I knew when I received an email from a social media manager/senior publicist at New World Library about helping spread the word about the launch of a new book called, Misadventures of a Garden State Yogi, I would say hell-yeah!
How could I not? It's a book about one of my favorite things (yoga), and a guy's healing quest
(right up my alley) and he's from the garden state (I'm a jersey girl). Plus, his Eight Keys to Happiness he speaks about in the book, are keys close to my heart. I knew I had to share this book with you.
I'm in the middle of reading it - I was hooked after the first chapter.
So I have an article here for you written by the author, Brian Leaf, regarding another one of my favorite subjects, Ayurveda, (which is a part of his 8 keys to happiness). There's a short quiz involved - no worries, it's easy - to help you discover your Ayurvedic constitution & recommendations for each one.
It's a great article that I truly hope you enjoy!
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Yoga, Ayurveda & Creativity
by Brian Leaf
I'm thinking of new ideas all the time. So much so that sometimes I can get spun out and exhausted. My wife, on the other hand, has a much easier time staying grounded and pacing her energy. Though she's not quite as quick with new ideas.
Ayurveda, the 5000-year-old medical system from India, often called the sister science of yoga, has a lot to say about my wife and me. According to Ayurveda, there are different types of people, and these different types have different strengths, challenges, and needs.
Ayurveda identifies three primary tendencies within people, called vata, pitta, and kapha. Vata is the energy of air; pitta is the energy of fire; and kapha is the energy of water and earth.
A person, like me, with a constitution dominant in vata will have airy qualities (creative, quick, possibly anxious). A person with a constitution dominant in pitta will have fiery qualities (intense, focused, possibly overly critical). A person, like my wife, with a constitution dominant in kapha will have earthy qualities (steadfast, grounded, possibly stuck).
A vata person will be well endowed .....Read more