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• Contents at a Glance
• Table of Contents
• Introduction
• About This Book
• Conventions Used in This Book
• What You’re Not to Read
• Foolish Assumptions
• How This Book Is Organised
• Icons Used in This Book
• Where to Go from Here
• Part I: Getting Started with Ayurveda
• Chapter 1: Introducing Ayurveda: The Science of Life
• Living Well and Maintaining Health
• Surveying the Scope of Ayurveda
• Locating the Practice and the Evidence
• Chapter 2: Focusing on the Fundamental Principles
• Fixing on the Three States of Energy and the Five Elements
• Examining the Twenty Qualities
• Differentiating the Doshas
• Navigating Your Body’s Networks: The Srotas
• Chapter 3: Uncovering the Subtle Energy Systems
• Pinpointing Three Essential Forces
• Navigating the Nadis: Surveying the Subtle Nervous System
• Discovering the Dhatus: Building Blocks of Your Body
• Working with the Wheels of Power: The Chakras
• Placing the Pancha Koshas: The Invisible Coverings
• Chapter 4: Determining Your Constitution
• Evaluating Your Constitution Type
• Determining Your Dosha
• Part II: Living in Harmony with Ayurveda: Promoting Good Health
• Chapter 5: Ease and Disease: Health According to Ayurveda
• Discovering Ama: Its Journey through the Body
• Tracing the Path of Disease
• Knowing the Importance of Lifestyle for Your Health
• Finding Great Tips for Enhancing Your Senses
• Chapter 6: The Rules of the Day: Dinacharya and Staying in Balance
• The Right Side of the Bed: Starting the Day with Energy
• Meditation: The Way to Nirvana and the Light in the Heart
• Looking After the Senses
• Snehana: Loving the Body with Oil Massage
• Adorning Your Body with Clothes and Perfumes
• Time to Step Outside
• Chapter 7: Seeking Union with Yoga
• Understanding Yoga
• Going with the Flow – Understanding Body Energy or Prana
• Introducing a Simple Yoga Posture for Each Constitution
• Easing Disease with Yoga
• Practising Simple Routines for Every Constitution
• Easing into Relaxation with Corpse and Waterfall Postures
• Chapter 8: Night-time Rituals for Sound Sleep and Fertility
• Explaining the Different Types of Sleep
• Considering Causes of – and Cures for – Insomnia
• Connecting Eating and Sleeping
• Creating Beautiful Babies instead of Sleeping
• Chapter 9: Changing Your Diet with the Seasons
• The Smooth Rhythms of the Body
• Staying in Tune with the Seasons
• Adjusting Your Digestion in Autumn
• Warming Winter Foods
• Cleansing Spring Foods
• Cooling Summer Foods
• Part III: Appetising Approaches to a Healthy Diet
• Chapter 10: Stimulating the Palate: A Taste of Things to Come
• Rasa: Discovering the Six Essential Flavours
• Looking at the Six Stages of Digestion
• The Second Course: When Food Leaves the Mouth
• Introducing Agni: The Fuel for Life
• Examining Your Digestion
• Chapter 11: Selecting the Right Diet for Your Type
• The Effect of Flavour on Your Emotions
• Food and the Three States of Energy
• Eating to Enhance Your Digestion
• Identifying Incompatible Food Combinations
• Matching Diet to Dosha
• Chapter 12: Optimising Your Diet: A Recipe for Success
• Highlighting High-Energy Foods to Include in Your Day
• Improving Your Digestion with Lassi
• Fasting for General Health
• Introducing Ghee, the Cream of the Milk
• Bread of Heaven: Wheat-free Recipes for an Excellent Loaf
• Crafting Super Spice Mixes for Everyday Use
• Adding Herbs to Your Diet
• Quenching Thirst with Pure Water
• Part IV: Fitting Ways to Enhance Healing
• Chapter 13: Stoking the Fire: Caring for Your Digestive System
• Cool Approaches to Hyperacidity
• Fit to Burst: Relief from Flatulence and Bloating
• Moving Things Along: Coping with Constipation
• Taking the Weight off Your Feet: Digestive Tips to Fight the Flab
• Gut Reaction: Taking Care of Your Bowels
• Chapter 14: The Respiratory System: Breathing Life into Your Body
• Introducing Pranayama and the Benefits of Breathing
• Cleansing Your Nose with a Neti Pot
• Caring for Your Lungs
• Chapter 15: Flexible Approaches for Your Musculoskeletal System
• Maintaining Mobility with Simple Stretches
• Coping with Cramp
• Addressing Osteoarthritis and Rheumatoid Arthritis
• Regaining Stability: Strategies for Chronic Fatigue Syndrome
• Chapter 16: The Secrets of Healthy Skin and Hair
• Saving Your Skin with a Simple Massage Routine
• Identifying Foods Your Skin Will Love
• Balancing the Scales: Helpful Ways to Settle Psoriasis and Eczema
• Stepping Out with Chicken Soup for the Soles
• Heading in the Right Direction with Scalp Massage
• Part V: The Part of Tens
• Chapter 17: Ten Herbs for Maintaining Health
• Ashwaghanda (Withania somnifera) Winter Cherry
• Bala (Sida cordifolia) Country Mallow
• Vacha (Calamus) Sweet Flag
• Pippali (Piper longum) Long Pepper
• Haritaki (Chebulic myrobalan) Indian Gall Nut
• Amalaki (Emblic myrobalan) Indian Gooseberry
• Guduchi (Tinospora cordifolia) Moonseed
• Shatavari (Asparagus racemosus) Wild Asparagus
• Brahmi (Hydrocotyl asiatica/Bacopa monnieri) Indian Pennywort
• Kumari (Aloe vera indica) Indian Aloe
• Chapter 18: Ten Super Spices for Your Kitchen
• Turmeric
• Cinnamon
• Black Pepper
• Mustard Seed
• Ginger
• Cumin
• Coriander
• Cardamom
• Clove
• Nutmeg
• Part VI: The Appendices
• Appendix A: Sanskrit Glossary
• Appendix B: Botanical Index
• Appendix C: Suppliers
• Suppliers of Herbs
• Suppliers of Spices
• Ayurvedic Education
• Journals
• Yoga and Meditation
• Organisations
• About the Author
• Index