The Elements of Ayurveda Podcast

Episode 159

Colette continues the conversation from episode #158 ‘Focus On The Gunas, Not The Doshas.’ In this episode she talks about the gunas/qualities in vegetables and how they affect the qualities/doshas in our constitution. Colette covers the following groups of vegetables:

• Root vegetables
• Cruciferous vegetables
• Bitter leafy green vegetables
• Nightshades

Understanding the gunas/qualities in vegetables will give you confidence in choosing the right vegetables to pacify the qualities you’re feeling in your body.

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Episode 158

Ayurveda teaches us that there are 20 gunas/qualities and these qualities are the polarities of all the forces in the universe and everything in the universe can be defined by these qualities. They are put into 10 pairs of opposites:

1. Heavy/Light
2. Dull/Sharp
3. Cold/Hot
4. Oily/Dry
5. Smooth/Rough
6. Dense/Liquid
7. Soft/Hard
8. Static/Mobile
9. Gross/Subtle
10. Cloudy/Clear

 The Ayurvedic healing system is based on these 10 pairs of opposites and the principle that ‘Like increases Like and Opposites Pacify.' 

In this episode, Colette will discuss in detail each guna and how the pairs of opposites can work to pacify each other to restore balance to the body and mind.

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