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to take advantage of these benefits, you first must understand one of the basic tenets of ayurveda: your dosha, or mind-body type. there are three doshas - vata, pitta and kapha. just as no two people have the same thumbprint, each person is a unique amalgam of all three doshas, though one or two doshas are usually dominant. "finding your dominant treatments dosha and embracing the appropriate lifestyle can have a profound effect on your health and well-being. according to ayurvedic philosophy, when your doshas are in balance you will exhibit the positive traits associated with your dominant dosha and feel your best. when they''re out of whack, the negative characteristics emerge and you get sick or stress-out. fortunately, once you have identified your dominant dosha, you can take steps to restore an imbalance - or, if you''re already in a state of physical and mental equilibrium, remain on an even keel. basically, achieving balance means understanding and working with your natural tendencies: flighty vatas need grounding; driven pittas need to practice moderation; slow-moving kaphas need stimulation. the changes that ayurveda prescribes - whether it''s to your diet, exercise routine or sleep schedule - may initially seem frustrating, but they are well worth the health benefits, as alison may, a kapha, can attest. it was difficult to stick to my workouts and eat my biggest meal in the middle of the day. but i feel so much better since i''ve made the changes that now i want to do them!

to take advantage of these benefits, you first must understand one of the basic tenets of ayurveda: your dosha, or mind-body type. there are three doshas - vata, pitta and kapha. just as no two people have the same thumbprint, each person is a unique amalgam of all three doshas, though one or two doshas are usually dominant. "finding your dominant treatments dosha and embracing the appropriate lifestyle can have a profound effect on your health and well-being. according to ayurvedic philosophy, when your doshas are in balance you will exhibit the positive traits associated with your dominant dosha and feel your best. when they''re out of whack, the negative characteristics emerge and you get sick or stress-out. fortunately, once you have identified your dominant dosha, you can take steps to restore an imbalance - or, if you''re already in a state of physical and mental equilibrium, remain on an even keel. basically, achieving balance means understanding and working with your natural tendencies: flighty vatas need grounding; driven pittas need to practice moderation; slow-moving kaphas need stimulation. the changes that ayurveda prescribes - whether it''s to your diet, exercise routine or sleep schedule - may initially seem frustrating, but they are well worth the health benefits, as alison may, a kapha, can attest. it was difficult to stick to my workouts and eat my biggest meal in the middle of the day. but i feel so much better since i''ve made the changes that now i want to do them!

this 21-day program was designed by maharishi vedic medicine experts to help bring about perfect health and the full blossoming of consciousness. in order to achieve higher states of consciousness and/or clear experiences of transcending, it is necessary to purify the body and enliven the mind. as explained in the ayurvedic texts, the body is like a tree whose roots are at the top; in order to nourish the whole tree, we must first nourish the head and central nervous system. once the head and central nervous system are purified and balanced, the rest of the physiology comes more easily into balance. in addition, each of the five senses needs to be perfectly balanced, and purified. many specific procedures are used in this 21-day program to achieve this balance. the treatments expand to include the entire physiology, purifying and enlivening the inner intelligence of the body and allowing for the unobstructed flow of consciousness. this program is noted in the ayurvedic texts as having the ability to confer long life-span and to develop higher states of consciousness. those who have taken this special program ibs report: "in the thirty years that i''ve been meditating this is the most pronounced progress that i''v ever experienced." b. mclaughlin "my physiology feels transformed: lighter, symptoms happier and overflowing with treatments fullness. my daily experience now is one of inner happiness. bliss predominates in my mind, body, senses and consciousness.