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Article: What is Ayurveda?

What is Ayurveda?
Yoga + Ayurveda

What is Ayurveda?

You are a force of nature. Literally.

๐—”๐˜†๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐—ฑ๐—ฎ ๐Ÿญ๐Ÿฌ๐Ÿญ: ๐—ช๐—ฒ ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ ๐—ฎ ๐—ฝ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐˜ ๐—ผ๐—ณ ๐—ป๐—ฎ๐˜๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐—ฒ, ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐—ป๐—ฎ๐˜๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐—ฒ ๐—ถ๐˜€ ๐—ฎ ๐—ฝ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐˜ ๐—ผ๐—ณ ๐˜‚๐˜€.

We are made of earth, water, fire, air, and space.

Ayurveda = traditional Indian medical science, commonly translated as the โ€œscience of life.โ€

And, it is so much more.ย Ayurveda is lifestyle wisdom.ย 

We are each made of the elements in a unique combination, organized by three types, governed by three forces of nature, or doshas:ย 

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๐—ฉ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ฎ: movement

Elements: air + space ๐Ÿ’จ ๐Ÿช

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๐—ฃ๐—ถ๐˜๐˜๐—ฎ: transformation

Elements: fire + water ๐Ÿ”ฅ๐Ÿ’ง

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๐—ž๐—ฎ๐—ฝ๐—ต๐—ฎ: structureย 

Elements: earth + water ๐Ÿงฑ ๐Ÿ’ง

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While we each have a unique combination of dominant energies, doshas are not the full story. When we understand ourselves in context to our lifestyles, the season, time of day, and stage of life: we can harness this potent intuitive lifestyle wisdomย to bring ourselves back into balance.

Simply:ย 

๐—” ๐—ฐ๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ ๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ป๐—ฒ๐˜ ๐—ผ๐—ณ ๐—”๐˜†๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐—ฑ๐—ฎ: ๐—Ÿ๐—ถ๐—ธ๐—ฒ ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ฐ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐˜€๐—ฒ๐˜€ ๐—น๐—ถ๐—ธ๐—ฒ.

๐Ÿ”ฅ + ๐Ÿ”ฅ = ๐Ÿ”ฅ๐Ÿ”ฅย 

Heat + heat = more heat

โ„๏ธ + โ„๏ธ = โ„๏ธโ„๏ธ

Cold + cold = more cold

You get the idea.

Consider:

โ€ข How might your lifestyle contribute to your symptoms?

โ€ข How might your lifestyle contribute to your healing?

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(PS:ย I offer custom 1:1 and small group yoga holisticย wellness programs for women seekingย relief from peri/menopause. Learn more here.)

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