If you've read my previous article An Intro to Ayurveda you probably already have an understanding of the dosha system by now, which is fantastic. If you haven’t read my article, this a great time to pause and get in tune. Take the quiz to discover your dosha at the end and let me know in the comments.
Let’s get straight to it. Eating for weight loss? Maybe you want to lose weight to feel better about your body or to gain muscle so the ladies will answer back to your DM’s. No judgement, however it is important to have a grasp on our intentions as that’s what keeps us motivated and inspired — your “why.”
When embarking on the journey towards healing your motivations have to be strong. It all starts in the kitchen.
Famous Swiss psychiatrist and psychoanalyst Carl Jung had an incrdible theory. According to Carl Jung, there are four stages of one’s life: The Athlete. The Warrior. The Statement. The Spirit.
I won’t go into much detail on each phase but I will delve into the athlete phase a bit as it relates to the topic. The Athlete is the phase of our lives when we are at our most self-absorbed. There are people in our lives who have never made it out of this phase, or often revert back to it. Of the four stages it tends to be the least mature. It is characterized by being obsessed with our physical bodies and appearance…
