Ayurveda and Sleep
We all understand that sleep is an important factor for normal biological function. Ayurveda considers the quality and quantity of our sleep to be as essential to our health and well-being as our dietary habits. The right amount of restful sleep affords our bodies and…
Dinacharya
As the “science of life”, Ayurveda provides us with a conscious awareness of the constant movement and influences of the solar, lunar, and planetary cycles. The activities described in dinacharya are intended to be synchronized with the daily cycle of the sun and performed regularly. Ayurveda teaches that regular routines create stability, which in turn promotes personal balance.
Creating Balance in the Vata Season
As the external environment changes during the vata season, your internal environment can experience the same type of changes; dry leaves, dry skin; crackly leaves, crackly joints; shorter days, shorter attention span; colder days, colder extremities, windy days, windy bowels. The qualities of vata dosha are found in the disorders that are common at this time of year. By observing the processes of Mother Nature, you can better understand the processes of your body, mind and spirit.
Ayurvedic Physical Activity– A Matter of Balance
According to the fundamental Ayurvedic principles that 'like increases like' and 'opposites create balance,' the type, intensity, and duration of your physical exercise should align with your unique Doshic makeup and the current Doshic influences in your life.
Aromatherapy for Personal Balance
Aromatherapy is a modern term for an ancient healing practice that is more than 5000 years-old; there are descriptions of the burning of fragrant herbs, flowers, barks and resins, to enhance healing and meditation, in the Vedic texts. The earliest holistic healers made incense, oils, salves and poultices from a variety of aromatic botanicals.
Spring has Sprung
The air is alive with the purposeful explosion of pollen from the variety of trees, plants, grasses, and flowers that are blooming. According to Doshic principles, pollen is primarily Pitta. Pollen carries Pitta’s aggressive nature and irritating potential.
Ayurveda and Love
Ayurveda is India’s ancient Science of Life. In developing this science the observers of the known world, the Rishis, categorized every aspect of human health, well-being, and longevity. Their observations included the elements of happiness and it has long been held that the basis of all happiness is love.
Beat the Heat of Summer
Summer is Pitta. Pitta elements are Fire and Water and we are embarked on a long, hot, and humid Pitta season. In the Florida summer, you are especially prone to accumulating excess pitta. If your dosha is predominantly Pitta, you are at an even higher risk of becoming out of balance because Like increases Like = Hot increases Heat.