Balance in Life How to Achieve It: An Ayurvedic View
Don't smoke too much, drink too much, eat too much, or work too much We're all on the road to the grave, but there's no need to be in the passing lane Robert Orsen
Another way of saying the above is to seek balance in life Particularly now in a Vata aggravated society we live in do we need more than ever some help in this respect
The tricky thing about this concept is that there are not many guidelines as to how to acheive this happy median
Healthy Lifestyle: An Energy Science View
The energy science approach can be very helpful for as we go forward into the 21st century by giving us personal help in looking for guidelines as they revolve around healthy lifestyle From an energy science medical model view balance is where it's at So if we're looking for balance this is the discipline that can help us
I think we could agree that smoking or drinking is not conducive to a healthy lifestyle but occasional beer or wine is not going to be detrimental But who's doing the drinking? The energy science guidelines for alcohol would be:
Hard alcohol is not good for anyone
For beer dry white and red wine twice a week
Eating too much is the bane of human existence right now The energy science guidelines can help us quite a bit here:
Biggest meal of the day should be at noon
At noon eat the volume of what you can hold in our 2 hands that are cupped together(picking out a rice bowl that comfortably fills our two hands is a great visual to help give us
Avoid heavy morning meals
The evening meal should always be smaller than the noon meal
Of course using balancing food guidelines that can be serve to balance the body and digestive system
Work Balance
I think this is the most difficult of wanting to be in the middle of the road But the energy science gives us some healthy guidelines here:
Make close relationships important and nourish them
Do two things every day for self nourishment
Early to bed In general lights out by 10:30pm This allows the nest step
Out of bed by 5:00 to 6:00am This allows the next step
Exercise 30 to 60 minutes every day dependent on Ayurvedic body makeup
Take a mandatory week off every 2 months to reassess
Now the time spent for work can be put into place It's only when we build our day around work rather than building our work around the day that we can hope to begin to achieve balance
Balance Is Health Promoting
There is a shift in our thinking regarding health and it revolves around this concept of balance
The energy science discipline can help us with this poorly understood human biological concept
And balance lies at the heart of disease prevention
Until next time Blessings To health as a Skill Love DrBill
