Got Autumn Angst?! – your SV Ayurveda Newsletter Oct 23, 2026, #41, Vol 16

Are you feeling the “Autumn Angst”?! This is the time of year when we just run out of patience, energy, and digestive power! Everything competes for our attention and as we try to invest all of ourselves, our stamina wears out! The leisurely days of Summer are far far away and the workload and deadlines loom even more ghostly with the increasing holiday noise spreading all around and distracting us from what we want and should really be focusing on…. OURSELVES!

Not only do our mental and emotional health go out of balance but our digestion is off and, our cravings go on an all-time high rampage! And if you did not schedule an Autumn detox into your routine, to give your body/mind/heart the opportunity to reset, chances are right now you don’t even have patience to think about correcting your diet or routine and you are just barely keeping going hoping the holidays start TOMORROW so you can take crash…. sorry we meant: take a well-deserved break!!!!

BUT SVA CAN HELP….. First: take a deeeep breath. And keep reading…. it’s uplifting to know that things can be easy and fast and effortless….

Some plants, as per the ayur-vedic tradition, are so sacred, SO SACRED, that you don’t even need to ingest or internalize them…. in fact just seeing them can gift you with their divine balancing properties… And perhaps you already know this: what is that ONE plant that is considered the most sacred of all and used for every auspicious occasion, and in countless ways – externally as well internally/orally? Yes: Sandalwood… in Sanskrit: Chandan.

Sandalwood is sacred. Not just in Ayurveda. It is widely used in all vedic rituals and protocols. For example, as a paste, or incense, for grounding and clearing negative energy. It brings about mental clarity and emotional calm by reducing stress and anxiety.

In ayurveda, Sandalwood carries the following properties:

• Rasa/Taste: Tikta (Bitter), Madhura (sweet), and Kashaya (astringent). These properties together contribute to its blood-purifying, detoxifying, and skin-toning capacities;
• Guna/Physical Qualities: Laghu (light) and Rooksha (dry);
• Virya/Potency: Seeta or Shishira – very cooling. It is considered one of the best natural coolants in traditional medicine;
• Vipaka/Post-Digestive Effect: Katu (pungent);
• Prabhava (Special Action): Daha-prashamana – instantly alleviates internal or external burning sensations.

Beyond the physical tissues (dhatus), Chandan deeply impacts the nervous system and the mind:

• It carries great sattva and helps dispel mental fog, reduces Rajasic (restless/angry) mental states, and alleviates anxiety.
• Applied as a paste on the forehead, it cools off the central nervous system, fosters grounding, awakens higher intellect, and protects against chaotic or negative subtle energies.

But wait there’s more! Sandalwood is a potent Anti-inflammatory & Antioxidant: Rich in sesquiterpenic alcohols that help reduce skin inflammation, oxidative stress, and irritation; it is Antimicrobial & Antiseptic: Exhibits natural activity against microbes and fungi, supporting skin health and oral hygiene; it acts as a Skin Barrier Support: Reinforces natural skin lipids, helps reduce trans-epidermal water loss (TEWL), and preserves elasticity by inhibiting collagen-breaking enzymes like MMP-1…

Vaidya Mishra loved his own formula!

Along with Sandalwood, Vaidya Mishra added more divine herbs! In total, a synergistic blend of 21 – TWENTY-ONE – herbs and spices, artfully combined to restore prana, supply soma, cool off the emotions, settle the mind, and side-bonus: nourish the skin! When used regularly it will delay biological and psychological aging. Here is how and why.

Ingredient-Wise Actions & Properties

• Sandalwood gives a deep cooling effect and promotes a blissful state of mind; 
• Brahmi (Bacopa monnieri) enhances the connection and communication between prana vata – the subdosha that governs the mind – and vyana vata, the subdosha that governs the skin. This is a unique SVA approach to skin health through the pacification and balancing of psychological stress;
• Nutmeg (Myristica) enhances the complexion by clearing and balancing the micro-channels of the mind;
• Ashwagandha (Withania somnifera) supports mind/body coordination, nourishes the tactile nerves, thus supporting the skin’s resistance against internal and external stressors;
• Saffron (Crocus sativus) is a super-antioxidant for the skin, its potency travels deep up to the 5th dermal/skin layer, it’s a favorite ayurvedic plant for skin-care;
• Flame of forest (Butea monosperma) supports the skin’s intelligence and shields against ultraviolet sunlight rays; 
• Devil’s apple (Solanum linnaeanum) bolsters the skin cells’ intelligence to detox by releasing amavisha and garavisha; 
• Punarnava (Boerhavia diffusa) rejuvenates the skin by supporting integral detox of the skin by releasing toxins through sweat;
• Manjistha (Rubia cordifolia) is a hypo-allergenic herb that pacifies hyperactivity of the immune system by addressing amavisha;
• Turmeric (Curcuma longa) is an anti-inflammatory that enhances dermal intelligence and protects against inflammation;
• Gotu kola (Centella asiatica) enhances collagen synthesis, preserves the skin’s elasticity and maintains its youthfulness;
• Mucuna (Mucuna Pruriens) lubricates and hydrates internally, modulates hormonal flow; 
• Green tea is a reputed antioxidant that defies psychological aging and helps tone the skin and restore its elasticity;
• Lemon (Citrus limon) enhances the skin’s resistance to sunlight, reducing sensitivity to environmental stressors;
• Indian sarsaparilla (Hemidesmus indicus) detoxes the sebaceous glands of the skin;
• Ashoka (Saraca asoca) means ‘no grief’. It supports the skin’s health by enhancing bliss and balancing sadhaka pitta subdosha.
• Shirish bark (Albizia lebbeck) provides sustained deep skin layer detox; 
• Sensitive plant (Mimosa pudica) nourishes and supports the regeneration of the tactile nerves, helping to maintain the sensitivity of the facial skin;
• Rose helps hydrate the skin as well as uplifts the emotions by balancing sadhak pitta;
• Sambac Jasmine is a bliss enhancer with a “sandhaniya” (unifying) and purifying effect on the skin;
• White grapefruit we use as a natural preservative. 

This spray will not only refresh and restore you to a calm mind and heart, but did you know it can also be used to help neutralize EMF vibrational pollution resulting from over-use of computers and/or other electronic devices? BUT THERE IS MORE!

Neutralize EMF Vibrational Pollution

This facial mist can also be used as part of your SVA EMF (electro-magnetic field) management protocol. It contains pure chandanam (sandalwood oil) – the much coveted breed from South India. Sandalwood is highly somagenic – thus cooling and grounding. Spray this mist on your face while using your computer to help absorb and negate the ‘buzzy’ corrupt marut (etheric energy). The sacred herbs and spices in this formula will help prevent synthetic pranic EMF energy from disturbing your nadis – vibrational channels.

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