Ayurveda & Yoga

Ayurveda is often referred to as yoga's sister science. Actually, both ayurveda and yoga stem from Sankhya philosophy (one of the six systems (darshans) of Indian philosophy. The goal of both are to eliminate pain and suffering. Ayurveda and yoga both work with practices that affect the physical, mental and spiritual body but, practices of Ayurveda focus mostly on the prevention and treatment of physical illness, while yoga is focused mostly on the discipline of the mind and senses. Most of us identify yoga with the physical postures or, asana, but asana is only one limb on the 8 limbed path.

Ayurveda paves a smooth road towards the practices of yoga. Pandit Rajmani Tingunait explains, "According to the Yoga Sutra (1.2 Vyasa’s commentary), there are five states of mind: disturbed, distracted, stupefied, one-pointed, and well controlled. The body and mind are intertwined, and ordinarily those in the first three states of mind are not in good physical condition. Yoga, as the great masters in the past intended it to be practiced, can be undertaken only after both body and mind are healthy and balanced." Ayurveda prepares the body for yoga. These two practices fit perfectly together.

So, if you find you're struggling in your yoga practice, (i.e. getting to your mat regularly) or you're having pain, discomfort or loss of the energy you need to do your yoga, ayurveda can really help you. If you've been hesitant to make an appointment with me, don't worry. Contact me for a FREE 30 min. consultation and I can help you determine what kind of consult will be best for you.

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