From Sashoka to Ashoka : the Story of a Bliss-Giving Tree

 Long ago, once upon a time, there was a hard-hearted man who made his living by inflicting grief upon others and his environment: he robbed and killed for a living. His name was “sashoka” – “with grief” or “full of grief.”  One day, he set out on his daily path, and came to a rishi’s […]

Japanese Yam Puree

Here’s a delicious easy recipe that combines sweet, astringent, sour, spicy, salty, and pungent – if you add the optional ingredients. A great summer treat to keep your senses sharp and your tummy happy! This recipe makes enough for 2 people or can be a side-dish or appetizer for 4 people    Choose one medium […]

Summer Days with Vaidya

By Bonita Carol August 5 2014 Last week I was fortunate to have spent some quality time with Vaidya and Malvika. I had been feeling under the weather for a few months and needed to get my Ayurvedic batteries recharged.   I knew in my heart that there is no better way to do this than […]

A testimonial on Iritis

This case history is a wonderful example of how our protocols can work — even in tough cases which doctors have had no success. This woman came into our office in March 2014 with recurring iritis.  Iritis is inflammation that affects the eye’s iris, the colored ring surrounding the pupil.  The iris is part of […]

Sweet & Spicy broccoli with Protein

Ingredients 8 oz of chopped or sliced broccoli 2 oz of cubed paneer (or if you are not vegetarian, boiled/cooked chicken breast pieces) 2 oz of chopped celery ½ teaspoon of turmeric 1 teaspoon ghee (or grape-seed oil) 1 teaspoon of olive oil Soma salt per taste 1 tablespoon of SVA Mango Orange Chutney 6 […]

An e-mail about Femi Ojas…

Renu N. “Namaste, I am a Vedic Astrologer and have also studied Ayurveda with Dr. David Frawley. I would like to start using your products in my practice. The first product I would like to ask about is Femi Ojas.  I would like to use it with clients who are Ojas deficient, from the Jyotish […]

Question about dark arm pits/belly fat…

Hetal “I am very thankful to Vaidyaraj Ji for giving a tremendous advices through his blog. I just started last night reading his whole blog! I got so much interested and keep going until the last page. Wonderful information provided. That inspired me to ask couple of questions for myself. I hope Vaidyarajji has time […]

An e-mail about 3rd degree burns

Sunil G ” Hello, My 3-year-old daughter has suffered third degree burns from hot tea and still recovering. Currently she has skin fibrosis or reddish swollen skin in some burn areas which healed after 21 days. Please can you suggest something, which can help to treat these, burn scars? Also there are any practitioners in […]

Testimonial on Facial Tics

This woman presented to our office 2 weeks ago with one of the worst facial tics I have ever seen.  Her face was constantly grimacing as I tried to take her history.  Her face would go into a huge muscle spasm/contortion and her eyes would squint closed, making it very difficult for her to drive […]

Cooling Summer Dahl with Toru and Lime Leaf

Be transported and soothed by this delicious recipe with Toru (this is an Indian  squash, very cooling, that has deep dark green ridges on the outside and a soft white inside) and the refreshing hints of lime leaf. It is a great summer-evening dinner dahl to cool off pitta and nurture you with easy-to-digest protein. […]