When it’s hot and muggy and pitta is high immerse your whole body in a cooling rose milk bath.  It reduces that itchy irritable summer heat and balances the emotions.   I spent many summers offering an ancient Ayurvedic treatment called takradhara, which  involves a steady stream of herbal buttermilk flowing over your head and...

Ayurveda  (pronounced eye-er-vay-dah) is a 5000-year old system of natural medicine  that originated in India. It’s main goal is to create a strong immune system by incorporating preventive health education, herbal medicines, diet, body treatments  and behavior modifications.  Ancient Ayurveda provides a depth of knowledge in many areas of health ranging  from  surgery, geriatrics, immunity,...

How Can An Ancient Culture Inform us about Modern Pandemics? By Rose Carol, M.A. In a scientific age, what can a 5000-year old system of natural medicine called Ayurveda (pronounced eye-er-vay-dah) that originated in India teach us about maintaining mental and physical health during a global pandemic? Ayurvedic Medicine incorporates health education, herbal medicines, diet,...

While we are all stuck at home for the next month cleaning our homes, why not join me to do a traditional inner cleanse and detoxify the body of accumulated fat and toxins.  Ayurvedic Medicine recommends doing an inner cleanse at the beginning of each season to ensure a strong immune system and reduction of...