Dr Bhaswati Bhattacharya - Everyday Ayurveda: Habits to change your life

In the show where every conversation inspires a song, Jack Stafford interviews Dr Bhaswati Bhattacharya about her book 'Everyday Ayurveda: Daily Habits That Can Change Your Life in a Day'.   Living between Manhattan and Kashi, Dr Bhaswati Bhattacharya is a licensed, board-certified physician, integrating 'Good Medicine' with Ayurveda for the past fifteen years. She is Clinical Assistant Professor of Family Medicine at Weill Cornell Medical College and a PhD researcher in Ayurveda at Banaras Hindu University. She is a 2014 senior Fulbright-Nehru Scholar, recipient of American Medical Association's Leadership Award and the first Indian to speak at Commencement Exercises at Harvard University. Her work is featured in the documentary, Healers: Journey into Ayurveda.    Stream the song: https://ffm.to/therulesofayurveda   THE RULES OF AYURVEDA (DINACHARYA) Waking up Before the sun You have your motions One-by-one Clean out the Kapha From your head Accumulated While in bed Clean the teeth And scrape the tongue Gargle with oil Then Abhyanga I get tired of the rules Nasal drops Salute the sun Wash your body When you’re done Meditate And then hydrate Break your fast Very late Exercise December to May To only half Capacity Well I get tired of the rules But every time I go a little crazy Do something I know is really wrong I wake up in the morning feeling so bad That I go running... to the rules Not holding a sneeze Or stopping a yawn No activities At dusk or dawn Only breathing Through your nose Never eating When the right ones closed All 6 tastes In every meal The ratio For how you feel I get tired of the rules Avoiding incompatible Foods Mixing with fruit It precludes Then you lie On your left side While you digest What's inside Control the body Speech and mind Granting gifts And being kind I get tired of the rules   But when I forget contraindications Don't change with the seasons or my situation Whenever I act mindlessly, I feel so bad I  go running to.... to the rules Speaking little Speaking good Speaking only When you should Not causing ill will Telling lies No dissension In others lives With a smile The first to greet Insults received Never repeat I get tired of the rules Living a life that's Filled with dharma Pursuing only Pleasure and kama Not believing All you see But nor suspect Conspiracy Perfect the skill Of adoring others Sharing profits As with brothers Not loving living alone Compassion for all Is always shown And having the long life And the health The reputation And the wealth Who's tired... of the rules?