Ayurveda describes food based on the Six Tastes - or Rasa. These reflect a combination of the five great elements – Sweet (Earth + Water), Sour (Fire + Earth), Salty (Water + Fire), Pungent (Fire + Air), Astringent (Air + Earth), and Bitter (Air + Ether). The action and function of each of the Six Tastes is because of its unique ...
According to Ayurveda, three vital body energies (doshas) govern the functions of the body, which again reflect the Five Elements: Kapha (Water + Earth), Pitta (Fire + Water), and Vata (Air + Ether). We are each made up of a unique combination of these Doshas, which define our body-mind constitution, or prakriti. Our prakriti is ...
Seeing aspects of the world as reflected through the lens of the five great elements - ether, air, fire, water and earth - has provided me many practical tools in understanding and addressing my own health and well-being. (click here for overview of the Five Elements). The most practical of which is balancing the mind/body ...
A concept of Ayurveda that intrigues me immensely is the “Panchamahabhutas” (in sanskrit) or, the five great elements. For some reason this overarching frame of reference makes absolute sense to me, and in my eyes provides a beautiful depiction of the interconnection of all things and fluctuation of our various states of being. According to Ayurveda, ...