Contents
Cover
Other Books by This Author
Title Page
Copyright
Dedication
Acknowledgments
Introduction: The Need for Healing
1. Ayurveda: Body, Mind, and Soul
The Universe and How We Are Connected
The Five Elements: Building Blocks of Nature
The Three Doshas: Vata, Pitta, and Kapha
The Twenty Qualities: An Important Key to Healing
2. Discover Your Mental and Physiological Type
Prakruti and Vikruti
How to Determine Your Constitutional Type
Characteristics of the Vata Individual
Characteristics of the Pitta Individual
Characteristics of the Kapha Individual
How to Use This Knowledge
The Definition of Health
Ten Factors in Health and Illness
How Disease Develops
Part II: PUTTING AYURVEDA TO WORK
Awareness
Taking Action to Modify the Cause
Restoring Balance
Techniques for Cleansing and Purification
A Simple Home Purification
Rejuvenation and Rebuilding
Self-Esteem
5. Ayurvedic Lifestyle: The Ultimate Preventive Medicine
In Tune with Nature
Ayurvedic Daily Routine
Seasonal Routines
The Secret of Pranayama
Six Breathing Techniques
7. Meditation and Mental Discipline
Empty Bowl Meditation
So-Hum Meditation
Double-Arrowed Attention
8. Ayurvedic Dietary Guidelines
Food Guidelines for the Constitutional Types
The Six Tastes
Healthy and Unhealthy Eating Habits
Incompatible Food Combinations
Food and the Three Gunas
Part III: SECRETS OF AYURVEDIC SELF-HEALING: AN ENCYCLOPEDIA OF ILLNESSES AND REMEDIES
Components of Ayurvedic Healing
Diagnosis and Treatment
Cautions
Conclusion: Taking Responsibility for Your Own Health: How to
Integrate Ayurveda into Your Life
How to Use the Healing Properties of Metals, Gemstones, Colors, and Aromas
How to Prepare and Use Herbs, Ghees, and Oils
Appendix 3
Special Ayurvedic Procedures
Appendix 4
Yoga Asanas
Glossary
Resources
Reading List