By Sandra Corder, Ayurveda Counselor
In the hierarchy of “being”. At the top, of course are Purusha and Prakruti – one directs existence and the other the creative force of action. Next is Mahad or Buddhi, which cosmic intelligence, then the Ahamkar, or ego. At this point in this hierarchy, there is a branching between subtle and gross. Subtle being Sattva, and gross being Tamas with Rajas sliding between the two.
Sanskrit for Ayurveda practitioners
Mithun Baliga
Sanskrit is the spoken language of the Devatas or Demigods, according to Vedas. Samskrtam is said to be the oldest language known. Sanskrit is such a language rich in meaning, oftentimes there is no equivalent translation of the depth in which a word or sentence may be expressed through its context. Any student who is interested in Ayurveda will inevitably turn to the Briyat Treya.
Nadi- Literally, a river, a channel or passageway; the pulse; there are innumerable nadis in the human body, from the very subtle to the very gross, carrying substances into, out of, or throughout the body.
(Lad, M.A.Sc, Vasant, 2002)
Authors: Students of San Diego College of Ayurveda
Samkhya to me is the most realistic, understandable and exquisite philosophy of creation and the components of our being. From physical/material existence to the highest level of consciousness Samkyha explains it all.
Western nutrition and Ayurvedic nutrition have definite differences about how people nourish themselves. Western nutrition concerns itself with the amount of calories, amount of macronutrients, carbs, proteins and fats, and micronutrients, vitamin and mineral content, and an ingredient list. Of course, western people are obsessed with being thin, so of course, calories is the first thing listed on western food labels.
There exists additional information which is not part of established food guidelines we are used to seeing on a day to day basis when we purchase items pre packaged. Some considerations of things which make a difference to the value of what we are eating include when we eat it, what season it is, where it is grown, harvested or processed, what other foods may interact with another.
Nārayana Nāḍī and Ayurvedic energetic assessment
By Monica Groover
In over a decade and a half of practice, nothing impresses people who have heard about Ayurveda like the mystic of the famous nāḍī. An Ayurveda practitioner touches your wrist and magically tells you amazing things about you-almost like a psychic reading.
This is not like a pulse assessment--rather it is reading the prana, the qi that flows in the body energetically, and just like reading tea leaves, an experienced practitioner can tell us what will come and has happened.
