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...
(Like the pithy title?) I just finished the second of two books I read back-to-back. Well, actually I listened to them on Audible (www.audible.com). (While in many cases I prefer reading books, this one is particularly wonderful to listen to I find the reader, Simon Vance,...
Lenox, MA Friday April 12, 2019: 9-12 & 2-4; Saturday April 13, 2019: 9-12 & 2-4; Sunday April 14, 2019: 9-11:30 While generally closed to participants other than students enrolled in Kripalu School of Ayurveda, this weekend is open to graduates of our Foundations of Ayurveda Part II online course...
Dear Friends, My previous book, "How the Art of Medicine Makes the Science More Effective: Becoming the Medicine We Practice" was just released in January 2017 in paperback under its new (much better) title: "The Four Qualities of Effective Physicians: Practical Ayurvedic Wisdom for Modern Physicians". In...
Honesdale, PA USA Schedule: Friday 2:30-5:30, 10-12 Sat and 3-6:00 Sat, 9:30-10:30 Sun An informal & intimate time together to address clinical questions and issues related to working with clients, the four qualities of effective physicians according to Ayurveda, how we can strive to become the medicine we practice and...
I suppose that, at any given time, there are always at least a few places on this planet that manage to manifest lofty ideals in practical ways that inspire and transform whoever participates. In my estimation, vaidyagrāma, an Ayurvedic eco-village that provides education and Ayurvedic treatments...
Note: While much of this article is about plants and medicine, all these ideas apply equally to animals and food. Treating animals as commodities, packing them into unnaturally crowded areas and interacting with them in those environments has been shown to be clearly associated with...