AYURVEDA   |  CLIFF VIEW AYURVEDA RETREAT

Cliff View Ayurveda Retreat is built in the Bauhaus style, which aims to reunite fine art and functional design, creating practical objects with the soul of artworks. The resort embrace the philosophy of traditional Ayurveda in modern style.

AYURVEDA   |  ESSAYS ON AYURVEDA

Many people in the West still believe that they are not good enough to practice yoga or that yoga isn’t suitable for them. There are some wrong assumptions of several kinds that people harbour about yoga practice.

AYURVEDA   |  ESSAYS ON AYURVEDA

In 1978, I had completed my yoga teachers training course in Puna and was returning to my Guru’s ashram in Ooty. Guru asked me to show him what I had learned. I gave an excellent half hour performance. But Guru asked, it it was all I learnt.

AYURVEDA   |  MUDRA VIGYAN HEALING

The word yoni means womb. Yoni mudra invokes the primal energy inherent in the womb of creation. It makes the body and mind more stable in meditation and develops greater concentration, awareness and internal physical relaxation.

AYURVEDA   |  MUDRA VIGYAN HEALING

One of these two mudras should be adopted whenever practising meditation. Chin mudra is performed in the same way as jnana mudra except that the palms of both hands face upwards, with the backs of the hands resting on the knees.

AYURVEDA   |  YOGA WITH CGH EARTH SWASWARA

Surya Namaskara, Salutations to the Sun, is complete Sadhana, spiritual practice, in itself. It includes asana, pranayama, mantra and meditation. It is an effective way of loosening up, stretching, massaging, toning all the joints, muscles and internal body organs.

AYURVEDA   |  AYURVEDA WITH ZUZANA ZWIEBEL

Ayurveda Trails are dedicated to everyone, who would like to travel to Kerala and search answer what is ayurveda. It does not want to be anything else, but art expression of healthy life style inspired by Indian ancient healing traditions.

story   |  THE TALK WITH DR.FIROZ VARUN

We must first ask What is yoga. It is actually every activity, which you are doing with the presence of your mind and body and if it makes you happy, then you can call it yoga. At SwaSwara we offer classical Hatha Yoga and meditation sessions.

AYURVEDA   |  ESSAYS ON AYURVEDA

Ayurveda is like an ancient tree growing from a deep spiritual base, branching into a rich and compact philosophical system. Medicine is only one aspect. The word ayus meaning life and veda meaning knowledge. Ayurveda is the art of living.

AYURVEDA   |  AYURVEDA WITH IVANA BALDO

My favorite symbol is lotus flower. The petals are considered to depict the opening of the heart. And as the roots of the lotus start in the muddy earth and rise up to the light, also we can rise up from any difficult situation and reconnect to the light again.

story   |  THE TALK WITH DR.FIROZ VARUN

Swaswara offers 3 types of ayurveda programmes: The Swa Well Being is holiday programme.The Rejuvenation Programme addresses health issues arising from modern lifestyle. The Detox & Panchakarma Programme is highly personalised.

story   |  THE TALK WITH MINI CHANDRAN

Part of ayurveda healing is not being afraid to express yourself. There is a thin line between being foolish and genial and we are afraid to cross it. We should have a good laugh or cry when we feel it, rather than trying to bottle it up and be an adult.