Aside from looking pretty, Why do so many Indians wear red or decorative dots on their foreheads?
The red dot that many Indian women wear is called a “Bindi” (among other names).
Traditionally, Hindu women have worn the bindi to signify that they are married. However, in this modern age, it is becoming more of a decorative [...]
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The Bindi
Posted in India, Natural Beauty, Personal Rituals, ayurvedic beauty, body care, tagged Ayurveda, Bindi, hindu, India on June 2, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Ayurveda: The Art of Being
Posted in Ayurveda Info, Ayurveda in the Media, Doshas, India, Massage, Yoga, body care, health, meditation, tagged Ayurveda, health, Massage, meditation, Yoga on May 16, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
In this amazing documentary. Ayurveda is explored and explained in great detail.
I should warn you, it’s a full length documentary, but it’s sooooo worth the time to watch it.
Enjoy!
Tiffany
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Posted in Ayurveda Info, Ayurveda in the Media, India, body care, health, travel, tagged Ayurveda, fitness, health, media, natural healing, natural medicines, natural remedies on May 2, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Folks! If you are taking any Ayurvedic medicines, Click here – this is a ”must-read” and very important article. I encourage you to read it from beginning to end.
While it may appear at first that I am trying to tell you that Ayurvedic treatments are dangerous, what I’m actually trying to convey and encourage is the use [...]
Ayurvedic Vacation
Posted in Ayurveda in the Media, India, travel, tagged Ayurveda, fitness, India, Natural Beauty, natural health, travel on April 27, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Planning your next vacation? How about an Ayurvedic vacation! According to Forbes Traveler.com, “a recent McKinsey Report for the Confederation of Indian Industry says that medical tourism from the West could grow at an estimated 30 percent a year.” This does include surgery and the like, but also included are Ayurvedic treatments. We Americans seem to [...]
India
Posted in India, tagged Ayurveda, dosha, India, Natural Beauty, natural health, panchakaram on April 18, 2008 | 2 Comments »
I would love to visit this amazing country. The culture as a whole and it’s people are simply fascinating.
I found some interesting facts on India at this blog, and thought I would pass it along. If you’d like to view the complete list, click here.
India never invaded any country in her last 10,000 years of history.
India [...]