The Ayurvedic Lifestyle

How to Use our Digestive Spice Blends

Dipanas are herbs that increase agni, the digestive fire located in the stomach. When agni is strong and working optimally, the body’s ability to break down, absorb and assimilate nutrients from fo...

Ingredient Spotlight: Sesame Oil for Vata Dosha

Sesame is traditionally used in Ayurvedic body oil formulations due to its warming, grounding and calming effects on the nervous system. Additionally, it is highly nourishing, moisturizing and abso...

Round-up Your Cart to Help us Support these Organizations in 2022

This year, we will continue our efforts to raise money for social and environmental justice through our Shopping Cart Round-Up Campaign. At checkout, you may choose to round up your purchase total...

Take an Ayurvedic Virtual Class from Home!

To deepen your understanding of Ayurveda and how to successfully apply it in your life, we are now offering an online virtual classroom where you can take the classes - Introduction to Ayurveda and...

Ayurvedic Tips to Keep Calm this Holiday Season

This time of year certainly has many gifts to bestow upon us - holiday cheer, the warm and fuzzy feeling of being curled up by the fire, quality time spent with loved on...

Giving Back to India with The Desai Foundation

The season of giving has arrived and we are here to share our Ayurvedic love near and far! That’s why, in celebration of Thanksgiving, Black Friday, Small Business Saturday, Cyber ...

Healthy Vata Digestion for Fall & Early Winter

During the fall and early winter months, the light, cold and dry qualities of vata dosha have the potential to disrupt the body and mind’s equilibrium. In fact, out of a...

Flavors of Fall! Ayurvedic Pumpkin Spiced Cider Recipe

No matter how you celebrate this festive time of year, we think that cozying up with the flavors of fall is a must! Here we share with you a recipe for Ayurvedic Pumpkin Spiced Cider. This autumn-i...

The Ayurvedic Benefits of Organic Cultured Ghee

This blog introduces Pure Indian Foods Cultured Ghee, a traditionally made, certified organic and grassfed ghee crafted from cultured butter using classical Ayurvedic methods. It explores the impor...

Vata Balancing Self-Care for the Dry, Mobile Energy of Fall

Fall asks us to cultivate lifestyle choices that will keep us feeling grounded and stabilized as the light, cold and mobile energy of vata dosha begins to increase. Here we share some of our favori...

You Know Your Dosha... Now What?

written by Lydia Willig, owner & director of Earth Walker Yoga   A soft breeze swept through the yard, offering a moment of reprieve from the hot summer sun. I was s...

Raw Apple Cider Vinegar: An All Natural Ingredient for Healthy Skin

Raw apple cider vinegar (ACV) has a rich history of helping to remedy ailments from sore throats and colds to healing wounds and supporting the gut microbiome. Although well known and often used as...

The Queen of Flowers: Magnificent Rose & It's Benefits

Like all PAAVANI products, our Rose Water is made in our Northern California apothecary in small batches by our dedicated team of Ayurvedic herbalists. We developed our organic Rose Water with the ...