5 ways to manage stress with Ayurveda

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5 ways to manage stress with Ayurveda

What is stress? I am sure you would not disagree that stress is undeniably indefinable. One way to understand stress is a psycho-physiological response within the body to some physical, emotional or environmental stimulus.

The Ayurvedic approach to stress and most health concerns is based on an imbalance the energetic properties – the doshas (vata, pitta kapha). Stress is Ayurveda is seen predominantly as a disturbance to our vata dosha, the energy of movement that is formed from the space and air elements.

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Nourish the Five Vata Sub-Doshas

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Nourish the Five Vata Sub-Doshas

So if you’ve been introduced to Ayurveda already you for sure will have heard of the doshas, Vata, Pitta and Kapha. But did you know there were five members in each dosha family? Just as in Yoga philosophy, there are five energy sheaths called koshas, there are five vayu’s, taking care of our creative, enthusiastic breezy selves. Each of the five vata sub dosha takes care of a specific area or function of our mind-body.

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Autumn days when the grass is jewelled ...

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Autumn days when the grass is jewelled ...

We are saying goodbye Pitta season and hello Vata season. We are transitioning from summer to autumn, and as we do this short ‘in between’ period is known as ‘rtu sandhi’ in Ayurveda. Our bodies respond to the atmospheric changes just as the rest of nature does and like our mind and body the seasons are influenced by the doshas.

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Treating your Toilet Troubles the Ayurvedic Way

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Treating your Toilet Troubles the Ayurvedic Way

Poop … a subject we are embarrassed to talk about despite the fact it’s a natural body habit and that many people struggle with healthy bowel movements. What’s more, so many people don’t even pay attention to what comes out the other end, but it’s your single most obvious indicator to your gut health. If you’ve visited an Ayurvedic Practitioner, you will know that we talk in detail about our elimination since it is one of the cornerstones to maintaining a healthy digestive system and overall wellness.

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Stay grounded while you soar to new heights

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Stay grounded while you soar to new heights

So it’s supposedly summer time and a time when many of us fly off on our summer holidays with the children, friends and partners. Lengthy travel by any means aggravates ‘vata’, the principle of movement. Air travel in particular, can drive our vata soaring, as you travel at high speed travel in vata’s own elements of space and air. The dry, re-circulated air, increased cabin pressure and high altitude add extra disruption to the already disturbed diet and lifestlyle routines and time zone changes.

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