Spear - Ayurveda Made Easy

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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data

Spear, Heidi E., author.

Ayurveda made easy / Heidi E. Spear.

Avon, Massachusetts: Adams Media, 2017.

Includes index.

LCCN 2017017304 (print) | LCCN 2017022330 (ebook) | ISBN 9781507204399 (hc) | ISBN 9781507204405 (ebook)

LCSH: Medicine, Ayurvedic. | Holistic medicine. | BISAC: HEALTH & FITNESS / Alternative Therapies. | HEALTH & FITNESS / Healthy Living. | HEALTH & FITNESS / General.

LCC R605 (ebook) | LCC R605 .S72 2017 (print) | DDC 615.5/38--dc23

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ISBN 978-1-5072-0440-5 (ebook)

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This book is intended as general information only, and should not be used to diagnose or treat any health condition. In light of the complex, individual, and specific nature of health problems, this book is not intended to replace professional medical advice. The ideas, procedures, and suggestions in this book are intended to supplement, not replace, the advice of a trained medical professional. Consult your physician before adopting any of the suggestions in this book, as well as about any condition that may require diagnosis or medical attention. The author and publisher disclaim any liability arising directly or indirectly from the use of this book.

Sudha Carolyn Lundeen, RN, Ayurvedic health and lifestyle coach, and 200- and 500-hour yoga teacher trainer at Kripalu Center in Massachusetts, designed the breathwork section and yoga sequence for vata types. Contact her at www.sudhalundeen.com to order her Taming the Winds of Vata CD that guides you through another yoga sequence for balancing vata dosha.

The yoga and pranayama sequences are designed for pitta types by Janna Delgado, a yoga and Ayurvedic specialist at Kripalu Center for Yoga & Health.

Contains material adapted from the following titles published by Adams Media, an Imprint of Simon & Schuster, Inc.: The Everything Guide to Ayurveda by Heidi E. Spear, copyright 2012, ISBN 978-1-4405-2996-2 and Adaptogens by Agatha Noveille, copyright 2016, ISBN 978-1-4405-9639-1.

Would you like to flow through life with greater ease, contentment, mental clarity, and physical health? Would you like to feel a sense of empowerment and understanding when it comes to your overall well-being? Are you interested in preventing disease before it develops, knocks you down, or becomes life-threatening? If so, Ayurveda is for you. Ayurveda addresses the vitality of your entire beingbody, mind, and life-force energyfor a life of balance, sustainable health, and longevity.

Ayurveda, often translated as the science of life, can also be considered universal knowledge. More simply put, it is an owners manual that teaches you how to keep yourself running well day in and day out. Just as other creatures are wired into natural rhythms in nature such as hibernation or migration patterns, the human being, or Homo sapiens , is wired with particular rhythms as well. The more you align with your natural rhythms, the more balanced and harmonious you are, and the more harmonious the world becomes. These premises sit strongly in the system of Ayurvedic medicine and guide every aspect of existence.

Ayurveda teaches us the tools of living well in easy, practical ways; how to correct imbalances through simple changes to daily routines, food choices, exercise; and the use of natural herbal formulas or treatment protocols. Ayurveda is not only a science but a complete medical system based on sound principles of science, and as a system of medicine spanning thousands of years, it not only carries the knowledge base forward rooted in science, but it also can verify its effectiveness through its repeated applications and verifiable results that have been tried and true for all these many years.

Ayurveda Made Easy is a great place to start your journey. It will help you find your own balance through the lens and guidance of Ayurveda.

Ayurveda is a holistic, natural system of health, originating in India more than 5,000 years ago. Perhaps the oldest extant medical system in the world, Ayurvedas teachings are timeless. Now, when looking for natural, holistic, and safe ways to create health for themselves and their families, people all over the world are looking to Ayurveda for its vast knowledge base, effective treatments, and practical ideas. Ayurveda offers remedies for illness, and is designed as a preventive medicine that supports consistent health and longevity.

Ayurveda is a complete medical system. It treats the whole person as an integrated being: body, mind, and spirit. Ayurveda is a comprehensive medical system that includes: surgery, psychotherapy, pediatrics, gynecology, obstetrics, ophthalmology, geriatrics, ear/nose/throat, and general medicine. All of these branches are subsumed in the holistic practice of Ayurveda, which takes into consideration all aspects of your life, and employs a variety of healing modalities to support your health and help you thrive day by day, year by year.