Arjuna (Terminalia Arjuna), an Ayurvedic Medicine for the Heart and Circulatory System

In my clinical practice and personal experience, I have often found safe, effective and relatively inexpensive natural and alchemical medicines a good therapeutic alternative to the use of expensive pharmaceutical drugs with their frequent side-effects. Arjuna (terminalia arjuna) has long been prescribed in Ayurveda, India's 5,000 year old traditional medical system, to promote heart health … Continue reading Arjuna (Terminalia Arjuna), an Ayurvedic Medicine for the Heart and Circulatory System

21st Century Medicine Must Deepen and Expand Its Scope

Today's mainstream medicine continues to work with limited understanding and healing methods that will have to be transcended if true progress is to be made in the education and healing of human individuals. Twenty-first century medicine must expand its worldview to encompass the whole human being (spirit, soul and body) and her or his whole … Continue reading 21st Century Medicine Must Deepen and Expand Its Scope

Patient Compliance: What a Loaded Term

Morality matters. Ethical scientific and medical behavio(u)r matters. Institutionalis/zed greed and dishonesty -- cultural, economic and political -- have contributed to the breakdown of healthy social relations and betray the best interests of everyone in the long run. We clearly need a combination of knowledgeable and compassionate leadership and an awake, aware and engaged public to conceive, develop and implement solutions that will lead to a healthier, happier future.

Gesundheit, Reinkarnation und Karma

Keine echte Medizin und kein tief greifendes Heilen des 21. Jahrhunderts kann die Realität von Karma und Reinkarnation von ihrer Theorie und Praxis ausschließen. Mehr Menschen sind bereit, die Wahrheit dieser Aussage in unserer Zeit zu berücksichtigen, da die Verschlechterung der Gesundheit des Einzelnen, der Gesellschaft und der natürlichen Welt eine große Herausforderung darstellt. Jeder, … Continue reading Gesundheit, Reinkarnation und Karma

Health, Reincarnation and Karma

Each of us has power, the power to heal or harm through the conscientious use of our faculties of thought, feeling and will. We can cleanse and purify all aspects of our individual and collective lives as well as create the right conditions for a healthier, happier future. Or we can continue to generate worsening toxic conditions in the mental, psychic, energetic and material dimensions. The choice is ours.

Some Thoughts on Prenatal Education

The parents’ (particularly the mother’s) spiritual, psychological and physical diet -- prayer and meditation practices; habits of thought; emotional states; the quality of reading material and media choices; intake of clean air, water and nutritious food; and a healthy daily rhythm of rest and activity -- are the most important factors contributing to the positive growth and development of the child in utero.

Ayurveda, A Cornerstone of Our Offerings

  <<Ayurveda is a healing gift to us from the ancient enlightened Vedic culture. According to astronomical records in ancient Vedic texts, the Vedic system, including Ayurveda, was in practice before 4000 BC…. Ayurveda has gone through several stages of development in its long history. It spread East along with Indian culture into Indonesia and … Continue reading Ayurveda, A Cornerstone of Our Offerings

Health Benefits of Brahmi (Bacopa & Gotu Kola)

Introduction The medicinal herb Brahmi has been used for at least 3,000 years in Ayurveda, traditional Indian medicine, and is becoming increasingly popular in the West. It can have impressive positive effects for the consciousness, mind, and body. Brahmi is a Sanskrit word derived from Lord Brahma or Brahman. Lord Brahma is the god of … Continue reading Health Benefits of Brahmi (Bacopa & Gotu Kola)

A Call to Spiritual Mentors, Healers, and Social and Environmental Activists

"None of the great human achievements have ever come from the heads of those who deem themselves practical people. Practical people have no definite opinion about what constitutes true progress for humanity. "Only when people have roused themselves to an appreciation of the great factors that stir civilization, that proceed out of the spirit and … Continue reading A Call to Spiritual Mentors, Healers, and Social and Environmental Activists