Greetings Friends !!! 

I am so excited to share with you all that I will be traveling to India to learn Ayurvedic medicine and bring it back to the states to help you all heal! Considered by many scholars to be the oldest healing science, Ayurveda is a holistic approach to health that is designed to help people live long, healthy, and well-balanced lives. The term Ayurveda is taken from the Sanskrit words ayus, meaning life or lifespan, and veda, meaning knowledge. It has been practiced in India for at least 5,000 years and has recently become popular in Western cultures. The basic principle of Ayurveda is to prevent and treat illness by maintaining balance in the body, mind, and consciousness through proper drinking, diet, and lifestyle, as well as herbal remedies. Ayurvedic medicine’s aim is to maintain or restore the body to health in a completely natural way thus ensuring the stability and vitality of the body and mind. Ayurvedic medicine stresses a holistic approach – not just the treatment of the symptoms of a particular illness but believes that optimal health can only be attained by the cultivation of proper physical, emotional and mental habits.

Just as everyone has a unique fingerprint, according to Ayurvedic beliefs, each person has a distinct pattern of energy - a specific combination of physical, mental, and emotional characteristics. It is also believed that there are three basic energy types called doshas, present in every person:

• Vata - energy that controls bodily functions associated with motion, including blood circulation, breathing, blinking, and heartbeat. When vata energy is balanced, there is creativity and vitality. Out of balance, vata produces fear and anxiety.

• Pitta - energy that controls the body's metabolic systems, including digestion, absorption, nutrition, and temperature. In balance, pitta leads to contentment and intelligence. Out of balance, pitta can cause ulcers and arouse anger.

• Kapha - energy that controls growth in the body. It supplies water to all body parts, moisturizes the skin, and maintains the immune system. In balance, kapha is expressed as love and forgiveness. Out of balance, kapha leads to insecurity and envy.

Everyone has vata, pitta, and kapha, but usually 1 or 2 are dominant in a particular person. Many things can disturb the energy balance, such as stress, an unhealthy diet, the weather, and strained family relationships. The disturbance shows up as disease. Ayurvedic practitioners prescribe treatments to bring the doshas back into balance.

In order to defray some of my expenses I am conducting a fundraiser. I will be selling custom Journey To Wellness "Peace" T-shirts and raffle tickets. You may also make a donation. Details and a complete list of the raffle prizes is shown below.



I greatly appreciate all the support and generosity of you all!!

Yours in Love and Health -

Dr. Pam