Here we take a look at what satmya is, the Ayurvedic perspective on satmya and how this concept can help you find the best diet and lifestyle practices for yourself. Satmya, pronounced “sat-mae-ya” is a Sanskrit word that is often used in Ayurveda. It basically means “wholesome adaptation through gradual change” 1 Satmya means suitability to those …
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Medhya Rasayana: Ayurveda For Cognitive Health + Natural Nootropics, Brain Herbs
The Ayurvedic Solution To Maintaining Nervous Health With the kind of lifestyles that people follow these days, mental health and nervous system issues have become commonplace. Ayurveda offers an ideal solution –medhya rasayanas (Ayurvedic nootropics). Common issues people face nowadays include anxiety, depression, unnecessary stress, and mood swings. While conventional psychotropic …
Read More »Sattva: State of Knowledge
SATTVA is the BIG BOAT that is going to tell you when is it enough. What? when? how? where do you need to take a break? where do you need to take a walk? etc.,
Read More »Choose Your Friends Wisely
If you are with Satvik people your sattva builds up, no matter how depressed you are.
Read More »What Is Sattva?
Sattva is the shining light of self-awareness and responsibility, self integrity, self-accountability and gradually a very balanced state of mind.
Read More »How Does Your Mind Work?
MIND is really the intelligent and subtle matter that captures and mimics. So you feel that the person lives in the mind but the mind is merely a projection screen, the person is actually somewhere else.
Read More »GUNAS: Qualities Of The Mind
Mind when in dull mode exhibits its TAMAS quality, when in active mode then its called RAJAS and when its in an intelligent mode its called SATTVA.
Read More »How To Deal With Difficulties?
AYURVEDA gave us the positive, amazing message which says that do not fear difficulties and in fact probably you fear difficulties because you don’t know how to use this wonderful instrument called MIND.
Read More »Why Is The Mind Important?
Mind is the interface between your causal body, your gross body and the real world. So its right there in between, and the quality of your subtle mind is rarely based on your subtle belief.
Read More »Mind, Body & Spirit
If you want your Antahkarna or your internal organs specifically the mind and the senses in prana (they are all connected) then you will have to live a prana filled life.
Read More »Four Aspects of Mind
Manas, Buddhi, Ahamkara and Smriti are the four functions of the same MIND.
Read More »13 Ways To Avoid Heavy Menses
If pitta dosha is affecting the flow through reproductive system you may have heavy menses. You may have more tendency to have accidents, more likely to change the pads frequently. You need some acute care, you need symptomatic relief. If you have heavy menstrual flow it means your body is …
Read More »No Coffee, No Cramps
When we lack rasa dhatu, the endometrium is not fully formed and is not moist – this makes it harder for the body to separate that layer. So making sure that you have adequate fluids in the body all month long is important. Caffeine drives you out, depletes the rasa and …
Read More »Effect of Oestrogen Dominance
Kapha dosha over produces medo dhatu. Usually excess fats in the body is a result of kapha dosha imbalance. In the physical body fats can produce oestrogen. When we have too much oestrogen in the system in relationship to progesterone we can have a a lot of female reproductive challenges. …
Read More »2 Life Changing Questions
Find the ability to connect with your inner self, listen to the voice of your body and ask yourself openly: Question #1 – How am I doing right now? While this may seem easy and obvious, we are often too busy and have too hectic lifestyles to truly listen to …
Read More »The Core Philosophy of Holistic Medicine
Holistic Medicine is dedicated to care of the human being as a ‘whole: body-mind-spirit’. It enables care of all the ailments of an individual concurrently. Its philosophy can be explained in three parts: Every physician should be sensitive to the needs of each human being as a ‘whole’, and not …
Read More »3 Guidelines To Help You Figure Out Ayurveda
When people are just beginning to try to figure out Ayurveda, they’ll often say to me that it can be confusing. My response is that it’s not that Ayurveda is confusing. Modern society has pushed us so far away from what is natural that Ayurveda feels like learning a new language. But …
Read More »Food for VATA
Vatas are the pickiest eaters of the three mind-body types. This is probably because their digestion is very delicate. Vata governs the colon, and when out of balance, Vatas are prone to Irritable Bowel Syndrome. Since Vata is composed of Air and Space, it is easy for Vatas to get …
Read More »Kapha Dosha: Mind and Body
The Kapha Dosha is made up of the elements of Water & Earth: Kapha has a synonym ‘Sheleshma’ which is originated from the root ‘shlish’ which means to hold. Kapha is responsible for giving stability to the body. It provides nourishment to the bodily tissues. According to its actions and site …
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