Your path to optimal health
Lifestyle & Ayurveda
You are what you consume
What is Ayurveda?
How we digest life, and everything in it affects the intricate balance of ease and dis-ease that reflect the presence, and relationships of our unique elemental constitution at any one time. Ayurveda (Indian medical system and foundational science of yoga) takes the 'you are what you eat' sentiment a whole lot further to explain who, why, and how we are the way we are, responding and adapting in our own way to what happens around, and within us.
There are reasons why some of us wake early and find mornings energising and inspiring, and some of us like to sleep in, find energy in the evenings and are consistently steady in nature. The same reasons dictate our love, and cravings for certain activities, foods and friends. Yet we really can get too much of a good thing and feel equally out of sorts when we do, or have too much of something, as we do when it / they are missing from our day-to-day lives.
Understanding your constitution
Understanding Ayurveda and the implications of your unique constitution of the 5 elements (dosha type) can help to guide activities, diet, rest, sleep and day-to-day routine that works with your body-mind-spirit to optimise health and wellbeing.
Understanding your unique doshic balance of the five elements helps us understand this, and guide all we consume towards optimal health, inside and out.
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Ayurvedic Assessment
What an Ayurvedic & lifestyle consultation covers
Ayurvedic assessment and lifestyle consultation draws on the theory and practices of Ayurveda, Yoga therapy and extensive experience in Western medicine and healthcare. Knowledge and practice from these different models of health can help you to understand common lifestyle-related diseases and the influence that daily activities, sleep routine, food & lifestyle choices can have on ease vs. dis-ease.
A preliminary consultation includes assessment, learning and individualised health guidance including relevant components of:
- Personal dosha assessment
- Understanding cravings
- Ayurvedic clock & routine
- Mindfulness & meditation
- Dietary recommendations
- Optimising digestive function
- Movement-based practice
- Breathwork (pranayama)
- Food types & timing
- Activity, sleep & rest guidance
- Selected asana sequence
- Breath as a health guide
What to expect
An initial assessment
Your first session includes a personal dosha assessment to identify your elemental balance and underlying constitution... the foundation for all personalised guidance that follows.
Individualised guidance
You'll receive personalised recommendations across diet, activity, sleep, movement, mindfulness and breathwork... all tailored to work with your unique constitution.
Ongoing refinement
Follow up sessions provide an opportunity to evaluate your progress and refine your lifestyle recommendations. It's a fascinating philosophy, and a way of life.
Frequently Asked questions
What is Ayurveda and how does it differ from conventional medicine?
Ayurveda is an ancient Indian medical system and the foundational science of yoga. Rather than treating symptoms in isolation, it explains who we are and why we function the way we do - using the framework of the five elements and doshic constitution to guide everything from diet and sleep to movement and stress management.
What happens in an Ayurvedic assessment?
A preliminary consultation includes a personal dosha assessment to identify your elemental balance and underlying constitution, followed by individualised guidance across diet, activity, sleep, movement practice, mindfulness, and breathwork - all tailored to your unique profile.
How does Ayurveda relate to yoga therapy?
Ayurveda and yoga therapy share the same philosophical roots and complement each other directly. Assessments at Yogatherapyworks draw on both, as well as extensive experience in Western medicine and healthcare, to give you a grounded, integrated picture of your health.
How many sessions will I need?
Follow up sessions provide an opportunity to evaluate your progress, findings and outcomes as a basis for modification, refinement and adaptation to lifestyle recommendations. There are usually lots of questions and intrigue once simple Ayurvedic principles make their way into your life and day-to-day activities!