Secrets of Ayurveda

This book encapsulates the basic tenets of Ayurveda. If you want to understand the thinking behind this and also understand the different aspects of treatment using Ayurveda.

The book has detailed pictures, notes and explanations, with no ambiguity. The language used is simple and elegant.

If you are considering to explore an Ayurvedic treatment for any of your ailments, I would strongly urge you to read this book first so that you can better appreciate the treatment and also understand the logic behind the treatment.

I want to thank the publisher, Quarto Publishing Group-Ivy press and Netgalley for providing me with an ARC of this book.
I really like these books from this publisher. The covers are attractive and if you get the others in the series, such as The illustrations and the page layout are very well done, which makes this book not only attractive but also easy to read.
This book is about Ayurveda. The authors do a great job of providing so much comprehensive information about the topic in this beautiful little book.
The illustrations and the page layout are very well done, which makes this book not only attractive but also easy to read.
The book explains the principles behind Ayurveda; the history, the therapies and routines of Ayurveda and the Ayurveda diet. The final chapter explains when you should see a practitioner and how to use Ayurveda at home.

This book is completely different than many of the others that I have read/reviewed in the past year. There were several things about this that caught my eye on NetGalley . One of those things was that the people who had written it, were people with the right credentials and therefore would provide the right approach to someone who knows little of the subject. I was right about that assumption. I have had a very interesting time with it.

Having had passing familiarity with 'alternative' medicine (both Ayurvedic and Homeopathic in the context of having used them to improve health conditions), I was curious about what I could learn from pursuing such a book. The presentation is very motivating, providing a very academic approach to something deeply rooted in our culture back home. The detailed notes and explanations gave me new insight into what constitutes the Ayurvedic approach to all aspects(diet,exercise with yoga tips included as well as minor remedies for colds and other smaller annoying troubles). Tailoring advice based on categorization explained in certain chapters could help individuals reading, to apply the suggestions in actual daily life while indicating precisely when we should just go to a doctor instead of self-analyze.For a casual reader who does not have any intention of actively using the information provided, it would still be a worthy read.

Secrets of Ayurveda is a clear, concise guide to this unique holistic healing system, and is a perfect introduction for beginners. This book is divided into four chapters. The first is about the history of Ayurveda, and there is a questionnaire to help you learn your own Ayurvedic 'constitution’, or make-up. The next two chapters look at various therapies and dietary concerns. The final chapter focuses on ways you can use Ayurveda at home, but stresses you should seek a practitioner's guidance, most especially in learning your dosha, which provides the framework for everything in an Ayurvedic program.

I was fascinated to learn that, despite being thousands of years old, Ayurveda put forth that the body is made up of cells, and that 'invisible’ (microscopic) organisms can cause disease. I took the questionnaire to find my dosha and came up with nearly even between pitta and vata. I found the diet information useful, along with the yoga suggestions. Reading this book has triggered my interest in learning more about this millennia old healing system, and has me considering finding a practitioner to work with.

***Many thanks to Netgalley and Quarto Publishing for providing an egalley in exchange for a fair and honest review.

I briefly read about Ayurveda in magazines so I was interested to know about the subject. I found this to be one of the best introductions guides I have read, it clear with bite sized chunks so I could read the advise and work on it before going onto the next. It was interesting to read about the three different doshas and using that knowledge to determine my own (there is also an easy quiz to find your own out). For me being a holistic practitioner to see how the different therapies are inter woven in the Ayurveda philosophy. I had hours of interesting and pleasurable reading, recommended in the discovery of the inner you.

Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for the advance copy of this book in exchange for an honest review. Secrets of Ayurveda is a great guide for beginners interested in learning.