A little Reveiw

         Last week I talked about meditation, one of the four things we need to do to balance the doshas. We all need to know how to take refuge. No matter how much you love your life, no matter how strong or motivated you are, you will be overwhelmed at times. If you don’t have a habit of taking refuge, life begins to feel like an endless treadmill, like a circle game. The week before that, I gave you tips for a Vata balancing diet.  Remember the Vata is the king dosha. If you balance the Vata the others will follow. Make sure when you do your daily oil massage you cover the whole body from head to toe with a light film of oil, massaging as you go. Then take your shower. Do not soap it off keeping a thin, almost undetectable film of oil on the body is considered very beneficial for toning the skin, balancing Vata, and keeping the muscles warm during the day. Vata types do best with sesame or almond oil; Pittas respond to olive or coconut and Kaphas benefit from light oils like sunflower or sesame.The week before that, I talked about the six stages of disease. I want to talk a little more about this. I told you that disease is easy to manage while in stages 1, 2, or 3. How do you know when stage 4—the first onset of symptoms—is about to commence? Bodies subjected to dietary, behavioral, and emotional imbalance over the years will always collect ama (toxic residue). Let me illustrate these steps, if excess Pitta has accumulated, maybe because you are a Pitta type who finds himself under heavy stress or suffering through the heat of a very hot summer. Once there is enough excess Pitta accumulated, it starts to move around the body, leaving the places where it is supposed to remain. It finds a place where ama is Present and gets stuck to the ama. There is no cause for panic. What your body is telling you at stage four is not that you are in serious danger but that you need to purify you tissues of excess doshas (Thai Yoga Therapy is very important for purifying the tissues). Once you do, Vata, Pitta, and Kapha will regain their natural balance. The basic approach of “talking” to the doshas through simple changes in diet and daily routine of the things we have talked about can bring dramatic results, even in cases of serious illness.
       Next time, dosha balancing diet for Pitta and Kapha. If you have questions, you can email me at the address on my blog.
                                   Nancy Adams Certified Thai Yoga Therapist