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Learn more →The digestive fire responsible for metabolism and transformation of food, thoughts, and experiences.
Learn more →Ayurvedic term for diet or food, emphasizing its role in health and healing.
Learn more →Toxic, undigested metabolic waste product that accumulates in the body due to poor digestion.
Learn more →Traditional Ayurvedic warm oil self-massage, promoting circulation, detoxification, and relaxation.
Learn more →The seven fundamental bodily tissues (plasma, blood, muscle, fat, bone, marrow/nerve, reproductive tissue).
Learn more →Daily routine recommended by Ayurveda for optimal health and well-being, aligned with natural rhythms.
Learn more →Clarified butter, highly valued in Ayurveda for its medicinal properties and as a vehicle for herbs.
Learn more →One of the three doshas, composed of earth and water, governing structure, lubrication, and stability.
Learn more →One of the three doshas, composed of fire and water, governing metabolism, digestion, and transformation.
Learn more →An individual's unique, unchangeable constitutional make-up or psychophysiological blueprint determined at conception.
Learn more →The vital life force energy that animates the body and mind, often associated with breath.
Learn more →Ayurvedic rejuvenation therapy aimed at promoting longevity, vitality, and immunity.
Learn more →An Ayurvedic therapy involving a continuous stream of warm oil poured over the forehead, calming the nervous system.
Learn more →A popular Ayurvedic herbal blend of three fruits, known for its digestive and detoxifying properties.
Learn more →One of the three doshas, composed of air and ether, governing movement, communication, and creativity.
Learn more →The subtle essence of all bodily tissues, representing vitality, immunity, and overall well-being.
Learn more →Refers to the six tastes (sweet, sour, salty, pungent, bitter, astringent) that are fundamental to Ayurvedic nutrition.
Learn more →The Ayurvedic practice of aligning one's diet and lifestyle with the changing seasons for optimal health.
Learn more →An Ayurvedic therapy involving a continuous stream of warm oil poured gently over the forehead, known for calming the mind.
Learn more →An invigorating Ayurvedic massage using herbal powders to exfoliate the skin, improve circulation, and aid lymphatic drainage.
Learn more →The current state of imbalance of the doshas, which may differ from one's inherent Prakriti (constitution).
Learn more →Purification or cleansing therapies in Ayurveda, primarily referring to Panchakarma procedures for deep detoxification.
Learn more →Palliative therapies in Ayurveda aimed at alleviating symptoms and balancing doshas without deep cleansing, often through diet, herbs, and lifestyle.
Learn more →One of the three Gunas (qualities of the mind), representing purity, clarity, balance, and spiritual growth.
Learn more →One of the three Gunas, representing inertia, dullness, heaviness, and ignorance.
Learn more →One of the three Gunas, representing activity, passion, ambition, and restlessness.
Learn more →Refers to strength, immunity, or the body's natural resistance to disease.
Learn more →One of the five Panchakarma therapies, involving therapeutic purgation to eliminate excess Pitta from the body.
Learn more →One of the five Panchakarma therapies, involving therapeutic emesis (vomiting) to eliminate excess Kapha from the body.
Learn more →One of the five Panchakarma therapies, involving medicated enemas to cleanse and nourish the colon, primarily balancing Vata.
Learn more →One of the five Panchakarma therapies, involving the administration of medicated oils or powders through the nasal passages to clear and nourish the h...
Learn more →Oleation therapy, involving internal or external application of oils or ghee, used as a preparatory step for Panchakarma.
Learn more →Fomentation or sudation therapy, involving therapeutic sweating, often performed after Snehana to loosen toxins.
Learn more →The seven fundamental tissues of the body (Rasa, Rakta, Mamsa, Meda, Asthi, Majja, Shukra/Artava) that support and nourish the body.
Learn more →Waste products of the body, including urine, feces, and sweat, which need to be regularly eliminated for health.
Learn more →Channels or pathways in the body through which various substances (nutrients, waste, doshas) flow.
Learn more →The means of valid knowledge or proof in Ayurveda, including direct perception, inference, analogy, and authoritative testimony.
Learn more →One of the three Gunas (qualities of the mind), representing purity, clarity, balance, and spiritual wisdom.
Learn more →The subtle essence of Pitta, representing inner radiance, digestion, and transformation.
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