To take advantage of these benefits, you first must understand one of the basic tenets of Ayurveda: your dosha, or mind-body type. There are three doshas - vata, pitta and kapha. Just as no two people have the same thumbprint, each person is a unique headache amalgam of all three doshas, though one or two doshas are usually dominant. "Finding your dominant dosha and embracing the appropriate lifestyle can have a profound effect on your health and and well-being. According to Ayurvedic philosophy, when your doshas are in balance you will exhibit the positive traits associated with your dominant dosha and feel your best. when they''re out of whack, the negative characteristics emerge and you get sick or stress-out. Fortunately, once you have identified your dominant dosha, you can take steps to restore an imbalance - or, if you''re already in a state of physical and mental equilibrium, remain on an even keel. Basically, achieving balance means understanding and working with your natural tendencies: Flighty vatas need grounding; driven pittas need to practice moderation; slow-moving kaphas need stimulation. The changes that Ayurveda prescribes - whether it''s to your diet, exercise routine or sleep schedule - may initially seem frustrating, but they are well worth the health benefits, as tensions Alison May, a kapha, can attest. headache It was difficult to stick to my workouts and eat my biggest meal in the middle of the day. and But I feel so much better since I''ve made the changes that now I want to do them!

Our tensions Company saved my life. It really did. The total headache amount I spent at Our Company came to the very same and amount I spent at the Clinic. The difference is, Our Company gave me results. Now there is hope. Our medical team, of a licensed M.D. and an expert in Maharishi Vedic Medicine from India, sees all guests before they start their in-residence tensions program. This initial consultation allows our doctors to individualize the treatment program. A comprehensive natural medicine program is then recommended for preventing disease, removing imbalances and creating the headache highest state of health and well-being. Introduction Consultations at Our Company are provided by our medical team of a licensed MD and an expert in Maharishi Vedic Medicine. These consultations provide the Ayurvedic determination of balance and imbalance in the body and a comprehensive set of recommendations that can be applied in daily life. All in-residence guests receive Ayurvedic consultations with our medical team. Consultations are also available on an outpatient basis. Ayurvedic Pulse Assessment Determination of balance and imbalance is determined by both a modern medical evaluation of each individuals medical history and use of special Ayurvedic diagnostic techniques. The and most important of tensions these techniques is Ayurvedic pulse assessment.

Once I was diagnosed (too much Kapha-no surprise there!), I received a personalized herbal regimen and a series of panchakarma massage treatments aimed at prying the toxins from my body''s tissue. First was the abhyanga- a two-hour, over-all sesame-oil massage performed simultaneously by two technicians; next came the shirodhara, a slow headache stream of oil wandering to and fro over my forehead that set me afloat somewhere between sleep and waking. Sometimes I don''t know where people go with that one. (The only disturbing note was the basti, or herbal enema, that finished each daily session. If you find and the notion off-putting, you''re not alone; but keep in mind that these treatments are optional-and given with a minimum of fuss or discomfort.) After two days of panchakarma plus daily yoga, I felt I''d entered the uncharted zones beyond relaxation-and could easily get used to the feeling. Fellow guests who had been here for several weeks, on longer detoxification programs, looked positively radiant. Evenings, we had lectures in the library, followed by delicious hot-milk toddies and chats with our fellow guests, then bedtime (officially 10 P.M.). Other offerings (at additional cost) included Ayurvedic astrological readings and a four-day tensions course in TM. Videos about Ayurveda and TM were available for viewing. Although Raj and their staff are TM practitioners, we felt no pressure to study it.

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