The most beautiful and most profound emotion we can experience is the sensation of the mystical. It is the sower of all true science.
Albert Einstein
The most beautiful and most profound emotion we can experience is the sensation of the mystical. It is the sower of all true science.
Albert Einstein
I began my quest for balanced living at a very young age. My parents were born and raised in Gujarat, North West India, where the diet was, and still is, imbued with Ayurveda’s principles. Meals are prepared using seasonal produce, thereby providing the appropriate nutrients and Ayurvedic ‘qualities’ required to maintain balance.
I inherited my love of wholesome cooking from my mother, and just like her I found i was able to create meals using an innate understanding of the properties of foods such as spices, and other ingredients, and how they work together to influence the taste, and nutritional value of a meal.
My beloved late father was one of the first Indian GPs in West Yorkshire. From him, I gained my desire to help people to nurture their holistic being, and thus remain physically, emotionally and spiritually strong, and ultimately find greater joy and contentment for life. I also inherited his desire for justice, and equality in all areas of life. The ability to manage our holistic makeup should be equitable, not for the privileged, affluent few. Ayurveda IS equitable, and can be accessed by everyone in order to realise their full potential, and aim to become their very best version.
Thankfully western society is finally beginning to understand the importance of wholesome lifestyle choices for HOLISTIC BALANCE.
OUR CONNECTIONS
I am a great advocate of our oneness with nature, our connectedness to the universe, and the divinity that is in each of us. Einstein’s words resonate profoundly with me. ‘Health’ is not something we need to pursue as a scientific goal; we find more balance in all areas of our lives when we know how to manage every aspect of our being through understanding that we are part of the universe, and Nature. I believe that once we discover the scope of Ayurveda, we witness a true sense of connection to self, others, society and the world, that cannot be explained by science.
I knew of Ayurveda as a teenager, through my regular family holidays to India, where many people rely solely on Ayurveda doctors, but it was not until I went back to university and commenced my intense Ayurveda degree in 2010, that I realised how powerful this science and philosophy of life is. During my internship at a teaching hospital in South India, I observed the dramatic improvement of chronic and complex holistic imbalances that allopathic doctors had simply been unable to treat. Patients were ‘miraculously’ healing, having been given a series of treatments collectively known as Panchakarma, as well as other holistic therapies. The whole family was involved in the process, which was a beautiful thing to see. Witnessing such dramatic improvements in people was incredibly life-affirming and showed me how differently we view our health in the west, where everything about it is kept private, rather than shared with our family.
I feel privileged to be able to teach others the philosophy and science of Ayurveda, and to enable them to make considered, measured choices that positively impact their lives. I know how connected we all are, and how each person’s thoughts, actions and words have a knock-on effect on wider society. So, Ayurveda directly treats the individual, and indirectly helps others too.
OUR PLACE IN THE NATURAL WORLD
We must accept our place within the natural world, and respect ourselves, and all other living things. As an Ayurveda practitioner and teacher, I guide people to understand how their internal landscape is related to the external world. We are a microcosm of the macrocosm. In revelling in the beauty of all life forms, we witness our own beauty, and the perfection of existence. My passion for Ayurveda’s transformational ability, and its place in modern life means that I love nothing more than delivering its eternally true, and relevant messages to as many people as possible. I do this through one to one consultations in London and Suffolk, group teaching, talks, my books, and my delicious and wholesome small batch, hand made, grass fed organic ghee.