AYURVEDA

Ayurveda Scientology

Ayurveda works best when your food and lifestyle support your treatment. We create a personalized plan with the right diet, daily habits, yoga, and simple routines that help improve energy, strength, sleep, digestion and hormones.

 

Body Health You Build and Lifestyle Sustain

• The word “Ayurveda” is derived from Sanskrit and means “science of life.”

  - Ayurveda is an ancient herbal system of medicine that originated in India over 5,000 years ago focusing on achieving balance in the body, mind, soul and spirit for an overall health balance. In India, Ayurveda is considered a formal medical care system equivalent to conventional western pharma systems. It’s estimated that 80% of India’s population of 1.2 billion people use some form of traditional Ayurvedic medicine.

• It focuses on natural treatments, remedies and therapies with change interventions, including diet, remedies, yoga, meditation and lifestyle changes to promote wellness and prevent disease.

  “Chinese medicine calls this energy system chi; Ayurveda calls this prana. Just like blood has to flow smoothly and in balance, Ayurveda suggests the energy system in the body also has to flow well and be in balance for us to be healthy.”

• Body, Mind and Soul Balance is achieved with the help of a natural therapy, healthy diet, restful sleep, regular exercise and stress management. If needed, botanicals, exercise, activities that promote mindfulness and other resources may offer additional support.

• Every individual is unique, and Ayurveda defines a person’s specific constitution (prakriti). According to Ayurveda, these prakriti determine your physical, psychological, behavioral and immunological traits. Different constitutions respond to different treatments, so what works for you might not work for someone else.

 

Three Doshas

According to Ayurvedic philosophy, each person’s constitution is made up of three doshas: vata, pitta and kapha.

You can think of doshas as energy types: each of these doshas is believed to dictate your emotional strengths and weaknesses, the foods your body needs and wants, the exercises that might work the best for you and more.

Ayurvedic practitioners seek to help you find a balance among all three doshas. When the doshas are out of balance, illness occurs.

The Ayurvedic practitioner uses nutrition, stress management, exercise and sometimes herbs to help a person regain health and balance.

 

Vata Dosha

• Vata controls the flow of movement in your body and mind. Vata determines your flexibility, the movement of your muscles and joints, your blood flow and the way you breathe.
• If you’re dominant in Vata, you’re creative, flexible and quick to action. As you’re snappy, you also have the downside of worrying or feeling anxious when you have too much vata.
• For someone with excessive vata, an Ayurvedic practitioner may suggest grounding techniques like sticking to a regular sleep-eat schedule, meditation, rest and relaxation.

Pitta Dosha

• Pitta is loosely translated as “fire,” so think of this energy type as something that consumes other things. Pitta, in Ayurvedic theory, is responsible for controlling digestion, hormones and metabolism.
• If you’re dominant in Pitta, you tend to be dominant in leadership, competitive, strong-willed, confident and focused. In Ayurveda, when your pitta is off balance, you might be quick to anger or excitement, make rash decisions or participate in self-destructive behavior.
• Pitta imbalance also presents itself in inflammation, rashes, skin conditions like eczema or acne, and digestive issues like irritable bowel syndrome, diarrhea and more.
• To balance pitta, Ayurvedic practitioners might suggest participating in cool, calming activities. Eating cooler foods or a Mediterranean diet that helps with inflammation are also possible suggestions.

Kapha Dosha

• Kapha is the element that holds everything together, from your cells to your muscles, bones and ligaments. The densest of the three doshas, kapha is known for endurance and lubrication.
• If you’re dominant in Kapha, you may be comfortable sticking to a routine. Emotionally, you like to set expectations and hold to them. Kapha-dominant individuals are loyal, nurturing and dependent on others.
• When imbalanced, kapha can cause excessive fatigue, weight gain, swelling, disinterest in new activities and inability to let things go.
• To combat an imbalance of kapha, essential oils may be helpful.
• Individuals are steered away from comfort foods to lighter fare like fruits and vegetables in smaller portions throughout the day.
• Increasing physical activity to get blood flowing is also a good practice.