Spending the weekend immersing myself in the teachings of Ayurveda. Here I am in California, where in my mom’s garden, fall seems to linger into January and there is no sign of winter. What a treat!

The basic principle of Ayurveda is to prevent and treat illness by maintaining balance in the body, mind, and soul through proper diet, exercise and lifestyle, as well as herbal remedies.

Ayurveda:

The ‘Science of Life’ is

India’s traditional, natural system of medicine that has been practiced for more than 5,000 years. Ayurveda provides an integrated approach to preventing and treating illness through lifestyle interventions and natural therapies. Ayurvedic theory states that all disease begins with an imbalance or stress in the individual’s consciousness. Ayurveda is Yoga’s sister science.