Friday, January 18, 2008
Ayurveda
It is nothing more than a way of life,” explains Dr. Naina Marballi, founder of Ayurveda’s Beauty Care. “When you know about yourself, what your body type is and your mind type, then it’s easy to derive what you need from nature to prevent illness and maintain health. To keep yourself in balance.”
The “types” Marballi refers to are known as doshas, of which there are three (vata, pitta and kapha), and they’re derived from the five elements: space, air, fire, water and earth. A constitutional analysis will reveal your body/mind type, and you can stay healthy by adopting a lifestyle that best suits your constitution.
Those guidelines include everything from what and when to eat and when to wake up and go to sleep, to what sort of exercise is right and what kind of spa therapies are most beneficial. According to Chopra Center’s Thara Kodandaramachandra, a person such as myself, with a vata body (lots of air and space) and a pitta mind (fire), should focus on a diet that favors sweet, bitter and astringent tastes. I should awaken by 6am and go to bed by 9:30pm (eating lunch no later than 1pm), and participate in low-impact sports, such as swimming. And like all the specialists I visited, Kodandaramachandra prescribed a regimen of daily head-to-toe self-massages.
Massage is an integral part of ayurveda. As Dr. Marballi explains: “Your skin is not only your largest organ, but it is the export/import source for your body. It guards against the outside environment—whether that’s pollution or noise—and it’s a reflection of what’s happening inside, of everything from your digestive system to your emotions. Puffy eyes, for example, can signal kidneys not performing well.” She continues: “And hormonal imbalance leads to breaking out around the chin and jawline.”
Understanding and treating these basic issues is a point of departure between ayurveda and traditional spa therapies. Get all the facials you want, but if your hormones are imbalanced your acne will continue. Still, you can benefit from ayurvedic treatments without subscribing to the lifestyle. Just expect some differences.
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The “types” Marballi refers to are known as doshas, of which there are three (vata, pitta and kapha), and they’re derived from the five elements: space, air, fire, water and earth. A constitutional analysis will reveal your body/mind type, and you can stay healthy by adopting a lifestyle that best suits your constitution.
Those guidelines include everything from what and when to eat and when to wake up and go to sleep, to what sort of exercise is right and what kind of spa therapies are most beneficial. According to Chopra Center’s Thara Kodandaramachandra, a person such as myself, with a vata body (lots of air and space) and a pitta mind (fire), should focus on a diet that favors sweet, bitter and astringent tastes. I should awaken by 6am and go to bed by 9:30pm (eating lunch no later than 1pm), and participate in low-impact sports, such as swimming. And like all the specialists I visited, Kodandaramachandra prescribed a regimen of daily head-to-toe self-massages.
Massage is an integral part of ayurveda. As Dr. Marballi explains: “Your skin is not only your largest organ, but it is the export/import source for your body. It guards against the outside environment—whether that’s pollution or noise—and it’s a reflection of what’s happening inside, of everything from your digestive system to your emotions. Puffy eyes, for example, can signal kidneys not performing well.” She continues: “And hormonal imbalance leads to breaking out around the chin and jawline.”
Understanding and treating these basic issues is a point of departure between ayurveda and traditional spa therapies. Get all the facials you want, but if your hormones are imbalanced your acne will continue. Still, you can benefit from ayurvedic treatments without subscribing to the lifestyle. Just expect some differences.
Source
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