The Everyday Ayurveda Guide to Self-Care : Rhythms, Routines, and Home Remedies for Natural Healing

Discover the best way to care for yourself-day by day and season by season. Embrace the ancient principles of Ayurveda to become a more integrated, whole, and healthy version of yourself. This detailed guide walks you through the steps of foundational Ayurvedic practices that can be easily integrated into your existing self-care routine-from self-massage, oil pulling, and tongue scraping to breathing practices, meditation exercises, and eating with intention-to uplift your physical health and state of mind. In The Everyday Ayurveda Guide to Self-Care, you will: �? Get acquainted with the tradition of Ayurveda and better understand your doshas (metabolic tendencies) and basic Ayurvedic anatomy. �? Discover the art of self-care by exploring daily routines and seasonal practices to prevent imbalances in the body and mind. �? Find out what foods, spices, and herbs carry medicinal qualities that support cleansing, rejuvenation, and management of common ailments. Discover the best way to care for yourself--day by day and season by season. Embrace the ancient principles of Ayurveda to become a more integrated, whole, and healthy version of yourself. This detailed guide walks you through the steps of foundational Ayurvedic practices that can be easily integrated into your existing self-care routine--from self-massage, oil pulling, and tongue scraping to breathing practices, meditation exercises, and eating with intention--to uplift your physical health and state of mind. In The Everyday Ayurveda Guide to Self-Care, you will: Get acquainted with the tradition of Ayurveda and better understand your doshas (metabolic tendencies) and basic Ayurvedic anatomy. Discover the art of self-care by exploring daily routines and seasonal practices to prevent imbalances in the body and mind. Find out what foods, spices, and herbs carry medicinal qualities that support cleansing, rejuvenation, and management of common ailments. < Author’s Note Introduction PART ONE THE AYURVEDIC APPROACH TO HEALTH: BODY, MIND, SENSES, AND SOUL 1. What You Need to Know about Ayurveda 2. The Physical Body: Tissues, Circulation, and Digestion 3. The Mind: Anatomy of Awareness 4. The Subtle Body: Vital Energy, Metabolic Transformation, and Immunity PART TWO THE AYURVEDIC LIFESTYLE: DAILY AND SEASONAL ROUTINES FOR SELF-CARE 5. Dinacharya: Daily Routine 6. Ritucharya: Seasonal Flow 7. The Four Stages of Life’s Flow PART THREE DO-IT-YOURSELF HOME REMEDIES FOR NATURAL HEALING 8. Dravyaguna: Medicinal Qualities 9. Directory of Medicinal Substances and How to Use Them 10. Home Remedies Glossary Notes Resources Acknowledgments Index About the Author and Photographer E-mail Sign-Up "This book offers a new way to think about your health and understand the cause-and-effect relationship between your body, your environment, and your lifestyle. Through 70+ self-care recipes and routines, this book provides sound instructions and suggestions for living a healthy and energetic life with an Ayurvedic lens"-- Provided by publisher