“A healthy person is someone whose body, mind, and spirit are integrated as a unified whole….A healthy person has constructive attitudes and positive approaches to opportunities and challenges, while still experiencing the mystery and wonder of life. A healthy person lives in a loving way within their environment and culture to optimize the vitality and potential of the whole. A healthy person feels joyful enough to dance to the radio at breakfast time.” – Sebastian Pole (from Discovering the True You with Ayurveda)
The Roots of Good Health
- Getting up early enough to have some peaceful, reflective time before the business of the day kicks in
- Oral hygiene including scraping the tongue
- Elimination – dry skin brushing and drinking warm water with lemon and herbal teas to help flush out toxins
- Oil massage using an oil specific to your dosha (click here to learn your dosha or body type)
- Yoga
- Meditation
- Eating something appropriate for your body type, and the season
What is tongue scraping? In this video, author of The Everyday Ayurveda Cookbook, yoga instructor, and Kripalu faculty member, Kate O’Donnell explains this Ayurvedic practice and why it’s helpful.