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April 25, 2011 5:53:59 am Dr.Lad speaks about legalization of Ayurvedic medicineby Julie Deife In his closing remarks at the 2011 NAMA conference, Vasant Lad, BAMS, MASC encouraged the support of legislation to change the status of Ayurveda in the U.S. “It is like a sword hanging over our heads,” he said of the current laws which in most states don’t recognize Ayurveda as a legal form of medicine. April 21, 2011 10:22:03 am Mother Maya and the power of inner awarenessby Julie Deife Mother Maya (Maya Tiwari) took the stage following Saturday evening’s dinner. She had also taught a workshop in the morning, “Living Ahimsa Meditation and Mandala Workshop” which was getting a lot of good reviews in dinner conversations. She is well known as a powerful spiritual teacher who grounds her teachings in the wisdom of Mother Earth, reflected in the name Wise Earth School of Ayurveda of which she is the founder. April 21, 2011 6:39:00 am Restoring Balance after Cancer TreatmentPresentation by Christine Horner, MD by Julie Deife
April 20, 2011 6:40:53 am Lower your stress, slow the aging processAyurveda, aging, and the brain by Julie Deife Dr. Rammohan Rao, CAS, PhD, research associate professor at the Buck Institute for Age Research presented a information-packed fast paced two-hour presentation on the Ayurvedic perspective of disease and in what ways an Ayurvedic approach to chronic stress can alter the aging process. He covered a lot that can aid an Ayurvedic practitioner in addressing chronic stress in a way that conventional medicine does not. The following is some of what was presented in the workshop. April 19, 2011 5:32:58 am Grassfed Organic Ghee finds a home at NAMAby Julie Deife Just seeing the words ‘grassfed organic ghee’ strung together put me into a state of bliss when I noticed the Pure Indian Foods Grassfed Organic Ghee banner gracing one of the exhibits. In Ayurveda there is no more pure food than ghee and Sandeep Agarwal from Princeton Junction, New Jersey whose family produces this fine product could not have been in more appreciative company this weekend. April 17, 2011 1:38:13 pm Dr. Vasant Lad, Dr. John Douillard, Dr. Marianne TeitelbaumNAMA 2011 Closing Panel Presentation by Julie Deife Devi Mueller: Please share with us what you, as practitioners, do to take care of yourselves. April 17, 2011 9:29:14 am Consciousness Expansion: Waking, Dreaming, Deep Sleep, and Turiyaby Julie Deife
April 16, 2011 2:49:53 pm Pranayama with Dr. LadCleansing the nadis, quieting the mind by Julie Deife Dr. Lad is the founder and medical director of the in Albuquerque, New Mexico. He has written several books and articles on Ayurveda and is recognized internationally as a leading authority on the subject. April 15, 2011 2:17:14 pm Vaidya Rama Kant Mishra, Dr. Chrstine Horner, Dr. Sunil JoshiSubtle Body/Physiological Body by Julie Deife [responses edited to avoid repetitions in a response and in some cases for clarity.jd] April 15, 2011 2:10:49 pm Kind Trumps RightMorning Yoga with Shari Friedrichsen by Julie Deife I haven’t had such a blissful, supportive morning yoga class in years. Even though I lived in LA for six years while publishing and editing LAYOGA magazine, I hardly had time to poke my head out of the office to take classes with what seemed like a choice of hundreds of yoga teachers in the city. Shari teaches at Santa Monica Yoga and next time I’m in the area, that’s who I’m looking up. April 14, 2011 4:24:04 pm Opening dinner with Pandit Rajmani Tigunait and friendsIt feels like family by Julie Deife
April 14, 2011 5:42:13 am Ayurveda and NAMAby Bob Belinoff
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Julie Deife Julie Deife is a writer, editor, publisher, and communications consultant specializing in yoga. » full bio Bob Belinoff Bob Belinoff is a multi-award winning documentary film-maker. » full bio |
When the brain has a chance to stay calm, the aging process slows down. Most evidence Rao cited is not from recent research results, rather ancient passages from Ayurvedic texts such as Charaka Samhita. (Charaka Samhita is the main Ayurvedic text that deals with medicines and non-surgical methods of Ayurvedic treatment.) These days we know implications of not having research to bac...
The cows responsible for the milk that Sandeep’s wife Nalini makes the ghee from are 100% pastured on grass that is free of pesticides and chemical fertilizers. The cows are never given antiobiotics or hormones, rather homeopathic treatments only. Mrs. Agarwal makes the ghee during the waxing moon.
Most people have some idea that the waking state and the sleeping state are different states of consciousness, even though ‘consciousness’ is unlikely to be the description of either state. And what about dreaming? Is that something different too, or is it just part of the sleep state? Then there is the general agreement among a majority of the world’s peoples that there is another state, something apart from these three states that is absolute, unchanging, not this, not that.
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Rumor has it that the opening practicums today were great, especially Dr. Sunil Joshi discussing bahya snehana (external oleation) for balancing the bodymind complex. Not only did attendees explore the theory in-depth but also received two hours of demonstration.