10 best Yoga retreats & Ayurveda resorts in India

Searching for the best wellness retreats in India? In this fast-paced world, it is easy to lose focus on your health. With the stress and challenges of life, we often our physical well being. If you want to make yourself healthy, detox and rejuvenate your body, and learn to live a healthy lifestyle practiced in … Read more

Kapha Dosha in Ayurveda – Kapha Dosha diet and symptoms

Understanding Kapha Dosha symptoms in Ayurveda. Know about Kapha Dosha diet and how to balance Kapha Dosha in Ayurveda. Kapha governs human body structure, fluid balance & lubrication in the body. Kapha Dosha in Ayurveda Kapha is the energy that forms the body’s structure and functioning of bones and muscles. As they are formed from … Read more

Types of Pitta Dosha in Ayurveda and Pitta Dosha symptoms

What are the 5 types of Pitta Dosha in Ayurveda? Learn about Pitta Dosha symptoms and how to reduce & control Pitta Dosha in Ayurveda. Pitta In Ayurveda, Pitta governs all heat and metabolism & transformation related to heat factor {across the mind and body}. Pitta controls how we digest foods and it very much … Read more

Dashamula: 10 Ayurvedic medicinal plants

Dashamoola or Dashamula (also known as Dashmool) is a name given to ten roots of medicinal plants which is used widely in Ayurveda for many health conditions (related to nerves, muscles, bones and joints). Dashamoola is used mainly for Vata Dosha (has also been noted to normalize Kapha Dosha). Dashamoola: the ten roots The 10 … Read more

Ayurveda body types: Vata, Pitta, and Kapha

There are three body types according to Ayurveda. They are: 1) Vata body type, 2) Pitta body type, and 3) Kapha body type. These also determine the three doshas according to Ayurveda. Vata: Characterized by the subtle movements and mobility of wind or air energy. Vata governs all kinds of movement and communication. Pitta: Characterized … Read more

Who is Dhanvantari?

Who is Dhanvantari? Dhanvantari is the Hindu god of medicine. In Hindu mythology, he is also an avatar or reincarnation of Lord Vishnu, the god of sustenance. In ancient puranas, or scriptures of Indian Hindu civilizations, Dhanvantari is also the god of ayurveda. Birth / Origin of Dhanvantari According to Hindu mythology, Dhanvatari originated with … Read more

Origin of Ayurveda

The origin of Ayurveda is attributed to Atharva Veda where mention is made several diseases with their treatments. Later, from the 6th Century BC to 7th Century AD there was systematic development of the science and it is called Samhita period, when a number of classical works were produced by several authors and during this period there is evidence of organized medical care.

What is Ayurveda?

What is ayurveda? Ayurveda is an alternative medicine originating from ancient Indian civilizations. It relies on organic plant products and herbs as medicines for curing diseases and medical conditions. Though many classify ayurved as psuedo medicine, ayurvedic medicines have found to have verifiable physical and chemical properties with the ability to cure various diseases. In … Read more