Essential Ayurveda: What It Is and What It Can Do for You

by Shubhra Krishan

Perhaps the oldest healing tradition in the world, Ayurveda is based on maintaining harmony of the mind, body, and spirit for optimal wellness, and can easily be incorporated into today's lifestyles.  Simple routines based on the age-old secrets of India's revered sages will bring you home to your body.  Ayurveda can help you re-awaken your body's power to create balance, energy, vitality, and beauty from the inside out.

Outlining the basic elements of the ancient system of Ayurveda, Shubhra Krishan teaches readers how to recognize their energy and body type, and to use Ayurvedic principles to create a balanced diet and lifestyle for their optimum health. She offers tips and suggestions for finding the best products or for creating your own with her recipes for food, beauty care, and other healthcare items. Illustrations are included.

Reviews:

"... surpassed my expectations...Krishan explores and explains each principle in comprehensible terms." - Healing Lifestyles & Spas, March/April 2003

"It's jargon-free, practical approach makes it a pleasure to read...compelling enough that you just might want to try it." - Alternative Medicine March 2003