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“Bhringraj is an Ayurvedic ingredient known as ‘the king of hair.’ It is excellent for preventing hair fall, as well as for growing strong, healthy hair,” Ajmera says. For overnight, she recommended Sahajan’s Nurture Hair Oil, which has amla, another ingredient said to help restore hair growth." Read more.

“Oiling your hair is a self-love practice to strengthen your hair and make it shine with health," explains Ananta Ripa Ajmera, spiritual teacher and co-founder and CEO of The Ancient Way and author of the 2022 book 'The Way of the Goddess: Daily Rituals to Awaken Your Inner Warrior and Discover Your True Self'. More and more people are looking into and going back to ancient beauty and health techniques and Ms. Ajmera believes this is because "We are starting to remember more, through these times of global health crisis, to return to nature for health, healing and radiant beauty." Read more.

"Just like we dress according to the weather, Ayurvedic cooking is a way of preparing food in harmony with what we need during each season, says Ananta Ripa Ajmera, co-founder of The Ancient Way. “Ayurvedic cooking focuses on spiritually charged foods that support the quality of purity and balance in your mind, a term known as sattva in Sanskrit,” she adds. “Sattvic foods are light and easy to digest and give your body strength and stability, both mentally and physically.” Read more.

“We may not have the refuge of our favorite spa, restaurant or gym right now but these rituals ask us to go inside and find a safe haven within your own self,” says Ananta Ajmera, founder of The Ancient Way and Director of Ayurveda at THE WELL. Read more.

"It really is the perfect self-love and self-care practice to nurture yourself through all the uncertainty we are facing right now," says The Ancient Way founder and CEO Ananta Ripa Ajmera. Read more.

"Ayurveda is a system of healing originated by ancient civilizations of India, thousands of years ago, and is considered the 'sister science' to yoga, Ananta Ripa Ajmera, the Director of Ayurveda at THE WELL, tells TZR in an email. And yet, amazingly, these systems and practices remain relevant today."  Read more.

"Though your experience of the season will depend on your unique Ayurvedic constitution, the heat can lead to a universal sense of physical exhaustion, as well as anxiety, worry, and frustration. Thankfully, Ayurveda is full of ideas for how we can all cool down, find energy, and boost mood during the summer months. Read more.

"I’ve been thinking about restaurants who don’t have any clear future when this passes. Perhaps we lend our gallery to chefs and restaurants to do a meal where they get the majority of the benefits? Be a nice way to create community and a kind of bridge to healing,” says The Ancient Way advisor Tim Blum. Read more.

“Orange essential oil is a bright vata-balancing citrus scent that imparts warmth and joy. It specifically gives you great energy, cheerfulness, and the courage needed for creativity to blossom.” —Ananta Ripa Ajmera, founder of The Ancient Way and Director of Ayurveda at The Well. Read more.

"The word mantra means "to protect the thinking mind" from fear, worry and anxiety, so chanting mantras has been a powerful spiritual medicine to stay mentally healthy and strong while quarantined in the heart of the COVID-19 storm here in Manhattan," says The Ancient Way founder Ananta. Read more.

“In Ayurveda, tulsi is considered a rasayana—an immunity-boosting herb,” says Ananta Ripa Ajmera, director of Ayurveda. “It enhances the body’s power to withstand the negative impact of stress and helps restore normal physiological functioning.” Read more.

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“The best advice I had all year was to learn the principles of the Ayurveda Way and take away as much or as little of it as you can. It will change everything in your life for the better. Basically, it means working with the Earth’s natural rhythm: sleeping when it’s dark, waking when it’s light. Eat with the seasons. This lifestyle leads to balance, better sleep, better digestion, everything. Give it a shot.” Read more.

“Ayurveda, the world’s oldest healing system, revolves around the sun.” says Ananta Ripa Ajmera, founder of The Ancient Way. “Living in alignment with the course and direction of the sun allows us to live in the healthiest and happiest way possible.” Read more.

"One of Ayurveda’s secrets to inner peace, then, is that happiness-giving actions are those that benefit you and society. So giving, without any strings attached, is a big secret to inner peace, so much so that alongside food and lifestyle changes, selfless service is actually listed as a key method of disease recovery in the Ayurvedic texts," says The Ancient Way founder Ananta Ajmera. Read more.