July 2020

| Jul 24 |

CHAPTER 8: BRINGING IT ALL TOGETHER – SUMMARY

शरीरेन्द्रिय सत्वात्मा संयोगो। – चरक संहिता १।४२śarīrendriya satvātmā saṃyogo।1.42 Meaning: The union of Shareera (body), Indriya (sense organs), Satva (mind) and Atma (soul). Chapters 1-7 have introduced you the foundational frameworks of Ayurveda. These include the aims and philosophy of the field, elements of the universe, and then then internal bodily concepts of the doshas, […]

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| Jul 24 |

CHAPTER 9: DIGESTION AND FOOD

9.1 How Digestion Works AYURVEDA HOLDS THAT YOU ARE NOT WHAT YOU EAT, BUT RATHER WHAT YOU DIGEST. There is a well known saying, ‘You are what you eat’, which illustrates the importance of digestion to maintaining good health. This also puts forth the question: how much do we actually know about our digestive system? […]

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| Jul 24 |

CHAPTER 10: FOOD AS MEDICINE

10.1 Kitchen as a Pharmacy LEAVE YOUR DRUGS IN THE CHEMIST’S POT IF YOU CAN HEAL YOUR PATIENT WITH FOOD,” WERE THE WORDS QUOTED BY THE GREEK PHYSICIAN HIPPOCRATES, THE FATHER OF MODERN MEDICINE. Spices and herbs taste great, and also ignite our digestive fire when we use them to cook. . They also house […]

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| Jul 24 |

CHAPTER 11: AYURVEDIC HEALTHY ROUTINES

11.1 Effect of Seasons and Weather on your Body As temperatures dip, the days get shorter and the air becomes dry. This is how a season makes its onset. Seasonal changes can be easily seen in the environment like leaves changing their colours, animals hibernating etc. Humans too have to change their habits and adapt […]

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| Jul 24 |

CHAPTER 12: AYURVEDA AS A WAY OF LIFE

12.1 Pillars Of Wellness Ayurveda describes 5 pillars of wellness which are essential to good health. As we all know, a yogic lifestyle is about balance — a dynamic dance unique to each of us. These five pillars include rest, movement, food and nutrition, meditation and emotional well-being. Rest is defined as a situation of […]

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| Jul 24 |

CHAPTER 13: AYURVEDIC TREATMENTS & AILMENTS FOR DOCTORS & PATIENTS

यथा ह्यल्पेन यत्नेन च्छिद्यते तरुणस्तरुः।स एवाऽतिप्रवृध्दस्तु च्छिद्यतेऽतिप्रयत्नतः॥एवमेव विकारोऽपि तरुणः साध्यते सुखम्।विवृध्दः साध्यते कृछ्रादसाध्यो वाऽपि जायते॥ Transliteration:yathā hyalpena yatnena cchidyate taruṇastaruḥ।sa evā’tipravṛdhdastu cchidyate’tiprayatnataḥ॥evameva vikāro’pi taruṇaḥ sādhyate sukham।vivṛdhdaḥ sādhyate kṛchrādasādhyo vā’pi jāyate॥ English Translation:Just as a tender plant is easy to cut down, the same requires much more effort when fully grown. Likewise, any disease is manageable […]

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| Jul 24 |

CHAPTER 14: MEDITATION AND RELAXATION

लये संबोधयेत् चित्तं विक्षिप्तं शमयेत् पुनः।सकशायं विजानीयात् समप्राप्तं न चालयेत् ॥ Transliteration:laye saṃbodhayet cittaṃ vikṣiptaṃ śamayet punaḥ।sakaśāyaṃ vijānīyāt samaprāptaṃ na cālayet॥   English Translation:When the mind is in a stage of dullness, stimulate and awaken it. When the awakened mind thus becomes turbulent, calm it down. In the process, recognize the dirt that has surfaced. […]

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| Jul 24 |

CHAPTER 15: YOGA AND KARMA USING AYURVEDA

15.3 Philosophy of Yoga 15.3.1 The Wheel of Karma All your actions, whether physical, mental or verbal, create an impact on the mind. Everything you do gets stored in the mind in the form of subtle impressions or samskaras. These impressions tend to roam in your mind and this process is known as the karma […]

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| Jul 24 |

CHAPTER 16: AYURVEDA & SLEEP

The classical Ayurvedic text, Ashtanga Hridayam, claims that: ‘Happiness and unhappiness, nourishment (proper physique) and abnormality, strength and debility, sexual prowess and impotence, knowledge and ignorance, life and death – all depend on sleep. Ayurveda teaches us how Nidra (sleep) is one of the three pillars of health, alongside ahara (food) and brahmacharya (energy management). […]

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