Ayurveda

Ayurveda is a sister discipline of yoga (and also considered a type of yoga) and is translated as the ‘Science of Life.’ It is a holistic health system originating in ancient India which views each person as a unique individual with a particular constitution and recommends tailored practices, diet, and lifestyle choices to attain optimal health system-wide.

Each person’s Ayurvedic constitution is a unique combination of the three doshas, with one or two usually dominating, impacting various aspects of their physical, mental, emotional, and spiritual wellbeing and contributing to certain tendencies. The doshas include Pitta (fire and water), Vata (air and ether/space), and Kapha (water and earth).

To learn more about Ayurveda, click here. To take a quiz to discover your dosha distributions, click here (many other dosha quizzes are available through a basic online search, as well).