Vaidya Atreya Smith

Consultations in Jyotish (vedic astrology)

Atreya — 2026-07-20T04:20:30Z

Vaidya Atreya Smith has been giving Jyotish consultations since 1994.
Jyotish Consultations
Jyotish is the traditional astrology of India, often called "Vedic Astrology". A consultation with Atreya includes a traditional analysis of birth charts, the ninth harmonic, transits, and Ashtakavarga, among other things. The purpose of a Jyotish consultation with Atreya is to draw on his 38 years of experience as a therapist to shed light on life issues or events that may be causing problems. (…)

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Interview with Atreya

Atreya — 2026-07-10T14:04:33Z

If you have Substack here is an interview with Atreya from the 6th of July about his new book on Medical astrology, Jyotish & Ayurveda.
https://open.substack.com/pub/vedicalchemy/p/vedanga-jyotisa-and-ayurveda-medical?r=2j9btn&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=true
The YouTube version can be seen here : https://youtu.be/A44OGjA_O_s

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Vedanga Jyotish & Ayurveda: Medical astrology

Atreya — 2026-07-08T09:48:04Z

Traditional medicine is focused on determining the cause of disease so that the treatment can be individualized and directly stop the pathology. This can result in a cure or improvement depending largely on if the patient is treated early enough. Jyotish, or Vedic astrology, allows the doctor to see and prevent disease trends as well as to understand the gravity of the disorder. Ayurveda, the traditional medical system of India, has its own view of anatomy and physiology, pathology and (…)

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09 January 2026

Atreya — 2026-01-09T10:31:00Z

This year is going to be interesting! Expect a challenging year on all levels and keep intimate relationships strong as we will all need the support of our loved ones to navigate the year ahead. Wishing you all a healthy and peaceful year!
Atreya

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January 3, 2025

Atreya — 2025-01-04T14:14:49Z

Happy New Year for 2025!
Thanks to all of you who have wished us a happy new year.
We are excited to continue teaching this year and in the years to come.
Peace, Peace, Peace
Om shanti, shanti, shanti!

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Caraka Samhita - A transliteration of Nidanasthanam

Atreya — 2024-06-14T08:45:02Z

Nidanasthana, the second section of the Caraka Samhita, has guidelines for diagnosing disease based on detailed history and clinical examination.
This sthana deals with principles of diagnosis and studies diagnostic principles in view of two important aspects; knowledge of the patient and knowledge of the disease. It always considers interaction between the individual and the pathology. The Nidanasthana also considers the interrelationships of different diseases. A single way of looking (…)

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Interview with Vaidya Atreya Smith

Atreya — 2024-05-23T13:41:51Z

Here is an interview with Vaidya Atreya Smith done by Andrew Mason in May 2024.

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News about the school

Atreya — 2023-11-03T09:50:20Z

We are happy to be able to give some news on the evolution of the school EIVS for the coming years. There is often misinformation circulating about the health of Atreya and about the school itself. Therefore we are happy to announce that there is no intention to close the school or modify the programs in the coming years.
The founders of the school, Girija and Atreya, have retried or are retiring. However, we have found someone to take over the administration of the school for the next (…)

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21 September 2022

Atreya — 2022-09-21T05:14:04Z

At this time I am writing to everyone who visits this website that I am no longer able to answer emails or to continue to see patients. If you are a patient please look at the practitioners list here to find someone near you who can follow you with Ayurvedic treatments.
As indicated in the post from the 20th May I am losing my vision mainly due to degeneration of the cervical / neck nerve / blood circulation. This condition is getting worse when I work so I am reducing my work time. (…)

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20 may 2022 - News from Atreya

Atreya — 2022-05-20T08:21:26Z

Namaskar As some of you know I started to have problems with my spine when I was 15 years old. I wore a corrective back brace for 3 years until I was 18. My journey of learning how to manage my back and neck problems led me to Ayurveda when I was 30 years old. Through Ayurveda I found how to manage the deformation and degeneration of my spinal column. In 2010 I had the first experience of losing my vision due to a compression of the cervical vertebrae on nerve and the blood vessels that (…)

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