Ayurveda and the Mind The Healing of Consciousness

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Summary

This book explores how to heal our minds on all levels to create wholeness.

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Foreword
Preface
Ayurvedic Psychology: Yogic Mind-Body Medicine	p. 1
A New Journey into Consciousness	p. 3
Ayurvedic Constitutional Types: The Biological Humors of Vata, Pitta and Kapha	p. 11
The Three Gunas: How to Balance Your Consciousness	p. 29
The Nature of the Mind	p. 43
The Five Elements and the Mind	p. 59
The Energetics of Consciousness	p. 73
Conditioned Consciousness: The Greater Mental Field	p. 75
Intelligence: The Power of Perception	p. 93
The Outer Mind: The Field of the Senses	p. 109
Ego and Self: The Quest for Identity	p. 125
Ayurvedic Therapies for the Mind	p. 147
Ayurvedic Counseling and Behavioral Modification	p. 149
The Cycle of Nutrition for the Mind: The Role of Impressions	p. 169
Outer Treatment Modalities: Diet, Herbs, Message and Pancha Karma	p. 187
Subtle Therapies: Colors, Gems and Aromas	p. 205
The Healing Power of Mantra	p. 223
Spiritual Applications: Yoga and Ayurvedic Psychology	p. 241
Spiritual Therapies	p. 243
The Eightfold Method of Yoga I: Outer Practices	p. 259
The Eightfold Method of Yoga II: Inner Practices	p. 279
App. 1: Tables	p. 307
App. 2: Footnotes	p. 319
Index	p. 339
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