This beautiful woman from Wisconsin told us she hadn’t had a good night’s sleep since her children were born – 25 years ago! After a five-day series of shirovasti therapy, she slept perfectly throughout the night. She slept like the babies who’d triggered her shift to insomnia so long ago. I talked to her recently –months after her treatment– and she was still enjoying great sleep every night…without drugs!

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Niika Quistgard :: Aug.28.2008 :: Patient Outcomes, Traditional Therapies :: No Comments »

Rasa Ayurveda is situated in a quiet neighborhood, just outside the ancient, small city of Trivandrum, the capital of Kerala. In many good ways, life is still very local and slow.

Consider trash, for instance. No big trucks come ’round weekly to collect garbage. No–– it pretty much stays where one leaves it, at least until a hungry critter comes along to relocate it, helping with Mother Nature’s nutrient and waste distribution system.

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Niika Quistgard :: Aug.18.2008 :: Environment :: 1 Comment »