Ayurveda

Question 0

What is Ayurveda?

Answer 0

East Indian philosophy and medical system used for thousands of years

Question 1

What does Ayurveda stand for?

Answer 1

The science of life

Question 2

What is prana?

Answer 2

Life force

Question 3

What is swastha?

Answer 3

Balance

Question 4

What are the three doshas?

Answer 4

Vata, pitta, kappa

Question 5

What elements are Vata

Answer 5

Air and ether

Question 6

What does Vata control in the body?

Answer 6

Breathing, movement, nervous system, heartbeats, eye blinks

Question 7

What are Vata emotions?

Answer 7

Lightness, fear, anxiety

Question 8

Where is Vata stored?

Answer 8

In the colon

Question 9

What is the Vata time?

Answer 9

2-6

Question 10

What is the Vata time of year?

Answer 10

Autumn to early winter (cold dry windy)

Question 11

What are Vata colors?

Answer 11

Earth tones, red, green, orange

Question 12

What types of foods should vata eat?

Answer 12

Heavily grounded foods

Question 13

What elements are pitta?

Answer 13

Fire and water

Question 14

What do pittas control?

Answer 14

Digestion, metabolism, hunger, thirst, hormones, enzymes, body temp.

Question 15

What was pitta emotions?

Answer 15

Anger, hatred, jealousy

Question 16

Where is pitta stored?

Answer 16

Small intestine, bile, stomach, sweat glands, blood, fat, and skin

Question 17

What time of day is pitta time?

Answer 17

10-2

Question 18

What time of year is pitta?

Answer 18

Mid to late summer (hot humid)

Question 19

What are pitta colors?

Answer 19

White, blue, lavender, purple, mauve, green and pastels.

Question 20

What are alpha elements

Answer 20

Water and earth