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Top 5 Asian Yoga Retreats with Ayurveda

What good is yoga if you aren’t eating a healthy diet? Well, probably still quite good, but if your diet could do nutritionally what yoga is doing physically, then you’d be both better at yoga and healthier all round. That’s why our Asian yoga retreats all include yoga’s[...]

Wellness Wednesday – Vata Dosha: 5 Diet Tips for a Healthy Life

After finding out your dosha with our quiz, how do you make sure to keep your dosha levels in balance? Read on to learn about 5 key diet tips for those with predominantly vata dosha. Creative, light-as-a-feather and dynamic: vata personalities are influenced by the vital energy of the air. This[...]

The Links Between Yoga and Ayurveda

Yoga’s Secret Sister Teaching that No-one Talks About Even though many of us practise yoga, few of us have heard of Ayurveda – a system of holistic healing and sattvic food that originated in the same place and era as yoga – the Indus Valley Civilisation in c. 2600 – c. 1900 BCE,[...]

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Ayurveda in the Monsoons: 5 Key Benefits

Throughout the Monsoon: Ayurveda in India If you want to avoid one thing on your trip to South India, then it’s probably the rain. This exotic holiday destinations, like Sri Lanka and other south asian destinations, are most popular between October and May as people prefer to avoid the[...]

The Five Best Yoga Retreats in India

As the experts in authentic yoga holidays, we have put together our short-list of the best yoga retreats in India. Here, we’ve picked our top five[...]

5 Ayurvedic Tips for Stress-Free Holidays

Christmas – an idyllic family celebration, inspired by harmony, peace, joy and pancakes – so at least the expectations. Unfortunately, the cheerful Christmas time is often superimposed by tasks to be done, whether it be the gift purchasing, the preparation of the perfect meal or the day[...]

Ayurveda Cooking at Home: The 5 Best Recipes

You returned from your Ayurveda treatment in Sri Lanka or India and would you like to integrate Ayurveda into your daily routine at home? Are you interested in Ayurveda or an Ayurvedic diet and are curious to try out some recipes? This is easier than you might think! In the Ayurvedic diet it is[...]

Best Ayurveda Resorts in Kerala

The south Indian paradise Kerala has recently became, without doubt, one of the top must see in a lifetime holiday destinations. It is a beautiful region, directly on the Arabian sea, where serenity and stunning beaches determine pace[...]

The Seven Chakras

While each chakra is different, they all share the same general characteristics. While unable to be physically seen, one can picture a chakra as a spinning wheel, hovering in place, connecting the physical person to the energetic[...]

Quiz: What is your Dosha Type?

In Ayurveda, the determination of your Dosha type is the first step to health and healing. Each person’s body and mind is made up of all three Dosha types, but everyone is more influenced by one. Knowing which dosha type you are most influenced by can help you make choices that improve your[...]