Category: Ayurveda

  • Of Nature and Happiness

    From my teacher’s generous and inspiring essays on Ayurveda: “The health of your relationship with the flow of nature will determine the quality of your relationship with the flow of your own life.” Reading this sent me thinking about the physical act of moving to and making a life at Bhudeva. I am so much…

  • Doshas – Manipulating Fire

    From the many parts that make up an engine, the carburetor ,where air and fuel are mixed together to create a volatile mixture, is most instructive to understanding how a fire can be manipulated. Anyone who has driven a car knows that the engine is controlled using the gas pedal. I am guessing that few…

  • Doshas – Constitution

    Constitution We are born with a certain kind of engine which has a given quality. Some people are born with a small engine (great for driving around in the city, not really suited for long journeys), others are born with race-car engines (great for getting around fast) and others are born with big-truck engines (great…

  • Doshas – Making Fire

    A metaphor that has helped me understand and relate to Doshas is that of an engine. In an engine a mixture of fuel and air is ignited to create controlled explosions of energy. The fire inside the body is a similar mechanism – driven by three qualities called Doshas: Vatta describes a quality of air.…

  • Doshas – Purification by Fire

    Doshas are a fundamental concept in Ayurveda & Yoga. They describe the physical body as a manifestation of spirit and matter. They are very useful tool for assessing health and illness of the body in a way that relates to Vedic philosphy and Yoga tools. They offer a fresh and holistic perspective for personal observation.…