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Essential Ayurveda began in 2003, inspired by travels through India and a growing fascination with Ayurveda — a way of understanding health that considers the whole person, from herbs, food and daily rhythms to how we live, think, feel and relate to the world around us.
More than two decades later, that same curiosity continues to shape what we do.
Today, our Ayurvedic products and formulations sit at the heart of Essential Ayurveda, supported by our clinical practice, therapeutic treatments, education and professional training.
Our range has grown from more than twenty years of working with Ayurveda in clinical practice and everyday life.
Some of our herbal formulations stay close to traditional Ayurvedic combinations and the use of whole herbs. Others take a more integrative approach. Our Advanced range brings Ayurvedic principles together with contemporary research and our evolving understanding of health and physiology, using carefully selected botanical extracts, nutrients and modern ingredients.
We respect the knowledge and traditions of Ayurveda while continuing to explore how they can be understood and applied in modern life.
From herbal supplements and therapeutic oils to teas and daily rituals, we create effective formulations shaped by our experience as practitioners.
Good formulations depend on good ingredients.
We take particular care over the quality, purity and provenance of the herbs and ingredients we use, working with trusted suppliers and manufacturers in the UK and internationally. We use organic ingredients extensively throughout our ranges and are Soil Association certified.
Quality controls and appropriate testing are used throughout the manufacturing process, including testing raw materials and finished products for contaminants such as heavy metals.
Purity is fundamental to creating products we are confident to use in our own practice and recommend to others.
At its heart, Ayurveda asks a simple but profound question: What helps a human being live well?
It is a question we have returned to throughout our work.
Alongside developing our products, we continue to work with clients in our clinics and through our therapeutic programmes. We also teach Ayurveda to practitioners and therapists, and share what we have learned through articles, recipes and practical guidance.
What we learn from working with people feeds into our teaching and, in turn, into the way we develop and refine our formulations.
Our understanding of Ayurveda has continued to develop over more than twenty years of study, practice and teaching.
We keep learning — looking at contemporary research and developments in our understanding of health, and considering these alongside what we see in practice and what we have learned from Ayurveda.
Staying curious and continuing to ask questions helps us find ways to make Ayurveda relevant to the lives people lead today.
And after more than twenty years, we are still learning.
Wherever you are starting from, we hope you will find something here that helps you understand yourself a little better, care for your health and discover how Ayurveda might become part of your own life.
Andrew Shakeshaft and Anne Heigham
