Emotional Balance – The Foundation of Health & Well-being

2023 August 03

Emotional Balance – The Foundation of Health & Well-being /></a><!--nl--><p>How can we start each day with joy and good spirits, feel ourselves, and listen to our inner voice? How can we remain calm and positive in every situation, and be in tune with our own sensations and feelings – in short: feel completely well and healthy in body and mind? We reveal the best tips from our Ayurveda experts, Dr. Richa Shrivastava and Vaidya Saurabh Sharma, with which we can maintain or even regain our inner balance. </p><!--nl--><!--nl--><h2 style=

We humans are emotional beings. Emotions are part of our nature – and our health.

A Sanskrit quote in the ancient Ayurvedic scriptures says: "The person whose doshas are in balance, whose agni [digestive fire] is good, whose dhatus [body tissues] and malas [excretions] function normally, and whose soul, mind, and senses are always full of bliss, is considered healthy." The WHO sees it similarly, defining health as "a state of complete physical, mental and social well-being [...]".

So, we are only truly healthy when not only our body, but also our psyche, our mind, and our soul are well, and we feel completely at ease. According to Ayurvedic understanding, we can only achieve complete health if we are in emotional balance and thus in a state of pure bliss.

Then we rest within ourselves, are stable and relaxed, and can remain calm even when life gets turbulent.

The more balanced our emotional state, the more our body benefits. This is controlled, among other things, by hormone secretion from the pituitary gland, which is partly dependent on our emotions. "Emotional balance also gives physical balance," says Vaidya Sharma.

As the "science of life", Ayurveda can help us lead a stress-free and happy life. All we need is the necessary knowledge and some self-discipline.

Dosha Balance as a Well-being Factor

Whenever our doshas are out of balance and a certain dosha dominates or is disturbed, it also affects our emotional world.

While an excess of Kapha often leads to listlessness, sluggishness and sad thoughts, a heat surplus typical for the Pitta dosha often manifests as anger or irritability.

Due to our modern everyday life, characterized by time pressure, sensory overload and stress, Vata imbalances are particularly widespread today. If our brain is working at full speed, one thought chases another and it is difficult to switch off, a Vata excess is almost always involved from an Ayurvedic perspective. Here it is important to calm Vata and restore a better dosha balance.

A good daily routine, a dosha-harmonizing diet and food supplements tailored to the predominant dosha, such as Vata-, Pitta- and Kapha-Balance can help to bring our doshas back into balance.

Balanced doshas naturally ensure emotional stability.

	Vata	Pitta	Kapha
Basic Principle	Principle of Movement	Principle of Metabolism	Principle of Structure
Characteristics of good balance	Joy of life, creativity, flexibility, enthusiasm, alert mind, energy	Cheerfulness, assertiveness, decisiveness, ambition, analytical mind, clear mind, contentment, energy	Endurance, patience, efficiency, energy reserves, psychological stability
Tendency in case of excess of the respective dosha	Restlessness, nervousness, anxieties, sleep onset disorders, lack of endurance, racing thoughts	Irritability, impatience, fault-finding, hot flashes, outbursts of anger	Sadness, lack of drive, inability to let go, feeling of heaviness, weakness, rather long sleep

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Maintaining Inner Balance with a Good Daily Routine

When it comes to feeling completely well and happy, the daily routine plays a crucial role in Maharishi Ayurveda^®. Many of the things Ayurveda teaches us can be implemented more or less effortlessly in everyday life. It's best to start with things that are easy for you to implement and add more over time, at your own pace.

Ayurvedic morning routine – why getting up early makes you happy

Get up early: The best time to get up is by 6 am. Just try it and enjoy the newfound freedom in the morning and the changing attitude to life.
Cleansing: With a morning cleansing ritual, you free your body from ballast and ensure a pleasant feeling of freshness.
Morning walk: A short morning walk – ideally between 6:00 and 10:00 am in nature – refreshes, invigorates, and is a true mood enhancer. If possible, use the morning sun for your little excursion, as the sun is considered the highest power and source of energy in Ayurveda. With its bright rays, it awakens our spirits and often brings a smile to our faces. It not only spoils us with warmth but also bestows health (e.g., thanks to vitamin D) and feelings of happiness.
Abhyanga: A daily self-massage with oil not only relaxes nerves and muscles, but also leaves a thoroughly pleasant feeling in the body.
Yoga: After the self-massage is the best time for some yoga asanas. This relaxes both body and mind, improves your mind-body coordination and your physiological balance. All in all, a real treat for body and soul.
Pranayamas: The Ayurvedic breathing exercises (see below) calm body and mind, making them a very good preparation for your morning meditation.
Transcendental Meditation: From the perspective of Maharishi Ayurveda^®, Transcendental Meditation is one of the best meditation techniques to achieve deep inner peace and connect the soul with nature.

You'll be amazed at how much a regular Ayurvedic morning routine alone can change in you, your life, and your emotional world. Dr. Richa adds: "All together it brings us relaxation, serenity and emotional balance."

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Breathe freely – Yoga breathing in the morning (Pranayama)

In Ayurveda, we know a number of breathing techniques (Pranayamas) that can wonderfully contribute to making us feel better and more relaxed.

Prana stands for life force, life energy. Accordingly, the effect of Pranayamas goes far beyond the respiratory function. The yogic breathing exercises activate and increase life energy, lead to natural, relaxed rhythms in body and mind, and thus support health, balance, happiness, and the release of (emotional) blockages.

Here we introduce you to a particularly simple but very effective yogic breathing exercise:

Breathe in through both nostrils.
Then close the right nostril with the thumb of your right hand. (see left fig.)
Now exhale naturally, gently, and completely through the open left nostril.
Then inhale deeply, but without special effort, through the same nostril.
Now close the left nostril with the ring and middle fingers of your right hand. (see right fig.)
Exhale through the right nostril and then inhale again.
Keep switching sides and repeat the exercise for a total of 4–5 minutes.
Exhale through both nostrils.

Pranayana Übungen The breathing should be conscious and deep throughout the entire exercise, yet natural, barely audible, and free of effort.

Before you start the exercise for the first time, you can also watch our webinar recording, in which Vaidya Saurabh Sharma demonstrates this Pranayama and briefly touches on the most important benefits of breathing exercises (from 09:26 min).

“You will feel better and more relaxed from day one. You will certainly experience peace and a smile.”

Vaidya Sharma

Just try it yourself! You'll be amazed at how much can be achieved with this short daily exercise.

Finding Peace Within Yourself: Meditation

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Meditation is a wonderful way to find deep inner peace and return to oneself even in a demanding daily routine.

inner peace. The Transcendental Meditation (TM^®) recommended in Maharishi Ayurveda^® is not only particularly easy and natural to practice, but has also proven to be exceptionally effective, as over 600 worldwide studies show.

Dr. med. Ulrich Bauhofer, one of the leading Ayurveda specialists outside India, found in his doctoral thesis that this meditation technique successfully reduces stress reactions of the body, slows pulse and respiration, lowers blood pressure, and improves blood flow to the brain and the balance of the autonomic nervous system.

Daily meditation gives us extraordinarily deep inner peace, clarity, and emotional stability, helping us to master the challenges of everyday life with composure and ease.

Foot massage, teas and scents for perfect evening relaxation

If you end your day as relaxed as possible, you create the ideal basis for a good and restful sleep.

A special highlight in the evening is a harmonizing foot massage with Ghee and the Kaash bowl, as traditionally performed in many parts of India. Enjoy the relaxing feeling of well-being that spreads through you thanks to the exceptionally soft and gentle massage effects of the Kaash bowl.

Perhaps you'd also like to enjoy a cozy cup of Good Night or Vata Tea, and create a peaceful and relaxing atmosphere with a few drops of Vata Aroma Oil in a diffuser. Scents don't just touch our senses – through the limbic system, they also directly influence our feelings, refreshing, delighting, or relaxing us.

Positive thinking

One of the fundamental insights of Ayurveda is that everything we give comes back to us. This also applies to our feelings towards other people. By feeling positively towards our fellow human beings and doing good for them, these good things will also come back to us. True to the motto "Vasudhaiv Kutumbakam" – "The whole world is my family."

Respect, honesty, compassion, and commitment to others... It has been proven that doing good for others is emotionally beneficial. This is also confirmed by the renowned American Ayurveda doctor and aging researcher Dr. Robert Schneider.

Those who manage not to let themselves be pressured and to maintain hope can not only look forward to more positive feelings but, according to Schneider, also hope for a longer life.

Nurture and cleanse your thoughts. Even in difficult moments, give positive thoughts as much space as possible – for example, memories of particularly beautiful moments or the anticipation of meeting friends. Do you feel a smile spread across your face? Congratulations, then you are on the right track!

Rasayanas as a source of nutrients

Perhaps you would like to try some Rasayanas for yourself in addition to these many good tips. For Vata excess, Vata Balance, Ashwagandha, and Nidra, with their Vata-reducing herbs, are particularly recommended:

Vata Balance is a true Ayurvedic treasure thanks to the pearl powder it contains. According to Ayurvedic knowledge, pearls are assigned to the moon – and this, in turn, to our mind.
Ashwagandha, also called "Indian Ginseng" or "Winter Cherry," calms both Vata and Kapha.
Nidra, which also contains Ashwagandha among other herbs, is preferably recommended by Ayurveda before bedtime with warm milk and rock candy or with warm water.

Regardless of the individual Dosha balance, Maharishi Amrit Kalash is a valuable Rasayana for every day,

Your Maharishi Ayurveda team wishes you much joy, energy, serenity, and balance in all your endeavors. We thank our experts Dr. Richa Shrivastava and Vaidya Saurabh Sharma for their professional support!

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