Ayurvedic medicine is India's oldest and primary healthcare system. This "science of life" is a holistic system that approaches life as living in balance within our environment, what we eat and how we spend our time.  Ayurveda uses healing herbs, whole foods and life style to balance your very unique constitution for improved health and well being.  Ayurvedic recommendations are tailored to each individuals unique prakruti, Ayurvedic constitution, based on your dosha. This ancient system takes into account each clients dosha and how that informs their needs for nutrition, herbs, exercise, & lifestyle.

Pakriti - your birth constitution. From the moment you take your first breath your constitution is set.  You have become a unique combination of the 5 elements expressing in the 3 doshas which informs your life and how to dwell in balance. 

Dosha- your unique combination of Vatta, Pitta, and Kapha. You have a primary dosha, a secondary dosha and the third dosha is neutral or balanced.

Vatta - Ether and Air elements. The word for vatta is change. Vatta organs are hollow and wind related to prana or energy, heart, lungs, and intestines.

Pitta - Fire element. The word for pitta is action. Pitta organs are metabolizing and digesting related to Tejas, or elimination - Liver, Stomach, spleen and gall bladder.

Kapha - Water and Earth Element.  The word for Kapha is nourish.  Kapha organs are the water works in your body related to ojas, or vital essence - Kidneys, lymphatic system and circulatory system.