Back to the centre: What we can learn from the coronavirus with Ayurveda
It's Thursday, 10 December and I'm reading the following headline: „Despite partial lockdown: new coronavirus infections peak again“. After a good 5 weeks of massive contact restrictions, the Federal Republic of Germany is on its way to a full lockdown for the second time in its history. Despite the approaching vaccine approval, the coronavirus will continue to affect us well into 2021 [...].
Determining constitution in Ayurveda: more than just „typing“
Vata, Pitta or Kapha - who am I? For many people interested in Ayurveda, this question is the starting point for booking an appointment in an Ayurveda practice. What importance does Ayurveda actually attach to this topic? Is it even possible to determine your personal constitution in a consultation? The fact is that the individual constitution of a person plays a [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
How reliable are Ayurveda constitution tests?
Vata, Pitta or Kapha - which „Dosha type“ are you? Numerous online providers and print media attract interested parties with questions like these, using a questionnaire to identify health strengths and weaknesses, personality traits, inclinations and needs in just a few minutes. Is this even possible from a classical Ayurvedic point of view? How reliable are such constitution tests? And how can a layperson recognise professional tests [...]?
Fact check: Is Ayurveda vegetarian?
India is the country with the most vegetarians in the world and hardly any Ayurvedic doctors there eat meat. This leads many to conclude that the consumption of meat is probably forbidden in Ayurveda - for health, ethical and spiritual reasons. Many Western authors of Ayurvedic books confirm this assumption. But does it actually correspond to classical Ayurvedic guidelines? The fact is: unfortunately [...]