Rasa Ayurveda Blog

Shirodhara: Golden Thread of Peace

photo by Ingeer Hollebeek

Shirodhara (also spelled Sirodhara in the South Indian transliteration) is a traditional Ayurvedic treatment that can feel so good, its sometimes called “bliss therapy!” Shirodhara is a shamana  treatment, often prescribed during the rasayana rejuvenation period after pancha karma (the traditional Ayurvedic five actions of detoxification), or any time calming and re-integrating the nervous system…

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Found My Bliss at Rasa Ayurveda

Gwen Dever at Rasa Ayurveda

I’ve had the good fortune to be lovingly looked after by the very capable staff at Rasa Ayurveda Traditional Healing Centre for Women twice now, and I’m eagerly awaiting visit number three! My first time to Rasa Ayurveda was for a women’s retreat offered through Ayurveda Trip in 2008, mainly to learn more about Ayurveda…

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Beginning Year 5 – Rasa Ayurveda Continues

I hoped to create an image that portrayed a woman - a Goddess in us all, standing surrounded, nourished and delighted by all the elements of Nature, while positively enjoying her potential to protect and revere Life.

Dear Friends, How does a dream become manifest? Usually, the path is filled with mysterious challenges and Grace. We wouldn’t call it a journey if we traveled to our destination in a “straight line…!” It was just a little more than 4 years ago that we opened the doors of Rasa Ayurveda Traditional Healing Centre…

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Niika Quistgard – Interview by David Crow – MedicineCrow.com

Ayurveda for Women in South India - Niika Quistgard Interview

I really enjoyed talking with David Crow, who interviewed me on his educational site – MedicineCrow.com. David invited me to “tell all” about Rasa Ayurveda and the Muthashi Project. To hear the interview, click here. Don’t hesitate to download the pdf slide show found on the page, also, so you can enjoy the lush images…

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Offering Service at Rasa Ayurveda

Womenmandala

Isn’t it amazing how much more powerfully and beautifully we create when we work together? Women are great at inspiring and supporting each other, as “the beauty we love, becomes what we do.” As this year’s Onam festival comes to a close, and the abundant array of Atta Pookalam  flower mandalas fill our vision, we…

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