Yoga is part of Ayurveda… Yoga is mentioned in ayurvedic texts such as the Charaka Samhita. Yoga is important for dissolving physical stress and calming the mind before meditation, and is central to dinacharya, the ayurvedic routine. It is the ideal ayurvedic exercise, because it rejuvenates the body, improves digestion, and removes stress. Yoga balances all three doshas, and different poses have different effects. Forward bending postures cool Pitta dosha. Twists are good for Kapha because they stimulate digestion. Backward bends are heating, and thus balancing to Vata types, as long as the person has the strength to do them. Yoga postures tone every area of the body, and cleanse the internal organs of toxins, which is one of the goals of Ayurveda. …And Ayurveda is part of yoga At the same time, yoga practitioners can benefit from the ayurvedic daily routine as part of their yoga practice. For instance, abhyanga (ayurvedic massage) helps remove toxins from the body and relaxes the muscles for yoga practice. This is a daily practice using specially prepared oils that can be easily done at home. Without a foundation in ayurvedic knowledge, hatha yoga runs the risk of becoming strictly physical exercise. Yoga aims to cleanse the nadis, or channels, with different postures, but trying to do that without using the ayurvedic principles for removing ama (digestive impurities) is like hopping on one leg. That’s why traditional yoga schools have always taught ayurvedic principles as well as yoga asanas, because the two are so interdependent. If someone is attending a yoga class on a regular basis, he or she is starting to dislodge ama in the body. But if this person continues to maintain a lifestyle and diet that creates ama, yoga postures really only move sludge around the body. To truly benefit from yoga’s power to transform and optimize the mind, body and emotions, yoga practitioners need to know how to accomplish deep detoxification and add balance through a variety of Ayurvedic inputs that includes diet, lifestyle, herbs, aromas, meditation practices, foods, spices and purification practices. ....from Maharishi Ayurveda
Posted on: Tue, 11 Jun 2013 03:22:36 +0000
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