Worms in the digestive tract are a very common phenomenon. Although many of us are aware of them, we do not pay much attention to this problem and end up ignoring its symptoms. If at all, some deworming medicine is given to children. Ayurveda informs us that worms are one of the major causes for many diseases in adults as well. Like a tree affected by termites is gradually eaten up from the inside, worms can affect the entire health of a person. Therefore, every person should understand the i...

Yoga and pranayam have now become a part of many people’s lives and daily routines all over the world. The number of individuals earnestly practicing pranayam has increased by leaps and bounds in the last few years with promotions, like the introduction of International Yoga Day by our Hon. PM Modi ji. However, it is interesting to note that most people may not know what ‘praan’ actually is! Praan is ‘life force’, in Yoga and the ancient sciences. To explain praan, many books on Yoga use the ...

Shreeguru Dr. Balaji Tambe has strived to simplify lifestyle knowledge from the Vedas and offer true perception for one’s life, through many solutions. He explained tirelessly for decades how the best principles of Ayurveda were applied to daily life through cooking and home remedies. His exhaustive writings include a gem on understanding Ayurveda deeply, whether you are an individual looking to improve your knowledge, a homemaker looking to care for loved ones or a professional looking to enhan...

This kriya straightens and laterally realigns the spine. It stimulates the body’s magnetic field and activates the right side of the body. The beating of the heart affects the left side of the body more than the right. To compensate for this activity, the Balancing kriya is done only on the right side of the body. An additional benefit during this kriya is taking the breath through the left nostril. Breathing through the left nostril activates the right hemisphere of the brain, which helps to ba...

One part of the definition of health in Ayurveda is the phrase ‘prasanna-atma-indriya-mana’. i.e. your soul, all your senses, and your mind, must remain in a cheerful state. The body is automatically included when we refer to the senses. These senses are touch, sight, hearing, smell and taste. Any sensory function or input is only possible when these senses work through, and as part of, the whole body. They are a medium of communication with the outside world. The mind, of course, is the program...

The Atmasantulana Village celebrated all the festival days from Navratri right up to Deepawali in our usual traditional styles. From daily aratis for the nine devis, to special meditations for Kojagiri, Dussehra, Dhanatrayodashi and Deepawali. From fried salty snacks that are good for the season, to the sweets that prepare us for the coming winter. From early morning abhyang massages with oil and herbal powder to cleaning, decorating and worshipping our homes, offices, tools and symbols of wealt...

Tomatoes have many healthy properties but are also avoidable by certain people. Any food ingredient naturally has benefits for some and can create problems for others depending on how it is used. An Ayurvedic expert can help to diagnose your constitution to guide your nutrition plan. However, the extraordinary achievement of Ayurveda-based cooking is that all recipes have been planned in a way that enhances the health properties of the ingredients and reduces their harmful tendencies, creating b...

The word Deepavali consists of two words, Deep means lamp or flame and Avali means a line of lamps. Therefore Deepavali is a festival of light, the festival of flame. Deepavali, being one of the most important festivals celebrated throughout the India, has many norms or customs as in how to celebrate it. But if we try to list them, the first two would be to light lots of lamps and to eat Deepavali special food. Indian culture has always found a connection between nature, atmosphere and the perso...

A medium’ is always necessary for any energy to be expressed or a program to be communicated. For example, the sun may shine bright in space, but unless light travels in a medium and is reflected we may not be able to see it. Though we experience light everyday and night, light itself is a very mystique phenomenon that has intrigued scientists and physicists for hundreds of years. Deepawali is the festival of this mystic light, celebrated all over India. Bharatiya, the citizens of India, have si...