One of the largest attractions when vacationing on the island of Bali is to try one of the ‘Island of the Gods’ natural spa treatments. The most common of these is the traditional Balinese massage.
So, what makes traditional Bal...
I was initially trained as a yoga teacher in the Western tradition, but it wasn’t until I lived in an Indian ashram and practiced traditional tantra yoga that I truly came to my deepest understanding and expression of what yoga is.
It’s amazing how perspectives change as you get older.
When I was a kid in elementary school, we boys were absolutely convinced that the girls had cooties! Of course, we had no idea what “cooties” were, but if the girls had them...
The anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) is a vital stabilizing ligament that’s located in the center of the knee. It’s a rope-like structure that runs from the femur to the tibia.
Direct trauma and strenuous sports activities can c...
Yoga is a practice that promotes discipline and balance. There are many forms of yoga, such as Kundalini yoga, Ashtanga yoga, and Power yoga, which positively impact the body and promote peace within the mind and spirit.
Siddha ...
Review Article
Pharmacognosy & Ethnopharmacology Division, CSIR-National Botanical Research Institute, Rana Pratap Marg, Lucknow 226001, India
Received 31 January 2013; Revised 29 May 2013; Accepted 3 June 2013
Acade...
In medieval times, Islamic thinkers elaborated the theories of the ancient Greeks and made extensive medical discoveries.
There was a wide-ranging interest in health and disease, and Islamic doctors and scholars wrote extensivel...
You wonder how you can boost self-confidence in your first job. After all those years of study, you applied and were accepted for a position. Let’s take a look at what you can do to boost self-confidence.
Our behavior is an inte...
Want to get your urinary tract back on track? This tea blend is beneficial for dealing with the symptoms and the root cause (primarily, bacterial infection) of urinary tract infections (UTIs). The herbs in this formula soothe inflamed...
The Eight Auspicious Buddhist Objects:
If you wish to insure complete good fortune to all your household, you may want to display all eight auspicious objects together to seal your intent for good times and good fortune for your...
Kampo - magic or reality?
Many people have heard of kampo, Japanese herbal alternative medicine. The kampo method of preparing medicinal herbs was developed in ancient times and comprises a complex system of impacts on the human...
Unani medicine is ...
Siddha Yoga is a spir...
Ay-ur-WHO?
Ayurveda is the science of living in harmony with the natural world, handed down through the oral tradition in East India, Tibet, Sri Lanka and eventually written down in ancient Sanskrit. Later, it was: codified, tes...
Eclectic medicine was a branch of American medicine which made use of noninvasive therapies and healing practices popular in the latter half of the 19th and early 20th centuries. Eclectic medicine became a populist expansion of early ...
Ear acupuncture is a type of acupuncture that involves inserting needles into specific points on the ear. Stimulating these points is thought to promote healing in other areas of the body.
Also referred to as auricular therapy o...
It was found that, provided there is a resolution of the conflict, every ailment flows in two phases. During the first, or conflict-active phase, the whole body is prepared to dealing with the conflict. While a meaningful cell alterat...
Head into 2019 with some wise and witty advice.
2018 was quite the year. As we begin to look to the present, let's turn to some inspiring words to give us renewed energy, cheer and peace of mind. Luckily, plenty of men and women...
