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Rasayana: How to Reverse the Aging Process with Ayurveda

Rejuvenation, or Rasayana in Sanskrit, is something that Ayurveda is famous for. It means “practical reversal of the aging process.” Rasayana is one of the eight specialized branches of the practice of Ayurveda. It deals with the maintenance of health. Rasa, meaning juice or fluid, is the vital fluid that we extract from the food we eat. It brings nourishment, it carries off toxins, it enhances our immunity. Rasa looks a lot like what modern physiology calls lymph and plasma.
Rasayana/Rejuvenation is the way to restore and maintain the fluids, the juiciness in our bodies.
It restores our health and vitality, and in that way, our youth. Rasayana therapy is any herb, food, or therapy that restores youth, or heals imbalance. If taken, or done in the right way, it will:
- Keep you young and active
- Restore youthfulness, both physically, as well as mentally
Rasayana therapy can be an ongoing practice in adopting an Ayurvedic lifestyle. This can include taking Rasayana herbal formulations that rejuvenate different organ systems, such as:
- Chyavanprash
- Brahmi
- Triphala
- Shilajit
Rasayana therapy can be going on retreat to receive special treatments with oils, herbs and foods. A dedicated time for healing and rejuvenating the body/mind.
By functioning according to nature’s clock we go with the flow of the universe.
We’re not swimming upstream by separating ourselves from the natural flow of waking and sleeping, sunlight and darkness. Ayurveda suggests a daily routine, dinacharya, and a seasonal routine, rutucharya, that follows this natural flow.
Ayurveda uses the simple laws of nature to balance the adverse effects of the passing of time and choices we make, understanding that:
- Like increases like: Everything has an effect. Doing more or taking more of the same thing causes that effect to get stronger.
- Opposites cure or balance: When something is in excess, the opposite of it, will bring down the excess. Will bring balance and rejuvenation.
- Sometimes the principles of “like cures like” is used, where a therapeutic dose of the same is administered to speed up the body’s healing process. For example getting into a sauna when you are having a fever, can help the body purify the reason for the fever faster, by increasing the heat.
Nowadays we can all be kings and queens, by going on a retreat, doing panchakarma, doing a rejuvenating cleanse, and by applying Ayurvedic lifestyle principles. An Ayurvedic lifestyle is a way of treating ourselves that maximizes our bodies’ self-healing capacities. Ayurveda teaches us to get out of our own way, and to learn to flow with the energies of nature. Regular rejuvenation/deep cellular detox is part of that lifestyle. In this free report, Everyday Ayurveda contributor Danielle Martin delivers an Ayurvedic way to get to sleep, stay asleep, and wake up fresh. “Danielle Martin has done an awesome job with this report. Taking the vast knowledge of Ayurveda, and organizing it into a cohesive system to getting deep rejuvenative sleep. If you ever have trouble getting to sleep, staying asleep, or waking up tired, you need to read this. Download it now!”Elements of a Rejuvenating Lifestyle:
– Jacob Griscom, President of Everyday Ayurveda
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