AYURVEDIC FOUNDATIONS

Ayurvedic Foundations conducts workshops and custom training (US and abroad), produces cassette tapes, and provides Ayurvedic lifestyle counseling... Now that we have a better understanding of what comprises life, let's look at some of the principles of Ayurveda and how they might affect us... In Ayurveda we view a person as a unique individual made up of five primary elements. The elements are ether (space), air, fire, water, and earth. Just as in nature, we too have these five elements in us. When any of these elements are present in the environment, they will in turn have an influence on us. The foods we eat and the weather are just two examples of the presence of these elements. While we are a composite of these five primar y elements, certain elements are seen to have an ability to combine to create various physiological functions. Ether and air combine to form what is known in Ayurveda as the Vata dosha. Vata governs the principle of movement and therefore can be seen as the..