Ayurveda has three pillars which are considered to be the basis for a healthy lifestyle. This foundation of the Ayurvedic healing system, if maintained properly, can help take care of that delicate balance within the body which reflects on our overall health and well-being. So what are these three pillars? Let's tell you in detail. Nutrition, Sleep, and Brahmacharya. Yes, the food that we eat or the nutrition we get, the sleep or the rest we take, as well as the loving relati...

We told you about the three pillars of Ayurveda, which form the foundation of this ancient science. So let's start with the most obvious one of the three, which many would consider as the most important one - The food we eat. Aahara might be interpreted as what we eat, but in reality, it is much more than that. It includes everything that we take in or ingest - which might not only be food. Everything - the food we eat, the air we breathe, and the thoughts we think or the water we drink - all t...

Sleep or the rest we take is the second pillar of Ayurveda. We have already told you about the Tamas Guna - which is what is responsible for making us Sleep - being dominant at that time, which is mostly night time. This is the time when the mind and the body get some rest after a hard day's work. When the body gets tired, we feel pain, mostly in the muscles or the joints. But when the mind gets tired, that's when the sense organs slowly stop working as well. That is the time when we...