SV Ayurveda In Context! Plus: Testimonials – your SV Ayurveda Newsletter May 22, 2025 – #18, Vol 15

How & Why is

SV Ayurveda

Different…

Don’t take it from us, but rather from the countless individuals who have regained total health and happiness by adopting and incorporating Vaidya Mishra’s unparalleled pranic protocols and formulations… Here is a recent testimonial.

Let’s do a quick back-track to how and why Vaidya Mishra had to revisit and revise his ayurvedic offerings when he came to the USA…

Before Ayurveda came to the USA in the late 1970s, all things Asian/Indian were already being studied in the context of an “Orientalist” movement in 18th century Europe. Scholars, philosophers, poets, not only acknowledged the rich legacy of Vedic India, but engaged it in their works, creating a rich legacy of cultural exchange. Ayurveda was not of great importance – just yet – even though it did play a role specifically in the 19th century when there was a pushback in Europe against mainstream medicine and a growing interest in alternative systems like homeopathy, naturopathy and “oriental” medicines.  But the texts were studies as-is – at face-value, without the expert input and interpretation of ayurvedic scholars! And this trend continued…

Fast-forward to the 1960s & 70s in the USA, yoga and meditation guru-s captivate the minds and hearts of the young generation. While these teachers do not directly focuse on Ayurveda, they help cultivate interest in related Vedic fields of knowledge, and soon Ayurveda take center-stage in the 1980s and early 1990s, and is studied for and on its own. But the original problem persists, and Ayurveda is “reduced” to a mechanical stereotyping of tri-doshic health, and medicinal herbs are now “prescribed” as allopathic medicines are prescribed following that tri-doshic, completely undermining the wealth of protocols and knowledge that Ayurveda offers. While the movement to standardize Ayurveda and introduce it as a necessary supportive corrective modality alongside allopathy is laudable, there is much that is lacking in how it is taught and practiced in what we call its “mainstream” version. And this is what Vaidya Mishra needed to addresse.

When Vaidya Mishra arrived to the USA in the early 1990s, after touring and lecturing in Europe and Asia, he immediately realized how the ancient classical remedies were not only not enough to address modern health problems, but they could even be harmful: any herb no matter how rejuvenating will create some amount of detox in the body. Western bodies that have NEVER experienced any detox, and have only been nurtured on harsh chemicals, are unable to get the most out of ancient ayurvedic remedies and recipes. Even though these are timeless and rooted in vedic science, they could NOT be used! The diet, lifestyle, and cultural factors that existed in the USA put the human physiology under great strain and sensitivity. Vaidya Mishra needed to revamp and re-adapt the ancient precept to fit the current needs of modern man. And this is how it all started… One recipe at a time, one formulation at a time, based on what his clients needed or requested. He built a full “pharmacy” of ayurvedic remedies that are soft, gentle, yet potent, that can be used safely via transdermal and transmucosal routes and thus give the benefits MINUS the side-effects.

Over the past 23 years, Chandika.com has been the exclusive home of Vaidya Mishra’s unique ayurvedic formulations, full of prana. We receive testimonials regularly. Scroll down to see what some of our followers had to say.

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