Oushadha-Medicine

A word of advice. Please be careful with all the Ayurvedic preparations as you might think they are harmless. Actually, the herbs do have the same properties as drugs. Always take them under the guidance of an Ayurvedic doctor. In Ayurveda various herbs and herbal...

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...

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...