Geetanjali Chakraborty
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...
top of page
Our Blog
The humble kitchen has many tricks to offer you to protect your family's health.
Search
Geetanjali Chakraborty
- Nov 23, 2019
- 2 min
Growing Saffron
"Guess what, saffron plants are now available in the Mountain View Farmer's Market!"
96 views0 comments
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...
49 views0 comments
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...
36 views0 comments
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 ...
64 views0 comments
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.
61 views0 comments
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...
71 views0 comments
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.
65 views0 comments
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.
116 views0 comments
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.
585 views0 comments
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.
100 views0 comments
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.
88 views0 comments
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.
83 views0 comments
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.
99 views0 comments
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...
41 views0 comments
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?
50 views0 comments
Geetanjali Chakraborty
- May 20, 2015
- 1 min
Introduction to Ayurveda at Stanford University
Introduction to Ayurveda
159 views0 comments
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.
35 views0 comments
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...
31 views0 comments
Geetanjali Chakraborty
- Mar 21, 2015
- 3 min
Ayurvedic Geriatrics
One of the big challenges of aging is dealing with sleep loss, and we offered a tool to improve sleep.
29 views0 comments
bottom of page