The last blog was all about the history and physical requirements of a yoga mat. There are still many unanswered questions like why do we need a yoga mat and what all qualities should it possess? So let’s move on to answering these common doubts. Why Yoga Mats? Since its inception many centuries ago, it […]
Category Archives: Ayurvastra
The last blog was about Ayurvastra, an ancient art of making clothes. We all have a special love for colourful clothes. Colours bring out the essence of life in a fabric. Now let’s discuss how those colours are naturally made.
The Vastra The Sanskrit word ‘Ayur’ means life and Vastra means dress. Ayurvastra is the garment that ensures better health and long life. Normal fabrics like organically grown cotton yarn, jute fibre, silk, wool etc. are used to make Ayurvastra by dying them with the desired herbs in a controlled temperature and environment. Ayurvastra cloth […]
Ayurveda literally means ‘Science of Life’ (Ayur means life and Veda means knowledge) and is the ancient system of Medicine from India. It is an age old scientific method of healing with natural products. Knowledge of Ayurveda has been recorded in two of the Vedic texts: the Atharva Veda and the Rig Veda which are […]
The Sanskrit word ‘Ayur’ means life and Vastra means dress. Ayurvastra is the garment that ensures better health and long life. “Ayurvastra” is based on the Ayurvedic principle that regular contact with a cloth made from the yarns infused with organic herbs and medicinal plant extracts will relieve metabolic disorders and threads a new line […]