Anyone know a good ayurvedic practitioner in the Chicago area?

[Guest guest]

Sat Nam and many thanks, Gurushabd! I really appreciate your advice. I'm

thinking that I really would like to see an ayurvedic practitioner. The more I

delve into this the more complex and rich it is, and I know that I need much

more guidance. Do you or does anyone know a good ayurvedic practitioner in the

Chicago area??

 

Thanks again to everyone who responded. Sleeping in a bit later does seem to

have helped the past few days, and I'm trying to get to bed earlier...by

10pm...I think 9:30pm is better, though...9 hours is probably good for me,

especially since my sleep is still light and I'm still waking up a few times

during the night. I also switched to the triple mantra since the full moon and

that seems a bit more energizing.

 

Blessings, Carol

 

Kundaliniyoga wrote:

Message: 1

Thu, 26 May 2005 06:18:52 -0000

"GuruShabd Singh"

Re: getting sleepy during/after ky

 

Sat Nam,

 

> Maybe vatas have a different optimal schedule. GuruShabd, could you

address > the possibility that different types have different optimal

sleep schedules?

 

Most definitly. Vatas are the ones that need most sleep, between 7 or

even 9 hours.

 

>From an all-around health perspective (not keeping yogic practices at

amrit vela in mind), vatas can wake up as "late" as 06:30 am.

 

The reasoning behind this is that kapha time in the morning starts at

06:00 am. If you are sleeping after this time, the kapha will increase

making you lethargic and dull (think of those sunday morning when you

sleep in till noon and don't get anything done).

 

This is not really going to be a problem for vatas (who are quite thin

and jumpy by nature). Kaphas on the other hand need to get up as early

as 04:30, and preferably sleep around 5-6 hours. Pittas around 6-7

(5:30 wake up).

 

Staying up late aggravates vata, making us restless and ungrounded.

Artist love to stay up this late, as vata (air and ether elements)

governs creativity also.

 

Blessings,

Gurushabd

(Albuquerque, NM)

 

PS: a nice online constitution assesment quiz can be found here:

http://www.banyanbotanicals.com/constitutions/index.html

 

 

 

 

 

!

 

 

[Guest guest]

i would recommend gary gran, CYT, D.Ay in evanston, 847.773.1059 or

ggran9. he writes regularly for yoga chicago, and you

can read his articles on-line at www.yogachicago.com. i have had

several consultations with him, & found him to be a wise and gentle

soul.

 

nirvair kaur

 

 

In Kundaliniyoga, C <carmill00> wrote:

> Sat Nam and many thanks, Gurushabd! I really appreciate your

advice. I'm thinking that I really would like to see an ayurvedic

practitioner. The more I delve into this the more complex and rich

it

is, and I know that I need much more guidance. Do you or does anyone

know a good ayurvedic practitioner in the Chicago area??