AYURVEDA • MEDITATION • YOGA • WISDOM • RECIPES

AYURVEDA • MEDITATION • YOGA • WISDOM • RECIPES

Panchakarma

Ayurveda—the “science of life”—is a natural system of medicine that originated in India more than 5,000 years ago. Ayurveda emphasizes prevention of disease and good health maintenance through lifestyle practices such as seasonal cleansing, massage, meditation, yoga, diet, and herbal treatments and therapies. One of the most important practices in Ayurveda is Panchakarma cleanse and detox. This serves to help preserve and restore your health by drawing out and eliminating toxins and excess vita, pitta, and kapha from the tissues and digestive tract.

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What is Panchakarma? Exploring Ancient, Natural Detox

What is Panchakarma? Panchakarma (PK) is a Sanskrit word that means “five actions” or “five treatments”.  The PK program is a series of ancient health-boosting treatments that cleanse body of toxins, increase vitality, and restore inner-balance and wellbeing. Natural is Best According to Ayurvedic principles, our natural state is one of health and happiness.  In […]

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The Five Elements

Earth Day is April 22, so we thought it would be natural to talk about the five elements of nature. When we look at nature, there are five elements that provide the foundation for the entire physical world—space, air, fire, water and earth. Ayurveda recognizes these elements as the building blocks of all material existence. We nourish ourselves

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