I have been a student and personal practitioner of Ayruveda since stumbling upon this magnificent ancient Wisdom in 2020. Ayurveda is a 5000-year-old ancient healing system with roots in India, and it translates to “the science of life”. It is a spiritual science that teaches us how to celebrate life by living in harmony with natures rhythm and by learning our own unique prakriti “constitution” in order to understand what balances, and what aggravates our inherit constitution; our unique genetic code. Ayurveda celebrates you as you are, recognizing the fact that we are inherently different. We have different physical and emotional tendencies, digestions, body types, and hence, Ayurveda teaches us how to acknowledge our uniqueness in the world in order to intuitively learn to balance. Incorporating Ayruveda into our lives simply means learning how we relate to the world by observing nature and its tendencies around us. A core teaching of Ayurveda is that as is the macrocosm, so is the microcosm. Simply put, we (the microcosm) are directly related to the macrocosm (the universe) because we are made up of the same “stuff”. This translates to the understanding that if we directly relate to the universe, then we are affected by changes in environment. When it is hot outside, out bodies intuitively shift and feel the need to cool down. We crave cooling, light foods to balance. On the flip side, on a cold winter evening, our body recognizes the shift in our environment and craves to balance by providing an opposing quality. We may crave a beautiful warm stew or even some chai to bring warmth back into our bodies.
This wonderful science comes down to learning how to love yourself through its understanding of how we relate to the world, as well as routines and self-care rituals to support and create balance. One of my favorite incorporations of Ayruveda is my daily afternoon pick-me-up of a beautiful sweet, warming cup of “Ayurvedic Chai” in the late afternoon to balance my doshas (Ayurveda notes that illnesses rise due to an imbalance within the 3 Dosas) and stimulate my Agni (Digestive Fire) which plays a huge role in supporting our immune system.
I enjoy my cup of chai after I come home from work and have already taken a warm shower and done some abhyanga (self-oiling) to calm my senses and lubricate my joints as well. Below is the recipe for my Ayurvedic Chai, enjoy it however you like and make it your own! Pro tip: add a pinch of rose water or some rose petals in the mixture to further add a sense of grounding to your chai.
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