14 Sep Lesson 5: How to Maintain, Gain or Regain Hormonal Balance; Dinacaryā & Nāḍi Śodhana
This lesson consists of five video sessions (1 hr, 57 min) that you can stream below.
Learning Objectives
- Be introduced to three tiers of therapeutic responses to hormone imbalance
- Be introduced to information on dinacaryā–healthy lifestyle & diet practices & support
- Explore why nāḍi śodhana may be a potent remedial practice as part of lifestyle
- Learn one way of understanding how the mind affects the body and hormones and the body affects the mind, linking channel systems of the mind and body according to Ayurveda and nāḍi theory
- Explore the concepts of prāṇa and rasa
- Explore the way Ayurveda organizes each srotas (via mūla, mārga, mukha)
- Have a general understanding of the overlap between prāṇavāhasrotas, rasavāhasrotas, and manovāhasrotas
- Know basic information about iḍā, piṅgala, and suṣumṇā channels
- Consider possible contraindications for nāḍi śodhana
- Practice the hands-free visualization for a nāḍi śodhana practice, if you have no contraindications. This is available on your Lesson 1 page
Dinacaryā
In this course, we refer to dinacaryā –a healthy daily routine. Ayurveda has a general dinacaryā it prescribes for people. It is up to us to tailor it according to our particular situations and needs. It can be very helpful to work with an Ayurvedic professional if we are not sure how to do that. There is a lot of information available on it in our mini eBook, Dinacaryā: Changing Lives Through Daily Living. It includes the daily routine generally prescribed and provides a perspective that is not always taught when we learn about it:
PDF file for download of Dinacaryā: Changing Lives Through Daily Living
While establishing or changing a daily routine is a free, effective and simple medicine, it is not always easy. Throughout this course, we have talked a good bit about how we live, the choices we make and the actions we take. If you can have a friend to talk with who is also trying to do these things, that can be helpful. If you have friends not interested in Ayurveda, but are interested in health, they could read this article on the 5 tenets of health, and then you could chat about these things and give each other encouragement, if you find that sort of support helpful.
Video 1.9: “Three Tiers of Treatment” 5:34
Video 1.10: “The Power of Nāḍi Śodhana” 44:53
Video 1.11:“Hands-Free Nāḍi Śodhana Practice” 29:57
This is very similar to the Nāḍi Śodhana audio track visualization practice that you were given in Lesson 1 but it might be helpful to go through this video one as well, for visual cues and because each is slightly different and so can reinforce each other.
Video 1.12: “Making Choices” 11:14