Ayurveda :: Lifestyle Medicine
What is Ayurveda?
Ayurveda is a holistic system of healing and preventative wellness, rooted in lifestyle, diet, relationships, and environments.
Ayurveda is the oldest recorded form of medicine. It is the original “lifestyle medicine,” created by the ancients, but relevant across the times.
How is Ayurveda Different from Western Medicine?
Ayurveda focuses on preventative lifestyle practices and looks for the root causes of dis-ease, rather than treating superficial symptoms.
In Ayurveda, both physical and mental well-being are considered indicators of a person’s overall health.
Ayurveda emphasizes personalized care plans based on an individual’s unique dosha constitution. It is the opposite of a “one size fits all” wellness model.
What are the doshas?
The three doshas—Vata, Pitta, and Kapha—are the energies in Ayurveda, considered to govern all physical and mental processes. Everyone has a unique combination of all three.
As distinct energies, they represent —
Vata :: creation & movement
Pitta :: digestion & transformation
Kapha :: growth & sustainability
What can I expect from an Ayurvedic Health Consultation?
During your initial consultation, our Ayurvedic Health Coach and Registered Nurse, Erin Koehler, will take a thorough health history, collecting information relative to past and current imbalances and health concerns. This consultation will be scheduled for 90 minutes. This is often done in person, but can also be held via Zoom.
There will be a follow-up visit scheduled for 30 minutes, where you will learn more about your doshic constitution (breakdown of percentage Vata / Pitta / Kapha) and how this relates to past and current health issues. You will receive basic lifestyle and nutrition recommendations relative to any current detectable imbalances.
Why sign up for an Ayurvedic Health Consultation?
Ayurveda creates a platform to develop a wellness manual, specifically made just for you.
Ayurveda helps you refine awareness of your own natural strengths and weaknesses, and how to use lifestyle to maintain physical and mental balance.
Ayurveda helps you sync up with the rhythms of nature, allowing for greater ease across the seasons of life. Ultimately, you will create an empowered version of yourself who knows what works for you and what doesn’t.
Commit to your body mind spirit fitness.
How are Yoga and Ayurveda Related?
Yoga and Ayurveda are considered Sister Sciences. The two complement each other on the journey of wellness. Historically, both Yoga and Ayurveda can be considered ancient health sciences, both born out of the Vedic society, passed verbally amongst the gurus, and ultimately written into texts, preserving wellness practices relevant across humanity, which date back thousands of years. Both Yoga and Ayurveda can be considered systems of lifestyle medicine and aim to nourish body mind spirit fitness.