Over the past twenty-five years Harish Johari's books and workshops on India's Ayurvedic traditions of healing, cooking, massage, numerology, gemology, and meditation have changed the lives of countless individuals in the West and have established Johari's reputation as the foremost ambassador of the Ayurvedic life. Now Johari's vast knowledge on Ayurveda has been distilled into one convenient volume. Dhanwantari, named for the classical Indian god of medicine, is a complete guide to living the Ayurvedic way. Chapters focus on diet, breathing, bathing, meditation, sleeping, exercising, medicine, jewelry, and sex. Anyone seeking a spiritual, scientific, and practical set of principles for daily life will discover an excellent guide in this time-tested system. By improving the health of their bodies and minds, individuals will find that a greatly expanded breadth of life experiences is suddenly open to them.