INTREPID
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What is Disease? In Ayurveda, the word for disease is roga. It mains pain, suffering, and a lack of harmony within the self. When we look...

Watch Valerie's interview on the Dystopian Renaissance, a show designed to help you become the best version of yourself.

Explore how Ayurveda, a holistic system of medicine, addresses the mind-body connection as an essential component of health and well-being.

The true power of the practice of yoga nidra is the ability for it to bring the mind to a state of deep, clear, and unobstructed awareness.

A critical discussion: A hot topic both in modern nutrition and Ayurveda, we explore food combining and its potential benefits.

Watch Ayurvedic Health Counselor Valerie Hwang's interview with Radiance Multidimensional Media on the Ayurvedic perspective on disease.

Known in Sanskrit as abhyanga, oil massage is an amazing way to give yourself some nourishment and self-love. Here's why it's awesome.

What I learned from eating only rice, beans, oats, and fresh produce for one week This past week, Ashtanga Yoga Long Beach and Intrepid...

Making cultured ghee all the way from yogurt and cultured cream is a beautiful exercise in patience and attention.

In this personal reflection on the three gunas, I observe how the dramas of life can blindside us in our lifelong quest towards fulfillment.

If we shift the way that we look at new year's resolutions, they become powerful reminders to the commitments we make to ourselves.

The key to waking up with joy lies in the practice of gratitude. We reflect on some impactful practices that help ground us in gratitude.

Some people seem to be born already knowing their destiny. Others stick steadfast to a single pursuit in the name of greatness,...

"I-tada-ki-ma-su!" In a school classroom in Japan, is time for kyushoku, or school lunch. Each of thirty pairs of tiny hands joins...

One of my Ayurveda professors once told our class that moving is one of the most stressful events in a persons’ lifetime. As someone who...

Summer is upon us. With temperatures expected to go up to the 90's in most part of the U.S. this weekend, a lot of us are definitely...