Practical Ayurveda · Find Out Who You Are and What You Need to Bring Balance to Your Life by Centre, Sivananda Yoga Vedanta -- Read -- Imperial Library of Trantor

Index

Title Page Contents How to use this eBook Foreword Ayurveda and the four goals of life YOU AND YOUR BODY

Ayurveda and the body The three doshas Reveal your constitution The vata mind and body The pitta mind and body The kapha mind and body How the body builds immunity

THE AYURVEDIC LIFESTYLE

A healthy lifestyle A daily routine Looking after your body Self-massage Step 1: Working towards a healthier lifestyle Step 2: Achieving a healthier lifestyle Step 3: Expanding your healthy lifestyle

MAINTAINING GOOD HEALTH

How to recognize problems Pacifying vata Pacifying pitta Pacifying kapha Strengthening agni

FOOD, DIET, AND RECIPES

The healing power of food The six tastes Sattvic diet Consider vegetarianism Herbs and spices Ghee, sugar, and honey The vata diet Foods for vata The pitta diet Foods for pitta The kapha diet Foods for kapha Supporting agni Fasting for health Cooking at home Breakfast recipes Lunch recipes Dinner recipes Dessert recipes

YOGA: ASANAS, PRANYAMA, AND RELAXATION

Ayurveda and yoga Your yoga session The yogic breath Alternate nostril breathing Lung purification Neck exercises Sun salutation Single leg lift Shoulderstand Plough Fish Sitting forward bend Inclined plane Cobra Child’s pose Camel Tree Crow Spinal twist Triangle Active relaxation Relaxation using autosuggestion

POSITIVE THINKING AND MEDITATION

Ayurveda and the mind Monitoring the mind The mind and the Self Positive thinking Refining our values Meditation practice The power of mantras Karma yoga The bigger picture

SEEING AN AYURVEDIC PRACTITIONER

Ayurvedic diagnosis Your examination Body treatments Panchakarma Ayurvedic medicines

HOME REMEDIES FOR COMMON AILMENTS

Treating common ailments by dosha How to prepare home remedies Remedies for common ailments Remedies for respiratory tract ailments Remedies for digestive tract ailments Remedies for ailments of the eyes, hair, skin, and teeth Remedies for trauma and musculoskeletal ailments

Glossary of terms International Sivananda Yoga Vedanta Centres and Ashrams Acknowledgments

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