Tag Archive for ‘Ayurveda’
On the Gunas
In Tantric philosophy, the gunas, rajas, tamas, and sattva are qualities of nature that come about as matter develops. They then go on to influence our entire lives. Each guna can be identified in us as a certain state of being. When one is rajasic, one tends to be activated, judgmental and heated. When tamasic [...]
Jyotisha: The Yoga of the Cosmos
Jyotisha: The Yoga of the Cosmos
Interview with Dr. Katyayani Poole, Ph.D
By Sara Avant Stover
She hadn’t spoken to her brother in three years. Despite being a dedicated yoga teacher and practitioner and serving as Core Power’s Colorado regional manager, Heather Peterson couldn’t find the tools to mend this familial divide.
“All of the other work I’ve done [...]
Energy Boost from Vasant Lad
From Vasant Lad’s Yoga Journal Post: Unusual mental or physical exertion, stress, and lack of sleep can make people tired. Prevention in these cases simply requires self-observation. Sometimes it means not pushing the body and mind beyond its limits. Other times it means walking or doing some physical work to help increase the body’s energy [...]
Ultimate Balance: Ayurveda
Drinking ginger tea, omitting dairy foods from her diet and taking daily walks became as routine as brushing her teeth for Jennifer Cormier, a Pilates instructor at Inward Bound Wellness in Ashland, Oregon. To shed winter weight and brighten her complexion with spring’s arrival, Jenn dabbled with Ayurveda (pronounced eye-yur-vay-dah), India’s traditional healing science. After [...]
Yogiraj Alan Finger Speaks About the Integrated Sciences of Hatha, Tantra, and Ayurveda
This recording of Yogiraj Alan Finger is from a week that iHanuman spent covering the first Annual National Institutes of Health Yoga Week. The National Institutes of Health (NIH) is part of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services and is the primary Federal agency for conducting and supporting medical research.
Dr. Rachel [...]
Mini-Abhyanga
When we arrived at our first stop in India, the doctor who oversees the Ayurvedic clinic and spa for the Chennai Taj Hotel was most excited to meet us. He was thrilled that I was a Western teacher who knew about things like Ayurvedic assessments, Marma Adi and more. He gave us a lecture on the [...]
Spring Cleansing With Ayurveda
Our ancestors lived in harmony with nature’s changing seasons. In lieu of fancy spas and healing retreats, they relied on plants, prayer, and rituals to heal themselves. Today, we’ve lost our connection to that wisdom. The frenzied pace of the modern world, our increased exposure to environmental toxins, and a growing alienation from nature have [...]