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Intimacy is not Scale-able


By Bhaswati Bhattacharya Ambitious entrepreneurs in the ayurveda sector are generally trained in engineering, medicine, or modern science and business. They embrace the economic models that calculate profits based on currency, not on impact on environment, social human capital, or ability to self-heal. Entrepreneurs who are transactional look only at parameters of currency, scale growth,...

Rise and Shine


By Bhaswati Bhattacharya Most of us would love to awaken before dawn refreshed and full of abundant enthusiasm and energy to start our day and have extra time to finish projects, spend time in nature, or begin creative works.  To start that return to ebullience, take two days to observe what prevents you from resting.  What priorities...

The Wisdom of the Moon


by Bhaswati Bhattacharya   Many regard the moon as unimportant and ritualistic, assigning to it dark, superstitions and nefarious activities. They mock the women who claim that their menstrual cycles are connected to the lunar cycle, and they claim their superior scientific knowledge is data-driven.   Biologists - who are also scientists and data-driven - have been collecting...

Screening the Sun at Dawn and Dusk


By Bhaswati Bhattacharya Some of us remember when every talk show on health discussed the dangers of being in the sun without sunscreen. Sun was the evil force that prevented us from leading healthy lives. Products that protected us from the rays of the sun abounded: visors, sunglasses, UV-prevention glass windows, car glass covers, and...

The Poverty of Convenience


Everyday Ayurveda by Bhaswati Bhattacharya One of the things killing us slowly is the premium we put on convenience, and the priority of convenience we teach to our children and students. Here are three examples of choices we make in modern living, and the deeper thoughtful dharma option that integrates health and well-being into each...

Heading South from Summer Solstice


By Dr. Bhaswati Bhattacharya A shared sense of time is recent in human history. Before that, people lived in accordance with the rhythms in the land and sky around their homes. They looked at the sun, the stars, the land and the moon to calculate when to plant seeds, when to travel, when to harvest,...

Kneading Your Muscles


Everyday Ayurveda by Bhaswati Bhattacharya When most people think of Ayurveda, they either associate herbs taken as powder, decoction or ghee, or they think of oil massage. In its various forms, oil massage of the body is known as  abhyanga. It combines the benefits of the loving kindness of physical touch with a supply of moisture deep...

Wise Smoke for the Deep Throat


Everyday Ayurveda by Bhaswati Bhattacharya     To keep the voice healthy, medicated herbs needed to be introduced into the throat periodically. Lozenges, teas and gargling work, but they touch deep into the throat for just moments. Ayurveda spent considerable time developing delivery forms for its medicines, addressing the concerns of ease of use, pleasant taste, stability in...

The Mathematical Language of Magic


Everyday Ayurveda by Bhaswati Bhattachar Imagine a language that embeds its understanding of chemistry, astronomy, meteorology, botany, physiology, ecology and other sciences into the etymology of words. That language is Sanskrt. With layers and layers of subtle mathematical nuance in tone, cadence, and rhythm, Sanskrt is a language done well, meaning it has perfectly encompassed...