Simply Ayurveda: Discover your type to transform your life - Softcover

Vyas, Bharti

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0007134606 ISBN 13: 9780007134601

Publisher: Thorsons, 2002

Synopsis

A practical and easy way to use this ancient Indian health system in your everyday life. Just work out your type and follow Bharti’s own beauty therapy, diet and health recommendations to feel fantastic.

Ayurveda is the ancient medical system from India which has been used for more than 5,000 years. Recently, Ayurveda has been brought to the attention of the West and made popular through the work of Deepak Chopra.

This book takes a much needed simple, practical look at how to use Ayurvedic principles for everyday health and beauty care.

There are three main types – (vata) air, (pitta) fire and (kapha) water – and Simply Ayurveda shows how to identify your type based on personality, habits and health symptoms. Includes:
• Food as medicine – 30 delicious recipes
• Ayurvedic herbal remedies and home-made beauty treatments
• Yoga, breathing and meditation
• How to detoxify your system
• Ayurvedic friction massage
• Indian head massage

About this title

About the Author

Bharti Vyas has incorporated several Ayurvedic beauty treatments, including massage therapy in her London Clinic and her range of Ayurvedic products are being launched in Tesco in Spring 2002. Bharti is beauty therapist to the stars and clients include Cherie Blair, Cher, Belinda Carlisle, Ralph Fiennes, Lady Helen Windsor and Julia Carling. Her media profile is prominent and she has a page on GMTV’s website.

From the Back Cover

Ayurveda is the ancient medical system from India which has been used for more than 5,000 years. Recently, Ayurveda has been brought to the attention of the West and made popular through the work of Deepak Chopra.

This book takes a much needed simple, practical look at how to use Ayurvedic principles for everyday health and beauty care.

There are three main types – (vata) air, (pitta) fire and (kapha) water – and Simply Ayurveda shows how to identify your type based on personality, habits and health symptoms. Includes:
• Food as medicine – 30 delicious recipes

• Ayurvedic herbal remedies and home-made beauty treatments
• Yoga, breathing and meditation
• How to detoxify your system
• Ayurvedic friction massage
• Indian head massage

Edition details

• Publisher: Thorsons
• Publication date: 2002
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0007134606
• ISBN 13: 9780007134601
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 192