~alchemy from within~

You don't have to get sick to be well

 

Ayurveda is an ancient and effective health paradigm.

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Preventing illnesses before disease has the opportunity to erupt is one of the natural consequences of creating and  maintaining healthy habits.  Disease prevention begins with our daily choices. Stress, poor diet, a sedentary or aggressive lifestyle, heavy toxicity, trauma, improperly digested foods or waste materials, and mental afflictions that are left un-dealt with, are all common ways the human body will create a state of imbalance or illness. Managing these factors in your own life before they can rear and cause harm is the paradigm of treatment and the scope of Ayurveda as preventative medicine.

 

Preventing disease begins with managing the stressors of our unique lives. Gaining insight into our patterns and habits - and taking responsibility for the factors that we have control over is not only strategically wise in eliminating unhealthy choices - it is also liberating and a causative factor in maintaining health and preventing future disease.

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The human vessel is biological and experiences life through our mind and consciousness. We need quality food, clean water and air, and proper exercise to maintain the physical body. In the same manner, we need structured disciplines that tame the disrupting currents of our mind and consciousness. Healthy prana (life-force) is necessary to maintain not only the physical body, but the mind and consciousness as well. Pranayama (yogic breath work) is utilized to determine the level of functionality with with we go forth into life. If we have healthy prana intake, we tame the disturbances of the mind. If we do not, we can suffer from mental and emotional afflictions. 

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Proper intake of food, exercising at the level of your own need, vital intake of prana, and use of yogic practices are how Ayurveda encompasses a broad range of prevention.

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There are six natural stages in Ayurvedic Pathology: Aggravation, Accumulation, Overflow, & (RMD) Relocation, Manifestation, and Diversification. 

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