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AYURVEDA
What is Ayurveda?Humoral medicine
Knowledge of longevity
Lifestyle , diet and herbal remedies
Practiced in India for over 5000 years
Personalized for optimum health
The East Vs. The West
“Western medicine and thinking tend to generalize and to categorize individuality”
“Ayurveda holds that normality must be evaluated individually, because every human
constitution manifests its own particular spontaneous temperament and functioning”
Earth, Fire, Water, Space
Your Dosha
Vata- Space and Air
Pitta- Fire and Water
Kapha- Water and Earth
Vata Pitta
Generally physically lean and small
Disturbed sleep
Cold hands and feet
Curly hair, thin eyelashes, rough, brittle nails
Crave sweet, sour and salty and like hot drinks
Medium height, average body frame
Many moles and freckles
Hair is thin, silky, red or brown and soft nails
Uninterrupted sleep
Strong metabolism, good digestion and strong appetites
Kapha
•Larger builds, can carry excess weight
•Move slowly
•Hair is thick, dark, soft and wavy
•Sound sleepers
•Crave pungent, bitter and stringent foods
How to Balance your DoshasDiet
Lifestyle
Daily regime
Yoga
Body work
Pitta FoodsSpicy food
Peanut butterSour fruitsBananas
PineapplesDairy products
These foods increase pitta
Increase Pitta Decrease Pitta
Bananas Mango’s
Spicy Food Oranges
Dairy Pears
Tomatoes Green Salad
Garlic Mushrooms
VATA INCREASE VATA
Asparagus Broccoli
Onions Tomatoes
Avocados Apples
Bananas Pears
Dairy Red Meat
Oatmeal Corn
DECREASE VATA
KAPHAINCREASE KAPHA DECREASE KAPHA
BananasMelonCoconutPineapplesDairy products
Dry fruitsPomegranateBasmati RiceSproutsChicken
Increase DecreaseBananas Dry fruitsMelons Pomegranates
Coconuts CranberriesDates Basmati Rice
Pineapple SproutsDairy Chicken
Food Combining• Fish and milk
•Meat and milk
• Yogurt and beef
• Sour fruits and milk
*Melons- clog and prevent absorption of
intestines
SeasonsPitta- Summer-
don’t eat hot and spicy foods
Vata- Autumn- avoid dry fruits and protein rich foods
Kapha- Winter- avoid cold drinks, ice cream, cheese and yogurt
How to EatDon’t eat unless you feel hungry, same for
thirstSit straight and avoid distractionsFocus on the taste and smellChew 32 timesStomach- 1/3 water, 1/3 food, 1/3 airTwo handfuls of food total“Eat and drink with discipline and regularity for
eating is meditation, which will nourish the body, mind, and consciousness and enhance longevity”
Bring It All TogetherYou are a Kapha individual. Kapha is heavy, dense, wet, cold and static. If you eat a large
bowl of ice cream (heavy, dense wet and cold,) at night (cold) in winter in Vermont (cold, wet), you can be
sure that Kapha will increase in your system. The next morning
you may find yourself with a cold, having gained a pound or two (the increase of heavy and dense) and less
likely to move than ever (static).
“Water is the driving force of all
nature.”-Leonardo da Vinci
FastingVata- no more than three days=could
cause fear, anxiety, nervousness and weakness
Pitta- no more than four days= psycho/physical reactions of anger, hate
and dizziness
Kapha- may do prolonged fasts= pleasant lightness, awareness and opening of consciousness, improved clarity and
understanding
Yoga
Sister sciencesOpen and move energies
Release TensionConcentration
Increase O2 in bloodSelf healing
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Pitta- no headstand posture= mental
disorientationVata- no shoulder stand=
Shift spinal columnKapha- no hidden lotus
posture= pressure on adrenal glands
Bodywork
Massage Shirodara
Nasya
Netra Basti
Meditation
“A life without attachment and stress is the happiest, healthiest and most peaceful one. Such a life creates
natural longevity”
Breathing“Pranayama”- Breathing exercises
Pitta- left nostril breathingKapha- right nostril breathing
Vata- alternate nostril breathing
Daily Regime
Medicinals
ASHWAGANDHA
TRANQUIL MIND
BACOPA
Gaze at rays of sun at dawn for five minutes daily to improve
eyesight
Do not repress natural urges of body i.e. defecation, urination, coughing, sneezing, yawning,
belching and passing gas
Rubbing the soles of the feet with sesame oil before bedtime
produces a calm quiet sleep
Lying on back for fifteen minutes calms the mind and relaxes the
body
Mental HygieneFear and nervousness aggravate vata
Worry weakens the heart
Hate and anger create toxins in the body
Excessive talking dissipates energy
Convince the ScepticsMeditation-
“How to Get Smarter One Breath at A Time” –Time Magazine
<http://psyphz.psych.wisc.edu/web/News/Time_Jan06.html>
YogaIran Journal of Nursing
Digestive Individuality- “Eat Right For Your Blood Type”
CitationsLed, Vasant. Ayurveda: The Science of Self Healing. Twin Lakes: Lotus, 1990. Print.
"Ayurveda." University of Maryland Medical Center. Web. 10 Apr. 2012. <http://www.umm.edu/altmed/articles/ayurveda-000348.htm>.
The History of Medicine and Surgery. Encyclopedia Britannica, vol. 23, p. 886. Print
The Basic Principles of Ayurveda." The National Institute of Ayurvedic Medicine. Web. 10 Apr. 2012.<Http://nian.com/corp-web/index.htm. Web.>