The Yoga of Herbs

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Guide to the use of herbs from Ayurvedic perspective How to balance your constitution and practice self healing. New Read [ The Yoga of Herbs ] By [ David Frawley ] – kino-fada.fr During the era of Lord Buddha the land now known as India was adorned with lush gardens and parks, ponds of lotus flowers bristling with swelling buds, palaces, and pleasure pavilions On Spring evenings these throbbed with song and dance as mango anointed breezes pierced the hearts of young ladies and their lovers Beautiful courtesans, female dancers, poets, and musicians employed by great rajas gladdened these grounds with their presence At that time, Indian philosophy, literature, and art e During the era of Lord Buddha the land now known as India was adorned with lush gardens and parks, ponds of lotus flowers bristling with swelling buds, palaces, and pleasure pavilions On Spring evenings these throbbed with song and dance as mango anointed breezes pierced the hearts of young ladies and their lovers Beautiful courtesans, female dancers, poets, and musicians employed by great rajas gladdened these grounds with their presence At that time, Indian philosophy, literature, and art effloresced Great poets and their royal audiences were as intimately intertwined as word nama and meaning rupa , and the immortal stanzas of the renowned bard Kalidasa rumbled through the domes of noble palaces like dark monsoon clouds among peaks thunderous with flashes of blinding delight In those days, the government was benign, the citizens were law abiding, and the rajas were Hindu Chinese pilgrims seeking the sacred places of Buddhis...I read only the first half, the part with theory, examples, and principles I skipped the last part about specific herbs and their details that part seems to me to befor practitioners or people diving deeper than basic familiarity I was only looking for a one hit introduction, not anything close to reading this among others in a comprehensive exploration of the topic And the book was good for exactly that purpose.TheI learn about Ayurveda, theimpressed I am with how deeply i I read only the first half, the part with theory, examples, and principles I skipped the last part about specific herbs and their details that part seems to me to befor practitioners or people diving deeper than basic familiarity I was only looking for a one hit introduction, not anything close to reading this among others in a comprehensive exploration of the topic And the book was good for exactly that purpose.TheI learn about Ayurveda, theimpressed I am with how deeply it acknowledges existence and creation in a medical system Check out this from the first pages pg 3 Evolution is a manifestation of latent potentials Within each thing is contained all things In the seed is the tree in the tree is the forest Therefore, intelligence is contained implicit...While I ve glanced through it many a time, I never really sat down and read this cover to cover before but I m glad I finally did.Definitely one of the first places to go on a journey of exploring herbs and Ayurveda Some of it feels a bit dated but not badly, but there are other books I feel cover the Ma...Ok.When i don t sleep i get hit with crazy cravings No, not for chocolate cake or whatever it is normal people crave but for things like a certain melody For a song or for crashing Waves or some name will pop into my head that i have to check out right away Like that dude Aldous Huxley Or Tolstoy or some such Mannn Last night the claws of my mind latched into this guy poor guy Vasant Lad and ayurvedic stuff Shoot There is so much i want to read But that s how it goes ...The first quarter of the book offers a simple and helpful overview of Ayervedic tradition and framework The rest is a straightforward reference and classification of primarily Western Herbs broken down into their Ayervedic properties Lesson Learned One goa...My introduction to the concepts of ayurveda I haven t explored other texts yet, but I thought this one was really good and has significantly shaped my understanding of how herbs work The focus on primarily western herbs is helpful to one with any background in western herbalism, giving the re...The Yoga of Herbs is an excellent quick reference guide to many ayurvedic plants, and is a trusty companion to the Samhitas Ayurvedic explorers will be delighted by the simplicity of this book.Amazing A fantastic guide to uses of different herbs in Ayurvedic medicine their influences on the doshas Not a good starter text I think there are other books which introduce Ayurveda in a simpler fashion , b...Interesting and not what I m used to Although the underlying theory shares certain assumptions with traditional Chinese medicine and pre Enlightenment European herbalism, the conclusions and practices differ from both Moreover, it s nothing at all like Hillbilly or Amerind folk medicine bo...Pretty good reference I think it could have been a littlecomprehensive, though I ve had to augment it with other sources, and some of the basic herbs found in Frawley s Yoga and Ayurveda, e g., Arjuna, aren t included.

The Yoga of Herbs
  • English
  • 15 November 2017
  • Paperback
  • 288 pages
  • 0941524248
  • David Frawley
  • The Yoga of Herbs