You are the true Life sciences, for you talk about Life in its wholeness, its entirety. You treat Life as one undifferentiated organism – mind, thoughts, energy, health, emotions. You are not one to deal with micro-issues because health is not separate from happiness and peace. What use is a healthy body if it holds a mind that is agitated and yearning for peace? You are elegant in your style of diagnosis, treatment and support. You deal with the whole tree, not merely the branches or the leaves. Your concern is truly holistic and all-pervading. You are wise enough to see beyond what is visible and apparent. And your objective is not merely health or healing but to truly guide towards a higher awareness, a greater level of self-realization, Brahman.

I stand in complete reverence of your depth of knowledge of the human body, psyche, mind and various aspects of existence. I am in utter awe of your power to elevate and enlighten. I cannot help marveling at your ability to reveal to me my own Self.

This post is dedicated to my various yoga teachers to whom I am eternally grateful, and to my Ayurvedic physician Dr. Ravi Parashar (Sri Sri Ayurveda). May they continue to shed light and knowledge on many more in this world.