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Readers’ Advisory for Books on Herbs, Spices, and Aromatherapy

Early Winter Advantage

Filed Under: Natural Environments

The Naturalist’s Notebook: an Observation Guide and 5-Year Calendar-Journal for Tracking Changes in the Natural World Around You. / Nathaniel T. Wheelwright & Bernd Heinrich, 2017. Illustrations by Bernd Heinrich. Storey Publishing. 208 pages: includes journal pages, personal glossary pages and resources.
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Connecting with Ayurveda

Filed Under: Ayurvedic and Chinese herbal medicine, Healing from Plants, Skin Care

Did you know you can regain health by connecting with Ayurveda?
Ayurvedic wisdom follows an ancient system of health which urges an out-of-balance or sick person to seek stability and to regain health by connecting with Ayurveda, a science of the natural rhythms of life, beginning with the sun. Although it’s not hard to grasp something of the sun’s benefits to us humans, it’s another thing to bring that appreciation into practices that are both spiritual and health-oriented. A practitioner, educator, and interpreter does this with ease.

Ayurvedic Lifestyle Wisdom: A Complete Prescription to Optimize Your Health, Prevent Disease, and Live with Vitality and Joy. / Acharya Shunya, 2017. Sounds True, Boulder, CO. 306 p. Illustrations, tables, appendices, index.

Cover of Ayurveda Lifestyle Wisdom by Acharya Shunya
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