‘Sankhya’ Archives
Ayurveda and Memory
By Dr. Santosh Jalukar Faculty: San Diego College of Ayurveda It is true that “intellectual strength is more important than just physical strength”. This is all time true statement. For significant achievement in any field, Intellectual performance is rather most important tool and there could be hardly anybody who will disagree to this. [...]
Maintaining Health during Season Change
The Ayurvedic principles according to the seasons is called Ritucharya. Remembering the universe is made up of the 5 elements, there is always a strong existence between life and nature. We must consider where we live, daily routine, profession etc. Our doshas change under the influence of seasons so it is best to try and control them in [...]
Ayurveda Udvartana
Udvartana is a body scrub treatment with natural herbs and grain mix, called ubatan. The sanskrit word 'udvartana' is done 'in' upward strokes and promotes lymphatic circulation. 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 [...]
Yoga Therapy
By Toongi Miller Why is it that being healthy and fit equals spending money. Why do we have to join expensive gyms and private fitness coaches to lose weight? Why do we pay so much more for organics or fresh groceries. The truth is, that the world WANTS us to be unhealthy, so that they can market their ‘healthy’ mantras to us, and, make [...]
Sankhya Philosophy In Ayurveda
By Midori Hatakeyama Sankhya is a way of understanding the universe through the principles of subtle energies and their interactions defined in Bhagavata Purana, which is related to the understanding of sakti (power) and saktiman (powerful) given in Vedanta. In Sankya philosophy, there is only one saktiman who is equivalent to Purush [...]
