Anda #9 - October 15, 2023

Ayurveda! Saintly cookies! Art! Music! Science! Dance! Links to what I'm seeing, hearing, tasting, and reading. "Anda" means "egg" in Sanskrit. Andas are vibrant zones of creativity.

1. It’s darn hard to find a deeply trained Ayurvedic clinician in the U.S. Jaya Kula community member, Emma Landau brings a commitment to the breadth and depth of traditional Ayurvedic medicine. Her training includes practitioner and graduate-level studies under renowned author and teacher Vasant Lad, a BAMS from the Ayurvedic Institute, and continued studies at The Arogya Center in Albuquerque. Emma also works within the Path of Pollen shamanic lineage. Telemedicine is available.
   Find out more at Ekata Ayurveda and Natural Medicine > > >

Over the coming months in these Anda posts, I’ll be featuring Jaya Kula community members who offer exemplary services and beautiful objects.
Stay tuned!

2. Get the recipe for Hildegard of Bingen’s Cookies of Joy! Also great intel about how Saint Hildegard used herbs and spices for healthcare in the 12th century.

3. It’s October, growing colder, and one of my students gave me a couple of pots of marigolds. What to do? Learn how to Grow Marigolds as Houseplants, of course!

4. Jaya Kula and the folks at Sukhasiddhi Foundation in San Rafael, California are dharma friends. Their Resident Lama, Lama Döndrup, has written an article on a topic near and dear to my heart. Check out What Vajrayana Practice Has to Offer Us in Our Daily Lives.

5. Interview with musician, singer, and songwriter Gail Ann Dorsey, considered to be one of the top bass players alive today. Also check out David Bowie: The Last Five Years on Max where Gail speaks about her life as Bowie’s bass player.

   

6. I’m in love with the paintings of Yuko Murakoshi.

   

7. The fun online newsy letter Futurism brings science, technology, and science-adjacent news. Always slightly ahead of its time.

8. The Martha Graham dance company turns 100 years old in 2023. They’re celebrating with three years of special performances. Read about it here.

9. A really long, kinda fascinating, kinda gruesome article about personal hygiene in the Middle Ages in Europe.

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