By: Alexis A. Arredondo, Block 1 Student
“You are what you eat” is a common phrase that we often hear when it comes to food. This may simply mean that if you eat fatty foods you will gain weight, but it can also have an alternative meaning. In Ayurveda, we learn that everything we eat has a spiritual and karmic effect on the body, mind and soul. What are some other ways that food can have a spiritual and Karmic effect on us?
Four Types of Ayus (Life) and Three Karmik Kleshas (Three fold miseries)
By Nandita Gaur, Block 1 Student
Om Asato Maa Sad-Gamaya |
Tamaso Maa Jyotir-Gamaya |
Mrtyor-Maa Amrtam Gamaya |
Om Shaantih Shaantih Shaantih ||
A Sanskrit shloka which means
Om, Lead us from Unreality (of Transitory Existence) to the Reality (of the Eternal Self),
Lead us from the Darkness (of Ignorance) to the Light (of Spiritual Knowledge),
Lead us from the Fear of Death to the Knowledge of Immortality.
Om Peace, Peace, Peace.
By Monica Bhatia, PhD
Students of San Diego College of Ayurveda
We asked our students to give their interpretation on the four types of lifestyles described in Ayurveda, as well as the three types of sufferings described in Vedas. These four 'lives' are:
Ayurveda is the knowledge of 'life'. There are four life paths that we may choose to live -- Hitayu, Sukha-ayu, dukhha-ayu, and, Ahita-ayu. I will mention them later in this article.
Period shame and Menstrual education
Recently I saw a Ms. Universe from the Indian region of Punjab in North India, lecturing Trevor Noah on menstrual equality on his show. That was absolutely wonderful to hear this topic so freely being discussed on American mainstream shows. (So, was Trevor's Bollywood dance moves, but that is another matter).
After years of being treated like a religious cult, spa therapist, or some nonsensical psycho fufu—finally, Ayurveda Practitioners like me are being recognized and respected in the USA.
India- I know you take your Ayurveda doctors for granted; however, here in the west, we have struggled, worked hard to make Ayurvedic Medicine a known quantity in the United States. Yours truly included.
Allow me to clarify. I am the director of an Ayurveda college here in Texas, USA.
You can also hear the audio of the following chants at my podcast.
In my book, Ayurveda and the Feminine I have devoted an entire chapter to the actual invocation and the invocation mantras. My students and Ayurveda clients ask me all the time, hence it was time to talk about it. So, what are invocation chants? They are called mangalacaranam- literally translated as auspicious steps or beginnings.
Our world is not just physical. It has another dimension. A dimension we cannot see or feel unless we are psychically attuned.
You can also hear the audio of the following chants at my podcast.
In my book, Ayurveda and the Feminine I have devoted an entire chapter to the actual invocation and the invocation mantras. My students and Ayurveda clients ask me all the time, hence it was time to talk about it. So, what are invocation chants? They are called mangalacaranam- literally translated as auspicious steps or beginnings.
Our world is not just physical. It has another dimension. A dimension we cannot see or feel unless we are psychically attuned.
By the students of Narayana Ayurveda
According to Ayurveda, Humans are beings who are layered and multidimensional, comprised of a Triad of Existence which consists of the Body, Mind and Soul. These parts are inseparable and coexist together in order to maintain our life and consciousness.
