Ayurveda wellness expert Dr. Avanti Kumar-Singh’s book bridges the philosophies of Eastern and Western medicine to cultivate longevity.
Contrary to what many people believe, however, Ayurveda is not opposed to Western medicine.
In addition, Ayurveda is not synonymous with natural, alternative, or complementary medicine.
It may use such treatments, but it also uses conventional treatments.
And the tools of yoga are perhaps the most well-studied and well-accepted Ayurvedic remedies used in todays Western medicine.
And youd be correct; nature is all of these things.
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But what if I told you that we, as human beings, are also nature?
In Ayurveda, nature is everything outside of us, and it alsoisus.
In other words, we as human beings are a microcosm of the macrocosm of nature.
We eat strawberries and blueberries in winter by freezing them in the summer.
We eat mangoes that dont grow where we live by having them flown into our grocery stores.
We cook with microwave ovens and consume food that is in boxes and wrappers to save time.
We climb rotating stairs and walk on moving belts for exercise.
The list goes on and on.
All because we have lost our connection to nature.
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Health and illness are not black and white constructs in Ayurveda but instead have many shades of gray.
Space and air combine to create the energy of Vata, which is all about movement.
Fire and water combine to create Pitta, which is the energy of transformation.
And finally, Kapha is the combination of water and earth, which is the energy of structure.
Each of these energies has a primary function that correlates back to the elements that combine to create it.
If you havent taken a dosha quiz, just resist the temptation.
And if you already have taken a dosha quiz, hey ignore the results you received for now.
So, what does all of this have to do with longevity?
Im getting to it, I promise.
Four months into writing this book, I felt a small nodule in my right breast.
I have no family history and no genetic factors for breast cancer.
With this surprise diagnosis, everything in my world shuddered to a halt.
I was confused, scared, and overwhelmed by all that comes with the word cancer.
All we ascribe to it.
All that it means in our Western world.
Instead of panicking, I stilled myself and asked what my body was trying to tell me.
Had I inadvertently stopped connecting with nature and myself?
While building my successful life, Id let slip some of the very principles I know to be true.
For almost six weeks, I stopped everything and focused solely on treatment and recovery.
In stopping everything, however, I realized that I also stopped the flow of life.
Like a river, if it is blocked, it will create new pathways to continue its path forward.
When we move with nature, we move with life.
This is what creates health.
Because all of life is a healing journey.
Longevity requires this movement.
Movement of our physical bodies.
Movement of our thoughts.
Movement and evolution of our souls.
Longevity also requires connection.
Connection to a higher power.
Connection to the Universal life force energy, prana.
The secrets to longevity are actually in plain sight when we look to ancient healing modalities like Ayurveda.
This is what this book will teach you.
I hope it comes for you too.
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