The science of life. Ayurveda is one of the oldest traditions of daily care in the world. Its name joins two Sanskrit words, ayus, life, and veda, knowledge, and it is often called the science of life. India nurtured it and wrote it down over many centuries, and like yoga it now belongs to everyone who finds it useful.
The idea of balance. Ayurveda looks at a person as a whole: body, mind and the way you live. Its central idea is balance. It describes three doshas, vata, pitta and kapha, as qualities of movement, warmth and structure that every person carries in their own proportion, and it suggests ways of eating, resting and moving that keep them in balance through the day and the year.
Ayurveda in daily life. In practice it is ordinary and practical: regular meals and sleep, food suited to the season, cooking with herbs and spices such as turmeric, ginger and cumin, warm oil for the skin, a steady morning routine, time to move and time to be still. Ayurveda and yoga have grown up side by side, and many people who practice one come to the other.
How we offer it. Oils for the body and the hair, herbs and teas for the kitchen, and simple tools for the morning and the evening. Every product shows its maker, and we say what a product is for, never what it cures.
Ayurvedic products are not medicines approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. If you are pregnant or nursing, take any medication or are under a doctor's care, talk to your doctor before you use a herbal product.
