Written by Rebecca Anderson, Yoga Therapist, Bowen Therapist and Ayurvedic Lifestyle Consultant. When you are a yoga practitioner, it is only natural that the path of yoga eventually leads you to Ayurveda. If you’d like to know more about what Ayurveda is, you can read my earlier post, Ayurveda: How Do You Say That Again?
It might look like a mouthful, but this beautiful word from the Sanskrit language — Ayurveda — is pronounced AA-yur-VAY-da. According to one of India’s most respected Ayurvedic physicians, Dr Vasant Lad, Ayurveda translates to “the science of life.” Broken down further, Ayu means “life” or “daily living,” and Veda means “knowledge” or “wisdom” (Lad, 2004). Ayurveda is one of the oldest systems of
