Basic concepts
Learn about these basic concepts of Ayurveda. With them you will truly understand why this ancient science can bring so many benefits to your life.
Learn about these basic concepts of Ayurveda. With them you will truly understand why this ancient science can bring so many benefits to your life.
Panchamahabhutas
Ayurveda uses the Panchamahabhutas (five great elements) of nature to explain how the world works. Because of this the explanations in Ayurveda are more infused with imagination, colors and examples from the nature. This is why Ayurveda invites us to use our understanding using something more than only our brains and rational thinking. It is necessary to open our mind and begin to think in terms of these five elements. [Read more...] |
Tri Doshas
Tri Doshas means three humors, they are three energies responsibles for the bodily functions. Each dosha has three states, the balanced state where they are able to smoothly carry out their functions, bringing perfect health to the body, mind and soul. The aggravated state where one, two or the three doshas are increased in the body, over using their functions, therefore bringing different imbalances and diseases. And the diminished state where the functions [Read more...] |
The six tastes (Shadrasas)
In Ayurveda, food plays a very important role in our health. Food is what sustains our tissues (dhatus), gives strenght (bala) to our body and increases our immunity (ojas). And it is not just about the calories, proteins, carbohydrates, fat, vitamins or minerals that every meal brings us, but also the taste constitutes a very important part of what food gives us. The taste is a distinctive quality of the matter. The effect that something is going to produce in our body can be deduced from the taste that it has [Read more...] |