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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Names: Ajmera, Ananta Ripa, author.
Title: The ayurveda way : 108 practices from the world’s oldest healing system for better sleep, less stress, optimal digestion, and more / by Ananta Ripa Ajmera.
Description: North Adams, MA : Storey Publishing, [2017] | Includes bibliographical references and index.
Identifiers: LCCN 2016051466 (print) | LCCN 2016052616 (ebook) | ISBN 9781612128184 (hardcover : alk. paper) | ISBN 9781612128191 (Ebook)
Subjects: LCSH: Medicine, Ayurvedic. | Self-care, Health.
Classification: LCC R605 .A568 2017 (print) | LCC R605 (ebook) | DDC 615.5/38—dc23
LC record available at https://lccn.loc.gov/2016051466