Presence, mindfulness and meditation in Ayurveda
Our mind is constantly producing thoughts. Some of them relate to our past and the experiences associated with it - we wallow in memories. Some of them relate to our constructed future and the wishes, hopes or fears associated with it. Both patterns have one thing in common: they go hand in hand with a loss of presence. We pay for this [...]
Examination methods in Ayurveda: 7. the anamnesis
Our tour of Ayurvedic examination methods and diagnostic techniques began with pulse diagnosis and led us on to tongue inspection, analysis of excretions, examination by hearing and feeling and finally to eye and face diagnosis. The Ayurvedic anamnesis, called Prashna Pariksha, now forms the conclusion of our journey. Prashna means question, pariksha means examination. The word „anamnesis“ comes from [...]
Communication from an Ayurvedic perspective
Communication helps us to understand each other, means exchange and participation - communication is our life. Through it, information is constantly exchanged internally and externally. You cannot not communicate. Classical Ayurveda emphasised the importance of beneficial communication for health 2,000 years ago. Combined with today's knowledge of communication psychology, this creates a valuable symbiosis [...]
Dementia in Ayurveda: prevention and therapy
Their personality changes, they no longer remember an event they have just experienced, feel increasingly overwhelmed and lose interest in previously enjoyable experiences. These and other signs can be harbingers of dementia, which is one of the most common disease syndromes in old age. The list of prominent people affected is long, and the way they deal with the diagnosis varies: [...]
Sattva, Rajas and Tamas - the basis of Ayurvedic psychology
Ayurveda is more than just the body and constitution theory of Vata, Pitta and Kapha. Ayurvedic psychology distinguishes between three characteristics that characterise our personality: Sattva, Rajas and Tamas. Ayurveda - the knowledge of life In classical Ayurveda, life is understood as a combination of body, senses, mind and soul. „The knowledge of this concept of life [...]