Ayurveda Flashcards
Ayurveda is what? And how old is it?
The science of living a healthy and long life
At least 5000 BC (7000 years)
What is the main principle of Ayurveda?
Nothing is more powerful than the mind to transform the body.
What are the six methods of Ayurveda?
Diet - eat according to your climate, dosha, region and season
Yoga
Mediation
Massage
Panchakarma
Dravya Gunna - plant medicine
What are the five panchakarmas?
Cleansing nose/sinus
Vomiting to clean digestive
Salt water, abdominal exercise to push water out
Douching
Leeching blood
Health is equal to _____ which means balanced. So ______ dosha means balanced doshas.
Sama
Sam
Which dosha is fire and water?
Pitta
Which dosha is air and space?
Vata
Which dosha is earth and water?
Kapha
Prakriti and Vrikriti are?
Prakriti is natural
Vrikriti is an external circumstance creating the appearance of a new dosha
What influences which dosha you are born with?
Many things from from conception, pregnancy and birth.
Part of health is having Balanced Agni what are the 3 Agni?
Digestive fire
Tissue enzymes
Five elements
Health comes from properly formed dhatus. What are the 7 dhatus?
Saliva Blood Muscles Fat Bone Bone marrow Semen / eggs
Health means the proper elimination of malas. Sam Mala Kriya. What are the three main waste products?
Feces urine and sweat
Parsanna atma indriya mana is?
Happy soul senses and mind
How to balance Kapha?
Slow activation
How to balance pitta?
Cool down, food, drinks
Grounding
Balance Vata?
Structure / routine
Warmth
Grounding
Tamasic food is _____ pranic and Tamasic is energy is classified as ______
Negative
Inactive
Rajas is ______ pranic and energy classified as
Zero
Active
Sattva is _____ pranic and energy is classified as _____
Positive
Balanced
