by Sheyna Holmes | May 10, 2023 | Ayurveda, blog, blood, bodhaka kapha, circulation, detox, digestion, enzymes, five elements, lymph, panchamahabhutas, ranjaka pitta, saliva, subdoshas, vyana vayu, water
by Sheyna Haisman-Holmes Each of the three main doshas, Vata, Pitta & Kapha, have 5 subdoshas each that are represented though the 5 elements (ether, air, fire, water, earth). The subdoshas that are connected with the water elements are vyāna vayu, rañjaka pitta...
by Sheyna Holmes | Apr 5, 2023 | Ahamkara, awareness, Ayurveda, balance, blog, breathe, Buddhi, Chakras, Consciousness, emotional health, Energy, five elements, Gayatri mantra, healing, liberation, Mahad, manas, Mantra, meditation, mental health, mindbodysoul, panchamahabhutas, Prakruti, Purusha, rajas, samkhya, samkyha philosophy, sattva, shad darshan, tamas
by Sheyna Haisman-Holmes In Ayurveda, there are six philosophies that attempt to explain life and creation. Samkhya (Sānkya) Philosophy explains how all of life came to be and is the most popular philosophy. This was founded by Kāpila as the truth of life and...
by Sheyna Holmes | Mar 29, 2023 | awareness, Ayurveda, Ayurvedic Healing, Ayurvedic massage, Ayurvedicdiet, balance, blog, Consciousness, daily routine, dhatus, doshas, elimination, emotions, exercise, five elements, flow, healing, holistic health, immunity, prana, srotamsi, srotas
by Sheyna Haisman-Holmes Srotāmsi or the srotas are the channels by which doshas move throughout the body. The srotāmsi are physical and energetic channels that are countless, running through all the cells, capillaries and beyond. Vedic texts state that there are...
by Sheyna Holmes | Mar 15, 2023 | Ayurveda, balance, blog, body constitution, cleanse, Consciousness, crystals of emotion, detox, dosha, earth, five elements, joint health, joint lubrication, kapha, Ojas, pain prevention, spring, spring detoxification, water
by Sheyna Haisman-Holmes Kapha dosha is composed of water and earth elements. As we approach the Spring Equinox next week, we are currently transitioning into Kapha season. The earth is saturated with water from the winter rains, where liquid, cold and heavy are...
by Sheyna Holmes | Feb 7, 2023 | Ayurveda, balance, blog, cause & effect, doshas, five elements, gunas, impermanence, mindbodysoul, panchamahabhutas, Siddhanta
By Sheyna Haisman-Holmes There are six basic principles in Ayurveda called the Siddhanta Principles. Siddhanta means the truth of all knowledge. The following principles are intuitive and simple, based on insight of where we are in the grand order and chaos of...
