Aging with Grace and Beauty

by Patricia Wickman
Ayurveda, the “Science of Life,” maps out a crystalline clear path to aging gracefully. Ayurveda is the traditional folk medicine from India and has been practiced for over 6,000 years. A system with that sort of longevity promises added years and quality of life for all. While it is true that time stops [...]

42-Day Sacred Window

by Patricia Wickman
In the six to eight weeks following the birth of a baby a spiritual window is open. With thoughtful preparation, this time can be exquisitely blissful. Ayurvedic practitioners advocate a speci?c protocol for mother care based on this concept of a 42-day sacred window. Making sure that a new mother’s “village” takes care [...]

Ayurveda and Yoga

by Patricia Wickman
Ayurveda is the the world’s oldest medical system and a sister science of yoga. Although studying Ayurveda is comparable to swimming across a vast ocean, the wisdom of the Ancients of India is crystalline in its beauty, simplicity and truth. Get to know the five elements (earth, water, fire, air, and ether) and [...]

Yoga and Ayurveda for the Heart

The darkness of night is coming along fast, and
The shadows of love close in the body and the mind.
Open the window to the west, and disappear into the air inside you.
Near your breastbone there is an open flower,
Drink the honey that is all around that flower.
Waves are coming in; there is so much magnificence near [...]

Ayurveda and Yoga for Holiday Serenity

by Patricia Wickman
Before you start reading this article, take a moment to ask yourself some questions. First of all, notice how you are breathing right now. Is your breathing fast? Slow? Shallow? Deep? Agitated? Calm? Also, take a mental note of how your day has gone so far. More specifically, what has been your general [...]

PCOS, Female Reproductive Health, and Ayurveda

by Patricia Wickman
It is a joy for practitioners like myself to see people make the leap of faith to add and subtract elements to and from their daily schedule based on ancient wisdom that seems vastly different from Western medicine. Ayurveda literally means the science of life. It is a complete medical system that has [...]

Battling PCOS Naturally: Mother Quest

Evidence that Ayurveda offers hope to individuals who have female reproductive imbalance
by Arwen Rasmussen
After six years of newlywed bliss, an apartment, two cats, and a home loan, my husband and I decided it was finally time to expand the family. We weren’t getting any younger and our friends all had kids, so we thought we [...]