Dominate air and ether? The type of constitution of such a person is cotton wool, he is like the wind, rather light and slender, lively, unstable (in appetite, sleep, motives, etc.). The one whose nature of pitta (fire and water), shows enthusiasm, a tendency to be angry, prone to increased sweating and skin inflammation. Kapha (earth and water) is recognized by a strong figure, restraint, even slowness.
Dosha, of course, is not determined once and for all: a person can be vata-pitta, vata-kapha. These combinations are constantly changing under the influence of climate, nutrition, emotions, age ... Autumn rains increase the influence of kapha. Fire and jealousy make pitta grow. These interruptions tire the body. To get closer to your original dosha, you need to harmonize your diet, lifestyle and thoughts. For this, once a year, you can take a two-week course of treatment in the Ayurvedic center or a few shorter courses. Knowing your dosha, you can best use the opportunities of meditation and yoga to maintain balance in your daily life. Details learn in the article on the topic "The science of life from the position of Ayurveda."
To penetrate harmony
The aesthetic component, which is so dear to the modern person, focused on pleasure, sensual pleasure, occupies little place in ayurveda. Specialists in body therapy (or, as they are called here, therapists), performing massages, peelings and wraps, look more like nurses than the aesthetic of the beauty clinic. They treat their patients very cordially, but without ceremony, taking care not about comfort or pleasure, but solely about health. The purpose of ayurveda is well-being and a long life. This is a holistic trend, designed to help a person become happier. Beauty is included in this concept of happiness in some way, because Ayurveda helps, including getting rid of some cosmetic defects, for example, skin problems, making pigment spots and wrinkles less pronounced, and improving the condition of the hair and nails. On many points, Ayurveda is completely at variance with modern ideas of harmony - for example, with the idea, at all costs, lose weight, achieve harmony. In modern culture beautiful is considered a thin person - he, as a rule, lacks kapha. From the point of view of Ayurveda, this entails problems with health, especially if Kapha is his dominant dosha by constitution, that is, if he has a dense physique. According to Ayurveda, the most healthy approach is to follow one's nature, achieving the optimal state of the body, the best development of its capabilities in, so to speak, God of this form. When a person is at peace with his body, his thoughts and emotions cease to dominate him. This is the path to harmony, that is, to that state of the body and soul, when a person can no longer think about his problems, but think about his destiny, about what he can bring to this world.
Purify the body and thoughts
From the point of view of ayurveda, the metropolis overloads our entire being with toxins - this very idea encourages some of its residents to regularly go to Ayurvedic purification. In addition to all understandable environmental pollution, there are also emotional toxins - stress and irritation, as well as mental - obsessive thoughts and an overabundance of information around us (often a negative property). Purification is an alpha and omega Ayurvedic treatment. Poorly digested food, excessively plentiful drink, too high or too low a body temperature - any excess is capable to us to do much harm, stirring energy of a life to circulate freely. "Waste" of the body is mainly feces, urine and sweat. To easily get rid of these aggravating substances, you can engage in some kind of physical activity (for example, walking, swimming), practice abdominal breathing, make steam baths for the face or massage oils with essences of herbs that help cleanse. Our body displays the remains of life through a variety of holes, including the mouth, ears and eyes. Sneezing, yawning, crying - nothing needs to be restrained! In the same way, one can get rid of thoughts that interfere with us, switching the channel, when something negative is shown on the television, and pushing the sources of sound. Such relaxation can help and relaxation techniques.
In addition to a complex of cleansing procedures for the body, called "poppcha-karma," yoga and meditation are included in the full course of detoxification. In principle, ayurveda does not divide the human being into bodily and mental components: for example, it is believed that a massage with sesame oil acts on the body to the same extent as on the soul. Yoga teaches to own one's body and helps to purify the emotional sphere, while meditation cleans from mental toxins. Our body and spirit, like a sponge, are able to absorb in themselves and all the good - and in our interests to take care of it. Ayurveda recommends paying attention to the quality of our food (if possible consisting of bio-products, based on fresh and dried fruit, sprouted grains and dairy products), give yourself time to fully sleep and just contemplation - for example, enjoying the sight of the setting sun ...
Maintain fire
Ayurveda also recommends that "Kindle Fire". This energy, called "agni," symbolizes our strength and allows us to confidently determine what we should convert or reject. It is she who supports life in us. If her flame weakens, illness begins. Ayurvedic medicine distinguishes thirteen kinds of agni fire, which is in the body. The main, responsible for digestion, activates the metabolism and allows you to "digest" negative emotions. Sometimes it is enough to revive it to regain its vitality. How to ignite it? It is enough to learn a few habits: do not eat at night; lie about 20 minutes on the left side after eating; to drink on an empty stomach a glass of water enriched with copper (for this water is kept overnight in a copper vessel); include in your menu circles of fresh ginger, seasoned with lime and sea salt. And periodically pamper yourself with a massage of the whole body or even just your feet.
Cultivate joy
The feeling of emptiness is peculiar to our ever-hurrying world. Therefore, it is important for us to take care of our own emotions. According to Ayurvedic ideas, their energy is able to accelerate recovery and contribute to the implementation of our plans. To awaken in themselves a joyful power of this kind is possible with the help of art (for example, some kind of creative activity, going to the museum ...). And also through direct interaction with the five elements: you can work in the garden, swim, watch the flame of the candle, collect the full chest of air - all these actions are beneficial for us, they reunite us with the surrounding world and stimulate the internal forces. Ayurveda does not pretend to give universal recommendations - our doshas are so impermanent at every moment. But the Indian sages found a good solution: a balanced diet, a calm sleep, a movement and thus mental and emotional calmness. Exceptional common sense!
In Chinese medicine, there is the concept of the vital energy of chi. In Indian there is its equivalent - prana. According to Ayurveda, this breath of life circulates through 72 thousand channels that permeate our body. Energy is concentrated in the seven main chakras - energy centers located along the spine. It is believed that its free, harmonious circulation ensures our health and gives us a sense of the joy of life. How can we ensure a full flow of this energy? With the help of hatha yoga classes, with the help of back massage or procedures using Ayurvedic oils, which the expert directs a trickle to certain energy zones. Massage of the feet, palms and the area around the eyes is also useful. Now we know how the science of life works from the position of Ayurveda.