Vaidya Mishra’s beautiful and profound response to a question from me about the prana-tejas-ojas model of contemporary Ayurveda. In this response, Vaidya ultimately elucidates the nature of marma points and how marma is the heart of Ayurvedic medicine.

A summary of Vaidya Mishra’s unique contributions to Āyurvedic Medicine, including the transdermal marma system.

How I became interested in astrology and what it reveals about the nature of traditional medicine.

Graduate research paper for the California College of Ayurveda on the role of Guduchi in Ayurvedic materia medica.

An exploration of health as a dynamic reality, rather than a fixed state.

A simple recipe for making Indian paneer—a soft and easily digestible fresh cheese.

A description of the five elements in a 17th century Tibetan astrological text.

Toward a dynamic view of the constitution in the context of natal astrology.

An examination of a classical Tibetan herbal formula, including a TCM pattern perspective by Bob Flaws.

Perspectives on moxibustion and bloodletting in Tibetan Medicine and the curious lack of needling approaches.

Paradoxical classifications of saffron in Ayurveda and Tibetan Medicine.

Thoughts on my journey through the three great medical systems of Ayurveda, Tibetan Medicine, and Chinese Medicine.

My kitchari recipe.

A comparative analysis of palpation and perception in the varying pulse diagnosis systems of Chinese Medicine, Āyurveda, and Tibetan Medicine.

Recipe for Āyurvedic Ojas Milk—recommended for its immune-building and vāta-balancing properties.

Reflections on the mirror-like dynamics of the patient-practitioner relationship.

Thoughts on the preservation of the ancient wisdom-culture of Tibet, in honor of the 62nd anniversary of Tibetan Uprising Day.