Leading Health Education in the Caribbean since 2018

Maha Vidya School of Ayurvedamaha vidyaschool of ayurveda

Resources

Keep learning between classes

Explore Ayurvedic Herbs of the Caribbean, written by our founder Carlisle Amlak — a practical guide to the plants growing right outside your door and how to work with them safely. Alongside it you'll find her blog, packed with foundational teaching on doshas, digestion, daily routine and seasonal care, and a growing library of her favorite recipes for every season. Everything here is a place to keep learning, whether you're a student in the program, a graduate refreshing your fundamentals, or simply curious where to begin.

Cover of Ayurvedic Herbs of the Caribbean

The book

Ayurvedic Herbs of the Caribbean

Written by our founder Carlisle Amlak, this is the first book of its kind — more than 65 Caribbean medicinal plants studied through the lens of classical Ayurveda. Each entry covers botanical identification, energetics of taste, virya and vipaka, traditional local uses, preparation methods and clinical application. Rather than replacing the region's living herbal traditions, it gives them an energetic framework, so the plants growing in your own yard become medicine you can actually work with.

Explore the book
Jars of prepared herbs

The blog

Foundations, in writing

Written by Carlisle, the blog breaks down the foundational concepts of Ayurveda — the doshas, agni and digestion, the qualities, daily and seasonal routine, and how the classical texts apply to modern life. It is meant to be used: students return to it to reinforce what they are studying, and clients use it as plain-language guidance for their own self care between sessions.

Read the blog
Herbal tea preparation

Recipes

Ayurvedic recipes

Traditional favorites alongside creative contemporary dishes, all built on the qualities of nature — the secret at the heart of Ayurvedic cooking. Cooling drinks for hot months, homemade coconut milk, teas and decoctions, kitchari and everyday meals you can adjust to each person's constitution. Use a recipe whole or borrow from it to enhance a dish you already love; the aim is food prepared with attention and care that supports the season you are actually in.

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Community

Join the Caribbean Ayurvedic Alliance

The Alliance connects practitioners, students and teachers across the Caribbean and beyond — shared standards, continuing education and a professional network for your practice.

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Call for authors

Interested in publishing?

The Alliance has an open call for authors. If you have research, clinical experience or writing you'd like to share with the wider Ayurvedic community, we'd love to read it.

See the call for authors