Health,Wellness and Ayurveda
Ayurveda, the science of life (“ayur” – life,“veda” – knowledge) is a natural, individualized holistic system of medicine developed primarily in India and Sri Lanka and it has been continuously practiced for over five thousand years. It believes that a human being is a miniature of nature therefore living in harmony with our external environment and in accordance with our unique mind-body constitution are the foundational pillars of health. The two principle objectives of Ayurveda are:
- To prolong and promote perfect health
- To completely eradicate the disease and dysfunction of the body
Ayurveda strives to achieve these two principle goals by utilizing a wide range of healing methods, including herbal formulations, bodywork techniques, guidance on daily routines, yoga, meditation and many other.
Ayurvedic philosophy and healing methods.
Is Ayurveda for me?
Do you believe that the way you eat, lead your life and sleep affects your health and wellbeing? Do you feel how changes in external environment affect your body and mind? Are you interested to find alternative, natural ways to manage your health imbalances that are free of side effects and promote your innate natural healing powers within you? Then Ayurveda might be of help in showing you a path to restoring your health and finding the inner balance, peace, and harmony within yourself.
What to expect from
an Ayurvedic Consultation?
Ayurveda practices an integrative, holistic, and personalized healing approach hence it examines all aspects of human life when analyzing the root cause of the underlying health imbalances. As such, be prepared to talk about yourself with an Ayurvedic practitioner! Since Ayurveda emphasizes balance in all areas of your life, a practitioner will not only be paying attention to your body signs and symptoms but also will take an extensive medical and personal history. This would include your diet, your daily regimens, your professional occupation as well as mental and emotional aspects of your present and past experiences. Human body is an enigma and an Ayurvedic practitioner is an investigator who is undertaking to solve the riddles of Nature and restore the innate balance.
Prevent Health Imbalances
The Science of Prevention is a cornerstone of Ayurvedic Health and Wellness knowledge. Ayurveda places a great emphasis on prevention and encourages the maintenance of health through close attention to balance in one’s life, right thinking, diet, lifestyle and use of herbs. In Sanskrit it has a term of “Swastha Vritta”. Swastha: Swa means “Self”, Stha means “established”, thus Swastha means “Established in the Self, or a person who is established in their unique body constitution, also known in Ayurveda as Prakriti. Vritta means “science”,“knowledge” or “information”. When we put both terms together, we arrive at “Knowledge of Being Established in Self” which implies presence of complete physical, sensory, mental, emotional, and spiritual wellbeing. Sounds incredibly beautiful, doesn’t it?
Manage Existing Health Imbalances
Why do we lose our state of inner and outer balance? Why are health issues coming into our mind-body system? How are they entering our mind-body system? The purpose of the Ayurvedic consultation targeted at managing existing health imbalances is to answer such questions for you by properly identifying the stage of your health imbalance in accordance with Ayurvedic principles.We will then jointly develop an individualized plan to support your body transition from disease towards self-healing progression. The Ayurvedic practitioner will concentrate on the techniques that will strengthen the healthy elements inherent in each body system, which will in turn help the individual to recover.
Promote and Sustain Health
The Concept of rejuvenation, or Rasayana in Sanskrit, is unique to Ayurveda. In fact, Rasayana is one of the eight clinical specialties of classified Ayurveda. It includes a specialized area of knowledge in the form or rejuvenative recipes, dietary regimen and special health promoting conduct and behavior. Rasayana therapies aid in increasing natural immunity, enhancing general wellbeing, improving functions of fundamental organs of the body and keeping the signs of aging at bay.
About the Practitioner
I am an Ayurvedic consultant and I have received my training at Kerala Ayurveda Academy in Milpitas, California. I am continuing my education and currently working towards completion of academic requirements for the Ayurvedic Practitioner program which will allow me to significantly expand my scope of practice. I am expecting to graduate in 2021. Lifetime is not enough to study all aspects of Ayurveda! As I continue my education in many healing modalities of Ayurveda and Yoga such as Marma therapy, Pranayama, Classical Ayurvedic Herbal Formulations as well as study of Ancient Vedic texts, this will enhance my abilities to contribute to improving health and wellness goals of my existing and potential clients. I am also a proud, blessed wife and a mother of two beautiful daughters who have been incredible at supporting me on my path of Ayurvedic studies but also embarked with me on the Ayurvedic journey towards achieving the state of perfect Health and Wellness via practicing Ayurveda as a lifestyle for our family. Our family also has the cutest labradoodle who is incredibly happy to follow our Ayurvedic guidelines for his nutrition!