Ayurveda is in my blood. Born in 1908, my paternal grandfather Hazari Lal Passi began to study Ayurveda in Amritsar when he was a settled family man aged 30. 4 years later, eager to learn more [...]

It’s been snowing today. From my window I see a tree that at the moment has a stark form. Against the sky its structure has an intricate beauty. Our brains like those shapes more than they do [...]

Life might happen to us randomly…or not – we probably won’t ever know. How we respond to what it presents is what distinguishes us from one another, and maps our progress across different phases [...]

If you’ve had an Ayurveda massage, you may be familiar with the concept of marma. They’re a network of vital points across and through the body that allow tension to be released. And – well, we [...]

One principle that shapes my choices around creating beauty products is the necessity for them to be made simply from natural products. Many are those which we also think of as being therapeutic [...]

Hello! Chief Commercial and Marketing Officer Gigi here with some festive ideas. Call it Christmas, call it Yule, call it Dongzhi as they do in China and Taiwan, there are many ways to enjoy the [...]

Part of the family of trees that mahogany is the most celebrated member of, neem trees commonly reach 50 feet and can get as tall as 100 feet. They’re a familiar sight in India, valued by [...]

Covid is a reality that friends of mine are living with. It’s becoming apparent that some who’ve experienced it and thought they were on the other side of…aren’t. We’re starting to see that it [...]

When I started writing this piece the first words that came were “it’s vitally important”. And I listened to what I’d said. ‘Vital’ is to do with lifeforce in whatever way you understand that. [...]