Why Ayurveda Doesn’t Recommend Vitamins, Supplements, and Protein Powders
Discover why Ayurveda prefers whole foods over vitamins, supplements, and protein powders. Learn how Ayurvedic principles promote balance, digestion, and natural healing through personalized nutrition and herbal remedies.
Nourish Your Indriyas: The Five Sense Organs and Their Role in Ayurveda
Indriyas means sense organs. Indriyas are the tools of knowledge and learning according to Ayurveda. They are considered as essential components of human experience and health. I offer a few simple beneficial adaptations for daily routine that will nourish the five senses or Indriyas.
The Maha Gunas: Healing As A Holistic Being
We need all three of the maha gunas to experience life. Tamas is present in sleep, though too much leads to laziness. Rajas can lift you out of tamas and allow you to move through your day, but too much creates anxiety and mental unrest. Cultivate sattva by actively choosing it over excessive tamas and rajas. This will support you in the direction of finding inner peace. When you walk with sattva, the changes you’d like to see in your life fall into place naturally, over time and with little effort.