The Everyday Ayurveda Guide to Self-Care: Rhythms, Routines, and Home Remedies for Natural Healing

by Kate O'Donell and Cara Brostrom

Cara Brostrom (Photographer)

Discover the best way to care for yourself--day by day and season by season.

Embrace the ancient principles of Ayurveda to become a more integrated, whole, and healthy version of yourself. This detailed guide walks you through the steps of foundational Ayurvedic practices that can be easily integrated into your existing self-care routine--from self-massage, oil pulling, and tongue scraping to breathing practices, meditation exercises, and eating with intention--to uplift your physical health and state of mind.

In The Everyday Ayurveda Guide to Self-Care, you will:

Get acquainted with the tradition of Ayurveda and better understand your doshas (metabolic tendencies) and basic Ayurvedic anatomy.

Discover the art of self-care by exploring daily routines and seasonal practices to prevent imbalances in the body and mind.

Find out what foods, spices, and herbs carry medicinal qualities that support cleansing, rejuvenation, and management of common ailments.

• ISBN10: 1611806518
• ISBN13: 9781611806519
• Publish Date: 28 July 2020
• Publish Status: Active
• Publish Country: US
• Imprint: Shambhala Publications Inc
• Format: Paperback (US Trade)
• Pages: 288
• Language: English
• URL: https://penguinrandomhouse.com/books/isbn/9781611806519

Reviews

[annieb123]

Originally published on my blog: Nonstop Reader.

The Everyday Ayurveda Guide to Self-Care is a DIY and technique manual for wellness and natural healing by Kate O'Donnell. Due out 28th July 2020 from Shambhala publishing, it's 288 pages and will be available in paperback and ebook formats.

This book provides a broad survey course in Ayurvedic wellness from the beginner concepts through more advanced uses and lifestyle applications. The content is split into three sections: what Ayurveda is and some ways our bodies and minds work and interact with the energy around us, Ayurvedic lifestyle changes (and the attendant benefits) in the context of daily & seasonal changes, and finally a collection of DIY tutorials and recipes.

The book is logically formatted and written in an accessible and understandable style. I was also glad to see useful recipes with a minimum of pseudoscientific emphasis. The book is full of safe and natural suggestions for everyone, no matter what life-stage they're at. The recipes include ingredients which are relatively easy to source and should be easy to find in most places. Recipe ingredients are listed with American standard measures only (there's no conversion chart in the book, but it shouldn't be problematic to convert to metric measures if necessary. The author has also included a resource/bibliography list for further reading, glossary, chapter notes, and a cross referenced index. The book throughout, including the recipe sections is well photographed with clear and attractive tutorial and recipe photos which are easy to follow.

All in all it's a good beginner to intermediate handbook for Ayurvedic concepts.

Four stars.

Disclosure: I received an ARC at no cost from the author/publisher for review purposes.