Table of Contents
Foreword 6
Ayurveda and the four goals of life 8
Ayurveda and the Body 12
The Three doshas 14
Reveal Your Constitution 16
The Vata Mind and Body 20
The Pitta Mind and Body 22
The Kapha Mind and Body 24
How The Body Builds Immunity 26
The Ayurvedic Lifestyle 28
A Healthy Lifestyle 30
A Daily Routine 32
Looking After Your Body 34
Self-Massage 36
Step 1 Working Toward a Healthier Lifestyle 40
Step 2 Achieving a Healthier Lifestyle 42
Step 3 Expanding Your Healthy Lifestyle 44
Maintaining Good Health 46
How to Recognize Problems 48
Pacifying vata 50
Pacifying Pitta 52
Pacifying Kapha 54
Strengthening agni 56
Food, Diet, and Recipes 58
The healing power of food 60
The six tastes 62
Sattvic diet 64
Consider vegetarianism 66
Herbs and spices 68
Ghee, sugar, and honey 70
The vata diet 72
Foods for vata 74
The pitta diet 76
Foods for pitta 78
The kapha diet 80
Foods for kapha 82
Supporting agni 84
Fasting for health 86
Cooking at home 88
Breakfast recipes 90
Lunch recipes 96
Dinner recipes 106
Dessert recipes 114
Yoga: Asanas, Pranayama, and Relaxation 118
Ayurveda and yoga 120
Your yoga session 122
The yogic breath 124
Alternate nostril breathing 126
Lung purification 128
Neck exercises 130
Sun salutation 132
Single leg lift 136
Shoulderstand 138
Plow 140
Fish 142
Sitting forward bend 144
Inclined plane 146
Cobra 148
Child's pose 150
Camel 151
Tree 152
Crow 154
Spinal twist 156
Triangle 158
Active relaxation 160
Relaxation using autosuggestion 162
Positive Thinking and Meditation 164
Ayurveda and the mind 166
Monitoring the mind 168
The mind and the Self 170
Positive thinking 172
Refining our values 174
Meditation practice 176
The power of mantras 178
Karma yoga 182
The bigger picture 184
Seeing an Ayurvedic Practitioner 186
Ayurvedic diagnosis 188
Your examination 190
Body treatments 192
Panchakarma 194
Ayurvedic medicines 196
Home Remedies for Common Ailments 198
Treating common ailments by dosha 200
How to prepare home remedies 202
Remedies for common ailments 204
Remedies for respiratory tract ailments 206
Remedies for digestive tract ailments 208
Remedies for ailments of the eyes, hair, skin, and teeth 210
Remedies for trauma and musculoskeletal ailments 212
Glossary of Ayurvedic and yoga terms 214
Index 215
International Sivananda Vedanta Yoga Centers and Ashrams 222
Acknowledgments 224
