Guides

One of our favourite ORGANIC INDIA blends, the vibrant Tulsi Pomegranate Green Tea is full of bright bursts of pomegranate and raspberry, an energetic boost of green tea, the sweetness of hibiscus and the gentle earthy spice of Tulsi. It tastes great, but is also sooo very good for you. These are just five of the reasons [...] Continue Reading

By Organic India USA With this home pranayama meditation, you will have the opportunity to work with the breath to reach deeper states of serenity. Sometimes the best medicine is simply breathing in silence. By reserving a time and place dedicated to this practice, you open the door to peace in your everyday life. It [...] Continue Reading

By Organic India USA As we enter springtime, we encounter allergies that seem to follow the blossoming of nature. While over-the-counter medications are made to quell symptoms and suppress the body’s natural responses to allergens, Ayurveda has an altogether different approach based on time-tested holistic practices. Simply stated, Ayurvedic healers regard allergies as imbalances and [...] Continue Reading

Winter is well and truly here! Let’s keep ourselves vibrant and glowing inside and out by filling our Winter diet with some fortifying ‘superfoods’. Superfoods are known as foods that deliver an abundance of vitamins and minerals and are full of antioxidant powers. They can also support your health in numerous ways including promoting healthy [...] Continue Reading

By Organic India USA Ayurveda is one of the world’s oldest surviving healthcare systems, and is based on the “dosha” system — three types of universal energies that are applied to the human body and mind, as well as the natural world; even the weather. The doshas include Kapha, Pitta, and Vata, and as we [...] Continue Reading

What is Metabolism? Why is it important? Metabolism is the complex chemical processes that your body uses for normal functioning and sustaining life, including: (a) breaking down food and drink to energy and (b) building or repairing your body. The amount of energy your body burns at any given time is directly affected by your [...] Continue Reading

Spring, the season of renewal, invites us to clear out- not just our cupboards – our bodies, and our minds. Shedding the warm cosiness of winter, saying goodbye to those comfort carbs, and embracing uplifting and energising cleansing practices, helps us to prepare our bodies for another lap around the sun.   The below Spring [...] Continue Reading

The importance of a sound night’s sleep cannot be overstated when it comes to good health and waking up with a sense of vitality. There are a multitude of factors that can get in the way of sound sleep, many of them environmental or lifestyle related. However some of the trickiest barriers to sleep can [...] Continue Reading

About the Author: Professor Marc Cohen (aka Dr Marc) is a pioneer of wellness and integrative medicine. He is a is a registered medical practitioner with degrees in western medicine, physiology, psychological medicine and PhDs in Chinese medicine and biomedical engineering. Marc is a Founding Board Member of the Global Wellness Summit, Co-Founder of the Bathe the [...] Continue Reading

If you are a newbie to yoga, you’ll find studios offering many different types of classes with strange sounding names. Ashtanga, Hatha, Vinyasa, Yin… but which one is the one for you? While some styles of yoga focus primarily on meditation and breath work, others will allow you to work up a good sweat, so [...] Continue Reading

By Organic India USA   When Lord Siddhartha, the prince who became the Buddha, was a child, his father did whatever he could to shield his son from the reality of sickness, ageing, and death. If Siddhartha could be spared the negative realities of life, the king thought, then he would remain a devoted warrior [...] Continue Reading

You will probably already be familiar with Chai. That deliciously sweet, spicy tea is pretty well the traditional drink of India, sold at Chai stalls and train stations all over the country. Rather fittingly, Chai came from very royal beginnings. It is said that the original Chai recipe was created by the reigning king of [...] Continue Reading