Immunize the Resistance by Protecting Your Ojas
February 12 2017
According to Ayurveda, your immune system is supported by love and honesty. How can we protect our immune system when we are surrounded by dishonesty and cruelty? Read More
Entering the Bardo of Death
December 9 2014
My sister died last month. She was diagnosed with breast cancer about five years ago. Last summer it metastasized to her liver. She lived another 15 months with Stage IV cancer. Read More
The Energetics of Grinding Spices
October 30 2014
In India, many if not most cooks grind their spices by hand using a stone and a roller. Certainly, a traditional Ayurvedic practitioner would not consider using commercially ground spices in medicinal formulas. By Shambhavi Sarasvati Read More
Ayurveda Tips for Autumn
September 1 2013
Learn what Ayurveda has to say about the foods and changes to your daily routine that will help you to ease your transition into autumn. Read More
The Karma of Marijuana
November 6 2012
Despite what some sadhus claim, smoking pot is not a path to enlightenment. Lack of clarity breeds fantasy, and fantasy is the death knell of any authentic spiritual practice. By Shambhavi Sarasvati Read More
How to Make Ghee
August 11 2011
Ghee, or Indian-style clarified butter, is super-easy to make. It’s also a wonderful, tri-doshic food that nourishes your tissues, emotions, senses, and mind. By Shambhavi Sarasvati Read More
Ayurveda Tips for Winter
December 21 2010
Ayurveda gives us simple methods for keeping healthy and preventing stagnation during the winter months. By Shambhavi Sarasvati Read More
How to Practice Tantra
October 4 2008
Doing some special practice while seated on a meditation cushion (or as some of you imagine, while lying in a bed!) and then carrying on as usual in your everyday life is in no way Tantrik practice. There is no such thing as Tantra without integrated practice based on the daily precepts of Ayurveda. By Shambhavi Sarasvati Read More
Should We Eat Animals?
November 8 2006
Do you have to be vegetarian to be spiritual? Most important when considering the question of should we eat animals is the wisdom of Ayurveda that teaches us to ask: “For whom and when?” By Shambhavi Sarasvati Read More
Tantra – How to Begin
October 19 2005
How to get started practicing traditional tantra. Bring your daily conduct more in line with your constitution and Nature. By Shambhavi Sarasvati Read More
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