Health

Brahmacharya through formative education


By Bal Ram Singh, PhD  Brahmacharya is considered the formative years, meaning from the very beginning, even at the fetal stage, both from the Indian philosophical and modern scientific perspectives. The maternal voice effect decreases the fetus movement, fetal heart rate supports the notion that child behavior with mother’s voice gets ingrained actually in the...

Bhujangasana: Helps in curing low blood pressure


By Atul Vyas  The Ayurvedic physicians developed simple methods of categorizing the physiological body functions and their pathology, by the three bio markers of vata, pitta and kapha. These three biomarkers cannot be seen as separate as the living matter also creates an inseparable unity. Ayurvedic biomarkers or energies are physio-pathological. The three bio- energies have...

The Process of Building the Brahmacharya


By Bal Ram Singh, PhD What really constitutes the Brahmacharya, and how does one get the training! While Brahmacharya is referred differently in different texts, the Bhagvadgita refers to the Brahmacharya multiple times in diffrent contexts. देवद्विजगुरुप्राज्ञपूजनं शौचमार्जवम् | ब्रह्मचर्यमहिंसा च शारीरं तप उच्यते ||6.14|| deva-dwija-guru-prājña- pūjanaṁ śhaucham ārjavam brahmacharyam ahinsā cha śhārīraṁ tapa uchyate Through observing expansive creativity (brahmacharya), and non-violation (of...

Setu Bandhasana: Calms mind and Pitta Dosha


By Atul Vyas  Pitta type dominant constitution arises from predominance of aggression. Such a person is a critical thinker and decisive. They are often called Type-A personality. They do better in cooler climates as they are hot blooded. With balanced pitta such people withstand great deal of physical stress but if they crack the physical damage may...

Mother’s Yama: Training of Brahmacharya


By Bal Ram Singh, PhD Assuming everything that happens in this universe only results from karma, one would ask what is the karma of the Brahamacharya? As mentioned in the previous article, brahmacharya, a conduct or acharna, is a learned trait in this world. Where does one learn the Brahmacharya? The primordial teacher of a child, not...

Yog Mudra: For improving metabolism


By Atul Vyas To balance pitta and increase basal metabolic rate yoga has very effective interventions. As prana manifest in the physical body, it moves in different ways, depending on all of life's circumstances. In Ayurveda, the science of life is the manifestation of prana in the body is described by the energetic interplay of the...

Brahmacharya: Learning from conduct throughout the life


By Bal Ram Singh, PhD Brahamacharya if the first of the four varnashramas or stages of life. The other three being Grihastha, Vaanprastha, and Sanyasa. It may be worthwhile to pay attention to the later portions of the each of these words. Brahm + acharya; Griha + stha; Vaan + prastha, and Sam + nyasa; those...

Some tips to manage childhood obesity


By Dr. Chetna Bakshi & Sameera Khan  Childhood obesity is an ongoing problem in the United States. A lot of times parents are unaware that what they are feeding their children can be causing unhealthy eating habits. We understand that the struggle is real. Especially for busy parents who are juggling their full-time work with responsibilities...

Trump says US government has ‘vital role’ opposing abortion


Washington: Former President Donald Trump said the federal government should play a “vital role” opposing abortion but again failed to provide specifics on what national restrictions he would support if elected to the White House again. Trump’s remarks to a group of influential evangelicals last Saturday on the anniversary of the Supreme Court overturning the national right to an abortion stood...