People’s dosha balance can be disrupted in a number of ways. An inappropriate diet and lifestyle for your dosha type will cause a slowly developing excess or deficiency in doshas. If you suffer significant trauma, however, the dosha levels can change immediately and dramatically. Dosha imbalance can also occur from an accumulation of toxins or when too many experiences of a particular dosha take place without enough experiences from the other doshas. (more…)

Since Ayurveda is a comprehensive philosophy of health, you can begin an Ayurvedic practice by thinking about therapies you may already be using (herbal medicine, massage, and aromatherapy) within the context of Ayurvedic thought. If you find that taking an Ayurvedic outlook has positively affected your feelings of health, you can deepen your involvement in the philosophy of Ayurveda. This article is a great places to start such an investigation. (more…)