The document summarizes six major systems of Indian philosophy - Nyaya, Vaisesika, Sankhya, Yoga, Karma Mimamsa, and Vedanta. It provides brief descriptions of each system, including their founders and key concepts. For example, it states that Nyaya focuses on logic, Vaisesika introduces the concept of uniqueness, Sankhya emphasizes distinguishing spirit from matter, and Yoga provides a methodology for uniting individual consciousness with supreme consciousness.
The document discusses the Five Tibetans, a series of yoga-like exercises originally learned from Tibetan monks. The exercises are said to increase energy, vitality, and longevity when practiced for 10 minutes daily. They involve spinning, backbends, and other movements said to energize the chakras and flow of subtle energy in the body. Guidelines are provided for practicing the five postures safely and effectively in order to experience benefits like increased flexibility, strength, and mental clarity.
1. Bacopa monniera, commonly known as Brahmi, is an herbaceous plant used in Ayurvedic medicine as a brain and nervous system tonic.
2. It contains saponins and alkaloids such as bacosides A and B which are thought to improve cognition, memory, and motor function by supporting nerve cell transmission in the brain.
3. Brahmi has a wide range of traditional uses for conditions like epilepsy, inflammation, and mental health issues and modern research supports effects such as antioxidant, anti-stress, and cognitive enhancing properties.
The document provides a first-person account of the author's travels through Kerala, India. It describes Kerala as a lush, diverse region along India's southwest coast known for its coconut palms, beaches, wildlife reserves, spice plantations, and intricate network of backwaters. The author recounts feeling drained after months in chaotic Kolkata and finding renewal in Kerala's relaxing environment, delicious cuisine, and opportunities for spiritual reflection such as Ayurvedic treatments. Kerala offered the perfect escape and left the author feeling rejuvenated to continue her travels through India.
This document contains information about balancing the Vata dosha in Ayurveda. It discusses the elements, functions and qualities of Vata, as well as common signs of Vata imbalance. It provides dietary and lifestyle recommendations for balancing Vata, including eating warm, moist, cooked foods and getting adequate rest. Sample recipes are also included, such as rice and fig porridge, nori rolls and vegetable soup.
Ayurveda Elements organises courses and classes. This is the handout we use for a part of our diagnosis class. Rama Prasad and Caroline Robertson teach and travel spreading the message of Ayurveda.
This document provides recipes for simple mung dal, dosa potatoes, a tridosha vegetable curry, semolina pudding, rasam, vegetable soup, and green beans. It includes lists of ingredients and instructions for preparing each dish. The recipes are presented by Ayurveda Elements, an organization providing Ayurvedic cooking classes and workshops in Australia.
This document provides recipes for Conscious Cooking presented by Jahnavi Vinden-Clark of Ayurveda Elements. It includes recipes for chai tea, carrot halva, angel hair curd tart, coconut chutney, coriander chutney, and more. The recipes utilize Ayurvedic principles and ingredients to make dishes that are balancing and nourishing for the doshas.
The document summarizes six major systems of Indian philosophy - Nyaya, Vaisesika, Sankhya, Yoga, Karma Mimamsa, and Vedanta. It provides brief descriptions of each system, including their founders and key concepts. For example, it states that Nyaya focuses on logic, Vaisesika introduces the concept of uniqueness, Sankhya emphasizes distinguishing spirit from matter, and Yoga provides a methodology for uniting individual consciousness with supreme consciousness.
The document discusses the Five Tibetans, a series of yoga-like exercises originally learned from Tibetan monks. The exercises are said to increase energy, vitality, and longevity when practiced for 10 minutes daily. They involve spinning, backbends, and other movements said to energize the chakras and flow of subtle energy in the body. Guidelines are provided for practicing the five postures safely and effectively in order to experience benefits like increased flexibility, strength, and mental clarity.
1. Bacopa monniera, commonly known as Brahmi, is an herbaceous plant used in Ayurvedic medicine as a brain and nervous system tonic.
2. It contains saponins and alkaloids such as bacosides A and B which are thought to improve cognition, memory, and motor function by supporting nerve cell transmission in the brain.
3. Brahmi has a wide range of traditional uses for conditions like epilepsy, inflammation, and mental health issues and modern research supports effects such as antioxidant, anti-stress, and cognitive enhancing properties.
The document provides a first-person account of the author's travels through Kerala, India. It describes Kerala as a lush, diverse region along India's southwest coast known for its coconut palms, beaches, wildlife reserves, spice plantations, and intricate network of backwaters. The author recounts feeling drained after months in chaotic Kolkata and finding renewal in Kerala's relaxing environment, delicious cuisine, and opportunities for spiritual reflection such as Ayurvedic treatments. Kerala offered the perfect escape and left the author feeling rejuvenated to continue her travels through India.
This document contains information about balancing the Vata dosha in Ayurveda. It discusses the elements, functions and qualities of Vata, as well as common signs of Vata imbalance. It provides dietary and lifestyle recommendations for balancing Vata, including eating warm, moist, cooked foods and getting adequate rest. Sample recipes are also included, such as rice and fig porridge, nori rolls and vegetable soup.
Ayurveda Elements organises courses and classes. This is the handout we use for a part of our diagnosis class. Rama Prasad and Caroline Robertson teach and travel spreading the message of Ayurveda.
This document provides recipes for simple mung dal, dosa potatoes, a tridosha vegetable curry, semolina pudding, rasam, vegetable soup, and green beans. It includes lists of ingredients and instructions for preparing each dish. The recipes are presented by Ayurveda Elements, an organization providing Ayurvedic cooking classes and workshops in Australia.
This document provides recipes for Conscious Cooking presented by Jahnavi Vinden-Clark of Ayurveda Elements. It includes recipes for chai tea, carrot halva, angel hair curd tart, coconut chutney, coriander chutney, and more. The recipes utilize Ayurvedic principles and ingredients to make dishes that are balancing and nourishing for the doshas.
other ingredients. cover and simmer until well smoothie 1 cup rice, soy or pure cow’s milk
cooked. 1/2 cup warm water
This document provides a 7-day meal plan with 1 heaped tsp Hawaiian pacifica spirulina 1 heaped tsp lecithin granules
breakfast, lunch, and dinner menus for each day. Choice of fruit 1 tsp honey
The meals incorporate a variety of grains, legumes, 1 tsp honey 1 cup fresh fruit of choice
vegetables, fruits and spices. Sample meals include 1 heaped tsp lecithin granules 1 tsp vanilla essence
muesli, kh
This document provides a personalized Ayurvedic health program. It includes recommendations for herbal tablets and powders to take, dietary and lifestyle advice, cleansing therapies, yoga, meditation, and exercise. Progress is tracked by having the client fill in details about how closely they followed the program and their perceived changes in health and well-being. Ayurvedic concepts of doshas, elements, and constitutional types are referenced throughout.
This document provides information about Ayurvedic body types and constitutions, including the five elements of ether, air, fire, water, and earth. It discusses how a person's permanent and current body type can be assessed based on attributes like shape, size, and temperament. The document also provides health and lifestyle recommendations for bringing the body back into balance based on an individual's elemental imbalances. This includes suggestions for diet, exercise, and other practices for each body type. It emphasizes creating a planned and systematic Ayurvedic health program to work towards total health and wellness.
The document provides information about an Ayurveda lifestyle certificate course offered by Ayurveda Elements in 2009. The course covers topics such as Ayurveda principles, daily routine, massage, herbal remedies, purification therapies, and hands-on learning. It includes mantras, a course curriculum, reading materials, assessment criteria, and a disclaimer.
This document provides recipes for 6 Ayurvedic dishes: 1) Rasam, a spicy South Indian tomato soup. 2) So-Easy Kitchiri, a rice and lentil dish seasoned with spices. 3) Potato and Cauliflower in Spiced Yoghurt, a vegetable dish with yogurt sauce. 4) Puris, deep-fried whole wheat bread. 5) Seviya Kheer, an angel hair pudding. 6) Ladhu, melt-in-your-mouth chickpea flour fudge balls. Instructions are given for ingredients and steps to make each recipe.
The branches of Vata involved in asthma are Avalambaka Kapha and Udaana Vata.
Avalambaka Kapha is responsible for mucus production in the lungs and Udaana Vata governs breathing.
This document provides recipes for 6 Ayurvedic dishes: 1) Rasam, a spicy South Indian tomato soup. 2) So-Easy Kitchiri, a rice and lentil dish seasoned with spices. 3) Potato and Cauliflower in Spiced Yoghurt, a vegetable dish with yogurt sauce. 4) Puris, deep-fried whole wheat bread. 5) Seviya Kheer, an angel hair pudding. 6) Ladhu, melt-in-your-mouth chickpea flour fudge balls. Instructions are given for ingredients and steps to make each recipe.
other ingredients. cover and simmer until well smoothie 1 cup rice, soy or pure cow’s milk
cooked. 1/2 cup warm water
This document provides a 7-day meal plan with 1 heaped tsp Hawaiian pacifica spirulina 1 heaped tsp lecithin granules
breakfast, lunch, and dinner menus for each day. Choice of fruit 1 tsp honey
The meals incorporate a variety of grains, legumes, 1 tsp honey 1 cup fresh fruit of choice
vegetables, fruits and spices. Sample meals include 1 heaped tsp lecithin granules 1 tsp vanilla essence
muesli, kh
This document provides a personalized Ayurvedic health program. It includes recommendations for herbal tablets and powders to take, dietary and lifestyle advice, cleansing therapies, yoga, meditation, and exercise. Progress is tracked by having the client fill in details about how closely they followed the program and their perceived changes in health and well-being. Ayurvedic concepts of doshas, elements, and constitutional types are referenced throughout.
This document provides information about Ayurvedic body types and constitutions, including the five elements of ether, air, fire, water, and earth. It discusses how a person's permanent and current body type can be assessed based on attributes like shape, size, and temperament. The document also provides health and lifestyle recommendations for bringing the body back into balance based on an individual's elemental imbalances. This includes suggestions for diet, exercise, and other practices for each body type. It emphasizes creating a planned and systematic Ayurvedic health program to work towards total health and wellness.
The document provides information about an Ayurveda lifestyle certificate course offered by Ayurveda Elements in 2009. The course covers topics such as Ayurveda principles, daily routine, massage, herbal remedies, purification therapies, and hands-on learning. It includes mantras, a course curriculum, reading materials, assessment criteria, and a disclaimer.
This document provides recipes for 6 Ayurvedic dishes: 1) Rasam, a spicy South Indian tomato soup. 2) So-Easy Kitchiri, a rice and lentil dish seasoned with spices. 3) Potato and Cauliflower in Spiced Yoghurt, a vegetable dish with yogurt sauce. 4) Puris, deep-fried whole wheat bread. 5) Seviya Kheer, an angel hair pudding. 6) Ladhu, melt-in-your-mouth chickpea flour fudge balls. Instructions are given for ingredients and steps to make each recipe.
The branches of Vata involved in asthma are Avalambaka Kapha and Udaana Vata.
Avalambaka Kapha is responsible for mucus production in the lungs and Udaana Vata governs breathing.
This document provides recipes for 6 Ayurvedic dishes: 1) Rasam, a spicy South Indian tomato soup. 2) So-Easy Kitchiri, a rice and lentil dish seasoned with spices. 3) Potato and Cauliflower in Spiced Yoghurt, a vegetable dish with yogurt sauce. 4) Puris, deep-fried whole wheat bread. 5) Seviya Kheer, an angel hair pudding. 6) Ladhu, melt-in-your-mouth chickpea flour fudge balls. Instructions are given for ingredients and steps to make each recipe.