The Everyday Ayurveda Guide to Self-Care 1291395641, 9781611806519, 9780834842830

Discover the best way to care for yourself-day by day and season by season. Embrace the ancient principles of Ayurveda

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The Everyday Ayurveda Guide to Self-Care
 1291395641, 9781611806519, 9780834842830

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Table of contents :
Author’s Note

Introduction

PART ONE  THE AYURVEDIC APPROACH TO HEALTH: BODY, MIND, SENSES, AND SOUL

1. What You Need to Know about Ayurveda

2. The Physical Body: Tissues, Circulation, and Digestion

3. The Mind: Anatomy of Awareness

4. The Subtle Body: Vital Energy, Metabolic Transformation, and Immunity

PART TWO  THE AYURVEDIC LIFESTYLE: DAILY AND SEASONAL ROUTINES FOR SELF-CARE

5. Dinacharya: Daily Routine

6. Ritucharya: Seasonal Flow

7. The Four Stages of Life’s Flow

PART THREE DO-IT-YOURSELF HOME REMEDIES FOR NATURAL HEALING

8. Dravyaguna: Medicinal Qualities

9. Directory of Medicinal Substances and How to Use Them

10. Home Remedies

Glossary

Notes

Resources

Acknowledgments

Index

About the Author and Photographer

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