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Ayurveda (Knowledge of Life Science) Flashcards

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Known as the science of life.

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Ayurveda

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What aspects of the human condition does Ayurveda work with?

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Spirtual, Mental, Emotional, and Physical

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Where did this system of healthcare originate from and how old is it?

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Himilayan Mountain Region

5000 years old

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The texts of Ayurveda we have today are estimated to be how old…

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3000 years old

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Ayurveda focuses on prakriti. What is prarkriti?

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Means primordial nature. It is the ultimate substance behind the universe of matter and mind.

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Prakriti or this primal matter is not consious itself but is rather illuminated by…

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Purusha or pure consciousness

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Considered to be the qualities of nature. They are the conditions of physical and psychic energy.

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The 3 Gunas

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What are the 3 Gunas?

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Tamas
Rajas
Sattva

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This represents all that is heavy and dull. Can be descirbed as heavy, dull, inertia, static. One of the 3 Gunas.

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Tamas

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This signifies stimulation and activity. Can be described as active, stimulating, restless, intensity, constant activity. One of the 3 Gunas.

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Rajas

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This indicates the pure state with the qualities of light and love. Can be described as pure, light, and balance.

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Sattva

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What color is associated with Tamas?

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Grey

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What color is associated with Sattva?

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Pale Pink

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What color is associated with Rajas?

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Red

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Ayurvedya uses this model as a psycho-physical model to diagnose and treat each individual and is known as…

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Doshas

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Doshas is often called a…

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Tri-doshic system

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What are the three doshas?

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Vata
Pitta
Kapha

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The symbol of air and its principle of movement. Dosha

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Vata

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The symbol of fire and its principle is transformation. Dosha

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Pitta

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The symbol of water and is the principle of potential energy and lubrication. Dosha

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Kapha

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The essence of each Dosha operates on a more subtle level. Each essence is associated with a specific dosha. What are these essences?

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Prana
Tejas
Ojas

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Our primal life force that governs the unfolding of higher states of conciousness and is the underlying current of the Vata Dosha.

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Prana

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Our inner radiance or inner fire that governs our higher perceptual capacities and is the underlying current of the Pitta Dosha.

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Tejas

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Our primal vigor is the stored up energy that is the basis for physical and mental endurance and is the underlying current of the Kapha Dosha.

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Ojas

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Prana, Tejas and Ojas function through the use of…

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The five senses: sight, sound, touch, smell, and taste.

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The five senses are our first filter to the context outside our physical form. We experience receptive and active roles often spoken of symbolically as the…

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The five elements: Earth, Water, Fire, Air, and Ether; each representing solid, liquid, radiant, gasious and etheric forms.

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Represents our stability and grounded connection.

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Earth

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Gives the idea of flowing motion and allowing the flow of life.

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Water

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Sheds light and heat producing movement and higher perception.

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Fire

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Governs the idea of more subtle movement giving us direction and change.

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Air

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Represents the interconnectedness and interchange of all things.

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Ether

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Air can be linked to?

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Pranayama (breathwork), Water, Vinyasa, Earth Standing Postures

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Fire can be linked to?

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Bandhas

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Ether can be linked to?

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Meditation

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Known as our digestive fire.

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Agni

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If agni does not function properly the resulting matter is…

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Ama or Undigested Food

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What does signs of a healthy agni include?

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A pink tongue, healthy appetite (hungry at meals), good energy, regular bowel movements, radiant skin, clear mind.

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What does signs of a weak agni include?

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A whitish coating on the tongue (sign of ama), loss of appetite, poor skin quality, inconcsitient or irregular bowel movements, bloating, gas, lethargy, and a heavy or clouded mind.

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