Blogs from Mahe, Kerala, India, Asia

WHAT IS AYURVEDA? Ayurveda is the oldest healthcare system in the world, a 7,000 year old form of holistic medicine that is still practiced heavily in India. It is about maintaining balance in your mind & body through nutrition and lifestyle to be healthy & happy. This website provides a short and sweet explanation of Ayurveda for those who are interested: http://hinduism.about.com/od/ayurveda/p/ayurveda.htm I learned about the existence of Ayurveda from my friends Sarah & Billy, 2 of Austin’s finest yoga instructors. :) Billy also does Vedic Astrology. Sarah has been trying to help me be healthy for a long time, I have watched her form slowly into a healthy creature through yoga, nutrition and a calm, loving lifestyle. They are both inspirations to me. WHY AYURVEDA? I came to Greens Ayurveda to take a 4-week course ... read more

‘Mail, Express, Passenger’, all these word were familiar to me, but I was surprised to see them in Mananthavady, a small hamlet, close to Karnataka – Kerala border. I never knew that Mananthavady had a railway station. However, I asked the fellow who uttered these words to me. I was supposed to travel from Mananthavady to Thalassery. ‘Where is the railway station’, I asked him ‘No station here, get a ‘mail’ or ‘express’ to Thalassery’, he replied This was when the mystery popped up. Finally, I went past him and got an ‘auto’ to go to the railway station. ‘Railway Station?’ I asked ‘What? New here?’ The auto guy replied ‘I need to catch an express to Thalassery’, was my counter reply. ‘Oh, get in’, he asked After 10 minutes he dropped me at the bus ... read more