Ayurveda Initiative For Global Health

We make decisions based on whether we are happy, angry, sad, bored, or frustrated. We choose activities and hobbies based on the emotions they incite. Emotions exert anincredibly powerful force on human behavior. Strong emotions can cause you to take actions you might not normally perform, or avoid situations that you generally enjoy. Why exactly do we have emotions? What causes us to have these feelings?  Researchers, philosophers, and psychologists have proposed a number of different theories to explain the how and why behind human emotions.In psychology, emotion is often defined as a complex state of feeling that results in physical and psychological changes that influence thought and behavior. Emotionality is associated with a range of psychological phenomena including temperament, personality, mood and motivation. According to author David G. Meyers, human emotion involves "...physiological arousal, expressive behaviors, and conscious experience." In psycholo...

Cosmic law is connected with cosmic light, with gods, and, later, specifically with Brahman. It was the Vedic Aryans who gave the world some of the earliest philosophical texts on the makeup of matter and the theoretical underpinnings for the chemical makeup of minerals.  Out of the total of 1131 branches of Vedas which have originated, there are only 7 branches that are available and studied. All the other branches vanished with time. And within the same, the noted Yajurveda which is supposedly known to depict the factual modern science that we know today, had 101 branches out of which only 4 are studied today, that too of Krsna Yajurveda. Astronomy, Geography, Constellation science, Botany and Animal science; Varahamihr (499 - 587 CE) was another eminent astronomer. In his book, Panschsiddhant, he noted that the moon and planets shine due to the sun. Many of his other contributions captured in his books Bruhad Samhita and Bruhad Jatak, were in the fields of geography,...

Abundant in saying but scarce in seeking, Positivitamin is essential for physical and psychological wellness and hence, the personal and professional welfare of every individual. These Seven Sparkles of Positivity, may brighten the path and enlighten the mind of the seeker. Sparkle Of Purpose: Goes a story of a visitor’s query of ‘what are you doing?’ to three persons cutting marble at a temple construction site and their respective answers: Dull- ‘I am earning my livelihood’; Disinterested- ‘I am cutting marble as instructed’ and Delightful- ‘I am making stairs for worshiper’s comfort’. Connecting to higher Purpose is core to Pursuit of Positivity. Get up with a purpose in the morning and it will sprinkle positivity through the day so life. Sparkle Of Perspective: A writer in anguish once penned down his thoughts ‘Oh God! Last year was so bad- Gall bladder surgery-long spell in hospital, 60 years of age to give up publisher’s job, painful loss of father; Son’s accident dam...

Buddhism is the world’s fourth largest religion. There are approximately 520 million people following Buddhism or approximately 7% of the global population. Siddhartha Gautama was an Indian prince in the fifth century B.C.E. who, upon seeing people poor and dying, realized that human life is suffering. He renounced his wealth and spent time as a poor beggar, meditating and travelling but ultimately, remaining unsatisfied, settling on something called “the Middle Way.”  This idea meant that neither extreme asceticism or extreme wealth were the path to enlightenment, but rather, a way of life between the two extremes. The first teachings of Buddha were delivered at a Deer Park in Sarnath. Origins can be traced to 563 B.C.E.  Buddhists believe that the human life is one of suffering, and that meditation, spiritual and physical labor, and good behavio...

1. Most species of Eucalyptus (over 800 species ) are native to Australia. The term "Eucalyptus" comes from the Greek words "eu" meaning well, and "kalyptos" meaning covered, referring to the protective conical cap covering the flower bud. 2. Eucalyptus trees love a lot of water and sun for their optimal growth. Their leaves produce aromatic essential oils and the bark exudes resinous gum to protect the plant against herbivory and pests. 3. Koalas, gliders and possums are the only mammals that derive their food from Eucalyptus trees. With koalas being the only ones that thrive on their leaves. The other two eat the gum. Neither the leaves nor the gum is nutritious. 4. Flowers of Eucalypts attract a lot of bees and are a chosen plantation tree for apiaries. The tallest flowering plants are amongst Eucalypts, some reaching about 85 m in height. 5. Some species of Eucalyptus grow lignotubers near the base of the trunk from where fresh shoots sprou...