Our beloved Vaidya left us on April 13, 2017. Since then, there’s been an inpouring of love from coast to coast, and the whole world, to share in the grief, but also in an effort to join forces so as to keep all things SVA going strong into the future. Now, more than ever, we […]

I first met Vaidya while I was working at  the MAPI (Maharishi Ayurveda Products International) store in Seattle Washington in 1996. He was the master herbal formulator for the company, and came to Seattle to offer in-store consultations and staff education. He would come to town for 4 days at a time, about every other month.  […]

A couple of weeks ago, one of my teachers, Vaidya Rama Kant Mishra, passed on. He was one of the best Ayurvedic teachers, practitioners and innovators. While most Ayurvedic practitioners focus on balancing the doshas (balancing the body for ongoing health), Vaidya went far beyond that. The cookbook we worked together on acknowledged that by […]

There is nothing more precious than experiencing radiant health. How can we enjoy our birthright – higher states of consciousness and the bliss that lies latent in every cell in our bodies – if we are feeling sick, tired, depressed and our physical bodies are laden with toxins? But robust health is a rare commodity […]

“I thought this would be an appropriate case history to share with everyone, since we are at the height of the allergy season.  I always like to show patients there is another alternative to automatically taking pharmaceuticals for each and every imbalance that arrives throughout the year.  This is especially true when it comes to […]