How do all the pieces fit together?
The practices for the mind and body allow you to open the door to your soul.
The mind influences the body. The body influences the mind. They both influence the soul.
For a couple of months last year, I decided to take a step back from Ayurveda.
I wanted to explore my relationship with the principles that influenced my lifestyle and see where I was experiencing blocks and limitations.
So I slowed down on my food posts, did some reading and meditating, and I found that I am really interested in how the mind functions.
Why do I make the decisions that I do?
Where do my choices come from?
Am I living from love or fear?
How do I let go of my patterning and fully surrender to the universe?
I have learned time and again that Yoga (which includes meditation) is for the mind and Ayurveda is for the body.
What we put into our body directly affects our mind, and
What we experience in our mind directly affects our body.
It is imperative that my body and mind are in harmony.
When my body and mind are in sync, I are able to access my soul.
That quiet part of me that watches everything happening within me and outside of me
The part that is veiled when the mind is noisy
The part that is unaffected by my emotions, thoughts, and all the noise
When I eat foods that weigh me down and cloud my thinking with fatigue or restlessness,
I cannot access this quiet part of myself
When I consume foods, drinks, shows, conversations, that trigger my emotions or numb my mind
I cannot access this quiet part of myself
This is why I practice Yoga, Meditation, and Ayurvedic cooking
To reprogram my mind and body
To reprogram my choices
To really understand how I can let go of the parts of me that keep me from that quiet part of myself.
I do this every single day.
That quiet part has many names - the observer, puruṣa, the soul
It is all knowing and wise.
It allows me to live with the rhythm of the universe .
With this understanding I have reinvigorated my personal yoga and ayurveda practice.
I am learning to let go of the “rules” and follow the rhythms of nature (the gunas) that require me to not fall into a blind routine.
I’m learning to lean into my observer when my patterning takes over and clouds my mind.
I’m learning to accept others as divine, whole beings, whether they know it or not.
I’m letting life guide me with its subtle wisdom.
The wisdom that is shared in ancient yogic and ayurvedic texts.
The wisdom shared by divine beings who have graciously written about their own experiences.
I am immensely grateful for others who have walked this path before me
Who shine a light so I don’t have to walk in the darkness.
Much love,
Akshaya
Follow your purpose, live your life, and truly be at peace now.