Robert E. Svoboda
Robert E. Svoboda, BAMS, is the first Westerner to graduate from a college of Ayurveda and be licensed to practice Ayurveda in India. During and after the formal Ayurvedic training that awarded him a Bachelor of Ayurvedic Medicine and Surgery degree, he was tutored in Ayurveda, yoga, jyotisha, tantra, and other forms of classical Indian lore by his mentor, the Aghori Vimalananda. He is the author of more than a dozen books and has served as adjunct faculty at the Ayurvedic Institute in Albuquerque, New Mexico, and Bastyr University in Kenmore, Washington.
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Which Direction Do You Sleep In? According to Ayurveda, It Matters According to vastu shastra, the Hindu version of feng shui, the direction in which your head points while you slumber matters.
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A Planetary Guide to Shelter-in-Place: What to Do, Eat, and Wear According to Vedic Astrology If self-isolation has you a little disoriented, Jyotish—also known as Vedic astrology—can help you get realigned according to the guidance of each day’s ruling…
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Love and Ojas: Celebrating Chocolate Through the Lens of Ayurveda Lauren Gernady of the Kripalu School of Ayurveda explains why dark chocolate keeps us in balance, and shares her recipe for Lime Coconut Vegan Truffles.
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Teaching Yoga on the Water: A Q&A with Anna Levesque Anna Levesque, an international paddling, yoga, and Ayurveda wellness coach, talks about the skills—and the surrender—that support yoga teachers when taking…
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Sensing the Seasons: Ayurveda for Aligning with Nature in the Age of Climate Change How do we sync up with what’s happening in the out-of-doors when we’re constantly surprised by what the weather brings?.
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Ayurveda’s Secrets for Breaking Bad Habits Why is it that we often know what we should do (go to bed early, meditate, exercise), but we don’t do it? And we know what we shouldn’t do but we do it anyway?
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A Mother’s Journey from Trauma to a Path of Healing Lorraine Cannatta, guest blogger My decision to study Ayurveda evolved out of a family trauma. My son, Jacob, and his wife and daughter were visiting me and...
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