Category: Ayurveda and Yoga Practice

Ayurveda Udvartana

August 12, 2010 Posted by monica under Ayurveda, Ayurveda and Yoga Practice, Body Constitution and Lifestyle, Diet, Education, General info, Misconceptions about Ayurveda, Sankhya, shirodhara, Theory of Ayurveda, Uncategorized
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Udvartana means to elevate or to promote. In India, this treatment was done on brides before the wedding. Excellent for reducing edema, lymph drainage, rosacea, eczema, or any pitta skin conditions like adult acne..where ‘oil’ cannot be put on the body.

Ayurvedic Marma Massage

July 15, 2010 Posted by monica under Ayurveda, Ayurveda and Yoga Practice, Ayurvedic Therapies, Yoga
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Kalaripayattam Masters use their hands, feet, fingers, thumbs as well as natural herbs that heal and reduce inflammation and pain. Ayurvedic Marma Massage – Ayurveda’s version of acupressure, a therapeutic massage that releases muscle soreness. It is the Ayurvedic version of Accupressure and uses 107 vital marma points, that are gently massaged in a circular stroke then pressed to release pain.

Yoga Therapy

July 10, 2010 Posted by monica under Ayurveda and Yoga Practice, Meditation, Sankhya, Weight Loss, Yoga
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That defeats the whole purpose of Yoga. Yoga is meant for overweight, obese, skinny, old, young, kids, seniors, arthritic….EVERYONE! Yoga therapy is great for both maintaining and generation health, no matter what your age, condition or fitness level.

Ayurveda Yoga Therapy for Health

March 28, 2010 Posted by monica under Ayurveda and Yoga Practice, Yoga
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By Monica Bhatia, PHD (Faculty: San Diego College of Ayurveda, Florida Vedic College) Modern life in cities is fast paced and we have sacrificed good food and physical exercise for ‘convenience’. Caffeine fixes, breakfast on the go, eating junk food, processed food, empty calories, wrong foods has ensured that stressful diseases such as Weight Gain,…

Communication and Healing through Meditation

October 12, 2009 Posted by monica under Ayurveda and Yoga Practice, Meditation, Yoga
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Sriman Mahaprabhu said in Shikshastaka, Cheto darpana marjanam bhava maha davagni nirvapanam, Shreyah kairava chandrika vitaranam Vidya vadhujivanam, Anandambuhdhi vardhanam pratipadam purnamrita asvadanam, Sarvatmasnapanam param vijayate shrikrishnasankirtanam. (Shikshastakam , an octet or learning Caitanya MahaPrabhu) Victory to the singing of the mantra (name of Krishna), This Mantra cleans the dirt from the mirror of the…

Mantra Meditation

October 12, 2009 Posted by monica under Ayurveda, Ayurveda and Yoga Practice
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By Atul Krishna Das and Manjulali Dasi The sanskrit word mantra is derived from ‘man’ indicating mind, and the verbal root ‘tra’ indicating deliverance. A mantra is a sound vibration meant to free the mind by aligning it with a path to higher levels of consciousness or existence. Many different types of mantras exist with…