Thread: Ayurveda?

For some reason the search isn't working, so I couldn't see if there was already a thread about this.

Can any of you recommend good web sites and books for info on Ayurveda?

What aspect of Ayurveda are you interested in? if you are interested in a slightly commercialized version, Deepak Chopra's center is actually very good. http://www.chopra.com/ayurveda . there is also an excellent one line bookstore (which I will have to remember) that is focused on Vedic and Asian Medicine. I'll find it. Also, the Wikipedia article if pretty good. Not perfect, but good.

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Thanks for your input, will have to check the books and sites

So what did I pick for my first Ayurveda book to read?
http://www.amazon.com/Whats-Your-Dos...4605334&sr=1-1

The library had loaned out the one I went for, but they had this one so I picked it up. It's about relationships but I need help with that too.

Reading this, I'm a straight up Pitta, and the guy I've been dating is a Vata. The problem is he's got mostly the bad Vata traits (airheaded, unfocused, anxious, drinks too much caffeine) and none of the good ones. I know I showed a lot of the bad Pitta traits in my previous relationship (irritable, angry, frustrated) but seem to be on a more even keel now. BUT.....when I get around the current airheaded, anxious boyfriend some of that comes out again. Maybe he is just out of balance due to some life situations lately, and if I keep reading I will be able to help us both.

When I'm not reading the book, I'm going to see what's on Youtube about Ayurveda. Wonder what Ayurveda has to say about career and work?

Couple of questions for you Ayurveda experts:

(1) Do you have any suggestions for someone who is way too much Vata and needs some grounding? I'm asking for my boyfriend.

(2) Do you know anything about Vedic astrology? Book example:
Amazon.com: Beneath a Vedic Sun: Discover Your Life Purpose with Vedic Astrology (9781401907174): William Levacy: Books

I highly recommend looking to see if there is an Ayurvedic practitioner in your area. They can give you some specific things that will work for you. Not every Vata is the same, there are so many aspects that come into play.

Yoga and meditation are great for those who tend to spin up, and "out of control" but diet also plays a large part of getting into balance. I'm Vata-Kapha and can get easily overwhelmed by situations, which can translate to flightiness. Fortunately my boyfriend is a little more Kapha and realizes that when I'm running around in crazy circles I need to sit down, breathe, and eat something.

I've done enough reading since I originally started this thread that I believe I'm Pitta-Kapha. And if something doesn't change about that airheaded Vata boyfriend, this is headed for disaster!

Originally Posted by Darbla

I've done enough reading since I originally started this thread that I believe I'm Pitta-Kapha. And if something doesn't change about that airheaded Vata boyfriend, this is headed for disaster!

If anything you guys may both benefit from it. He may not change dramatically but I cautiously recommend that you also explore the way you react/respond to his behavior. Being aware of his struggles and how he's different from you may bring some understanding as to why he's the way he is, instead of being bothered by it. Your Mileage May Vary.

Thanks, I will take that into consideration. I didn't mention that to complain about him, but it could leave people to wonder that it's a Pitta temper in me coming out. But this guy doesn't shut water faucets off completely, leaves the fridge door open, doesn't shut the doors going to the outside of the house completely so that the least little breeze pushes them wide open, runs stop signs and then says "They really should put a stop sign in that intersection!", almost mowed down a bunch of people at a city intersection because he wasn't paying attention to the lights (this is a separate incident from the stop sign, and THANK ALL THE HEAVENS the pedestrians at the intersection were watching him), stuff like that. Everybody is like that every now and then, but it's chronic with this guy. I've observed this for 3 years, and I can't trust him to act like a responsible adult at my house when I'm not watching him. I used to allow him access to my home when I wasn't there, but not now after those kinds of incidents kept happening over and over. There was one day when we had a conversation about him leaving water faucets streaming and walking away, and just 30 minutes later he did it again. This is a huge reason we haven't progressed past casually dating after 3 years, so I'm ready to move on if something doesn't help this. And I'm talking about a 45 year old man, not an immature kid. So I'm looking for some way to help it (if that's even possible).

Anyway, I didn't intend to get off into all that but probably needed to clarify, and maybe it will actually help you suggest some advice.

Originally Posted by Darbla

Thanks, I will take that into consideration. I didn't mention that to complain about him, but it could leave people to wonder that it's a Pitta temper in me coming out. But this guy doesn't shut water faucets off completely, leaves the fridge door open, doesn't shut the doors going to the outside of the house completely so that the least little breeze pushes them wide open, runs stop signs and then says "They really should put a stop sign in that intersection!", almost mowed down a bunch of people at a city intersection because he wasn't paying attention to the lights (this is a separate incident from the stop sign, and THANK ALL THE HEAVENS the pedestrians at the intersection were watching him), stuff like that. Everybody is like that every now and then, but it's chronic with this guy. I've observed this for 3 years, and I can't trust him to act like a responsible adult at my house when I'm not watching him. I used to allow him access to my home when I wasn't there, but not now after those kinds of incidents kept happening over and over. There was one day when we had a conversation about him leaving water faucets streaming and walking away, and just 30 minutes later he did it again. This is a huge reason we haven't progressed past casually dating after 3 years, so I'm ready to move on if something doesn't help this. And I'm talking about a 45 year old man, not an immature kid. So I'm looking for some way to help it (if that's even possible).

Anyway, I didn't intend to get off into all that but probably needed to clarify, and maybe it will actually help you suggest some advice.

Does he have ADD? He may have an issue that while it could benefit from Ayurveda yet could also use some Western treatments as well. Some of that sounds very unsettling and scary!

My Pitta ex husband would never finish projects. He'd be on fire for something or about something, get about 70% through and then move on to something else. He also lacked a lot of foresight and was impulsive. This lead to things happening until I finally said "enough". I love the man but couldn't trust him to be an adult and not chase off after the next shiny thing/challenge. Turns out he has ADD, and then when the Pitta was also out of balance it was a disaster.


The things that helped each of us were dietary adjustments, meditation (me), yoga (him and it was specific for Pitta imbalance, but anything that it slow and calming), as well as therapy together and separate. While I still have moments where I get really exasperated, I am able to step back and not want to smack him with the clue bus.

Ultimately we wound up not staying together but not because of our doshas being out of balance. But we are both healthier for educating our selves about it. I'm still learning a bunch and hoping to utilize it in my eventual health coaching practice.

It might help you find more of the kind of resources you're looking for if you search for 'dosha' rather than 'ayurveda.' Ayurveda is an entire system of medicine and health, like Allopathic medicine or Chinese medicine, the doshas are just one very small aspect of Ayurveda.

As far as this guy walking away from streaming faucets or nearly running over pedestrians -- wow. Is there a chance he's on something? Seriously, sounds like marijuana or codeine or vicodin or something. Or like people I've known who damaged a lot of brain cells when they were younger, with drugs or alcohol or both. Or, as someone suggested, some kind of attention issue.

Those behaviors go way beyond dosha. I've known lots of (nearly) pure vata types who didn't display any of those kinds of behavior. I'm not sure I'd expect much results from ayurvedic grounding techniques.

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I am a Vata. Just read a great book by a Vedic monk, but the title escapes me!! Sorry. But it goes into detail about nutrition, exercise, and daily rhythms etc. for the different body types.

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