Ayurveda is the Science of Life ayus life

Ayurveda is the Science of Life • • ayus = life, longevity Veda = science, knowledge

Five great Elements> * Space (Akasha): The open expanse of the universe, in which everything is included: the outermost manifestation of the mind. * Air (Bayu): Anything that has the quality of movement • Fire (Tejas): Anything that generates heat, light of transformation. • Water (Jala) : The cohesive value, attractive forces. • Earth (Prithivi): Anything that has mass and form

The Five Elements and the Five Senses • Element Space Air Fire Water Earth Perceived with Ear Skin Eye Tongue Nose Subtle Element Sound Touch Sight Taste Smell

The Three Doshas Vata (마른 타입) : Space and Air -Expansion and Movement Qualities: • Cold • Light • Dry • Irregular • Unpredictable • Mobile • Quick • Changeable Responsible for: • Thinking • Translating a thought into activity • Neuromuscular activity • Respiration • Cardiovascular activity • Gastrointestinal activity

The Three Doshas Pitta (근육질) : Fire and water - Chemical transformations Qualities: • Intense • Penetrating • Pungent • Sharp • Acidic Responsible for: • Mental discrimination • Visual perception • Digestion • Coloration • Temperature regulation

The Three Doshas Kapha (뚱뚱) : Earth and water - structure & lubrication Qualities: • Cold • Heavy • Solid • Stable • Dense • Smooth • Slow • Cohesive Responsible for: • Supporting/nourishing/ cooling the N. S. • First stage of digestion • Lubricating: – Digestive tract – Joints – Respiratory tract • Metabolizing water and fat

Understanding the Cosmic Dance Predominant Time period dosha 6 AM~10 AM Intensive physical activity Pitta 10 AM~2 PM Eating main meal of the day Vata 2 PM~6 PM Creative mental activity Kapha 6 PM~10 PM Decrease activity, prepare to sleep Pitta 10 PM~2 PM Physical renewal and rejuvenation Vata 2 AM~6 AM Mental renewal and rejuvenation 1 st cycle Kapha 2 nd cycle Best time for

Mini Abhyanga • Preparing massage with sesame and almond oil : Head : Feet

Dosha Weather/ season Recommended diet Vata cold, dry and windy Reduce dry and raw foods, and those with pungent, bitter and astrngent tastes. Cook food well, and accompany with plenty of warm liquids. Favor foods with sweet, sour and salty tastes Pitta Hot and moist Don’t overeat. Reduce sour, salty and pungent tastes. Favor cool (but not ice cold) food and drink, and sweet, bitter and astringent tastes. Kapha Wet and cold Light, dry, less oily food. Reduce heavy dairy products and foods with sweet, sour and salty tastes. Favor warm food and drink, and foods with pungent, bitter and astringent tastes.

Healing breath, healing movement Dosha Vata Level Effect Balance & stretching walking, yoga-postures, bicycling, dance Agility energy coordination Pitta Self-referral jogging skiing, climbing, biking, swimming Circulation Cardiovascular effect Kapha Endurance Running, bicycling, swimming, aerobic, weight-training Increase strength Stability endurance

Healing breath • Sun salution (surya namaskar) • Yoga asana – Cat’s posture – Child’s pose – Bridge pose – Relaxation pose

Healing breath Dosha Vata Level Effect Calming Techniques Nadishodhana, Bhrimari Pitta Cooling Techniques Ujjayi, Sitali Kapha Energizing Techniques Kapalabhati, Bhastrika

The Five Gateways to the Inner Pharmacy • Physical Universe Sense organ Action organ Element Space Sound Ear Mouth Gaseous Touch Skin Hands matter: air Sight Eye Extremities Metabolic matter: fire Taste Tongue Liquid matter: water Smell Nose Reproductive organs Elimination organs Solid mater: earth

The Five Gateways to the Inner Pharmacy • Yantra: visual representation of a mantra • Color: Blue Settles Vata Green Cools Pitta Red Activates Kapha • Mudras: Eye exercises stimulate and develop different parts of the brain, resulting in enhanced sensory recall, perception and intuition.

The Miracle of Renewal Favor those foods which increase ojas: Reduce those foods which increase ama: • Whole foods in season • Locally-grown fruits and vegetables • Freshly-prepared foods • Frozen, canned, dried food • Vinegar, sour/ fermented foods and drinks • Aged cheese • Leftovers • Highly-refined food

The Miracle of Renewal • Fasting – Vata – Pitta – Kapha 1/month 2/month 1/week

The Miracle of Renewal Prana enhancing exercises Perform on a daily basis Activity Source Earth Let your barefeet touch the earth. Water Walk along natural bodies of water. Fire Feel the sun on your face and body. Air Inhale the breath of plants. Space Gaze at the stars and moon. All Eat freshly prepared, locally grown fruits and vegetable.

Intimacy with the Higher Self

Intimacy with the Higher Self 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. • • • Idnetify the emotion Witness the sensation Take responsibility for it Express the emotion Release the emotion Shear the emotion Rejuvenate yourself Understand: Everyone is doing the best Your behavior influenced by your psychophysiological body type: balance and imbalance Use mirror of relationships Stop playing control dramas Change your internal dialogue

Intimacy with the Higher Self • The seven states of consciousness 1. 2. 3. 4. Walking Sleeping Dreaming Atma Darshan: the glimpse of the soul (during meditation) 5. Cosmic Consciousness (timeless) 6. Divine consciousness (divinity in all objects) 7. Unity consciousness (your individual self merges into the universal self- a maggot on your body)

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