What is Ayurveda?

What is Ayurveda? Considered by many scholars to be the oldest healing science, Ayurveda is a holistic approach to health that is designed to help people live long, healthy, and well-balanced lives. The term Ayurveda is taken from the Sanskrit words ayus, meaning life or lifespan, and veda, meaning knowledge. It has been practiced in India for...

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Dosha Quiz

What is a Dosha? According to Ayurveda, each of us has a unique mix of three mind/body principles, which creates our specific mental and physical characteristics. These three principles are called doshas. Most of us have one or two doshas, which are most dominant in our nature, with the remaining one(s) less expressed. What are...

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Ayurveda Tip of the Day

Antioxidant Protection: The individual herbs in Amrit have some very interesting properties, but it’s the combination of these herbs that results in Amrit having different uses for so many different conditions and systems. For more info on Amrit: click here. *Tip of the Day is brought to you by the knowledgeable people at Maharishi Ayurveda Products International, Inc....

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Select Tip of the Day

Antioxidant Protection: The individual herbs in Amrit have some very interesting properties, but it’s the combination of these herbs that results in Amrit having different uses for so many different conditions and systems. For more info on Amrit: click here. *Tip of the Day is brought to you by the knowledgeable people at Maharishi Ayurveda Products...

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A New Approach to Migraine Treatment

According to an old saying, you are what you eat. Now, according to new research, your migraine headaches might be a result of what you eat, too.  In one sense, this is nothing new. Most migraine sufferers, as well as neurologists who manage migraines, know there is a connection between food and the onset of...

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Daily Oil Massage (Abhyanga)

DAILY OIL MASSAGE–PRACTICAL POINTS: 1. The complete oil massage usually takes 10-20 minutes, however it can be done in only 5 minutes by reducing the number of strokes in each position.  This is an adequate amount of time to spend on a routine basis and will give rewarding benefits if done regularly. 2. For another...

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Daily Routine

Maharishi Ayurveda Daily Routine Morning Arise early in the morning before 6 a.m. Evacuate bowels and bladder. Clean teeth. Clean or scrape tongue. Oil massage to head, body, and soles of feet. Shave and cut nails. Gargle with sesame oil. Bathe or shower. Transcendental Meditation and TM-Sidhi Program including Yogic Flying. Exercise according to individual...

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