Boost Your Vitality with Ayurveda: Teach Yourself

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Are you looking for a more balanced, natural way of life that is just right for you?
Have you visited an Ayurvedic spa, and do you want to find out more? Boost Your Vitality with Ayurveda is your guide to making this ancient healing Indian tradition work for you. You will be able to understand exactly what your ‘type’ is, before getting expert physical and mental advice on the lifestyle and diet that will work for you. There’s also a complete list of effective home remedies for minor ailments, and a full guide to all the country’s practitioners – everything you need for a healthy and happy way of life.

Boost Your Vitality with Ayurveda includes:

Part one – The essence of Ayurveda
Chapter 1: About Ayurveda and why we need it today
Chapter 2: The core philosophy
Chapter 3: The causes of disease and how to avoid them
Chapter 4: Traditional methods of healing

Part two – Putting Ayurveda into practice
Chapter 5: Getting started
Chapter 6: How, when and what to eat
Chapter 7: Daily and seasonal routines
Chapter 8: Breathing and meditation
Chapter 9: Healing herbs, spices and formulations
Chapter 10: Self-healing secrets for common complaints

Part three – Taking it further
Appendix 1: Food guidelines for the basic mind-body types
Appendix 2: Useful contacts
Appendix 3: Further reading
Appendix 4: Glossary of Sanskrit terms

Learn effortlessly with a new easy-to-read page design and interactive features:

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One, five and ten-minute introductions to key principles to get you started.

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Lots of instant help with common problems and quick tips for success, based on the author’s many years of experience.

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Tests in the book and online to keep track of your progress.

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Extra online articles to give you a richer understanding of the subject.

Five things to remember
Quick refreshers to help you remember the key facts.

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Innovative exercises illustrate what you’ve learnt and how to use it.