Preserving Heritage: Why Tamil Nadu’s Mandapams and Art Forms Need Our Attention
Preserving Heritage: Why Tamil Nadu’s Mandapams and Art Forms Need [...]
Exploring the Role of Paramparā and Dṛṣṭi in Modern Education
Exploring the Role of Paramparā and Dṛṣṭi in Modern [...]
Interconnectedness of Indian Wisdom Traditions
Join us in beautiful Sivananda Ashram Yoga Retreat in Nassau, Bahamas, to explore the cultural, spiritual, philosophical, scientific and artistic context in which Indian wisdom traditions like yoga and Ayurveda exist. We will all be fed vegetarian food, have daily yoga classes, learning sessions together, satsangs and time in the ocean and sun, all in the harmonious environment of an ashram that welcomes all religions, faiths, and humans.
Hitāyu & Sukhāyu: Psychology of Wellbeing & Happiness
Dr. Mala Kapadia, Director, Interdisciplinary Research Initiatives, Anaadi Foundation, Palani, Tamil Nadu, Bharat joins Drs. Claudia Welch & Ramkumar--and the Vedic Threads community to discuss how the pandemic era has created, unveiled and exacerbated mental health concerns that persist. It has been a strong wake-up call to humanity. In the post-Covid, “new normal”, we are prompted to evaluate the strength of our health, happiness and immunity, and question how we are living and what indeed is and supports these things.
Animal, Plant and Agricultural Ayurveda
Along with the 8 branches of Ayurveda that apply to humans, we can understand that, depending on the teacher, there are 2 or 3 other branches: one covers agriculture or farming (kṛṣi Ayurveda); one plants & trees (vṛkṣa Ayurveda), and one animals (mṛga or paśu Ayurveda).
