Why do I like Ayurveda?

I’ve been interested in Ayurveda for much longer than I realised.

My mum had books about Ayurveda when I was growing up, so it was just… around. Which probably explains some of the slightly odd things that were considered completely normal in our house.

I had very weird packed lunches. While everyone else seemed to have sandwiches and crisps, I was rocking up with some sort of lentil situation.

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There were also almost always bowls of beans soaking in water overnight in the kitchen. At the time, I didn’t think anything of it. It was just normal in our house. I certainly didn’t think that, decades later, I’d end up studying Ayurveda properly and making it such a big part of the way I work.

The thing that really grabbed me about Ayurveda was how much attention it gives to the everyday stuff. How you eat. How you sleep. How you digest. How you respond to stress. The seasons. Your routines. All those little things that, when you add them together, make up quite a lot of your life.

And digestion is a big one for me. I think we often think of digestion as simply whether our stomach is behaving itself or not. But Ayurveda got me really interested in the idea of how we digest everything. Not just food. How do we digest our experiences? How do we process stress? What happens to our digestion when we’re rushing around, eating at our desk, grabbing something between meetings or living permanently in “I’ll deal with it later” mode?

Because you can eat the most nutritious meal in the world, but if you’re wolfing it down while replying to emails, your body might have something to say about it.

This is one of the reasons I love Ayurveda. It makes you curious.

Rather than immediately thinking something is wrong with me, you start asking what’s going on here? What happens when I eat this? How do I feel afterwards? What does my energy feel like? Am I actually hungry? What changes when I slow down? There’s no gold star for having the 'perfect' digestion or following the most complicated Ayurvedic routine.

Earlier this year I completed a training and am an Ayurvedic Practitioner. And now, when I work with people through

Ayurvedic consultations, one of the things I find most interesting is how often the answer is less, not more.

We live in a world that is constantly telling us to add something.

Another supplement.

Another powder.

Another superfood. Another morning routine. Another thing we should be doing for our health.

But often; the most useful thing we can do is take something away. Maybe you don't need five different powders in your smoothie. Maybe you don't need another supplement.

Maybe you don't actually need to be drinking litres and litres of water all day even though that's what 'they' say is the magic number...

So yes, Ayurveda has been part of my life for a very long time.

I just didn’t know, back then, that those bowls of soaking lentils were the beginning of something. Click here to read a bit more about Ayurveda. And to my monthly members; you've been receiving this ancient wisdom in your monthly eBooks for months : )

Anyway, that's my early personal journey with Ayurveda, I'll write again soon and give you more guidance.

With love, Rosie