What is Ayurveda?
Ayurveda is comprised of two words. Ayur means longevity, and Veda means knowledge. Thus, Ayurveda deals with how to live a long, healthy, balanced life. It is a traditional, holistic system of health science from India, which has been practiced for over 5,000 years and is a sister science of Yoga, with the psychology of Ayurveda and the psychology of Yoga being the same.
Ayurveda seeks to restore the natural balance and state of health to mind, body and soul. Through its body-mind-soul approach, Ayurveda has been found to significantly improve several chronic health conditions.
Ayurveda focuses on living in tune with nature. Its principles are universal. By connecting mind, body and soul, Ayurveda strives to improve harmony and happiness in an individual. Ayurveda emphasizes the maintenance of good health through a balanced daily routine (Dinacharya), seasonal regime (Ritucharya), and a wholesome diet. Ayurveda considers every individual to be unique because of their unique mind-body-soul constitution (Prakriti).The central concept is that people can be classified by three constitutional types, or doshas: Vata, Pitta and Kapha.
Ayurvedic holistic medicine is not a "one size fits all" concept to healing. Everyone is different, and at Essence of Self your unique expression in physical form is honored.
Ayurveda seeks to restore the natural balance and state of health to mind, body and soul. Through its body-mind-soul approach, Ayurveda has been found to significantly improve several chronic health conditions.
Ayurveda focuses on living in tune with nature. Its principles are universal. By connecting mind, body and soul, Ayurveda strives to improve harmony and happiness in an individual. Ayurveda emphasizes the maintenance of good health through a balanced daily routine (Dinacharya), seasonal regime (Ritucharya), and a wholesome diet. Ayurveda considers every individual to be unique because of their unique mind-body-soul constitution (Prakriti).The central concept is that people can be classified by three constitutional types, or doshas: Vata, Pitta and Kapha.
Ayurvedic holistic medicine is not a "one size fits all" concept to healing. Everyone is different, and at Essence of Self your unique expression in physical form is honored.
There are 10 unique expressions of the three doshas.
Vata Vata/Pitta Vata/ Kapha Pitta Pitta/Vata Pitta/Kapha
Kapha Kapha/Vata Kapha/Pitta Tri Doshic
Which of the following attributes represents who you are?
Vata-- loves to be active, involved in many tasks, creative, delicate and tends to feel anxious and overwhelmed when stressed
Vata/ Pitta- active, fist to volunteer, loves to be part of a team, can multi task and accomplish many things
Vata/Kapha- active but cautious and selective of what to do. Reserved and takes time to finish a project,
Pitta- loves to learn, read, plan things out. Needs logic to understand things. Would tend to take a leading role. Easily frustrated when stressed.
Pitta/Vata- great office manager, can muti-task and plan while leading others.
Pitta/ kapha- great leader, has knowledge and compassion to help other understand
Kapha-loves to relax, strong, compassionate, can handle one task at a time .Follow instead of lead. Has endurance to follow
things through. Like to stay in one place Not easily bothered by stress.
Kapha/Vata- stable but with a slight variability, open to some change able to care for many people.
Kapha/ Pitta- stable with ability to comprehend complicated work. Can handle heavy responsibility
Tri Doshic- Balanced with an overall ability to life well. Has strong characteristic of all doshas.
Vata Vata/Pitta Vata/ Kapha Pitta Pitta/Vata Pitta/Kapha
Kapha Kapha/Vata Kapha/Pitta Tri Doshic
Which of the following attributes represents who you are?
Vata-- loves to be active, involved in many tasks, creative, delicate and tends to feel anxious and overwhelmed when stressed
Vata/ Pitta- active, fist to volunteer, loves to be part of a team, can multi task and accomplish many things
Vata/Kapha- active but cautious and selective of what to do. Reserved and takes time to finish a project,
Pitta- loves to learn, read, plan things out. Needs logic to understand things. Would tend to take a leading role. Easily frustrated when stressed.
Pitta/Vata- great office manager, can muti-task and plan while leading others.
Pitta/ kapha- great leader, has knowledge and compassion to help other understand
Kapha-loves to relax, strong, compassionate, can handle one task at a time .Follow instead of lead. Has endurance to follow
things through. Like to stay in one place Not easily bothered by stress.
Kapha/Vata- stable but with a slight variability, open to some change able to care for many people.
Kapha/ Pitta- stable with ability to comprehend complicated work. Can handle heavy responsibility
Tri Doshic- Balanced with an overall ability to life well. Has strong characteristic of all doshas.
