Geetanjali Chakraborty
The Cool Fig
It's Fall now, and I have been grateful for the abundance of the figs in our backyard fig tree. The more I pluck, the more it generates....
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Geetanjali Chakraborty
- Sep 16, 2021
- 6 min
Majestic Banana: The Gift that Keeps on Giving
As a granddaughter of India’s partition in 1947, I had the unique honor of being born in a bi-cultural family. My father's parents...
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Geetanjali Chakraborty
- Nov 23, 2019
- 2 min
Growing Saffron
"Guess what, saffron plants are now available in the Mountain View Farmer's Market!"
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Geetanjali Chakraborty
- Nov 16, 2019
- 3 min
Ayurveda in Suzhou, China
Earlier this year, I was invited to moderate an Ayurveda panel for the At One International Conference under the auspices of the broader...
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Geetanjali Chakraborty
- Aug 4, 2019
- 4 min
The Bard's Nature and Farm University
Every year, I have been spending summers in India with my family. Our children and their grandparents get to know each other, and all of...
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Geetanjali Chakraborty
- Jun 15, 2019
- 2 min
Lesser Known Plants and Herbs in Ayurvedic Medicine
In this post, I will focus on Lesser Known Plants. By "Lesser Known," I don't mean that the plants are lesser known, but that their ...
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Geetanjali Chakraborty
- Apr 30, 2019
- 3 min
Food and Mood
I explored the link between Food and Mood in a panel at 1440 Multiversity in this year's National Ayurvedic Medical Association conference.
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Geetanjali Chakraborty
- Dec 24, 2018
- 4 min
Lessons from witnessing a passing
My grandmother had lived to be 91, and we wanted to celebrate her life after her passing. The funeral was a grand gathering of the family...
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Geetanjali Chakraborty
- Dec 1, 2018
- 5 min
The Garden that became a Forest
My workspace at home is our dining table that faces the green garden where we have what I think of as our extended family.
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Geetanjali Chakraborty
- Jan 16, 2018
- 5 min
Living Naturally the Ayurveda way
The lifestyle that we aspire to have in Ayurveda is one where you live in harmony with nature and according to your natural biorhythm.
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Geetanjali Chakraborty
- Nov 25, 2017
- 12 min
Ayurveda and Pregnancy
Vata will rise steadily throughout pregnancy, coming to a climax for childbirth. This is nature's way of supporting the childbirth.
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Geetanjali Chakraborty
- May 4, 2016
- 5 min
Spring out of your Allergies
Based on a talk given for the California Association of Ayurvedic Medicine (CAAM) on May 2, 2016.
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Geetanjali Chakraborty
- Apr 30, 2016
- 2 min
Four Superhero Herbs
To celebrate Earth Day, we will examine four "superhero herbs" that you can plant in your garden.
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Geetanjali Chakraborty
- Apr 25, 2016
- 3 min
Ayurveda Lifestyle: A 6-week experiential workshop at Stanford University
The class helped participants experience the power of the ancient science of Ayurveda and feel its relevance even after five thousand years.
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Geetanjali Chakraborty
- Dec 31, 2015
- 3 min
Children's Kitchen First-Aid Kit and Ayurvedic Dessert, Breakfast and Snack Alternatives
I had the opportunity of teaching young kids, aged from 6 to 11 years.
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Geetanjali Chakraborty
- Jun 28, 2015
- 1 min
Ayurvedic theory of digestion
At Vedika's meetup Sangha themed on "It's more than what you eat: Ayurveda for healthy digestion," I gave the starting talk on Ayurvedic...
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Geetanjali Chakraborty
- May 27, 2015
- 2 min
Ayurveda's All-Natural Stress Rebooting Tools
What if there was a way to do a quick reboot in the middle of the day just like your computer does?
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Geetanjali Chakraborty
- May 20, 2015
- 1 min
Introduction to Ayurveda at Stanford University
Introduction to Ayurveda
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Geetanjali Chakraborty
- May 9, 2015
- 2 min
Balancing Moon Cycles with Ayurvedic Lifestyle and Nutrition
Science and the sacred intermingle in Ayurveda, where doctors worshipped everything that supported life.
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Geetanjali Chakraborty
- Mar 26, 2015
- 2 min
Ayurveda's Advanced Pulse Reading
I was invited as a featured speaker at the Health Technology Forum meetup on Women's Day, focusing on this theme: The event will...
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