Traditionally in Ayurveda, when you went through a panchakarma program, you would follow samsarajana krama which translates to “ a graded administration of diet” or a graduated diet. This is to ensure that your agni is increased gradually so that ama doesn’t begin to accumulate.
Read MoreThis 60 minute video presentation will give you a foundational knowledge of the Ayurvedic Diet and allow you to dive deeper into this ancient healing wisdom.
Read MoreA vata pitta kapha dosha diet should consist of an abundance of fresh and seasonal vegetables. These vegetables should be mostly cooked and use a variety of spices in your cooking to help increase the food’s digestibility. For balanced tridoshic people, they should follow a vata diet in the fall and early winter, a kapha diet in the late winter and early spring, and a pitta diet in the late spring and summer. For imbalanced tridoshic people, following a sattvic and tridoshic diet plan.
Read MoreA vata kapha dosha diet should consist of an abundance of fresh and seasonal vegetables. These vegetables should be mostly cooked since vata dosha becomes aggravated by raw vegetables and salads. Be sure to use a variety of spices in your cooking to help increase the food’s digestibility especially with seeded vegetables and fruits.
Read MoreA pitta kapha dosha diet should consist of an abundance of fresh and seasonal vegetables. These vegetables can be of the bitter and astringent tastes since both pitta and kapha dosha benefit from those tastes. Be sure to use a variety of spices in your cooking to help increase the food’s digestibility. Kapha can handle pungent spices like chili and cayenne, but that is aggravating to pitta, so limit these items in the diet.
Read MoreA vata pitta dosha diet should consist of an abundance of fresh and seasonal vegetables in their diet. These vegetables should be mostly cooked since vata dosha becomes aggravated by raw vegetables and salads. Be sure to use a variety of spices in your cooking to help increase the food’s digestibility.
Read MoreSo many of us rush through eating. We watch TV, we stand up, we don't pay attention to the act of eating. Ayurveda, yoga's "sister science" stresses the importance of mindful eating because when we don't eat mindfully, our body can't digest properly.
Read MoreI get asked this question a lot, “what is Ayurvedic food?” In its most simplest terms, Ayurvedic food is food that is filled with prana (life-force); food that is balancing to our dosha or prakruti (unique constitution) and our vikruti (current imbalances); and food that is able to be properly digested by our agni (digestive fire). Everything we eat needs to nourish our body, mind and spirit and this is only possible if our body is able to digest, absorb, assimilate, and transform the nutrients in our food.
Read MoreBecause Ayurveda treats the whole person and no two people are alike, there isn’t a set prescribed diet for all Kapha dosha people to follow. There are however, some generalized recommendations for Kapha predominate people.
Read MoreBecause Ayurveda treats the whole person and no two people are alike, there isn’t a set prescribed diet for all Pitta dosha people to follow. There are however, some generalized recommendations for Pitta predominate people.
Read MoreBecause Ayurveda treats the whole person and no two people are alike, there isn’t a set prescribed diet for all Vata dosha people to follow. There are however, some generalized recommendations for Vata predominate people.
Read MoreOne of the questions I get a lot is: “How do you in an Ayurvedic way?” There are certain rules or credos that we follow in Ayurveda around eating. Because health begins with digestion, when we properly digest our food, we keep ourselves healthy. Learn about the do’s & don’ts of Ayurvedic eating.
Read MoreIn an Ayurvedic household, the spice cabinet is your pharmacy. Everyday kitchen spices have numerous healing benefits to the body, mind and spirit. When people begin cooking an Ayurvedic diet and living an Ayurvedic lifestyle, one of the first things we always recommend, is setting up your Ayurvedic pantry. This allows you to have a great baseline of Ayurvedic foods and spices to cook with in your home kitchen.
Read MoreAt Five Prana, we offer Ayurvedic services like Health & Wellness Consulting; healing Body Treatments such as Abhyanga; Ayurvedic Yoga Classes; and Ayurvedic Cooking Classes and Demonstrations. For those of you who are interested in delving deeper into the study of Ayurveda or who are just interested in Ayurvedic approaches to health and wellness, we also lead monthly workshops on a variety of topics related to Ayurveda including cooking, skin care, cleansing practices and more. For our eco-friendly and health conscious consumers, we offer a handmade, natural Ayurvedic products line that will support you during your transition to the Ayurvedic lifestyle. We offer a range of products carefully crafted using the ancient wisdom of Ayurveda. At Five Prana Ayurveda, we want to support you on your wellness journey. Choose from one of our offerings or contact us so we can craft an Ayurvedic wellness approach customized to meet your specific needs. We are here to help. Peace, love and health from Five Prana.
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