An in-depth consultation form will be sent to you on booking your appointment to fill out at your leisure and to be sent back before your appointment so I can get familiar with your details. When you come for your appointment we will go through your consultation form together discussing your current health concerns and any symptoms you are suffering from. We then go deep into all aspects of your life to determine your dosha and what might be causing you to go out of balance. I will gather all the details I need to tailor make the best lifestyle advice for you. Our initial consultation can be done face to face or via zoom.
After our consultation I will send you your treatment plan which will include your dosha balance, diet, exercise and lifestyle advice, recipes, ayurvedic herbs if needed, stress reduction and sleep techniques and ayurvedic practises.
A follow up session is recommended a month after your first consultation so that we can discuss the changes you have made, how you are finding them and make any tweaks if needed.
It is very beneficial for children to know their dosha balance early in life so that we can help them to choose diet and lifestyle practises that are best suited to their personal dosha. Many childhood ailments such as eczema, allergies, asthma and chest infections respond very well to Ayurvedic digestive support techniques. Teaching children techniques to digest well, sleep better and how to cope when feeling anxious will help them to grow up calmer, happier and healthier.
As our children become teenagers it can be hard to navigate hormonal changes. Ayurveda has many wonderful techniques that can help to treat skin breakouts, regulate hormones, ease heavy emotions and how to have a healthy menstrual cycle.
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Ayurvedic medicine was developed over 5,000 years ago in India and is one of the world’s oldest holistic healing systems. Tibetan medicine and Traditional Chinese Medicine both have their roots in Ayurveda. It is translated as Ayur = Life, Veda = Science or knowledge, meaning the science of life.
Ayurveda teaches us that good health is the delicate balance between our environment, body, mind and spirit. Ayurveda aims to train individuals to evade disease instead of waiting for a disease to develop and then treat it.
Your treatments may include diet and nutritional changes, exercises, herbs, daily routines, massage and meditation to calm the nervous system.
Ayurveda sees that the body is made up of a mixture of the five elements (earth, air, space, fire and water) in varying proportions. These proportions are what makes us all individual. These elements are split into three basic types of functioning principles or energies called the doshas: Vata, Pitta and Kapha.
What are Doshas and why are they so important?
Each of us are made up of a unique combination of the three doshas (vata, pitta and kapha) although most people have an abundance of one or two of them which define your physiological and personality traits. Your unique combination is defined at the moment of conception and in Ayurveda this is called your prakruti (meaning nature or first creation). There are many reasons that can cause the levels of our doshas to become out of balance throughout our lifetime. These could be stress, age, climate, diet, the seasons and many more. When our doshas move in and out of balance it can affect your health and well-being. When your doshas are out of balance and you are experiencing symptoms we call this vikruti. Each dosha responds differently to what it is exposed to so it is vital for our well-being to know what dosha or combination of doshas we are, so that we can be doing the right things for our health. Constantly going against this can cause us to feel unwell and over time lead to disease.
Vata
Vata is a mixture of the elements Space and Air. Vata is the dosha associated with movement and activity in the body. This can be related to the amount of thoughts you have in your mind to physical movement such as breathing, blinking and heart pulsations. Physically a Vata person can be light and flexible. They love to move and travel. In their behaviour they have good imaginations, are creative, and find that they struggle to sit still and relax as there is so much going on in their minds. An out of balance Vata can suffer from anxiety, nervousness, cracking joints, dry skin, premature wrinkles, constipation and feeling spaced out. Their thoughts, appetite and sleep patterns can fluctuate greatly. As you can imagine with all the air and space element, a Vata person needs to work on not letting themselves get dried out and will benefit from oiling their bodies, eating warm and wet foods and calming their nervous system by slowing down.
Pitta
Pitta people are dominated by the fire element with a little water. With all the fire element Pitta people can be hot, fiery and intense with a sharp mind. They have a good strong digestion relating to food but also emotions. They have a great ability to be able to cut to the truth in tricky situations. Their metabolism is great and their appetite is strong as they burn off their food quickly. An out of balance Pitta can suffer from loose stools, heart burn, skin rashes, acne, anger and frustration. They can get over critical and compulsive. With all this heat a Pitta person needs to keep themselves cool. Eating cool and sweet foods, staying out of the hot sun and reducing the amount of coffee and alcohol they consume would all help to balance a Pitta person.
Kapha
Kapha people are influenced by the earth and water elements. This gives them a strong stable frame and they are compassionate and loyal in nature. They are well lubricated, have beautiful eyes and skin and lovely thick hair. They have a calm way about them and are very loving. When out of balance they can struggle with feeling heavy and have stubborn weight gain. They can feel slow, sleepy and lethargic and lose their get up and go. They can have too much mucous in their system making them feel blocked and congested. Emotionally they can become greedy, attached and sentimental. They can be described as hoarders as they struggle to let go of things. To help a Kapha imbalance they would need to get more exercise into their routines to counteract the sluggishness and a lighter more warming diet to help with weight gain and heaviness.
The first step to achieving a balanced life is to find out your doshic combination (your unique quantities of each Dosha). Knowing your constitution is your key to feeling great and staying healthy.

The skin reflects the health of the entire body. Ayurveda can help you find the right diet and skin routines to help combat skin conditions and allergies such as acne, eczema, psoriasis, rosacea and contact dermatitis. Learn a more natural way to look after yourself.

These days there are many pressures in our lives which can cause us to live in a state of emotional stress which if left untreated can become a normal state to us. Learn how each dosha (body type) suffers from stress differently and how to bring calm back into your life.

Stress can cause us to tense up and we can hold on to the tension in our bodies causing us pain. Doing the wrong kind of exercise for our dosha (body type) can also cause our bodies physical stress. Ayurveda has many relaxation techniques and massage treatments to combat this and help us feel balanced again.

Ayurveda educates us on eating the right way for own individual body type. Treat gas, indigestion, acidity and constipation by learning how to eat, when to eat and what to eat...... after all we are what we eat!

How we sleep is so important. A bad nights sleep affects everything we do the next day. Our stress levels, mood, what we choose to eat, everything is affected and usually not in a good way. Ayurveda teaches us the best way to get a good nights sleep for optimum health.

Ayurveda explains how to increase fertility with diet, daily routines, stress management and herbal supplements. Learn how to create the best environment for a baby to grow in, how to look after yourself and your baby during pregnancy and in the postpartum months after your baby is born.

Headaches and migraines can be caused by so many different factors from muscle tension, food allergies, environmental toxins and imbalanced hormones. Ayurveda helps to pinpoint the route cause by looking into all the areas of your life such as sleep, diet and stress levels.

Ayurveda sees thyroid issues can be healed by focusing on our gut and liver health. Learn techniques for stoking digestive fire, easing stress and how to keep your liver in top condition to create a healthy environment for your thyroid gland.

There are so many factors in our day to day lives that can affect the way our hormones are balanced. Bloating, brain fog, low mood, cramping, skin breakouts and disturbed sleep affect so many of us that we think this is ok but these are all signs that we are out of balance. Ayurveda looks at the root cause of why this is happening instead of being put on the pill to mask the symptoms. We go deep into each area of your life to uncover what is stopping you from achieving a healthy monthly cycle.

We are surrounded with toxins everyday that are playing havoc with our hormones and well-being. It has become normal for us to slather hundred of unpronounceable chemicals on our bodies everyday without a thought. Air fresheners, cleaning products, perfumes, pesticides, makeup and even products to use on our babies and children are full of nasties and are giving us problems such as contact dermatitis, asthma and many more. Ayurveda teaches how to find natural solutions that suit our body type.

Learning how to get a healthy digestive system and what foods are right for your body type are essential to maintaining the right weight for you and achieving optimum health. We need to learn what foods are healthy for us to keep our dosha (body type) happy but also to eat the way mother nature intended us to - in harmony with the seasons. The right kind of exercise and movement is equally as important for us to find a healthy balance. Ayurveda teaches what kind of exercise suits our constitution and situation.

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