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Ayurvedic Oils to Replenish Soma This Season
This Full Moon, soften into stillness with Ayurvedic oils that nurture your body, soothe the mind, and replenish Soma—the sacred essence of calm, vitality, and inner nourishment.
Whether you seek to ground anxious Vata, soothe Pitta heat, or simply return to your own rhythm, these therapeutic oils can support you:
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Ksheerabala Thailam – Deeply nourishing for the nervous system and ideal before rest or meditation.
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Dhanwantharam Thailam – Strengthens vitality and supports circulation; perfect for cold, depleted states.
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Maha Narayana Thailam – A classical rejuvenating oil for tired muscles, deep tissue nourishment, and Soma restoration.
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Pinda Thailam – Cools inflammation and soothes heat in joints or the skin.
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BioVeda Vata Oil – Our everyday grounding blend for winter warmth and gentle balance.
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As men move through midlife, both physical and emotional changes can quietly emerge — often misunderstood or overlooked. Unfortunately, societal expectations have long discouraged men from prioritising self-care, leading to a silent pattern of burnout, fatigue, and preventable illness.
Ayurveda offers a grounded and holistic approach to this transition, honouring the unique challenges men face in their 40s, 50s and beyond. Symptoms such as slower recovery, aching joints, fatigue, irritability, and brain fog aren’t simply “part of getting older.” They are signals from the body — calling for deeper attention and care. In Ayurveda, this phase of life is not something to push through or ignore, but a powerful invitation to reassess how we care for ourselves on every level: physical, emotional, and spiritual. These changes often reflect a broader hormonal and systemic shift, reminding us of the need for holistic support — not just for the body, but for the whole being.
The Perimenopause Portal: An Ayurvedic Perspective on Transformation
Perimenopause is not a decline — it’s a sacred shift into wisdom, insight, and intuitive power. In this newsletter, we explore how Ayurveda and Naturopathy view this transitional phase of life, with guidance on how to support your body, hormones, digestion, and nervous system through grounding rituals, herbs like Shatavari and Ashwagandha, and practical lifestyle tools to restore balance. Let’s reclaim this stage of life as a rite of passage, not a problem to fix.
Grounding daily rituals to support your Prana and balance Vata
Ayurveda teaches that beyond our physical body lies the subtle body — a dynamic energetic system made up of chakras, nadis, and prana (life force). This subtle body reflects our emotional, mental, and spiritual health and is often where healing begins, even before physical symptoms appear.
When prana flows freely, we feel vibrant, clear, and connected to a greater universal energy — an intelligent field that transcends space and time. Practices like breathwork (pranayama), meditation, mantra chanting, and abhyanga (self-massage) help us tune into this field and support our energetic wellbeing.
At BioVeda, our Ayurvedic products are designed to be more than remedies — they are tools for reconnection and remembrance. Each ritual, from applying oil to sipping tea, is a way to come home to yourself.
Healing doesn’t start when illness appears — it begins with intention, awareness, and alignment.
Stay soft, stay aware, stay connected.
With love,
Carly Merlo
