Deep Vein thrombosis or deep venous thrombosis (DVT) is the formation of a blood clot (thrombus) with a deep vein, predominantly in the legs. Deep inside the calf muscles of legs, there is a plexus of deep veins, where the
A few years ago, when I went to the World Economic Forum, everyone was in deep depression because the recession had just hit. They gave me a subject to speak on: “Recession and Depression.” The room was full of people,
Bad things happen to everyone. It is how you react that determines whether you come out healed or wounded. In all of us, the healing response is natural, innate, and powerful. One way to respond in a crisis is to
Unless the science of breathing is properly understood and correctly practised, there is a likelihood of imbalance in breathing, which may result in various types of mental and emotional conflicts and impulsiveness. Most people breathe incorrectly, using only a small
Suddenly words like Slow food, Simple living, Namaste,Traditional herbs etc are in vogue. DANIELLE HANSEN descends from the Winnebago/Ho-Chunk peoples, and, through her mother’s mother, the Cherokee. She is a massage therapist in Eugene, Oregon. He writes, centuries before the
All Vedic knowledge, which Ayurveda is part of, aims at Self-realization – the recognition of our true nature (Atman or Purusha) as pure consciousness beyond body and mind. This is the highest goal of human life and grants us liberation
Ayurveda is concerned not only about the body but also the mind and the soul. It has the safest treatment for depression which is neither habit forming nor with side effects. Depression is not just being deeply sad or blue, but it
Using mindfulness and concentration is not really a process of gluing together two systems. Because of various teaching lineages pulling them apart and creating the appearance of separateness, it can now seem that we are integrating two systems. It is
There are certain things in each of seven types of prakriti that we ‘tend to do’. Even in specific and provoking circumstances, we should make an effort to keep our equilibrium by evoking sattva. Prakriti refers to the natural constitution of
Ayurveda recommends Varsha Ritucharya to counter the detrimental imbalances brought about by climatic changes during monsoons. During monsoons the digestive fire (agni) is weak. Throughout summer, Vata dosha accumulates in the body and vitiates agni even further affecting the digestive
