Session Summary: One of Ayurveda’s great strengths is its attention to context—understanding an individual within the wholeness of life rather than reducing them to isolated parts. In this session from October 26, 2026, hosted by New York Ayurveda & Yoga Association (NYAYA), Dr. Claudia Welch explores...
A six-week online journey into Ayurveda's teachings on vitality and aging, led by a faculty of six Kripalu School of Ayurveda teachers — covering breath, sleep, digestion, immunity, and the daily practices that support a long, meaningful life....
Mothers of boys, join Dr. Claudia Welch, Courtney LaCava, and Mark Morey for a free online conversation on how a mother's depletion shapes her son's dysregulation — and what Eastern medicine and somatic wisdom offer for healing both....
Join Dr Ramkumar Kutty, Dr Claudia Welch, Navneet Raman, and guest instructor Dr Rishi Manivannan for a four-part exploration of Vaiśeṣika, one of India’s six classical darśanas. Discover this often-overlooked philosophical tradition and its profound insights into reality, matter, mind, self, and liberation....
A grounding, mildly sweet vegetable curry with Ayurvedic variations for the doṣas This is one of those meals that feels stabilizing. It goes nicely with basmati rice and dal. The potatoes and creaminess make it nourishing and satisfying, while the spices help keep it from becoming...
Join Dr. Claudia Welch and Rosemary Gladstar for a live midsummer conversation in Estonia exploring Ayurveda, Western herbalism, medicinal plant protection, and the living relationship between humans and plants. Hosted by Kaja Keil and held in English, this public event includes a free-form question round. ...
Day and night, count the rosary of your breath and stay put wherever you are. --Lalla What happens when your identity dissolves? When your body stops cooperating? When death comes close enough to whisper? In this deeply intimate and wide-ranging conversation, Cate Stillman sits down with longtime colleague and...
By Dr. Claudia Welch The Landscape of Discomfort The personal, physical, emotional, mental and global health challenges of our time are monumental. We live in a world where external conditions are increasingly turbulent, and the heaviness of collective suffering weighs heavily on many. There are many medicines we...
by Dr. Claudia Welch This piece grew out of a few sparks: a conversation between Kate O’Donnell and nutritionist Karen Hurd (recommended by a friend), and reflections on the stubborn problem of high cholesterol — even in people who are not overweight, who eat well, yet...
By Dr. Claudia Welch If you're exhausted for "no reason", having trouble focusing, finding yourself breathless after simple tasks, or have had bloodwork that shows you have a low red blood count, you're not alone. Anemia—whether from heavy menstrual bleeding, postpartum blood loss, surgery, or any...
By Dr. Claudia Welch June 12, 2025 ⸻ Most of the attention coffee gets is for its ability to energize. But a new study, presented at the American Society for Nutrition’s annual meeting and reported in The New York Times on June 12, 2025, suggests coffee might...
By Dr. Claudia Welch; Originally posted September 1, 2010. Republished with light edits. He who constantly examines how his day and night are passing and adopts the right way only, will never become a victim of sorrow. — Aṣṭāṅga Hṛdayam, Sūtrasthāna II.47 What does my fork have to...
[vc_video link='https://youtu.be/u0qbwKWUCuw?si=pgvRQPNFMgoW70Ad'] Jack Stafford of www.podsongs.com interviews guests for his podcast and then writes a song inspired by the conversation. Here he interviews Dr. Welch, who delves into the holistic health benefits of Ayurveda, focusing on stress relief, pregnancy nourishment, and balancing modern life with ancient wisdom....
Join us in beautiful Sivananda Ashram Yoga Retreat in Nassau, Bahamas, to explore the cultural, spiritual, philosophical, scientific and artistic context in which Indian wisdom traditions like yoga and Ayurveda exist. We will all be fed vegetarian food, have daily yoga classes, learning sessions together,...
In this podcast episode of Her Daily Rhythm, with Natalie Smyth, Dr. Welch explores the interconnectedness of stress, hormonal balance, and personal growth from Western and Eastern medicinal perspectives, highlighting the impact of belief systems and stress on health with guest Dr Claudia Welch. The conversation...
This course--co-taught by Drs. Shubham Kulkarni, Robert Svoboda and Claudia Welch, invites participants to explore the universal process of death through a blend of Indian wisdom traditions, and end-of-life care practices. It offers a rich exploration of the emotional and spiritual dimensions associated with dying,...
Drs. Welch and Vignesh Devraj meet on Dr. Devraj's podcast to share a conversation on various topics including: their individual understanding of the past and the future of Ayurveda the importance of satsaṅga the power of saṅkalpa (intention) the dying arts of Indian culture how...
Dr. Mala Kapadia, Director, Interdisciplinary Research Initiatives, Anaadi Foundation, Palani, Tamil Nadu, Bharat joins Drs. Claudia Welch & Ramkumar--and the Vedic Threads community to discuss the following: The pandemic era has created, unveiled and exacerbated mental health concerns that persist. It has been a strong wake-up...
Dr. Robert Svoboda & Dr. Claudia Welch address the following questions, in the above video: The relationship between the mahāguṇas (sattva, rajas and tamas) and the doṣas What is the cause of rakta in mūtravāhasrotas? Depending on your prakṛti, which is the doṣa most likely...
Dr. Welch joins other Kripalu presenters to explore Ayurveda, the emotions, mind--from how it all works to what we can do to support health in these areas...
A Satsangam Retreat w. Drs. Claudia Welch, Robert Svoboda, Ramkumar, Fred Smith, yoga with Scott Blossom & more. Stories, hot springs, singing, good company all in enchanting Taos, NM...
by Dr. Claudia Welch Personal Experience When I was 19, I went to live in Benares, India to study Ayurveda… I thought. It was a year-long program through the University of Wisconsin, and the heftiest program requirement was to write a 100+ page research paper. I planned...
In Indian wisdom traditions, the words for, “mind” (manas) and, “heart” (hṛdayam) seem interchangeable in certain contexts. And sometimes not. What are the differences and connections between the two? Why is this important or meaningful? Is the heart concurrently a physical, mental and energetic organ?...
Dr. Welch is scheduled to teach this weekend for the Mahatma School of Ayurveda 600-Hour Ayurvedic Health Counselor Training program. This program is designed and hosted by the Ayurveda Center of Vermont, founded by Allison Morse in Williston, Vermont, USA. It's a beautiful program, recommended...
Featuring Shantala Sriramaiah, Nina Rao and Dr. Shubham Kulkarni Yoga with Rose Baudin & Scott Blossom Special guests Dr. Robert Svoboda, Dr. Ramkumar, Dr. Claudia Welch, and others Organized by Punarnava Trust and Hosted by Vaidyagrama Sound, in the form of drumming, chanting, recitation, repetition of mantra, singing, instrumental...
From CAAM: CAAM's Conference will address where Ancient Medicines and Modern Science meet...
You are warmly invited to join Dr. Ramkumar and me in a free session at 10:30am ET (New York Time) on Thursday, June 16 (in case you've lost track of time, that's a few days from now) to introduce and explore Satsangam's Life Map. What's...
Video 1: Dr. Svoboda & Dr. Welch address the following topics and questions in this order, in the above video: Mars, Kartikeya & fiery conditions and relationships The nature of Kartikeya When to treat a physical, emotional or mental condition with similars and when to treat with...
https://vimeo.com/687244319 In this conversation founder of Yoga of Recovery, Durga Leela shares: how modern addictions no longer resemble old views of the addict/alcoholic battling with substance use - it is now more a 'spread addiction'—an addiction to fetching things outside ourselves to fill the, “holes in...
Summary: Dr. Svoboda & Dr. Welch address the following topics and questions in this order: How to work with people that have one or more of the five senses impaired. (We discuss echolocation as practiced by Ben Underwood.) The qualities that are enhanced by sleeping on...
Interview with Dr. Claudia Welch from Jasmine Hemsley: What does Ayurveda mean to you? The translation of “Ayurveda” is “the science of life.” To me the science of life, at its most fine, is learning to live in alignment with my innermost essence — to the best...
[embed]http://vimeo.com/496698308[/embed] Session Summary: Dr. Svoboda & Dr. Welch address the following topics and questions in this order: "My question is then what is God? How do I structure my learning so that I can be so sure of what I am looking at/sensing is God that I...
Osteoporosis (An Excerpt from the beginning of chapter 16 of Balance Your Hormones, Balance Your Life, by Claudia Welch) Americans spend about $5 billion a year on drugs to protect bone health, roughly 50 percent more than they spent for this just five years ago. Thinning...
By Dr. Ramkumar, Dr. Robert Svoboda & Dr. Claudia Welch Note: This is an evolving work. We have already changed the title and edited the article a bit in response to thoughtful input from readers. We have added links at the bottom of this article to...
Summary: Dr. Svoboda & Dr. Welch address the following topics and questions in this order: Opening thoughts on the times, Triumph of The Will (a movie about Hitler), śakti, and the wisdom of George Harrison we take most of the call--the first 50 or so minutes--...
Note: Due to unforeseen circumstances it is always possible we will have to move these calls. If that happens, we will plan to update that here and through our newsletters. Thanks for your understanding. Dr. Robert Svoboda and I offer live Q&A sessions yearly to answer...
By Dr. Claudia Welch Disclaimer, Introduction and entry into svādhyāya (self-introspection): While certainly Black people and people outside the US are welcome to read this, I am a white woman, and it is generally intended to speak to the perspective and perhaps shared experience of other...
In this call from March 11, 2020, Dr. Svoboda & Dr. Welch address the following topics and questions in this order: Corona virus fear: Beer baths? Stout showers? Nope. Not enough alcohol. This chat includes a DIY hand sanitizer recipe towards the beginning, to help...
Dr. Robert Svoboda and I generally offer these live, call-in Q&A sessions a couple times yearly, exclusively for alumni of our “Foundations of Ayurveda Part I“, “Part II“, “The Planets” and, “Pratyāhāra: Turning Attention Within” complete courses (sorry, not for stand alone a la carte...
This event has been cancelled due to Covid-19. We hope to reschedule it in the future, in more settled times. Our warm regards and wishes to all affected. in Love...
Prologue: I have undergone pañcakarma a handful of times in India. In order to contextualize how I found the experience, and to hopefully support yours should you find yourself in India for pañcakarma, here is an overview of pañcakarma. If you are already familiar, feel...
Dr. Welch is teaching a morning as part of The Ayurveda Center of Vermont's Mahatma School of Ayurveda 200-hour Ayurveda Integration program. This morning session is only open to registered students of the program. We highly recommend this program....
NOTE: This event was originally scheduled for October, 2021 but has been postponed due to the uncertainty related to Covid19 around travel in these times. If you had registered for the original dates, kindly contact vaidyagrama to make new arrangements. Vānaprastha is the third of the...
In this October 8, 2019 interview with Dr. Welch by Olga Grischenkova of Core Spirit, they discuss: What hormones are major players for women A particularly interesting thing Traditional Chinese Medicine & Ayurveda have in common Why stress is often followed by weight gain How to increase...
In this November 1, 2019 podcast interview, Dr Welch & Cate Stillman explore: What the four stages of life are. What’s come up for Dr. Claudia as she transitions to midlife. How Cate and Dr. Claudia have reorganized their work at this stage of life. Links...
Dr. Robert Svoboda and I generally offer these live, call-in Q&A sessions a couple times yearly, exclusively for alumni of our “Foundations of Ayurveda Part I“, “Part II“, “The Planets” and, “Pratyāhāra: Turning Attention Within” complete courses (sorry, not for stand alone a la carte...
We have scheduled a roughly one-hour, free, live Q&A call with Dr. Svoboda and Dr. Welch for alumni of any of the following online courses: Foundations of Ayurveda Part I, II, Pratyāhāra: Turning Awareness Within or The Planets. The call is scheduled for Tuesday, August 20,...
Being Medicine: Ayurvedic Wisdom for Healing in Stressful Times, taught by Dr. Welch, is a scheduled part of the event, The Revolution Within: Women’s Week @ Kripalu Here’s a bit about it: Each interaction each of us has with other human beings, animals, plants and our...
When I lived in India I was once served a dish that this one tries to approach. While I’ve always loved dill, I had never had had it as a cooked vegetable— I mean as a main ingredient cooked vegetable. The potatoes in the dish...
Kiev, Ukraine Ayurveda: Where Science Meets Consciousness Saturday morning: Schedule: 10-1 Ayurveda: Where Science Meets Consciousness (co-taught by Dr. Welch & Dr. Robert Svoboda) All medical systems are models of reality. Modern medical science has benefited humanity greatly, particularly in the realm of the management of medical crises via intensive,...