Introduction to Ayurveda | Everyday Ayurveda [PDF]

Learn about Ayurveda, the "Science of Life," and how it can help you create balance and harmony with your health and you

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START HERE: WHICH BEST DESCRIBES YOU? A) I WANT TO TAKE THE AYURVEDA TEST AND LEARN MY UNIQUE AYURVEDIC TYPE. B) I WANT TO START OR GROW MY PROFESSIONAL AYURVEDA PRACTICE SERVING CLIENTS.

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Ayurveda is a 5,000-year-old system of natural healing that has its origins in the Vedic culture of India. The word Ayurveda is from the Sanskrit language and composed of two parts: “Ayus” means Life, “Veda” means Knowledge, Wisdom, Science. Thus the term meaning can be translated as a “Science/Wisdom of Life”. More than a mere system of treating illness, this is a science of life (Ayur = life,Veda = science or knowledge). It offers a body of wisdom designed to help people stay vital while realizing their full human potential. Providing guidelines on ideal daily and seasonal routines, diet, behavior and the proper use of our senses, Ayurveda reminds us that health is the balanced and dynamic integration between our environment, body, mind, and spirit.

Individualized approach to the person – each person has unique physical and psychic (mind-body) constitution. Recognizing that human beings are part of nature, Ayurveda describes three fundamental energies (dosha) that govern our inner and outer environments. This is an integral study, considering and using all aspects of the human being – gross physical body and subtle mental, emotional, and spiritual aspects. Personal responsibility and active deliberate participation of the individual in recovery and health maintenance. Methods are natural, understanding that besides gross components and actions there are subtle vital energies behind food, herbs, and other therapies that bring subtle, but significant effects and properties. It is cost-effective. As soon as you learn your own unique being and comprehend the concepts of Ayurveda you can use its methods to maintain the healthy balance though your whole life free of charge. This “Science of Life” teaches us how to preserve health in wide sense and bring happiness and satisfaction in our lives.

Appropriate changes in lifestyle, routines, diet, Ayurvedic herbs, exercises, meditation, and natural procedures like oil massage, and sweating are all used. Panchakarma and rasayana therapies are employed for deeper detoxification and rejuvenation. Having a consultation with an Ayurvedic practitioner will help you recognize your current constitution (Prakruti) and current state of imbalance (Vikruti). You will understand the behavioral causes of current imbalances and get advice on how to change your lifestyle, diet, and herbs to restore balance.

The ancient seers of India perceived a dual principle behind existence: Spirit (Purusha) and Nature (Prakruti). The union of Spirit and Matter produces everything. Together they are consciousness and creativity. From the coming together of these two forces a Cosmic Intelligence (Mahat) emerges, which contains within it the seeds and laws of nature. It also exists within the human being as intelligence (Buddhi), our capacity for perception, discernment, and the developing vehicle for enlightenment. This intelligence takes on a material form as the ego, a separate sense of self (Ahamkara). This is the principle of division that gives us the experience of being divided from the unity of all creation. The ego gives rise to a conditioned mind or consciousness (Manas) that create our protective layers of thought that bind us to our own prison. This links up with the collective unconscious (Chitta) so that we remain under the influence of compulsions and drives from the animal realm and before. Ayurveda’s spiritual goal is to live a life in harmony with Cosmic Intelligence, perfecting our own intelligence and revealing our oneness with Nature and Spirit. This requires going beyond the ego and unnecessary self-consciousness.

Nature consists of 3 basic qualities: Light, perception, intelligence, and harmony (Sattva) Energy, activity, emotion, and turbulence (Rajas) Inertia, darkness, dullness, and resistance (Tamas) Each of these qualities is necessary in Nature, but Sattva is the proper quality of the mind. Rajas and Tamas in the mind become impurities that weaken perception. When Sattva is predominant, we uncover our capacities for truth, honesty, humility and interest in the good of the whole. A predominance of Rajas generates value for power, prestige, authority and control. Tamas traps us in fear, servility, ignorance, and the forces of decay. Ayurveda recommends a lifestyle that is predominantly Sattvic, including foods and herbs with this quality. Rajasic and Tamasic actions, foods and herbs may be used to help counter each other and promote balance and harmony as well. >> NEXT: Dosha Theory

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