--- shempmcgurk <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> --- In [email protected], anonymousff > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > wrote: > > > > From '82-'88 I lived in FF, my partners and I had > Perfect Health > > Products, Inc. At that time there were only a > couple of other > > importers of ayurvedic products directly from > India. We hooked up > with > > a guy named Richard Forrest who was in Florida and > had already > created > > the channel for getting products in. We then > acquired a very highly > > though of ayurvedic doctor in India as our > advisors. This was Dr. > > Bhagwan Dass who was an advisor to the World > Health Organization. > We > > formed the Ayurveda Corporation and Dr. Vasant > Ladd was on our > Board > > and we met with him in NYC. We were importing > pre-existing > > formulations and packaging them outselves. We were > working with > > several large companies in India, we had an > investor and I was > about > > to head to India to take our business to a much > larger lever. > > > > At this point in time, the TM org had not entered > the business of > > ayurveda. > > > > We had a good relationship with the powers to be > of the TM org. We > > maintained regular contact with the Office of the > President who > knew > > exactly what it was we were doing as we told him > very explicity. > One > > day, in our little office in one of the > high-rises, we received a > > phone call from Bevan's secretary who read us a > quote which > said, "At > > this time, Maharishi has announced his intention > to get involved > with > > ayurveda and all Governors who are involved in > selling ayurvedic > > products should stop." > > > > Of course we could have continued, and in > retrospect I'm sure I > would > > have done things differently. But my parnter and I > chose to stop. > > Ha ha. > > Sucker. No, that's too cruel to say. I remember this company in Ffld at the time in the moldy high rises. They were TB's, at the time, and in those days I would argue that any Governor living in Ffld would have completely ceased working their business if MMY told them to. It is too bad though. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > --- In [email protected], Jason Spock > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > > > > > Were you in the Production side or Marketing > side of the > Ayurvedic > > business.?? May I know why the TM-org told you to > stop your > business.?? > > > > > > 'SriSri Ayurveda' by SriSri.Ravishankar seems > to be doing > well. > > It's based in Bangalore in India. 'Dabur-india' > and 'Himalaya & > co' > > are well known companies > > > > > > > -------------------OriginalMessage------------------ > > > From: "anonymousff" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > > Date: Fri, 04 Nov 2005 21:35:52 -0000 > > > Subject: [FairfieldLife] Re: Was Letter from > Farrokh - Now > Situation > > in India > > > > > > >> I was in the ayurvedic business before the > TM org got > >>involved > > and, in fact, got told to stop by the TM org. > > > > > > >>Bazaar of India > (http://www.bazaarofindia.com/)of >>Berkeley, > CA > > They are known for their high quality >>raw > (powdered) herbs, all > of > > which are organically >>grown. > > > > > > >>2) Banyan Botanicals > (http://www.banyanbotanicals.com/)These > are > > both >>excellent companies. Banyan makes more > formulas than > >>Bazaar > > of India, but B of I also makes formulas in > >>addition to raw > herbs. > > > > > > > Ken > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > --------------------------------- > > > Yahoo! FareChase - Search multiple travel sites > in one click. > > > > > > > > > > > > > ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor > --------------------~--> > Get fast access to your favorite Yahoo! Groups. Make > Yahoo! your home page > http://us.click.yahoo.com/dpRU5A/wUILAA/yQLSAA/JjtolB/TM > --------------------------------------------------------------------~-> > > > To subscribe, send a message to: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Or go to: > http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/ > and click 'Join This Group!' > Yahoo! Groups Links > > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > __________________________________ Yahoo! Mail - PC Magazine Editors' Choice 2005 http://mail.yahoo.com ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> Get fast access to your favorite Yahoo! Groups. Make Yahoo! your home page http://us.click.yahoo.com/dpRU5A/wUILAA/yQLSAA/JjtolB/TM --------------------------------------------------------------------~-> To subscribe, send a message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Or go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/ and click 'Join This Group!' Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
