Ayurveda, What is it?

Ayurveda is one of the most comprehensive health care systems in the world addressing physical, mental, emotional health, and Spirituality. The health I am referring to is radiant aliveness, inner peace, abundant energy, clarity of purpose, and a true ability to manifest our Divine Nature.

I believe that it is our mission at this time to anchor the Divine into every aspect our lives, living in reverence for all life in a manner that is sacred and Holy. Nature is Divinity expressed on Earth, we are an integral part of Nature and need to embrace this sacred responsibility for ourselves, for all beings, and for the earth itself.

The goal of Ayurveda is to balance body, mind, and emotions, so that Spirit can express through our lives. This is a Universal impulse. I see Ayurveda as a Universal practice relevant to all people, of all cultures, at all times. While I honor the vast roots of Ayurveda in Indian culture and tradition, and I feel it is appropriate that we embrace the practices that Ayurveda offers in a manner that honors our own ancestral roots and the culture we find ourselves living in today.

Once you learn that you are the observer of your body, mind, and emotional nature you step into an empowered position. You have the capacity to take an active role in your inner life. You are no longer solely identified as your body, your thoughts, or your emotions. They are yours, but they are not YOU. Once you have the opportunity to discover what you are NOT, then you are free to explore the inner realms of what you ARE. What you are, Pure consciousness, awake, alive, present, the creative thinker, and the choice maker.

There is nothing that exists that is not a part of Nature. Everything you can see, experience, or imagine is composed of the five elements plus consciousness. The elements are the subtlest aspects of life. Finer than the molecular, atomic, or subatomic levels. This is the level that Ayurveda works on. It does not address symptoms, but rather intelligence, or cause. Focusing on cause, the denser aspects of life will rebalance since they are made up of the causal elements.

Ayurveda uses a system of identifying the predominant elements of ones constitutional nature, physically, mentally, and emotionally. Using qualities of an opposite nature, we strive for balance and peace within, as we find our way to show up in life as fully empowered, totally loving, integrated beings.

Myrica Morningstar CAS
Clinical Ayurvedic Specialist, Ayurvedic Sadhaka