Ayurvedic Nutrition, Health, Wellness, and Mental Wellbeing Counselor & Lifecoach

Ayurveda is a big and deep concept and cannot just be explained with one definition to fully grasp the value and the essence of it. 

The word is derived from the Sanskrit Language and consists of 2 concepts: 

- AYUR + VEDA, where 

“Ayur/Ayus ” means Life/ Lifespan  and “Veda” means Knowledge/wisdom/science.

To describe this concept more in detail, it can be described as following:  

Ayurveda is the  Science of Life, Healing and Longevity, encompassing All Life and Life as a Whole. 

It integrates all levels of our multi-dimensional existence as well as our relationships with ourselves and the  environment we are finding ourselves in. The science therefore exhibits the intertwined relations we have to ALL Life or Life-forms.

Together with  Sumerian, Akkadian, Tamil  Language, Sanskrit is one of the  most ancient, documented languages and originates from the Indo- European and Indo- Aryan complex. 

Today in modern time, Sanskrit is used for ceremonial, spiritual ritual and healing purposes in forms of Chants and Hymns especially by Buddhists and Hindus. 

An interesting fact about Sanskrit is, that it is  a language of vibration and liberation.  Any Sanskrit word encompasses more than only a Dictionary or word-per-word-meaning like it is often found in other languages. 

Uttering any Sanskrit word or phrases, the so called ‘Mantras’ merely unlock  inner actions and connections in the body. There are 84 meridian points inside of the mouth (64 in the hard palate and the rest in the soft palate). Each strike of the tongue in the palate, while also sending vibrations of sound e.g. the vocals ( A-E-I-O-U) will activate  certain points in the mouth and will result into deeper and more subtle actions. Imagine which sounds can be made without using the tongue. 

You will find it is  only A-U-M sounds (like in the OM-Mantra). 

The mouth meridian points are actually subtle channels that  are connected to glands and chakras in the body. Our 7 main Chakras are all functioning on different frequencies or vibrations. Each vibration communicates differently – resulting  in different effects or “speaking” to  activate specific  Glands in the brain. 

Each Chakra is also connected to specific glands in the body  allowing  for excreting endocrine fluids and flow through channels. Even if we do not understand the ‘word’ meaning of  Sanskrit - when we utter the syllables of  Sanskrit or chant mantras- there are powerful activations being set off. 

The goal of this profound healing and medicine system  is to:

• prevent imbalance and disease

• cure imbalance and disease

• finding & fulfilling  one’s unique purpose 

• Consciousness expansion to reach one’s full Divine potential 

For the yet healthy person Ayurveda comes in handy to maintain and heighten most optimal levels of Health, Wellbeing and Vitality. 

Every Human Being endeavor to have a long, abundant happy life prospering to our full potential so that we can  experience  life to the fullest. 

Everyone looks for that ‘Wonder pill’ to be cured immediately from any pain, suffering, discomfort  and illness. 

Imagine  a drug called ‘Nectar of Immortality’- we would all rush to it, to not miss it.

Yes, Ayurveda is a well-organised, natural, holistic medicinal system that meticulously follows a systematic causative approach and to human  biology as a system to navigate to the root of any imbalance and disease. Treating humans at the root starts off with the digestive system and Ayurveda allows a person to regain a state of Optimal Health, Wellness and Wellbeing which transcends  our  Karmic cycles. 

Optimal health is achieved  when Physical Body, Mental Body and Spirit and its social environment are in true harmony with each other and in alignment with Nature and Natural Cycles like Day& Night cycles, Seasonal Cycles and Life time Cycles. 

The following branches of medicine were already practiced approx. 5000 years ago and compiled as scriptures of  eight parts,  belonging to  the Ancient  Seers.The Great Rishis established the Traditional Indian Medicine system: 

§  Kaya Chikitsa (General Medicine) 

§  Bala Chikitsa (Pediatrics)

§  Graha Chikitsa (Psychiatry)

§  Urdhwanga Chikitsa (Ophthalmology & ENT) 

§  Shalya Chikitsa (ParaSurgical & Marma) 

§  Visha Chikitsa (Toxicology) 

§  Jara Chikitsa (Rasayana) 

§  Vrisha Chikitsa (Aphrodisiac Treatment)

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Now we can truly observe  Ayurveda as " The Mother of all medicine systems" and often stated this way.

Any Piece of Art is an expression of a Godly Creation, a Godly Force flowing through the person expressing it. Life is a Divine Creation in itself.  

Looking at Life itself- how we create or recreate our Life, is an Art in a more subtle form- 

There is no doubt, that Life is an Art! Life can be viewed as an artfully woven Canvas with many possible patterns.  Some patterns lead to Harmony, ease and great health; some patterns lead to disharmony, imbalance and disease. 

The answer whether Ayurveda or an Ayurvedic practitioner performs  a healing art  lies within the Creation of Balance of the 3 Bodily humor system following a holistic  approach with an emphasis on interconnectedness and designing individualized treatment plans, that will align with the clients/patient’s environment. 

The ability to balance anything – lies in the knowledge and understanding  of the practitioner. He/she needs to understand the properties, characteristics, behavior of those ‘elements’  we wish to balance.  We need to know: the nature of client/patient first, then we need to understand the nature of his/her relationships with his/her environment. Lastly, we need to know nature of his/her imbalance/disease, the  habits.

The Ayurvedic practitioner who assist their  clients on their healing journey through the application of an artfully tailored treatment plans suitable and implementable for his/her individualized condition. 

To provide such a treatment plan the Ayurvedic Practitioner  also needs to know the nature of the medicine or treatment to institute balance. 

Any individualized treatment plan has become a piece of art as   

there is not one and the same solution for all people’s diseases or states of imbalances. What works for me – might not work for you

For everybody there is a solution! - a personalized one, suitable for  each and  everyone’s blueprint. 

This profound wisdom found its earliest inscription in the world's oldest scripts—the 4 Vedas (Rigveda, Atharvaveda, Yajurveda, Samaveda) around approx. 5000 years ago. Rooted in the knowledge bestowed by  (The Creator), it not only applied successfully dating back to that time,  but had been artfully woven into the fabric of community practices long before, reaching as far back as 3000 BCE and more. 

In conjunction with  Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM), Ayurveda  is recognized as the oldest medicine system called into Life by the Great Rishis, an Ancient Civilization of the Indus Valley at the foot of the Himalayas.

•  the core of every divine human spirit lies the innate anchor of Ayurvedic wisdom, stirring to life in those who seek to align and harmonize with the Source (God, Our Higher Self) and Nature. This conscious alignment of one’s internal and external environments unfolds a journey towards wholeness/profound oneness and purity, where the union with these cosmic forces not only imply healing but embodies a profound experience of complete unity.

All Ayurvedic Knowledge was gained through Direct Perception, Teachings were delivered through Divine Channelings from the Source ITSELF, harbored as Akashic records  and taught by the Greatest Sages to their Descendants.  

No not only! But  yes! it is a  study of the basic ideas about knowledge, truth, right and wrong, religion, and the nature and meaning of life, the wisdom of Love. 

The need to know more , the relentless search for knowing ourselves better and deeper and who we are at the essence of our Being is a search for Truth. The Journey is anchored in  ‘The Love for Wisdom’, which has always been  anchored in  the heart of Humanity through the deep quest of our purpose and to make sense in this world. Constantly we are searching  our  fundamental Truth, real Personality or also our REALITY and how we relate to all existences in the external world. 

Ayurveda orientates itself towards the Sankhya Philosophy allowing us to make sense to our world through our senses. The ability to perceive oneself and experiencing the world is made possible by an array of potentialities. e.g.  for sensory experiences, root energies before it takes  the physical  manifestation of the five  senses, five sense organs of action originating from the five  Great Elements (Sanskrit: Pancha Maha Bhutas).

The Philosophy however rests on a dualistic view to experience ourselves as separate from the Other. 

It is either THIS or THAT e.g. hot or cold, this is Me and that is You. 

All forms come into existence as the merging of two separate potentialities - Pure Potential for Consciousness, (Purusha- Divine Masculine aspect)  and Pure Potential for Matter (Prakriti- Divine Feminine aspect) 

Through this Philosophy we can navigate our quest of Life. Who we truly are? What we are doing here ? Where we come from and Where are we heading to?

The answer lies in experiencing both sides to finally know how to stay on the golden Middle-path, which means to be balanced, and heart centered.

As we perceive ourselves and the  world through all the five  senses we can experience Life on a sensory level. Therefore, Ayurveda places a focus on healthy use of the five senses to create optimal health. 

Practices and therapies of Ayurveda may entail healing the five Senses, namely: 

Diet & Nutrition, Exercise, Sound Therapy, Visual Therapies, Massages,  Olfactory Therapy. 

In summary- There are therapies for each sense.

Healing is indeed not happening in an instance as Ayurveda views healing as comprehensive as healing on all dimensions. 

Healing happens as we are called to a Journey of transformation and transmutation.  

The Ayurvedic Health Counselor plays a significant  role in the guidance during the process of unlocking the clients own healing powers  to heal itself – in fact the body has the natural ability to heal itself – once the Ego, the illusioned mind, the seep seated habits make way for healthy choices.

People  need to realize that achieving fulfillment of purpose/ Self-actualization  is the destination. Without optimal Health it is hard to reach the destination. We incarnated on this planet to experience our full human potential  with Joy and Love as an expression of God.  The path is sprinkled with so many inspiring notes from the Soul as well as barriers to overcome. We continuously arrive at crossroads,  where choices need to be made. With each choice we experience and learn.

It’s a  Journey of choices upon choices.  Therefore, Life is lying one one’s own hands of creation,  responsibility. 

Transformation and transmutation are Key to Expansion. 

Ayurveda relies on a long, rich history of observations made through direct perception on the effects of herbal remedies, pharmacological actions and practiced treatments over thousands of years. This knowledge was not based on a theory but rather derived from a practical experience. This makes it empirical knowledge!

All these experiences and treatments were well documented by Ayurvedic Practitioners, who created a proper taxonomy to categorize various aspects of health & disease according to their properties and elemental construct e.g. doshas/bio energies, physical tissue systems, structural and functional systems. 

The word ‘Dosha’ is the Sanskrit word for bodily humor. A bodily humor is understood an energetic template with certain qualities derived from the elemental construct and the attributes thereof that will manifest with certain attributes and qualities in a physical form. The doshas have certain qualities and attributes and will act like our governors for our physical and mental processes.   

On the planet we have 3 doshas that govern all physical and mental processes and are called Kapha, Pitta and Vata.  All living beings (all plants, animals, humans exist of all 3 doshas, but in different, unique quantities. The doshas are made up of a combination of 2’s of the 5 primary elements on this planet: Earth, Water, Fire, Air, Ether

Kapha = Earth + Water

Pitta = Little water + Fire

Vata = Air + Ether

Agni is a Sanskrit word, which means “ digestive fire”. All impressions that we bring into ourselves need to be transformed. Altogether we have 13 digestive fires, whereby the main digestive fire is harbored in our digestive tract- our ‘Belly fire’ which has the Job to transform food to nutrients. 

Ayurveda can heal the body from any imbalanced state. All imbalanced states will eventually lead to disease.  

Ayurvedic medicine does best with digestive disorders, mental health, chronic diseases and auto immune diseases as Ayurveda treats the cause of any disease. 

Ayurveda does not only focus on the physical body but very much incorporates the more subtle levels like emotional, mental and energy levels and is phenomenal  in natural immunity, detoxing, healthy weight loss, skin diseases, respiratory disorders, Neurological diseases. 

Mostly clients will be redirected to their original state of doshic cosntruct by applying dietary changes, lifestyle changes, exercise programs, breathing techniques, herbal & spice formulations and supplements  if needed. 

Yes!

Yes, both approaches can be practiced simultaneously and might have a collaborating effect. As Ayurveda focusses more on the root or cause of a disease there is no harm done applying medicine from the Ayurvedic side. Ayurveda focusses a lot on nutrition. 

Ayurvedic medicine is gentle in approach with long-lasting effects. 

Ayurvedic treatments are holistic and natural and can cover the areas where the allopathic system does not focus on. 

Ayurveda recognizes the earliest signs & symptoms before any a disease is manifested in the body. By applying small treatments, the client is back to its divine balance. 

Depending on the stage of disease, Ayurveda is not a quick fix solution, however it yields a long term solution. For very acute cases of disease – the Western Medicine Approach may be of a better solution. 

Ayurveda is not part of  any Medical Insurance at this stage and can therefore not be claimed by any Medical Aid.

No, an AHC did not study Western Medicine and is not a medical practitioner but may refer his/her client to a medical practitioner. 

An AHC may not recommend  any changes to a prescription of Western Medicine.