Suffering is Optional
Life is meant to be enjoyed!
Welcome to my website. Please check out the FAQs, and my bio about how the symptoms of Fibromyalgia are reversible with Ayurveda. I’ve also included recommended books and links on Ayurveda which I update regularly. This is my first website, so please be patient while I’m upgrading with all the cool stuff.
It's about the principles of individual constitution and opposites.
"The path of healing is based on a simple premise. If there is an excess of a particular quality in your body or mind, then reducing your exposure to that quality and taking in the opposite quality will assist your body and mind in returning to its proper balance. It's really just common sense."
- Dr. Marc Halpern, Founder
California College of Ayurveda
Each of us is an individual arrangement of the same elements as all of nature — Fire, Water, Earth, Air, and Space. When we begin to observe people, we can see the differences; and, as we start to understand Ayurveda, we learn why a person with more fire would require a different lifestyle and diet than a person made up of more water.
Another major component of this common sense approach to health is an awareness of different qualities and their opposites. While always striving to achieve balance, it is easy to understand that if a person is too hot, it is reasonable to apply or ingest something cooling, and if someone is too dry, a bit of moisture would be good.
Two major beliefs of Ayurveda are (1) each of us is a complete and unique individual, and there is not one remedy for all persons with similar symptoms, but rather each person needs a remedy and routine specifically and uniquely designed; (2) for true healing, we must focus on the root or cause of a disease, not merely the symptoms.
Because of our individually unique ratio of elements, there is no such thing as a universal diet or health program that will work for everyone. Some people require a higher-fat diet for balance, while others require a low-fat diet for balance. Some people require calming, gentle exercise for balance, while others require very vigorous exercise for balance. Some people require a calming, more scheduled lifestyle for balance, while others require variety and activity for balance. Each of us is beautifully unique, as it should be.
For a long time we, as a society, have disconnected ourselves from nature without much notice of the negative effects both to our planet and ourselves. It is time for us to begin to take responsibility for our own well being.
Ayurveda offers simple solutions, but requires commitment and change to our very complicated lives. Making commitments and changes relative to our most basic habits of eating, sleeping, breathing, thinking and feeling, provides challenge that is best designed and guided by an Ayurvedic Practitioner.
