Ayurveda: Health in Daily Living

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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 …
The Five Tenets of Healthby Dr. Claudia Welch With a crazy percentage (and that link is to an article …
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 …
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: …
The Value of “Screen” Use, “Screen” Detox, & Loving TouchBy Dr. Claudia Welch As of January 2011, a Kaiser Family Foundation study found that, …
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 …
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 …
Self-Indulgent, Touchy-Feely Communists, Spas and SanitariumsMy friend Greta was a fit, healthy active 42-year-old woman, a landscaper, mother of a …
Getting to Neutral (Physically, Emotionally Mentally, Spiritually)takes some effort to get to neutral Hoping this finds you all well. Really. Well. …
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 …
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 …
Strengths of a Weak ConstitutionIf you are a student of Ayurveda, Chinese Medicine, Western medicine or simply nature and …
New: Menopause Chronicles, an honest conversation about transformation with Dr. Claudia Welch and friends.