Yoga and Ayurveda two distinct sciences yet share the same Vedic roots. Both the practice of yoga and Ayurveda go hand in hand as they both stem from the same Vedic system of wellness that has been originated thousands of years. Born from the same Vedic scriptures they have the same underlying principles and belief that leads to holistic wellbeing of the individual. While yoga deals with the harmonizing of mind, body and soul while Ayurveda takes care of the person’s both physical and mental wellbeing through the means of diet and lifestyle changes.
They share the same principles of being in attune with individuals bodies and other natural things to promote healing. Both the discipline of yoga and Ayurveda when combine help in curing numerous body disorders and also help in rejuvenating your body. Hence, if we integrate the Ayurvedic principles with your yoga practice you could experience a different lifestyle.
THEY BOTH SHARE THE SAME PRINCIPLE
When it comes to Ayurveda it all about knowing your body constitution, your doshas and then make some lifestyles changes according to it. Nobody is the same that means each and every one of us has a unique constitution that is governed by our physical and emotional makeup as well as our lifestyles patterns. Hence, Ayurveda resorts to make changes and practice certain treatments that help in achieving harmony between your doshas and with nature.
Similarly, yoga includes various methods like the practice of yoga asana with various breathing exercises and pranayama that helps in quietening of the mind and yet the same time put us in unison with the nature to achieve the healing of the body and mind. In yoga different yoga poses serves different purposes in the body and help to maintain a balanced in the doshas such as forward bending yoga poses helps in pacifying pitta dosha. Yoga poses that involve twisting yoga pose helps in balancing Kapha doshas and backward bending pose help in maintaining Vata doshas.
Both the discipline of yoga and Ayurveda focuses on being in tune with their bodies and utilizing the healing power of nature to get the best result.
THEY BOTH HAVE THE SAME GOAL
The ultimate goal of both yoga and Ayurveda is to help you in becoming healthier and balanced version of yourself. You are healthy when your mind, body and soul are in unison and you are in perfect harmony with your environment and the practice of yoga and Ayurveda help you to attain that. The certain practice of Ayurveda is abhyanga to get rid of body toxins and relax your muscles before your yoga practice and make them easier to practice. Hence combining both the discipline will enhance your sense of wellbeing to another level.
The true way of experience both discipline is to join Ayurveda yoga teacher training. This will help you to learn the various function of the body and how certain types of food affects our body in the soulful environment. Both the discipline believes that your physical wellbeing resorts to your emotional wellbeing. Both the discipline of yoga and Ayurveda are all about embracing your life and helps in maintaining a balance in your mind, body and your inner consciousness for a healthy, peaceful and happy life.
Source: Yogi Mahesh Chetan.
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