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Index
Cover
Title Page
Dedication
Contents
Acknowledgments
The Top 10 Ayurvedic Tips for Healthy Living
Foreword
Introduction
1 What Is Ayurveda?
A Complete Medical System
The History of Ayurveda
Your Constitution, the Doshas
The Science of Life
What Ayurveda Is Not
2 Why Ayurveda?
A Natural Way to Health and Joy
A Whole System of Health
When Using Ayurveda as Complementary Medicine
Self-Empowerment for Health and Longevity
Keeping Your Family Healthy
Dynamic Approach to Overall Well-Being
3 Ayurveda and Yoga
Why Practice Yoga?
The Nature of the Mind
Yoga’s Holistic Model: The Koshas
Yoga and Ayurveda: Sister Sciences
How to Begin a Hatha Yoga Practice
Yoga for the Whole Family
4 Visits with an Ayurvedic Practitioner or Consultant
The Questionnaire
Pulse Diagnosis
Your Physical Appearance and the Doshas
Sitting Down for a Heart to Heart
The Recommendations You Can Expect
An Ongoing Relationship with Your Specialist/Practitioner
5 Naturally Beautiful Lifestyle
Align Yourself with Nature’s Healing Potential
Create Conditions for Balance Each Morning
Following Nature’s Clock
A Naturally Healthy Way of Eating
Cultivate Self-Awareness and Compassion
Ease Into Bedtime
6 Rediscover Your Relationship to Food
Food Worth Believing In
Eat in Moderation
Tastes Help You Determine What to Eat
Tastes for Vata
Tastes for Pitta
Tastes for Kapha
Examples of Foods and Their Tastes
Spice Mixes to Customize Your Meal
7 Understanding Vata
What Is Vata?
How to Recognize Vata Imbalance
Practice Noticing Vata
Vata Time of Day, Year, and Life
Vata in Balance
Strengthen Relationships by Recognizing Vata Imbalance
8 How to Pacify Vata
Keeping Vata in Balance
Great Foods for Vata
Aromas to Calm Vata
Routine for Vata
Breathwork for Vata
Yoga Practice for Vata Management
9 Understanding Pitta
What Is Pitta?
How to Recognize Pitta Imbalance
Pitta in Balance
Pitta Time of Day, Year, and Life
When Your Children Are Heated Up
Relax Before Bedtime
10 Keeping Pitta Dosha in Balance
Sitting by the Fire
Foods to Balance Pitta
Aromas to Pacify Pitta
Activities to Pacify Pitta
Yoga for Balancing Pitta
Pranayama for Pitta Pacification
11 Understanding Kapha
What Is Kapha?
How to Recognize Kapha Imbalance
Effects of Long-Term Kapha Imbalance
Kapha Time of Day, Year, and Life
Kapha in Balance
Ask Friends to Join You
12 How to Balance Kapha
Getting Unstuck
Foods to Balance Kapha
Aromas to Balance Kapha
Yoga for Kapha Pacification
Breathwork for Kapha
13 Stocking the Kitchen
Spices and Herbs
Whole Foods
Ghee and Oils
Some Items to Keep in the Fridge
Natural Sweeteners
Teas and Brews
14 What About …?
Sattvic, Rajasic, Tamasic
Eating Meat
Dairy
Drinking Alcohol
Good News for Chocolate Lovers
How to Deal with Allergies
15 Natural Remedies
For Colds
For Gas
For Lower Back Pain
For Acne
For Insomnia
For Nosebleeds
For Indigestion
To Brighten Your Mood
Other Remedies from Your Specialist
16 Activities and Healing Therapies to Create Balance
The Importance of Creating Energetic Balance
Mindfulness for Balance
Nourishing Bodywork
Understanding the Chakras
Using Gems for Healing
Marma Therapy
Mudras
17 Recipes for Breakfast
18 Main Courses for Lunch and Dinner
19 Side Dishes and Sauces
20 Snacks and Desserts
Appendix A: Glossary
Appendix B: Additional Resources
Index
Copyright
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