Moon in Rohini, Nov. 2nd – 3rd Amidst the dust kicked up as our political wheel makes another rotation and a (visible) leader is elected, the Moon will be gracefully swinging through it’s sign of exaltation, and mulatrikona, Taurus. This is a very lunar friendly...
The liver isn’t called “liver” for no reason; a healthy liver allows us to be healthy livers of our own lives. The liver processes toxins, nutrients, blood, and emotions—specifically anger, and it also plays a role in metabolic function, hormone breakdown, and how the...
What do you think of when you hear the word bitter? Usually, there’s a negative connotation: “that person is so bitter,” “I feel bitter about this situation.” What I find so interesting about bitter, though, is that it can be incredibly healing if we let. Whenever...
Salty is one of the six tastes in Ayurveda, best known for the way salt enhances the flavor of just about everything we sit down to eat. Just a pinch of salt is all it takes to bring out the other five flavors, and make our taste buds respond with a pleasure and...
The purpose of the Vedic sciences is to promote Self-realization. Known as sister sciences, Ayurveda and Jyotish (Vedic astrology) have been studied as parallel practices since their conception. Ayurveda translates into “knowledge of life,” and Jyotish...
Our entire psychology is connected with our nutrition. Salt: basis for awakening consciousness; Sour: refreshing, activating; Sweet: general sense of well-being; Bitter: resistance for the will” – Albert Soesman The Six Tastes Taste has been studied for thousands of...