Stay inspired with useful tips that can help you maintain a healthy Ayurvedic lifestyle all year round. The goal of The Raj Blog is to make the knowledge of Ayurveda simple and easy for you to understand and to integrate into your daily life. While Ayurveda is indeed an ancient science, its wisdom is timeless and it is a valuable resource for creating balance in our modern lives.
The change from Vata season to Kapha season is not as clear as the change from Kapha to Pitta, or Pitta to Vata. Both Vata and Kapha are characterized by cold. When the dry cold of fall and early winter transforms into a wetter cold, this heralds the switch of seasons. Often this change occurs…
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Ayurveda has several recommendations for improving your overall health by prioritizing your bedtime. While Ayurvedic sleep wisdom is often briefly discussed, we believe that a comprehensive understanding can unlock profound benefits for your overall well-being. Here are four aspects of Ayurvedic sleep wisdom that can help you achieve a healthy mind and body. Set a…
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Driving through your neighborhood these days, you may notice people preparing their homes and yards for winter. This alertness to preparing for the change of seasons also needs to extend to our own physiologies. As we head into the fall season, it is very important to start taking measures to pacify Vata dosha. Vata controls…
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November is the time of year when many are beginning to make travel plans, whether it is for Thanksgiving, Christmas, Hanukkah, New Year’s, or simply planning a January escape from snow and cold weather. Traveling during the late fall and winter has its challenges. When we travel at any time of the year, Vata dosha can…
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According to Ayurveda, good digestion is the key to good health. When one’s digestion has been compromised, a light diet is often recommended to help to get out digestive “fire” back to strength. Recently someone expressed concern about adopting this light diet. His concern was that he did not want to lose weight or increase…
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As we progress through the cool days of fall and winter, many people find themselves bothered by Vata disorders such as anxiety, tension, insomnia, constipation and aching joints. Vata dosha becomes aggravated during cold, dry, windy weather because the nature of Vata itself is dry, cold, light and active. To keep Vata in check, try these recommendations:…
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One of the top recommendations that is given to guests at The Raj Ayurveda Health Spa is to add daily oil massage to their daily routine when they return home. The effects of daily Ayurveda oil massage (recommended before bathing in the morning) are multifold: Not only will a morning oil massage help pull toxins…
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It is not uncommon for parents of toddlers to stress over getting their children into top pre-schools so that they will have the best possible start in life. But, according to Ayurveda, getting the best start for your child should begin months before the child is even conceived. And while many mothers-to-be have started to…
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Alzheimer’s Disease is the most common cause of dementia, a brain disorder affecting the parts of the brain controlling thought, memory and language. About 4.5 million Americans suffer from Alzheimer’s and the number of cases are expected to quadruple by 2050. Ayurveda, the original health science of India, offers much needed knowledge on how to…
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Psoriasis is a complex disorder involving both the skin and the joints, which are governed by Pitta and Vata, respectively. While only an Ayurvedic pulse assessment can uncover an individual’s specific situation, imbalances of both Pitta and Vata are usually involved with psoriasis. The end of summer and beginning of fall can be a time…
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