This book provides an understanding of the vast potential we hold for creating health from within. Healing is not the purview of doctors and nurses - it is the power inherent in each of us, hidden deep in the essence of our beings. This truth is understood in the timeless knowledge of health known as Ayurveda. The mother of all the natural medicines, Ayurveda loosely translated means "the knowledge of longevity" or "the truth of life." In this unique introduction to the truth of life, the power of consciousness contained in the healing art of ancient India is brought to the fore.

No greater confusion exists than the relationship between Yoga and Ayurveda. The understanding of this ancient wisdom has been so lost that Yoga and Ayurveda are viewed as separate disciplines, each with its own tradition and philosophy. Nothing could be further from the truth.

This book draws on the ancient sages Patanjali and Charaka to demonstrate the unity of Yoga and Ayurveda. It gives essential keys to understanding the inner workings of health and how Yogic healing occurs. In addition, it gives a detailed understanding of the doshas, and subdoshas, and their...

For thousands of years, ancient medical traditions have known that one man's meat is another man's poison. Using the fundamental truths of Ayurveda, Enlightened Nutrition will show you how to choose a diet that brings the body into balance, creates life energy and greater awareness. While Enlightened Nutrition is based on the profound wisdom of Ayurvedic Medicine, it will show you how to experience these truths in your own body.

Understanding digestion and how the body re-creates itself are fundamental in improving health. Equally important is understanding what happens when...