Ayurveda for Life: A Beginner's Guide to Balance and Vitality: Volume 18

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The Indian practice of Ayurveda is the original self-care movement going back 5,000 years. This holistic healing system acknowledges that we are all unique, and in Ayurveda for Life, Ayurvedic lifestyle counselor Monica Bloom shows you how to easily apply it to your unique life-every day, from morning until bedtime. When your body, mind, and spirit are aligned, you will prevent health problems, gain clarity, reach your goals, and feel your best.Achieve this balance by establishing a daily routine of: - Waking up before sunrise (even if it's just 10 minutes before!) - Cleansing the sense organs - Breathing exercises (5 minutes a day) - Meditating (5 to 10 minutes a day) - Drinking plenty of water - Eating a healthy, whole-food diet customized for you (based on your dosha) - Exercising (30 minutes a day) - Minimizing stress (by looking forward to going to work) - Sleeping - Gaining clarity - Being able to quickly rebalance if things get off-kilter Ayurveda for Life also includes a thorough overview of Ayurveda, a What Dosha Are You? test, and more advanced Ayurvedic practices, along with the easy-to-follow daily step-by-step guidance, all conveyed through Monica's approachable, practical, and entertaining instruction. So, whether you're an overworked mom or millennial (or both), this book will help you get-and stay-balanced to live your best life. The Live Well series from Rock Point invites you to create a life you love through multiple acts of self-discovery and reinvention. These encouraging gift books touch on fun yet hardworking self-improvement strategies, whether it's learning to value progress over perfection, taking time to meditate and slow down to literally smell the roses, or finding time to show gratitude and develop a personal mantra. From learning how to obtain more restful sleep and creating a healthy work/life balance to developing personal style and your own happy place, the Live Well series encourages you to live your best life. Other titles in the series include: Progress Over Perfection; Find Your Flow; Be Happy; Seeking Slow; Finding Gratitude; Eff This! Meditation; The Joy of Forest Bathing; Find Your Mantra; It Had to be You; Men's Society; Genius Jokes; The Calm and Cozy Book of Sleep; Beating Burnout; Choose Happy; and You Got This.

Monica Bloom is an enthusiastic Ayurvedic coach and speaker. After living at the intersection of a stressful corporate job, a three-hour daily commute, motherhood, and a side hustle, Monica became the expert at tucking Ayurveda neatly into a busy modern life. During that craziness, she used her Ayurvedic know-how to renew her health, clear her mind, and exude joy each day. Because of that, her sweet spot is teaching busy go-getters how to enrich their minds, bodies, and spirits so they can enjoy achieving their goals and love their life! Monica is a contributor to Thrive Global, Banyan Botanicals, PrAna, Wander Magazine, Spirituality & Health magazine, Well + Good, and Everyday Ayurveda. She also brings Ayurveda into the workplace with wellness talks for companies like Airbnb, Pandora, Vionic, and PopSugar. Monica's purist delivery of Ayurveda's ancient wisdom fused with practicality and humor makes Ayurveda accessible and fun. She has a knack for making a very complex topic, simple, so that anyone can benefit! She lives in a happy cottage among the trees in the San Francisco Bay Area with her husband, daughter, and four-legged work buddy, Rio.