CHILDBED AND BREASTFEEDING

Immediately after the #birth, child bed begins, which usually lasts 6 weeks, but in individual cases also up to 6 months. During this time, which is called Sutika in Ayurveda, mother and child adjust to the new reality, physically and spiritually. The newborn has to get used to the new environment on earth. Intimate physical […]

The ideal conception

The second part of the Balaveda, the Suprajana-Janana, describes exactly how a healthy child is conceived. The instructions on ideal conception guides the couple in detail under which circumstances and how to to make love. If there is a lack of love or if violence involved during conception the child’s health can be deranged. This […]

Ideal food and living in childbed

In Ayurveda there are clear recommendations on diet and lifestyle in #child bed and breastfeeding. Immediately after the birth, the mother needs to regenerate physically and to get strength to produce enough milk in good quality for her baby.  Beside this she also needs to balance her Doshas which may be out of order because […]

IDEAL FOOD IN PREGNANCY

Ayurveda has clear recommendations for diet during #pregnancy. Mother and child should eat really well. At the same time the mother must keep her #Doshas in balance and not burden the digestive system too much. It is most optimal when the food and preparations meet the individual needs of the mother regarding her constitution and […]

IDEAL LIVING IN PREGNANCY

There are clear guidelines for pregnant women in the Vedas. In most Asian and Arab countries, too, pregnant women live according to traditional rules that their mothers, grandmothers and great-grandmothers have already followed. A pregnant woman should … • not fast • not having any massages in the first three months • not have sex […]

PREGNANCY

Pregnancy, also known as Garbha-Vakranti-Sharira, describes how much the mother’s behavior affects the child and which universal rules of behavior apply during pregnancy. Most important are the explanations in the Sushruta Samhita, the Ayurvedic reference work for gynecology and obstetrics. A new era begins for the mother immediately after the child is conceived. It is […]

THE PERFECT EDUCATION

SECRETS OF PERFECT PARENTING If it come to education of a child it’s better to speak about support than education. Your duty is to introduce your child to virtues and ethical behavior as well as to help him/her to align with love in all aspects of life. You also have to support his/her skills and […]

YOGA EXERCISES FOR THE BREAST

In Ayurveda and Yoga we recommend to massage the breasts every day especially when you are breast feeding. This regulates lymphatic drainage from the breast into the Ductus lymphaticus in the stomach and supports the flow of milk. Otherwise the lymph or milk may block in the breast channels. The breasts consists almost entirely of […]

GHEE

Ghee is magic and has a lot of healing properties. It’s clarified butter from cow‘s milk where the proteins are removed due to heating. What remains is the pure butter fat. This fat penetrates deep into the tissues and nourishes and cleanses all our cells. They activate the mitochondrias in our cells. This helps in […]

COOL KICHADI

In Ayurveda this dish doesn’t only taste delicious but has many healing properties. This preparation cools the body and also cleanses, detoxifies and deacidifies the tissues. It is the ideal food in #hyperacidity and increased Pitta. It is the common dish in Panchakarma cure as well as therapies for allergies and food intolerances. The fusion […]