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Intro to Ayurveda, The Dosha - Part 1






Did you know?  Symptoms on the forehead can be linked to the colon.  Symptoms related to the nose and cheeks can be linked to the small intestine, while symptoms related to the mouth, chin, and neck are often due to issues related to the chest and stomach.

Ayurveda, pronounced ai-er-veda, means life-knowledge, or knowledge of longevity.  It is a well known system of Hindu traditional medicine.  Considered to be the world's oldest forms of healthcare and healing, it is an alternative to evidence-based or western medical treatments and practices.  Ayurveda often challenges most of what we know, as related to western approaches and other conventional teachings.

The Ayurveda system consists of various studies that analyze how we eat, think, and function in our day to day lives.  It has been proven successful for many, offering therapeutic healing and balance of the mind, body- internally and externally, as well ones overall wellbeing.

 What's Your Dosha? 
The three doshas (Vata, Pitta, Kapha) are biological energies found throughout the body and mind.  What does your body currently represent?  Is it balanced or imbalanced?  By identifying your dosha, you can almost pinpoint the direction you need move towards healing your physical symptoms and their emotional causes.

*****For fairly objective physical traits, your choice will usually be obvious. For mental traits and behavior, which are more subjective, you should answer according to how you have felt and acted most of your life, or at least in the past few years.


Take The Body Test:  http://www.naturesformulary.com/contents/dosha-test

Take The Skin Test:  http://www.pratimaskincare.com/skin-analysis-quiz/index.html

Once you've finished your test, view the link below from Mind, Body, Green to see what your dosha represents. 

http://www.mindbodygreen.com/0-1117/Ayurveda-Dosha-Types-for-Beginners.html

I will be sharing more on Ayurveda practices this week, so stay tuned. 

Let me know what your dosha is, and if you found the test helpful in recognizing your physical and emotional concerns.  I'm a vata, a true vata, and the necessary remedies for my imbalances are much clearer now.  Hope you find this helpful as well. 

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