New to Ayurvedic Exercise?

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Ayurvedic Exercise is about creating the awareness in your body of knowing at what exertion level you perform optimally and when you have stained those boundaries. It is an old Vedic idea that a man’s life is predetermined in the number of breaths they have for one lifetime. Although this is an old myth, there is a kernel of truth to it. Taking gasping shallow breaths through your mouth triggers an emergency response in your body to produce adrenaline to save you from a potentially life threatening situation. This is a wonderful coping mechanism that our bodies have developed to save our lives but we are not meant to live everyday as if we are in an emergency which is the result when we breath through our mouths. This adrenaline response is depleting to our nervous and immune systems and leaves our body thinking we are fighting off an emergency everyday of our lives. Our body in turn creates stress fighting hormones called free radicals, which are acidic and cancer causing, to mitigate against this stressful lifestyle created by breathing improperly. Breathing through one’s nose is the first step in learning to exercise effortlessly with Ayurveda. When we learn to breath into the calming receptors in lower lobes of our lungs we can learn to exercise and compete from the ‘eye of the hurricane’ also known as the ‘runner’s high’. This is a place of meditative calm where exercise becomes effortless and you perform at your personal best.

Learn more about  Ayurvedic exercise and fitness in the articles below.

Dive Deeper into Ayurvedic Exercise

New to Ayurveda?

1.    Listen to an Exercise Lecture:  Begin your journey towards health by learning how you can better accommodate yourself.

2.    Short Home Cleanse:  This easy 4-day cleanse is the ideal way to detox, train your body to metabolize fat, clear your palate and start anew each season.

3.    Effortless Exercise:  Learn how you can take easy steps toward you weight loss goals with simple breathing and workout techniques. Read Dr. Douillard's book Body, Mind and Sport. 

4.    Educate Yourself:  Read Ayurvedic articles by Dr. Douillard on lifestyle, diet, fitness, psychology and herbs.

5.    Schedule a Consult:  Receive your personal wellness prescription plan from Dr. Douillard.

6.    Read about Panchakarma Retreats: This ancient science of detox and rejuvenation is the ideal remedy to our modern lives.