The Ayurveda Way

Celebrated Ayurveda teacher Ananta Ripa Ajmera offers an inspiring introduction to this ancient Indian medical tradition, which complements and extends the health and wellness benefits of yoga. Through 108 short essays you will learn to approach optimal digestion, better sleep, less stress, and a more balanced life. Diet is key, and many essays are accompanied by recipes that incorporate into daily meals spices such as turmeric, cumin, ginger, and mustard seeds. In addition, meditation, yoga and breathing exercises, and self-care practices such as oil pulling and massage, make this time-tested wisdom available to contemporary holistic health enthusiasts - even beginners. This fresh approach to preventative self-care practices for daily life draws from Ayurveda, yoga's companion health system, with 108 time-tested ways to boost overall well-being through diet, lifestyle, yoga, meditation, and healthy daily routines. Ananta Ripa Ajmera is an Ayurveda Practitioner and yoga instructor who studied with Acharya Shunya, an eminent traditional Vedic teacher whose lineage stems back to ancient India. She has taught Ayurveda and yoga at Stanford University, Stanford Health Care, California Probation Departments, ABC News, and leading business conferences. Her writing has been popular on MindBodyGreen, Elephant Journal, and Huffington Post.

Discover how the inspired lifestyle teachings of Ayurveda, yoga's ancient sister science, can transform your everyday life. Celebrated Ayurveda teacher Ananta Ripa Ajmera offers 108 accessible, holistic practices to help you achieve optimal digestion, improve sleep, diminish stress, and find inner balance.

These practices for enhancing mind, body, and spirit are easy to incorporate into your day, making it simple to use this time-tested wisdom to awaken your naturally healthy self.

Preface

Introducing an Ancient System

Part 1: Healing Your Body

1: Food as Medicine

2: The Magical Healing World of Ayurvedic Spices

3: Beauty, Naturally

Part 2: Strengthening Your Mind

4: The Art of Mindful Eating

5: Change Your Mind, Change Your Life

Part 3: Freeing Your Spirit

6: How to Actually Love Yourself

7: Inspired Ancient Practices to Transform Your Mornings

Part 4: Putting It All Together

8: The Ayurvedic Daily Routine Prescription

9: Seasonal Strategies to Live in Harmony with Nature

Acknowledgments

Resources

References

Index.