🤔 Have you ever noticed how what you eat affects your emotions, and how, when you’re feeling a certain way, your body craves certain flavours? 🤓 Ayurveda is a traditional medical science dating back centuries that has studied this link. Ayurveda classifies all foods into 6 flavours or …
Ayurveda, the traditional medical science of India and a sister discipline to Yoga, describes the human body as a series of physical channels (SROTAS) and energy points (MARMAS). It is these energy points that are used to regulate prana during an Ayurvedic massage, as well as to counter an attacker in the Indian martial art …
DO YOU KNOW what SUB-PRANAS are and their IMPORTANT ROLE in a balanced YOGA practice? The Sub-Pranas, or Vayus, are five subtle, physiological movements that occur within the body to enable it to carry out all its physical and mental functions in a balanced way. Understanding how to manage and mobilise them …
In AYURVEDA, the term BRAHMI refers to two plants with relatively similar properties (VPK = (V + Purslane)) On the one hand, “Centella asiatica”, also known as “Gotu Kola”, and, on the other hand, “Bacopa monniera” or, more commonly, “Verdolaga”. Brahmi translates as “pure consciousness”. Both plants have a marked effect on the mind …
DID YOU KNOW that both YOGA and AYURVEDA work not only on the PHYSICAL body but also on the MIND? If we look at the origins of both – Samkhya philosophy (Ayurveda) and Patanjali’s classical yoga – we find many similarities, such as the concepts of Purusha and Prakriti, the Gunas and the five elements. The …
Both Ayurveda (based on the Samkhya philosophy) and Patanjali’s classical Yoga refer, in their cosmogony, to the GUNAS or subtle forces that precede the five elements. The Gunas govern our mental state and are responsible for how we approach our yoga practice. For example, we may find ourselves …
The Doshas are biotypes that reveal Nature’s tendencies. They are also reflected in the seasons, ensuring that the cycle of life remains in balance. Each season is governed by one or two Doshas (and therefore Elements), so in order to maintain our …
AYURVEDIC SEASONAL YOGA As winter draws to a close, our Kapha reaches its peak. It is at this time that we accumulate the most Earth and Water. For example, symptoms of spring allergies appear, characterised by mucus, lethargy, heaviness, spring fatigue, listlessness, etc. Would you like to prevent and avoid these troublesome spring symptoms? We offer you …
I am fascinated by how a medical science as ancient as Ayurveda described and understood the human body in such a visionary and modern way. They described the marmas as specific points on the body that provide access to Prana (vitality and energy) and which are potentially dangerous if …
PHILOSOPHICAL AND SPIRITUAL FOUNDATIONS OF AYURYOGA® This training course provides us with in-depth knowledge to adapt modern yoga practices and integrate them, on the one hand, with the spiritual foundations of Ayurveda and Patanjali’s classical yoga – which are derived from and influenced by, respectively, the Samkhya philosophy (one of the six schools or Dārśanas …