Experience the Full Range of 100% Pure Aromatic Incense – On Sale this Week at 20% Off The Ayurvedic Tradition of Dhoop or Incense Burning The oldest references to incense in the Vedas are found in the Atharvaveda and Rigveda. Incense burning was used to create soothing aromas for the environment; […]
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Why It’s Great to Bathe at the Seasonal Junctures
September 23, 2016 by Leave a Comment
“Snan Ke Gun” or the ayurvedic attributes of bathing for Seasonal Health and Detox Detoxing at the seasonal junctures is highly recommended by Ayurveda. And we now understand why. Our body is not frozen in time or space, it is always interacting with the environment it is part of, and nowhere is this more visible than […]
Daily Nasal Hygiene With Nasya Herbal Oils
April 8, 2016 by 3 Comments
When it’s clogged, stuffy, runny, itchy, we can’t think; otherwise, we don’t bother to think about it, even though our nose performs daily functions essential to our very survival. The nose is not only the gateway to our respiratory system, filtering unwanted air pollutants and particles, it also adjusts the temperature and the moisture of […]
Does your Laundry Detergent grow on Trees?
August 28, 2015 by 2 Comments
If it does not, then you are transdermally poisoning yourself on a daily basis! We know, with Ayurveda, that there are four kinds of toxins that can harm us. But one of them is particularly insiduous, as it is slow and silent, creeping into our physiology at our own invitation, poisoning us slowly but surely, […]
This Summer, Make More Ojas to Keep Pitta in Check!
June 26, 2015 by 2 Comments
“Hi! Am having a tough time with dehydration/cooling off this summer. Wondering if there is a pitta pacifying product I can add to my water to help with this. I had been adding lemon juice, but a friend told me it aggravates pitta. Is this true? Anyway, thanks! Tamara K.” Vaidya Mishra responds: Dear […]
SVA Summer care tips
July 10, 2014 by 1 Comment
Summer is splendid – beautiful long sunny days out at the beach or in the woods as Nature displays its full glory in fruits, flowers, and vegetables. Don’t let the heat take you down. It is easy to keep yourself cool and calm with these simple tips and recommendations from the Carak Samhita Sutrasthana (verses […]
Infertility vs Personal Care Products – What You Should Know and What You Can Do!
May 15, 2014 by Leave a Comment
Are you poisoning your health by absorbing toxic chemicals through your skin from personal-care products such as soaps, sunscreens, toothpaste, plastic products? Or by ingesting them from food and drink contaminated with synthetic preservatives? Many of the preservatives or synthetic additives in personal care products are known to be “endocrine-disrupting chemicals” that mimic the female […]
