Aromatherapy is a modern term for an ancient healing practice that is more than 5000 years-old; there are descriptions of the burning of fragrant herbs, flowers, barks and resins, to enhance healing and meditation, in the Vedic texts. The earliest holistic healers made incense, oils,…
According to Ayurveda, the vata season begins in the fall, bringing shorter days and changeable weather, and carries on through the early part of winter. The vata season exposes us to qualities that are light, dry, cold, mobile, subtle and rough. Ayurveda explains that when…
Ayurveda is India’s ancient Science of Life. In developing this science the observers of the known world, the Rishis, categorized every aspect of human health, well being and longevity. Their observations included the elements of happiness and it has long been held that the basis…
The Sacred Syllable and Symbol of the Divine In the Beginning There Was Om Though scholars have different ideas about its origin and meaning, the sacred syllable, Om (Aum or Pranava), is known to the sages of India as the oldest mantra or “sound of…
