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THE MIND AND THE SELF Ayurveda teaches us that we are not our minds, but rather a separate consciousness, also called the Self. This exercise will help you start to…

The mind, influenced by the three gunas, requires care like the physical body. Monitoring the mind involves deep introspection, a practice within raja yoga, to become aware of subconscious beliefs and mental conditioning that affect motivation and mental states. By developing awareness through focused breathing and observation, one can recognize whether thoughts are sattvic (harmonious), rajasic (agitated), or tamasic (resistant), and ultimately achieve lasting peace.

The three gunas According to the Ayurvedic and yogic scriptures, the mind is a subtle energy field, and is continuously reacting to the information we receive from the physical senses.…

PACIFYING PITTA Pitta is hot, liquid, sharp, light, quickly penetrating, sour, and slightly oily. It is pacified by practices that are cooling, soothing, heavy, slightly drying, and mild as these…

PACIFYING KAPHA Kapha is cool, heavy, oily, stable, and soft. It is pacified by practices that are heating, light, dry, moving, and rough as these characteristics are opposite to its…

PACIFYING VATA Vata is irregular, moving, light, dry, cool, fine, quick, and rough. It is pacified by practices that are regular, stable, heavy, oily, heating, viscous, slow, and smooth, as…

HOW TO RECOGNIZE PROBLEMS Disease starts to occur when the doshas are out of balance and/or agni is becoming weak. This part shows symptoms that will help you recognize imbalances.…

EXPANDING YOUR HEALTHY LIFESTYLE Now that you have established a routine, you are ready to focus on how you can maintain it. You can also enhance your health and well-being…

ACHIEVING A HEALTHIER LIFESTYLE You have already started to change your lifestyle and experienced the benefits, so here is how you can improve on your progress and stay motivated. Try…

WORKING TOWARD A HEALTHIER LIFESTYLE If healthy living is new to you, then start here, using this three-step guide to work toward a full Ayurvedic lifestyle. Remember, regularity and moderation…