Ayurveda

The classic texts on Ayurvedic medicine advice an individual to live an ayurvedic lifestyle according to one's individual constitution and cultivate the following
 Dharma - VirtueArtha - WeatlhKama - DesireAcquire knowledge of the Self, cultivate patience, study spiritual texts and meditate.

A very similar practise to the Yogic lifestyle.

Ayurveda is to live according to one's individual constitution, to the seasons, place where one lives, one's age etc. When we learn to listen to our own body and act accordingly we live in balance - we live Ayurvedic.

Ayurveda and Yogic philosophy believe everything is composed of five elements in different measurements: Space, Air, Fire, Water and Earth. These five elements also manifest as the three Doshas: Vata, Pitta and Kapha. We are all a combination of the five elements and so of the different Dosha. Our constitution is how we were born, our perfect balance completely unique to us. This is called our Prakruti. But as we forget to live according to our true nature or through trauma, ailments, stress and busy lifestyles our Prakruti becomes disturbed - out of balance. It becomes Vikruti. This occurs both in body and mind.

Vata, Pitta and Kapha move in the whole body producing good or ill effects upon the entire system according to their normal or provoked states. Their normal state is Prakruti and their abnornal state is Vikruti.
Charaka Samhita sutrashana 17.62

In Ayurveda and Yoga we aim to find balance in body, mind and spirit. We aim to educate ourselves to listen to what is right for us at any given time. What tastes, temperature, qualities (e.g. hard, soft, dry, wet, oily, rough) are benefiting us and what aggrevates our body/mind.

Ayurveda may not always be a quick remedy but it is a natural way of living. 'One who is established in Self, who has balanced doshas, balanced agni (digestive fire), properly formed dhatus (tissues), proper elimination of malas (waste), well functioning bodily processes, and whose mind, soul, and senses are full of bliss, is called a healthy person' says the Sushruta Samhita.

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