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What’s the best position for a good night’s sleep? How can an ayurvedic breakfast help me get a healthy start to my day? What can I do to curb hair loss? – Whatever question is on your mind, our Indian Ayurveda experts, Dr Saurabh Sharma and Dr Rajat Sharma regularly answer all your questions from the Maharishi Ayurveda perspective in our “Ask the Vaidya” feature.

We’re always impressed by the issues you raise. Here is a selection of some particularly interesting questions and answers, with lots of valuable Ayurveda tips for every day.

We hope you enjoy them and find a lot of helpful insights for your Ayurveda lifestyle!

Your Maharishi Ayurveda Team

Ayurvedic at-home programme for wellness and cleansing

It was an annual ritual for our mothers and grandmothers: a thorough spring cleaning after winter had passed. In China, dirt is considered a hiding place for demons and a symbol of all the troubles of the past year—so apartments are thoroughly cleaned in the days leading up to the Spring Festival.

Giving your house a deep clean and decluttering closets, cellars, and storage spaces symbolises new beginnings. You unburden yourself of things that no longer belong to you and your life.

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– with 10 tips for living a happier and healthier life

Mental health is essential for living a fulfilled, happy, healthy life. So how can we best support our mental health?

Dr Robert Schneider (USA) shared with us some time ago his “7 secrets for a long and healthy life” and we are now exploring with him how the age-old ayurvedic knowledge about (long) life can help us achieve and maintain really good mental health. We put the following questions to him:

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Women in particular want to have strong, thick, healthy and shiny hair, but the topic of hair health is just as relevant for men. Beautiful, shiny hair is not only attractive; it also reflects good health, helps to create a positive mood and encourages us to behave more confidently.

Our hair is exposed to a whole host of challenges during our lifetime, from sun and seawater to hormonal changes and stress. You can contribute a lot to beautiful, sleek hair with the right care and dosha balance.

We’ll reveal the most effective Ayurveda tips for wonderfully healthy hair, hair growth and care and protection against hair loss, and we’ll also show you in detail how to perform a soothing and effective ayurvedic head massage on yourself.

Restlessness, too much input, stress, the feeling of a “heavy stomach” – these are just a few of the many reasons why we don’t sleep well or feel rested in the morning. Often, the reasons for poor sleep can be traced back to our daily, familiar routine. Ayurveda expert Dr. Saurabh Sharma explains how Ayurveda can help individuals with sleep problems optimise their routine. He also shares tips specific to each dosha type on how to sleep better. Dr. Sharma says: Continue reading →

Imagine starting each day feeling happy and in a good mood, being in touch with ourselves and aware of our own inner voice? Imagine remaining calm and positive in every situation and being in harmony with our own feelings - in short: Imagine feeling great all around and healthy in body and mind? We will share the best tips from our Ayurveda experts Dr. Richa Shrivastava and Vaidya Dr. Saurabh Sharma on how to maintain (or even regain) your inner balance. Continue reading →

A woman’s body experiences challenges at different stages in life – from menstrual cycles through to pregnancy and menopause – those hormonal influences can be more than a little stressful.

How can Ayurveda help women enjoy their womanhood freely and fully and to experience optimism, wellbeing, serenity and zest for life throughout all phases of life? Continue reading →

Iron, calcium & Co

Do you know? What exactly are minerals? Why are they important, and what are they good for? What can you do to make sure that you are getting the right amount of these nutrients? Which foods contain minerals, what minerals are described in Ayurveda – and what is their natural origin? Why is the processing of minerals as you see it described in such great detail in ayurvedic texts so important and elaborate? In this article we will take a closer look at all this and much more. Continue reading →

Our complexion can tell a lot about us, about our emotions and our health. Whether we are living in harmony with ourselves and our surroundings, whether we are successful in balancing work and rest, and whether we suffer from chronic stress — all this is reflected in our skin.

We will share with you what Ayurveda believes is the secret of healthy skin, and what you yourself can do to have radiantly beautiful skin. Continue reading →

Bones & Joints accordig to Ayurveda

Ayurveda distinguishes seven body tissues, the so-called dhatus. One of these is the bone tissue, the asthi dhatu, which gives our body structure, stability, and strength.

To have strong and resilient bones we must have a well-balanced digestive fire (agni). This digestive fire ensures that we effectively absorb and utilise calcium and phosphorus – both essential nutrients for our bones. Continue reading →