Lifestyle Tips
Help yourself by including each of these recommendations as much as you can in your life. Many research studies have proved that these practices help you feel better and live a healthier life.
- Exercise: Moderate exercise is known to improve health and immunity.
- Yoga: The benefits of regular yoga practice are invaluable.
- Breathing: Regular exercises to bring life-giving prana into the system and regulate the flow of vitality around the entire system.
- Meditation: Meditation has been shown to improve cellular activity as well as creating a calm and stable mind.
- Emotional expression: Can help improve mood and reduced depression, anxiety and anger.
- Regular massage: Massage improves immune cell activity whilst stimulating blood flow and relaxing tight and tense muscles.
- Surround yourself in a pleasant environment: Uplifting stimulation enhances your mental wellbeing creating a calming atmosphere aids concentration and preceived ‘wellness’
- Sleep: This is natures healer. The body repairs and takes care of the wear and tear of the day whilst in REM sleep.
Describing the Dosha
Also known as the body-mind types, ayurveda uses the dosha to advise and inform the best way to live your life wisely.
Typically, each dosha type is made up from the following characteristics:
Vata types tend to be visionary, imaginative & full of creative energy. They can also be forgetful, spaced out, anxious & uptight. Vata problems are erratic digestion, bloating, anxiety or joint disorders.
Pitta types are confident, passionate leaders, organised & perfectionists but excess pitta can make them fiery, snappy & irritable. Pitta people have a tendency to suffer from skin irritations, overheating, heartburn & ulcers.
Kapha types tend to be loyal, kind-hearted, calm and full of love, but a kapha overload can make them lethargic, lacking in energy and a little overindulgent. Kapha types are prone to congestion, excess weight and sluggish digestion.
The wisdom of ayurveda encourages us to take responsibility for our own health according to the different stages of our lives, the seasons, and the environment we live, work and play in. These factors all have a big impact on our health and it makes sense to adapt our lifestyle accordingly so we can continue to live in harmony with our body and stay in optimum health.
Ayurveda is all about living life to the full and keeping yourself on top form - whatever life throws at you!
Its not always easy, and I certainly trip-up all the time, but the value of understanding how to adjust your diet and daily life in accordance with how you feel and what you need is the priceless gift that Ayurveda offers us. I hope you enjoy your journey through these Ayurvedic Roots pages and that they help to empower your life.
With my best wishes,
