)Gentle Reader, I am guilty of this too. I could pretend I’m not, but then …
Extremely Extreme (Rest is Radical)I was thinking lately… I was thinking that traditionally the Aghora sect of Hinduism has, …
Reasons to MoveSome of us are exercise junkies. Some not. Some of us enjoy a good, brisk, …
Alas, I Have Good News“Alas, I have good news.” In late May 2010, I got this cheerful voicemail message …
Natural Rhythms, From Rivers to RoosHi all. I just spent a couple weeks in New Zealand, or “Aotearoa”– “land of …
Breast HealthDr. Welch talks about two major factors in breast health – considerations she wished all women knew about …
Stress Hormones & AyurvedaIn this interview Dr Claudia Welch, Ayurvedic Practitioner, provides a holistic perspective on hormones, the difference …
Good vs. Evil; Devas vs. Asuras; Good Planets vs. Bad Planets: If We are Scientific, Why We Should Even Bother With Stuff Like Myth, Movies & Astrology?A few months ago, I was reading about how one of the big Hindu Gods …
Environment as Medicine (Vaidyagrāma—the Ayurvedic Eco- Village)I suppose that, at any given time, there are always at least a few places …
Becoming the Medicine We PracticeAncient Āyurvedic texts describe four qualities one must possess to become an effective physician: Excellence …
Self-Indulgent, Touchy-Feely Communists, Spas and SanitariumsMy friend Greta was a fit, healthy active 42-year-old woman, a landscaper, mother of a …
What To Look For And How To See It (And why this has anything to do with the Art of Medicine)What To Look For And How To See It  (And why this has anything to …
Getting to Neutral (Physically, Emotionally Mentally, Spiritually)takes some effort to get to neutral Hoping this finds you all well. Really. Well. …
Autumn Cleansing or Detox Programs: Why Go Austere in a Time of Harvest?It’s happened. I can feel it. You probably can too. Autumn. Quite a personality she …
Um. Try Not to Be a Psychopath With Your PatientsI just spent such a delightful weekend with the Kripalu School of Ayurveda students, who …
Oil Pulling: Miracle or Myth?Sometime in maybe the 2000s, I started hearing a lot about, “oil pulling.” How it …
Abhyanga: Ayurvedic Oil Massageby Dr. Claudia Welch Note: You can find organic doṣa-pacifying oils listed in this article …
Sin, Virtue, Plant Medicine & EpidemicsNote: While much of this article is about plants and medicine, all these ideas apply …
The Secret Potential of BrahmamuhurtaThis article was originally published in the Spring 2003 issue of Namarupa magazine. Masters come …
Your Ayurvedic Constitution  Ayurveda Ayurveda, literally “the science of life,” is a science of medicine that originated …
What Does “Having It All” Really Mean? And Is It Possible?This article was actually guest-written for Diaforlife.com, a resource-full website dedicated to Connecting and inspiring people …
Strengths of a Weak ConstitutionIf you are a student of Ayurveda, Chinese Medicine, Western medicine or simply nature and …
Using Dawn to Heal the PastYears ago a new patient came from out of state for an office visit. Over …
Using a Healthy Daily Routine to Relieve Decision FatigueMost medicine comes with side effects. What’s really swell is when the side effects are …
Ayurveda Life: Using Love and Focus To Change Our LivesThis article by Dr. Claudia Welch was originally posted on prAna’s website, in partnership with …
Applying Jyotisha in AyurvedaA Conversation with Dr. Claudia Welch – by Juliana Swanson Juliana Swanson: Thank you so much …
New: Menopause Chronicles, an honest conversation about transformation with Dr. Claudia Welch and friends.