Blog by Jai Dev Singh; Floracopeia CEO

Every so often, my family and I open up our home in Nevada City, CA to host intimate evening gatherings with David Crow. They are always cozy evenings by the fire with typically 25-40 people packed into our living room. David is constantly traveling around the country and abroad (currently in India), but during the rare times when he is in town we often have him come to our home and give teachings on a particular aspect of the Floracopeia dharma, so to speak. The most recent of these was just a couple of weeks ago. David’s topic was The Eco-Spirituality of Ayurveda.

David and I have often discussed how the oils, in part, serve as a medium for us to talk about the greater subjects of cosmology and spirituality. When done so through the context of botanical medicine and ecology we are given the opportunity to understand health, healing and the role of plant medicine from a deeper perspective then simply symptomatic prescriptions. When we talk about Ayurveda from this context we’re talking about a system of healing, a way of thinking and a way of living that is based in eco-spirituality. Not only is this the foundation for David’s Contemplative Aromatherapy courses (which the recording below is an excellent introduction to), but also the foundation for the idea of Floracopeia as a business.

Part of the mission of Floracopeia is our ‘Replanting the Global Garden’ initiative through the creation and support of various agriculture projects throughout the world. In reality, these projects are primarily supported by you whenever you purchase Floracopeia products. Every Floracopeia essential oil is a result of a success story somewhere in the world representing models for grass roots healthcare, poverty alleviation, ecological restoration and preservation of ethnobotanical wisdom.

In addition, Floracopeia initially grew out David’s clinical work and educational events. Thus, to a large degree, Floracopeia has it’s roots in the philosophical traditions of the Ayurvedic, Tibetan and Chinese medical systems. The educational aspect of Floracopeia is the engine behind our business. It allows us to take what would normally be any other product-based company and transform it into a multi-dimensional mandala of medicine, ecology and spirituality. We are a company driven by education and fueled by replanting the global garden through distribution of aromatic treasures, ultimately offering to you medicine for the body, pleasure for the mind, and nourishment for the soul.

The talk David gave on the Eco-Spirituality of Ayurveda was profound (as usual). It is rare to hear Ayurveda discussed from this context and I found it deeply gratifying. Luckily, I recorded the entire evening and have posted the first half of the evening below. You can listen to it here or go to Itunes and download it for free.

(Included in the recording: Discussions on the Cedar of Lebanon Project, The story of Savitri and much more)

The Eco-Spirituality of Ayurveda Pt. 1: Click the Audio Below to Listen

**If you’re having trouble hearing this recording properly you can listen to it clearly and/or download it for free on our Itunes podcast.

You can listen to Part 2 Here. Let us know how you liked it with your comments below.

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