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Which foods are best for your dosha at this time of year? Read on to find out.

Natural Healing Wisdom from the Chopra Center

“Let food be your first medicine and the kitchen your first pharmacy.” —Taittiriya Upanishad

The health benefits of balancing different tastes, plus a recipe for Coconut Almond Overnight Oats

Our skin is the largest organ of detoxification. Garshana or dry skin brushing is one of the easiest practices to encourage the body to cleanse. It’s super simple and can be done e…

There is a quality of the sacred that can be felt in the food we eat. With attention, we notice how our meal was prepared; the intention infused as it was chopped, mixed and season…

The effects of constantly being “on” can wreak havoc on our bodies and minds. Try candle gazing and these other practices to induce stillness and relieve stress.

Every choice we make, everything we do, is either inflammatory or anti-inflammatory. Try Ayurveda for inflammation.

Strengthen your Sadhaka Agni and fight depression with these simple practices.

There's no doubt that many of us are seeking alternatives to a healthier lifestyle—and with very good reason. I’ve been at the forefront of the spa and wellness movement for decade…

To quell anger, Ayurveda addresses the emotional imbalance caused by poor communication between the head and heart.

Increase metabolism with Ayurveda—5 easy internal and external therapies.

Did you know that the seasons are governed by the five elements? As we enter fall, we are shifting from fire-dominated summer to wind-dominated autumn.

Stay well this winter season with an Ayurvedic diet, proper self-care, and yoga.

We like to believe we know ourselves. But is that enough for determining our dosha?

There is no better time to synchronize with the rhythms of our cosmos than in late spring…

Neem, the body’s fire fighter

No matter your dosha, we should all strive to balance Vata.

Instead of our working against nature to fit our own needs and desires, Ayurveda teaches that when we accept what Earth provides, we keep seasonal illnesses at bay.

“Determining your Ayurvedic body type is the key to finding your optimal state of balanced, natural health.”

Explore the deep healing power of Ayurveda, “the science of life,” with Sweta Vikram.

Natural Healing Wisdom from the Chopra Center

Integrative psychiatrist Judith Pentz, MD, shares six ways Ayurveda can rejuvenate mind, body, and spirit.

An Ayurvedic doctor shares some of her favorite easy-to-prepare Ayurveda inspired recipes that make for delicious and healthy snacks for kids.

Natural Healing Wisdom from the Chopra Center

Try something new. This Ayurveda morning ritual connects you with the magic of mornings.

Natural Healing Wisdom from the Chopra Center

Natural Healing Wisdom from the Chopra Center

Nettles, abundant in spring, offer many health benefits and are a delightful green to add to your table

Discover the medicine in your kitchen.

“Ayurveda lays out in exquisite detail the nature of the human body and makes the connection between qualities in the foods we eat and how they affect our physical, emotional, and mental constitution.”

An excerpt from Ayurveda Cooking for Beginners: An Ayurvedic Cookbook to Balance and Heal

Learn how a renowned Ayurvedic and yoga practitioner moves through her day.

We asked an ayurveda expert to recommend techniques that don’t require fancy equipment, ingredients, or a trip to the store.

This next month can be fertile ground for renewal of spirit and for clarity of mind and heart.

At-home treatments deliver fast results for elemental imbalance.

Wondering how to read your Vedic birth chart? For starters, obtain an accurate jyotish chart.

Follow these tips, and you should be on your way to feeling cooler—temperature- and temper-wise.

Ayurveda educator Kate O’Donnell explains how self-care is an important part of spiritual progress.

Explore the five movements of prana with simple hand gestures.

To learn to be wise again we have to find a way to bring a safe feeling back into our lives.

Here are a few different ways to approach treatment of eating disorders using Ayurveda.

Excerpted from The Everyday Ayurveda Cookbook

Beauty comes in all forms and certain types of beauty serve specific purposes.

These 6 ayurvedic practices using simple kitchen ingredients will rejuvenate tired, strained, overworked eyes.

Learn why Ayurveda is the healing you, and our planet, need now.

Ayurvedic oil pulling is a type of dental care that can whiten teeth, reduce plaque and gingivitis, and even improve mental clarity.

Imagine yourself the keeper of an internal fire.The ancient system of living called ayurveda teaches that within each of us is a flame that transforms everything we consume into co…

Green Is the color of cool.

This week discover advice for summer travelers, ways to cool the Pitta Dosha in hot months, and the fun fact that your liver can keep time. Want to know more? Read on.

Indian Frankincense, otherwise known as Boswellia Serrata, continually proves a relief for individuals experiencing symptoms associated with osteoarthritis. Research published in B…

This mix combines zesty warming spices that boost aroma, flavor, healing wisdom, and most importantly, the fire in your foods, your belly, your life.

Try ayurvedic self-oil massage to saturate your mind and body with love.

Our senses are our own perfect signaling instruments, our hands are our own perfect measure.

How does chocolate pudding beat the blues?

Use hand mudras to save your hands and wrists from overuse.

Asafoetida or “hing” is one of the most overlooked spices in western culture. One of my crazy theories is that the avoidance of this ‘resin’ herb is due to its moniker – “devil’s s…

“Because our five senses are so powerful, we can use them as vehicles—ways to either amp ourselves up, or ways to comfort ourselves and soothe ourselves down to a more relaxed state.”

Here are three spiritual and holistic techniques that you can use to help you with SAD

Canine wellness expert Amanda Ree dishes ayurvedic wisdom via dog dosha quizzes, balancing your furry friend's dosha and customizing it to meet your BFF's unique needs.

Marma Treatments at an Ayurvedic Retreat Center

Ayurveda has many recipes that can help improve the look and feel of your skin. Here are three quick and easy steps to get you glowing.

Center yourself each morning with these traditional Ayurvedic self-care rituals.

Stimulate and fire up your body's circulation of life-force energy to keep you inspired, motivated, and ready for a great day.

Cumin has a robust flavor and an equally robust medicinal profile. Try a simple tea to get more cumin in your diet.

Try these three recipes for better digestion.

Foods like limes keep a cooling balance so we can stay strong, maintain energy, and fully enjoy summer.

Cooling asanas and breathing through your rolled tongue are just two ways to keep calm.

Excess Kapha leads to stagnation and congestion in both the mind and body.

A combination of Ayurvedic balancing tips plus these 9 affirmations will help you stay centered as the season changes.

Soon your garden will be turning up asparagus, chard, basil, and spring onions—perfect ingredients for this delicious soup.

Once we acknowledge our sustenance as divine energy, we give ourselves an opportunity to engage in a new relationship with food.

Plus, a peaches 'n cream smoothie recipe.

Stay in balance this Autumn season.

Enjoy chocolate cake strewn with rose petals and a wisdom poem for Mother’s Day.

Foods to Help You Rest and Renew, plus a recipe for Moon Milk

Get an energy boost with these Ayurvedic holiday treats.

Cilantro and fennel are among the Ayurvedic herbs that help to calm Pitta’s heat.

Reap abhyanga self-massage benefits by anointing the body from head to toe with warm oil before showering.

Not hungry in the morning? Here is what Ayurveda tells us about eating breakfast.

Kapha, we may not say it often enough, but we need you.

Pitta, you are the light of the world. You bring us color, vision, clarity, focus, enthusiasm, adventure!

Plus a recipe: Spring into Summer Salad with Berries, Peach and Rose

Life is never boring with a well nourished Vata.

A love tonic dessert for love day.

Two recipes for your skin from the food you eat.

In this guided meditation use a grounding cord to drop into your center.

A clear vegetable soup with the warmth of ginger and the brightness of lemon adds punch to fresh, purifying produce.

Balancing and fortifying, light and purifying, healing and nurturing, in many ways it’s the world’s original smart food.

This soup is a warm break from winter’s toil, and another good reason to celebrate the return of light and approach of a new year.

Try this recipe, perfect for lightening up during Spring.

Enjoy this bright and healthy tart for the holidays.

Practitioners of panchakarma go beyond the basic cleanse to deeply purify body and soul.

A longtime staple in ayurvedic medicine, ashwagandha root is touted for treating everything from anxiety to insomnia—but does it work? And how much should you take?

Be an at-home apothecary and avoid Vata aggravation with these Ayurveda-friendly spices for digestion.

Get a boost of energy with this Ayurveda inspired audio meditation.

The first in three-part meditation series inspired by Ayurveda.

Ayurvedic cooking tests whether food has a heating or cooling effect in your body, which in turn impacts metabolism and digestion.

Happy BellyA Woman’s Guide to Feeling Vibrant, Light, and BalancedBy Nadya AndreevaAdvantage Media GroupMy digestive ills began during my 20s when I was put on an extended round of…

Incorporate Ayurvedic eating principles into your life to increase ojas and support your immune system.

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Welcome the spiritual power of the sun into your awareness first thing every morning. Harness the potential of each day.

Join Dr. Jayanath Abeywickrama of Sri Lanka for 4 days of ancient healing wisdom and self discovery at the Redwoods in Scotts Valley, California.

In ancient Ayurvedic texts, the Sanskrit word used for dermatological issues—kuṣṭha—roughly translates to “that which pulls beauty out of the skin.” Try these Ayurvedic skincare herbs for healthy skin.

This Ayurvedic recipe takes just minutes to prepare, is substantial enough for a meal, yet feels refreshing and light for warm weather.

This simple recipe is a formula to kindle the inner fires, promote healthy circulation, and hydrate the tissues.

Hot flashes, weight gain, and sleepless nights are all signs that our hormones may be tipped to one side or the other. As a society, we are looking to balance those hormones back, …

One of the easiest health tips you’ll ever hear to radically boost your health.

Try this recipe for an afternoon boost of energy or a gift for one you love.

Raise your digestion and feel your energy rise naturally with yogurt lassis.

In winter, our digestive fire is low, so we should be eating warm, cooked foods. Yes—that means stop eating salads!

Like superfood for your mane: stimulate growth, relieve and exfoliate the scalp, increase luster, and more with these four Ayurvedic herbs for hair.

An audio meditation to calm emotional and physical inflammation.

If the weather report involves the term “scorcher,” here are some natural ways to cool off.

Take these classic Ayurvedic autumn meals and turn them into an early winter cleanse.

Ayurveda is about balance and treating the whole body for optimal mental and physical health. Give yourself a boost with these four Ayurvedic herbs for immunity.

See how a renowned instructor and dedicated yogi and ayurvedic practitioner, Mas Vidal, kicks off his day.

Ayurveda uses everything in nature as a medicine—and I don't just mean herbs and oils. This system of medicine treats the air, the sun, and the water as medicine.It treats conversa…

When Vata mobilizes in dry, windy autumn, it accumulates in the nervous system and can bring anxiety. Discover Ayurvedic herbs to fight anxiety this season.

Helping your body detoxify through effective measures is a practice that can be traced back hundreds of years.

‘Tis the season for cleaning, but as you get out your vacuum and mop, consider spring-cleaning your diet.

The Ayurvedic practice of drinking warm water has shown to impact digestion, improve skin health, and promote weight loss.

Explore the best ways to kickstart an Ayurvedic practice this winter.

Enjoy this ancient recipe for boosting digestion and decreasing inflammation.

Explore 9 creative and profound ways to heal the body.

Discover the medicinal mints you can easily grow in your own yard—and use to fight anxiety, insomnia, nausea, and more.

Try this ayurvedic fix for a better night’s sleep—great for calming vata, or any flighty, fractured, anxious, can’t-settle-down sort of energy.

This marma point massage targets the temples to lower acidity, regulate the colon, and more.

Eating wheat is healthy—but not in the ways we typically eat it today. The solution will likely improve your health dramatically.

Align with nature’s rhythm and see your own radical change

The Ayurvedic clock tells time in 4-hour dosha blocks. One of these is optimal for falling asleep; another for the best rest.

Learn how Vedic master Michelle Fondin walks through her daily routine.

Arya Krishna is an Ayurvedic practitioner, educator, and speaker. She completed her Bachelors in Ayurvedic Medicine and Surgery (BAMS) from Amrita School of Ayurveda, Kerala, India…

Have you ever been asked, “What is your Star?”

Stock up your sleep station with supplements for sleep from Traditional Chinese Medicine, Ayurveda, and the world of mushrooms.

Struggling to escape the heat? Cool it with tips from Ayurveda, yoga, Western herbalism, traditional Chinese medicine, and everyday common sense.

Bess O’Connor, a certified Ayurvedic and Holistic Health Practitioner, explores the heart of health at the core of alternative medicine, massage therapy, conscious movement, nutrit…

A Writer & Artist with a background in International Development, Elisabeth began studying Ayurveda with Dr. Vasant Lad at The Ayurvedic Institute in New Mexico in October 2018. Th…

The goal of energetic herbalism is to enhance our terrain, which is our inner landscape, and to be in the flow.

Jennifer Eddinger is the senior manager, U.S. operations at The Ayurveda Experience. She works with Ayurvedic practitioners, centers, schools, educational programs, and produc…

“Our thoughts have the power to transform everything in our life, but this power is negative when we are in an unconscious, automatic mode. It becomes positive when we consciously choose our thoughts.”

Did you know that you have an easy and effective way to support and enhance mental clarity, memory, increased awareness, decreased stress, greater equilibrium, and heightened discrimination, and it’s sitting right at the end of your nose?

Sweta Srivastava Vikram is an international speaker, best-selling author of 13 books, and Ayurveda and mindset coach who is committed to helping people thrive on their own terms. Sweta is a trained yogi and certified Ayurveda health coach, and lives in New York City with her husband. She also teaches yoga, meditation, and mindfulness to survivors of sexual assault and domestic violence as well incarcerated men and women. Find her on: Twitter, Instagram, LinkedIn, and Facebook.

Turmeric root is one of those rare and valuable herbs that is balancing for all of the doshas, or Ayurvedic body types, making it a beneficial addition to almost everyone’s diet.

Breanna Potts is the Editorial Manager and Ayurvedic educator at Banyan Botanicals. After struggling with health problems that manifested after college, she found her way to Dr. Pa…

Laura Plumb is a practitioner and teacher of Ayurveda, Yoga and Jyotish. She is the writer of the book, Ayurveda Cooking for Beginners, and the writer and host of the international…

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“As we all currently navigate this global pandemic, it’s paramount that we nourish our bodies with food and drink that work to reduce our stress and enhance our immunity.”

Mandakini Machiraju has been in the healing arts for the past 20 years. She started learning yoga at the age of 12. She traveled to India at the age of 22 and studied yoga, classic…

Acharya Shunya is a spiritually awake internationally renowned and awarded spiritual teacher and scholar of nondual wisdom (Advaita) and a classically-trained master of Yoga and Ay…

Rabbi Rami talks to Dr. John Douillard about how he came to study Ayurveda, our past issues with how we consumed wheat, and how to return to a healthy approach. An adapted excerpt …

Find your flow in the new year with these “micro meditations” for renewal, connection, and inner strength.

As an obstetrician and gynecologist, Vrinda Devani, M.D. has a passion for women's health and empowering women towards vibrant health and living. She is a believer in unfolding the…

Imagine a protective sphere that keeps in positive energy, releasing what we do not need.

Rabbi Rami talks to Snatam Kaur about the transformational power of sound and her new book Original Light: The Morning Practice of Kundalini Yoga. She also sings a chant shared by …

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Ruchi Agarwal, MD, is a board-certified physician and certified ayurvedic counselor whose major areas of focus include Vedanta (India’s ancient spiritual system) to nourish the soul, practices to balance the mind, women's health & beauty and enhancing digestion/immunity through nutrition. She is currently obtaining her certification in functional medicine to combine her knowledge of ayurveda’s ancient wisdom with functional medicine to provide a modern integrative approach to heal the mind, body, and soul. Through her portal, SomAyu (on instagram: @somayuhealth), which educates readers to self-heal through simple and holistic advice, she wants to empower people to discover their inner self through the unique journey of wellness.

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Much like rose quartz, this latte helps one to purify and opens your heart chakra bringing about calming and peaceful frequencies.

This year, our Books We Love section examines self-care from an ayurvedic perspective, how food affects mental health and immunity, and how to cultivate a moon practice, and more.

Acclaimed yoga expert Shiva Rea calls the ayurvedic practice of self-massage, or abhyanga, “befriending yourself.”

For centuries, cooks across Europe, Asia, and the Middle East have heated butterfat to remove the milk solids and water, making ghee, or clarified butter. Ghee has a longer shelf l…

Take a dive into the wonderful world of superfoods, crystals, or both with these delicious- and beautiful- beverages.

Throughout history, humans have sought physical relief, emotional healing, and even spiritual renewal in water.

Adaptogens are stress-busting herbs and mushrooms that can help the body find balance in the face of daily stress.

Cooling foods help you beat inner inflammation.

Cleansing, or detoxifying, is a big topic in the world of health. Programs range from purely nutritional and basic, to complex; requiring a large amount of supplements to properly …

Tap in to the power of nature, with these selctions from S&H. Click on any book title for our complete review.Happy Belly: A Woman’s Guide to Feeling Vibrant, Light, and Balanc…

Spirituality & Health's May/June 2018 issue is now available.

Savor the flavors of frothy cherry moon milk while you visualize being bathed in a peaceful pink light.

Spirituality, more often than not, when offered up in today’s spa realm, is yet another entrée on the scrumptious spa buffet. I’ll take a little bit of that sustainable salt scrub,…

S&H offers these finds as a way to pamper, entertain, and commune with your four-legged friends.

Give your health a boost by fine-tuning your oral and dental hygiene with these picks from S&H.

Kathryn Drury Wagner speaks with trauma expert Kathryn Templeton on how to move from immobilization into balance and harmony.

Remind yourself of the plethora of health benefits (immune-boosting! anti-inflammatory!) of powerhouse spices turmeric and ginger, with delicious recipes from chef Suzy Scherr and dietitian Rachel Beller.

Read about the benefits of blending and try a delicious green goddess smoothie.

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Not so many years ago, a healthy spa diet arrived in shades of dark green and brown and would make a foodie wince. Not anymore. Health resort foods now tend toward the exquisite, t…

Schisandra and sleep: A simple recipe using this “five-flavored” fruit can help you reclaim a good night’s sleep.

Show your body some love with this sensual collection of lotions, balms, and oils.

Discovering ancient, healthy, alternative highs for an alcohol-soaked society

Discover how CBD can help you through the pandemic.

It may sound trite to write that a location is magical—but this one is.

Richard Wrangham knows something about how human diets evolved. He’s a Harvard professor of anthropology, the curator of primate behavior biology at the Peabody Museum, director of…

Water is a representation of wisdom, peace, and purity. The spiritual meaning of water lies in its reflection of the human spirit and the interconnection of all creations.

Create adaptogenic, crystal-infused face and body mists to revitalize and boost balance.

Feeling depleted, frenzied or stiff? 10 easy moves to relax your mind and uplift your energy

Here are some tips for a corporeal clean sweep drawn from traditional wisdom and contemporary research.

Some days going to the beach with friends is self-care. Others it may be watching nature shows at home alone.

There is a sacredness that is found in the first moments of the morning. While it may feel overwhelming to change your entire morning routine in one day, consider slowly adding components to it that will set the tone for your day.

Natural quiet comes in many forms: the quiet of the solitary mountain walk, the meditation cushion, the yoga platform, the beach, the candlelit dinner, the massage table, or perhap…

Experience deeper rest by working with the energy of the third eye chakra. This chakra is the seat of inner wisdom.

Clutter, chemicals, negative media, and more can unknowingly cause stress. The good news is there’s a lot you can do about it.

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Let go of being weighed down by an overly complicated life.

IBS? Leaky gut? CBD products can help with many digestive ailments.

The world is inflamed, and so are we. Maybe the two are connected, and maybe healing our own bodies can help heal the world.

Excerpted from The Art of Balanced Living by Dr. Shaun Matthews

Remember having to wait in line at P.E. class in middle school to be checked for scoliosis? Bending over to touch your toes while some strange doctor checked your back for any abno…

Sarah Wilson asks readers to “take an active role in fighting for what we love.”

Stressed? Depleted? Us too. These restorative practices are designed to help you replenish yourself.

“I feel this great hole in me. A religious friend called this a “God-sized” hole and urged me to find God as the remedy for my hole-y-ness. What would you advise?”

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An excerpt from How the Art of Medicine Makes the Science More Effective: Becoming the Medicine We Practice

Mark Hyman and Mia Lux are trying to make people healthier—body and soul.

According to the ancient philosophy of the Vedanta, there are two types of happiness. The first comes from things turning out the way we’d like them to, i.e. getting what we want. …

As a teen, Felicia Cocotzin Ruiz realized that her ancestral foods were medicine. Now a chef and curandera, she shares a lifetime of personal remedies and body care recipes.