Ayurveda looks at each human body as a unique and individual being, which means what works for someone or what is good for someone, is not necessarily good for you. But at the same time that we are all different, we are all part of a whole, so in a sense, we are all one. […]
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I wouldn’t say Ayurveda is hard to learn, it just requires time, so it is good if you are patient, and an open attitude (because there are so many ‘crazy’ concepts that if you are coming from a very square mind, you might have some trouble accepting its views). There is a lot of Sanskrit
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If you have heard of Ayurveda, you might know that it is tailored to each individual’s unique constitution. But how do you know what your body constitution or body type is? Prakruti is a concept in Ayurveda which refers to an individual’s unique physical and mental constitution. It is determined by the proportion of three
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Being Asian, ironically I only started studying some Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) after studying some Western Herbalism. Western Herbalism has very precious knowledge, and that led me to TCM because I went to a herb class in Taiwan and the teacher was using TCM concepts to explain the therapeutic actions of the plants. From there,
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It is quite difficult to explain what Ayurveda is in a short sentence, partly because it is such a vast and rich body of knowledge (wisdom, actually) that includes everything that has to do with life and death, really, and even other dimensions beyond our physical body. Even if I could tell you in one
This question might sound ridiculous for some, while for others it is a valid and genuine question (if you see health as a trade-off for something you must sacrifice), it all depends on how you look at life. For those who think this is a ridiculous question, you are probably someone relatively healthy already, and
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The 5 elements, or Panchamahabhutas (‘the five great elements’) in Ayurveda are: space, air, fire, water and earth. Sometimes you will see the word ‘ether’ instead of ‘space’, and ‘wind’ instead of ‘air’, but they refer to the same thing. In transliteration of Sanskrit, it would be: akash (space), vayu (air), agni (fire), jala (water)
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The answer to the question of how Ayurveda can change your life is long and subjective, but the ‘short’ answer, in my point of view, is: Ayurveda can help you make better sense of the world through a better understanding of yourself. As a consequence, you will be able to know how to keep yourself
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