Dhanwantari

Foreword

Preface

Introduction

1    The Three Gunas
2    The Science of Breath
3    The Glory of Waking Up
4    Energizing Your Body Through Massage
5    Bathing: A Way to Vitality
6    The Meaning of Meditation
7    Diet: Why Vegetarianism?
8    Diet: Toward a New Understanding
9    Diet: Specific Foods
10    Fasting: Reprogramming the Organism
11    Notes on Sleep
12    Your Need for Exercise
13    Home Remedies
14    Why Jewelry for Health
15    Semen, Drugs, and Youth
16    Conclution

Index

Composer, artist, and Tantric scholar, Harish Johari began his training in Ayurveda at an early age, studying with several traditional practitioners. He is the author of Ayurvedic Massage, The Healing Power of Gemstones, The Healing Cuisine, Tools for Tantra, Chakras, Numerology, and Breath, Mind, and Consciousness. He divides his time between India, Germany, and the United States.

"Harish Johari is Ayurveda's Renaissance man."
Yoga Journal

"A fine introduction both to the science of Ayurveda and to its cuisine."
Hinduisim Today

HEALTH / AYURVEDA

“Harish Johari is Ayurveda’s Renaissance man.”
--Yoga Journal

Over the past twenty-five years Harish Johari’s books and workshops on India’s Ayurvedic traditions of healing, cooking, massage, numerology, gemology, and meditation have changed the lives of countless individuals in the West and have established Johari’s reputation as the foremost ambassador of the Ayurvedic life. Now Johari’s vast knowledge on Ayurveda has been distilled into one convenient volume.

Dhanwantari, named for the classical Indian god of medicine, is a complete guide to living the Ayurvedic way. Chapters focus on diet, breathing, bathing, meditation, sleeping, exercising, medicine, jewelry, and sex. Anyone seeking a spiritual, scientific, and practical set of principles for daily life will discover an excellent guide in this time-tested system. By improving the health of their bodies and minds, individuals will find that a greatly expanded breadth of life experiences is suddenly open to them.

Composer, artist, and Tantric scholar, HARISH JOHARI began his training in Ayurveda at an early age, studying with several traditional practitioners. He is the author of Ayurvedic Massage, The Healing Power of Gemstones, The Healing Cuisine, Tools for Tantra, Chakras, Numerology, and Breath, Mind, and Consciousness. He divides his time between India, Germany, and the United States.