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8 Factors Affecting Food – Ayurvedic Wisdom for Mindful Eating.

If the factors mentioned below are taken into consideration, these will prevent the formation of AMA, digestive toxins, in the body.

  1. Prakriti – nature of the food. Look at the qualities of the food, is it heavy, light, heating, cooling etc. And do these qualities agree with your bodily needs? For instance, someone with a Pitta imbalance 🔥 would not want to consume too many food with natural qualities of heating tendencies.
  2. Karan – method of cooking, storing and preserving the food 🍳For instance, the importance of soaking legumes before consumption.
  3. Samyoga – combination. Check out our article from a few weeks ago regarding improper food combinations.
  4. Rasi – quantity 👐🏼 Even the most healthy foods can be poison if not consumed in the correct amount based on an individuals health and digestive capacy.
  5. Desa – place. Foods originating from you natural habitat tend to be best for you 🌿
  6. Kala – time. Eating meals at similar times throughout the day ⏰
  7. Upayogasanstha – how to consume food. For example, refraining from consuming food before your previous meal has been digested.
  8. Upayokta – action of the food depends on the physical and psychological state of an individual. For example, drinking coffee ☕️ when already feeling stressed. Eating according to your Prakriti and your vikruti.

The classical reference for this can be found in the Charaka Samhita, Vimanasthana 1:21-22.

If you consider yourself healthy but are experiencing digestive complaints, which of the factors mentioned above could be the cause of your discomfort? 🤔

If you would like to speak with one of our practitioners about your diet you are welcome to book in for a consultation via the link in our bio.

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* 𝘗𝘭𝘦𝘢𝘴𝘦 𝘯𝘰𝘵𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘴𝘦 𝘤𝘭𝘢𝘪𝘮𝘴 𝘩𝘢𝘷𝘦 𝘯𝘰𝘵 𝘣𝘦𝘦𝘯 𝘢𝘱𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘥 𝘣𝘺 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘛𝘎𝘈. 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘪𝘯𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘮𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘷𝘪𝘥𝘦𝘥 𝘪𝘴 𝘯𝘰𝘵 𝘮𝘦𝘢𝘯𝘵 𝘵𝘰 𝘣𝘦 𝘶𝘴𝘦𝘥 𝘵𝘰 𝘥𝘪𝘢𝘨𝘯𝘰𝘴𝘦 𝘰𝘳 𝘵𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘵 𝘢𝘯𝘺𝘰𝘯𝘦 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘴𝘩𝘰𝘶𝘭𝘥 𝘯𝘰𝘵 𝘣𝘦 𝘵𝘢𝘬𝘦𝘯 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩𝘰𝘶𝘵 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘴𝘶𝘭𝘵𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘢𝘯 𝘈𝘺𝘶𝘳𝘷𝘦𝘥𝘪𝘤 𝘱𝘩𝘺𝘴𝘪𝘤𝘪𝘢𝘯. 𝘞𝘦 𝘥𝘰 𝘯𝘰𝘵 𝘨𝘶𝘢𝘳𝘢𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘦 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘢𝘴𝘴𝘶𝘮𝘦 𝘯𝘰 𝘭𝘦𝘨𝘢𝘭 𝘭𝘪𝘢𝘣𝘪𝘭𝘪𝘵𝘺 𝘰𝘳 𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘱𝘰𝘯𝘴𝘪𝘣𝘭𝘺 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘢𝘤𝘤𝘶𝘳𝘢𝘤𝘺, 𝘤𝘶𝘳𝘳𝘦𝘯𝘤𝘺 𝘰𝘳 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘱𝘭𝘦𝘵𝘦𝘯𝘦𝘴𝘴 𝘰𝘧 𝘪𝘯𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘮𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘵𝘢𝘪𝘯𝘦𝘥 𝘪𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘴𝘦 𝘮𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘢𝘭𝘴.

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Prakriti – What is your Unique Constitution?

Ayurvedic wisdom and teaching guides us on the journey of understanding ourselves and those around us from a deeper perspective.

Ayurveda teaches that each of us is made up of a unique blend of the Doshas. As we have discussed the doshas the past few weeks of Vata, Pitta and Kapha, which doshas do you seem most prominent within yourself?

Prakriti is our individual constitution acquired at birth and remains constant through life. Our prakroti does not change.

Your unique body type this is determined at the time of conception by the genetics, diet, lifestyle, and emotions of the parents at the time of conception. In addition, the diet and lifestyle of the mother during the pregnancy, the time, season and family hereditary characteristics also play a role.

There are 7 basic types of constitution. These are made up of single dosha, dual dosha and tri dosha. Remember – Not every person has the same ration of the doshas and this is why we are all unique!

1. Vataja.
2. Pittaja.
3. Kaphaja.

4. Vata- pitta.
5. Vata – kapha.
6. Kapha- pitta.
7. Tridosha (Vata/Pitta/Kapha).

It is important to note that seeing an Ayurvedic practitioner is the best way to truly identify your Prakriti, as it is so easy to be identified with our imbalances. The practitioner will assess your constitution through traditional Ayurvedic examination, including pulse analysis.

If you are interested in learning more you are welcome to book in with one of our practitioners. Alternatively you can email us with any questions. 

With love, the Lakshmi team.

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* 𝘗𝘭𝘦𝘢𝘴𝘦 𝘯𝘰𝘵𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘴𝘦 𝘤𝘭𝘢𝘪𝘮𝘴 𝘩𝘢𝘷𝘦 𝘯𝘰𝘵 𝘣𝘦𝘦𝘯 𝘢𝘱𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘥 𝘣𝘺 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘛𝘎𝘈. 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘪𝘯𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘮𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘷𝘪𝘥𝘦𝘥 𝘪𝘴 𝘯𝘰𝘵 𝘮𝘦𝘢𝘯𝘵 𝘵𝘰 𝘣𝘦 𝘶𝘴𝘦𝘥 𝘵𝘰 𝘥𝘪𝘢𝘨𝘯𝘰𝘴𝘦 𝘰𝘳 𝘵𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘵 𝘢𝘯𝘺𝘰𝘯𝘦 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘴𝘩𝘰𝘶𝘭𝘥 𝘯𝘰𝘵 𝘣𝘦 𝘵𝘢𝘬𝘦𝘯 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩𝘰𝘶𝘵 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘴𝘶𝘭𝘵𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘢𝘯 𝘈𝘺𝘶𝘳𝘷𝘦𝘥𝘪𝘤 𝘱𝘩𝘺𝘴𝘪𝘤𝘪𝘢𝘯. 𝘞𝘦 𝘥𝘰 𝘯𝘰𝘵 𝘨𝘶𝘢𝘳𝘢𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘦 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘢𝘴𝘴𝘶𝘮𝘦 𝘯𝘰 𝘭𝘦𝘨𝘢𝘭 𝘭𝘪𝘢𝘣𝘪𝘭𝘪𝘵𝘺 𝘰𝘳 𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘱𝘰𝘯𝘴𝘪𝘣𝘭𝘺 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘢𝘤𝘤𝘶𝘳𝘢𝘤𝘺, 𝘤𝘶𝘳𝘳𝘦𝘯𝘤𝘺 𝘰𝘳 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘱𝘭𝘦𝘵𝘦𝘯𝘦𝘴𝘴 𝘰𝘧 𝘪𝘯𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘮𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘵𝘢𝘪𝘯𝘦𝘥 𝘪𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘴𝘦 𝘮𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘢𝘭𝘴.

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KAPHA DOSHA कफ

Last week we spoke about the transformational Pitta dosha 🔥💧This week we will go into more detail about the sweet Kapha dosha.

Kapha is made up of the element of water 💧and earth 🏔 Jala and Prithvi.

A few of the qualities of Kapha include an unctuous nature, cold 🥶 heavy, slow 🐌 slimy, stable and sweet.

How can you see the Kapha dosha around you? Perhaps the grandeur of the mountains ⛰ the stability of the trees 🌲 the flowing of the river. The earth, the water.

Can you see Kapha dosha in your physical body? Kapha promotes stability and bulk, strength. Individuals predominately Kapha in nature have soft and delicate skin, a pleasant appearance and attractive face. A Kapha person has a good immunity and does not fall sick easily.

An individual with a Kapha prakriti (constitution) tends to tolerate the heat well but does not sweat easily. They may have a very melodious voice 🎶 They may have a low appetite and thirst – however, Kaphas usually love food 😍 A Pitta constitution may be constantly hungry and thirsty where a Kapha may not be hungry but wants to eat. This may lead to weight gain if out of moderation.

How does Kapha manifest in the mind? In balance, Kapha embodies qualities of compassion, patience, caring and kindness 🙏🏼These people often take time in making a decision. Its easy to love Kapha. Out of balance, the mind may be lazy and stagnant.

Spring is the Kapha season 🌸 If you experience excess weight gain, feelings of lethargy and heaviness, a seasonal cleanse may be suitable for you. The first step is to set up an initial consultation with one of our practitioners to discuss a detox program for you.

It is important to remember to love and accept our natural constitution – your body weight, shape and function is all dependent on your unique blend of the elements. Oh the beauty of Ayurveda ♥️

Bookings available via our website.

With love from the Lakshmi team, may the strength of Kapha surround you today.

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* 𝘗𝘭𝘦𝘢𝘴𝘦 𝘯𝘰𝘵𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘴𝘦 𝘤𝘭𝘢𝘪𝘮𝘴 𝘩𝘢𝘷𝘦 𝘯𝘰𝘵 𝘣𝘦𝘦𝘯 𝘢𝘱𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘥 𝘣𝘺 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘛𝘎𝘈. 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘪𝘯𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘮𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘷𝘪𝘥𝘦𝘥 𝘪𝘴 𝘯𝘰𝘵 𝘮𝘦𝘢𝘯𝘵 𝘵𝘰 𝘣𝘦 𝘶𝘴𝘦𝘥 𝘵𝘰 𝘥𝘪𝘢𝘨𝘯𝘰𝘴𝘦 𝘰𝘳 𝘵𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘵 𝘢𝘯𝘺𝘰𝘯𝘦 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘴𝘩𝘰𝘶𝘭𝘥 𝘯𝘰𝘵 𝘣𝘦 𝘵𝘢𝘬𝘦𝘯 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩𝘰𝘶𝘵 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘴𝘶𝘭𝘵𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘢𝘯 𝘈𝘺𝘶𝘳𝘷𝘦𝘥𝘪𝘤 𝘱𝘩𝘺𝘴𝘪𝘤𝘪𝘢𝘯. 𝘞𝘦 𝘥𝘰 𝘯𝘰𝘵 𝘨𝘶𝘢𝘳𝘢𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘦 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘢𝘴𝘴𝘶𝘮𝘦 𝘯𝘰 𝘭𝘦𝘨𝘢𝘭 𝘭𝘪𝘢𝘣𝘪𝘭𝘪𝘵𝘺 𝘰𝘳 𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘱𝘰𝘯𝘴𝘪𝘣𝘭𝘺 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘢𝘤𝘤𝘶𝘳𝘢𝘤𝘺, 𝘤𝘶𝘳𝘳𝘦𝘯𝘤𝘺 𝘰𝘳 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘱𝘭𝘦𝘵𝘦𝘯𝘦𝘴𝘴 𝘰𝘧 𝘪𝘯𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘮𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘵𝘢𝘪𝘯𝘦𝘥 𝘪𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘴𝘦 𝘮𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘢𝘭𝘴.

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You are Perfect the way You Are

You are perfect the way you are!
This is a follow up to my radio interview yesterday. After we had finished, Jenn from Radio Fremantle asked if people favour to be one of the three Doshas (Vata, Pitta or Kapha) 🌬🔥💧
And Yes this is something we see very often in clinic. Somebody says oh I thought I was the creative and enthusiastic type and not the fiery one. Or somebody says I thoughtI I was the type who is prone to weight gain and not the stressed out one 🙂
Be assured each one of us has qualities of all the three doshas. There is just a predominance in one or two of the doshas or we can be Tridoshic (an even balance of all three).
Vata, pitta, and kapha are each essential to our physiology in some way, so no one dosha is better than, or superior to, any other. Each of them has a very specific set of functional roles to play in the body. All dosha are wonderful when in balance. We would like to avoid an increase (vriddhi) or decrease (kshaya) as this will bring on a disease. The imbalance is called the Vikruti.
Beauty of the three doshas:
Vata type 🌬
Is full of enthusiasm, creativity, dance, music, movement and alertness.
Pitta type🔥
Is full of knowledge, intellectual, courage and bravery.
Kapha type💧
A beautiful friend full of compassion, love, stability and strength.
I wanted to highlight that there is no need to favour Vata, Pitta or Kapha 🌬🔥💧
You are perfect the way you are.
A little bit more about Prakriti:
Ones individual body constitution and mental temperament is known as Prakriti.
One’s Prakriti is acquired at birth and remains with the individual throughout his/her life.
A person’s doshas will fluctuate throughout their entire life (age, season, diet, digestion, lifestyle) however, the Prakriti remains unchanged.
Charaka quotes that the prakriti of the foetus is determined by the following factors Su. Sa. 4:63
1. Sperm and ovum – shukra and sonita
2. Season (rtu) and the condition of the uterus
3. Food and regimes of the mother
4. Nature of the mahabhutas (elements) comprising the foetus.
The above factors are all addressed in the Ayurvedic approach to pre conception care.
The seven Prakritis are
1. Vataja🌬
2. Pittaja🔥
3. Kaphaja💧
4. Vata Pittaja
5. Vata Kaphaja
6. Kapha Pittaja
7. Tridosaja.
The first three are single dosha (eka doshaja prakriti) these are more rare.
Most of us are the next three which are a combination of the two.
Why it is important to know your Prakriti?
You are able to learn which foods are suited for you.
You gain an understanding which illnesses your body is more prone to.
You are able to follow a lifestyle suited to you.
You can follow a seasonal regime suited to you.
You are able to notice any imbalance in the doshas and can learn how you can balance them again.
You will learn about any emotional tendencies.
Cultivating a relationship with each of the three doshas can have a transformative impact on your overall health and well-being. We would love to support you in beginning to befriend the doshas in your life. If you would like to find out about your unique Ayurvedic constitution, book your initial consultation.
Have a scroll on our website we have so much downloadable information available for you.
Email: info@lakshmiayurveda.com.au
With Love your Lakshmi Ayurveda team ❤️❤️❤️
PS: if you would like to listen to our chat here is the link (2pm-3.30pm session).
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Want to know your Prakriti/ body constitution?

Free Prakriti assessment available at Lakshmi Ayurveda with any treatment booked in March
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The type of body constitution and mental temperament of any individual is known as Prakriti, which is produced by the predominance of one ore more of the three doshas (Vata/Pitta/Kapha). One’s Prakriti is acquired at birth and remains with the individual throughout his/her life. A person’s doshas will fluctuate throughout their entire life however, their Prakriti remains unchanged.
Charaka quotes that the prakriti of the foetus is determined by the following factors
1.Sperm and ovum – shukra and sonita
2. Season (rtu) and the condition of the uterus
3. Food and regimes of the mother
4. Nature of the mahabhutas (elements) comprising the foetus.
The above factors are all addressed in the Ayurvedic approach to pre conception care
Once the body is nourished by a healthy diet & lifestyle, general tonics and fertility enhancing herbs can be taken. These herbs can also help offset the effects of stress in today’s busy lifestyles. Shatavari (Asparagus racemosus) is a powerful fertility enhancing herb, whose name means ‘she who has a hundred husbands’. Ashwagandha (Withania sominfera) is a highly rejuvenating herb that both promotes semen production and strengthens the uterus. Its name refers to it giving one the strength of a horse, and it acts as a natural aphrodisiac.
The seven Prakritis are:
1. Vataja
2. Pittaja
3. Kaphaja
4. Vatapittaja
5. Vata kaphaja
6. kapha pittaja
7. Tridosaja.
Why it is important to know ones Prakriti?
You are able to learn which foods are suited for your body.
You gain an understanding which illnesses your body is more prone to
You are able to follow a lifestyle suited to your body type
You can follow a seasonal regime suited to your body type
You are able to notice any imbalance in the doshas and can learn how you can balance them again

Health is the condition of wisdom and the signs of happiness
Charaka Samhita

 

* 𝘗𝘭𝘦𝘢𝘴𝘦 𝘯𝘰𝘵𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘴𝘦 𝘤𝘭𝘢𝘪𝘮𝘴 𝘩𝘢𝘷𝘦 𝘯𝘰𝘵 𝘣𝘦𝘦𝘯 𝘢𝘱𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘥 𝘣𝘺 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘛𝘎𝘈. 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘪𝘯𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘮𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘷𝘪𝘥𝘦𝘥 𝘪𝘴 𝘯𝘰𝘵 𝘮𝘦𝘢𝘯𝘵 𝘵𝘰 𝘣𝘦 𝘶𝘴𝘦𝘥 𝘵𝘰 𝘥𝘪𝘢𝘨𝘯𝘰𝘴𝘦 𝘰𝘳 𝘵𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘵 𝘢𝘯𝘺𝘰𝘯𝘦 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘴𝘩𝘰𝘶𝘭𝘥 𝘯𝘰𝘵 𝘣𝘦 𝘵𝘢𝘬𝘦𝘯 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩𝘰𝘶𝘵 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘴𝘶𝘭𝘵𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘢𝘯 𝘈𝘺𝘶𝘳𝘷𝘦𝘥𝘪𝘤 𝘱𝘩𝘺𝘴𝘪𝘤𝘪𝘢𝘯. 𝘞𝘦 𝘥𝘰 𝘯𝘰𝘵 𝘨𝘶𝘢𝘳𝘢𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘦 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘢𝘴𝘴𝘶𝘮𝘦 𝘯𝘰 𝘭𝘦𝘨𝘢𝘭 𝘭𝘪𝘢𝘣𝘪𝘭𝘪𝘵𝘺 𝘰𝘳 𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘱𝘰𝘯𝘴𝘪𝘣𝘭𝘺 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘢𝘤𝘤𝘶𝘳𝘢𝘤𝘺, 𝘤𝘶𝘳𝘳𝘦𝘯𝘤𝘺 𝘰𝘳 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘱𝘭𝘦𝘵𝘦𝘯𝘦𝘴𝘴 𝘰𝘧 𝘪𝘯𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘮𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘵𝘢𝘪𝘯𝘦𝘥 𝘪𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘴𝘦 𝘮𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘢𝘭𝘴.

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