Awakening Kundalini by Swami Rama (part 3)
Preparation The system of yoga includes several techniques that are specifically intended to help prepare the student. These include: 1) Hatha yoga, which strengthens the body, and helps to prepare it for the increase in energy. Traditionally, hatha yoga is used in...
Leading the Charge for Sustainable Water Solutions with Innovative Strategies
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Ahara (Food) Part 3
(Part 3 continued from last issue) Cooked Foods Rice It can be cooked in different ways. Manda is the fluid got by boiling rice in water. It is very laghu, digests ama (toxin), nourishes vata and nourishes the body. It is usually used when the agni is weak. After...
Theory of the Chronic Miasms
. . . continued from last issue Pathogenesis of Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA) Unravelling the mysteries of the pathogenesis of RA has proven to be a difficult affair, with no conclusive evidence pointing to any one particular etiological agent. The conclusion of...
Awakening Kundalini by Swami Rama
(Part 2 continued from last issue) The Ultimate Goal Although there are other subtle centers above the brow center, the final center is located at the crown of the head, and is said to be the final “abode of consciousness” within the individual. Usually, a human...
Mainstreaming Disability in Development
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Theory of the Chronic Miasms
continued from last issue . . . Rheumatoid Arthritis The previous descriptions of the chronic miasms can be applied to understand the subtle mechanism of any given disease. I have chosen the chronic disease rheumatoid arthritis (RA) as a model of the miasmatic process...
Ahara (part 2)
. . . continued from last issue Sweet Products Ayurveda believes that sweet taste being one of the 6 tastes in ayurveda is beneficial rather than harmful to a person when ingested in the proper way. Sakkar (Sugar) Sakkar reduces pitta and rakta. It is good in vomiting...
Awakening Kundalini by Swami Rama
According to the science of tantra, the human being is a miniature universe. All that exists in the cosmos exists within individuals, and the same principles that apply to the universe apply to the individual. In this ancient philosophy, the entire universe is a...
Governor Uttarakhand Confers Degrees upon 644 Students at Swami Rama Himalayan University, Uttarakhand
On November 21, 2023, the 6th convocation ceremony at Swami Rama Himalayan University (SRHU) witnessed the conferment of degrees upon 644 students. Lieutenant General Gurmit Singh, PVSM, UYSM, AVSM, VSM (Retd.), the Honorable Governor of Uttarakhand, graced the event...