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The Nourished Nervous System
An exploration of stress, the nervous system, and resilience through the lenses of Ayurveda, Somatic Practice, Herbs, Neural Plasticity and much more!
The Nourished Nervous System
Creating Balance Using the Six Tastes of Ayurveda
Food is more than it's nutritional composition. It is also a composition of tastes, and these tastes can be important clues to whether that food is going to bring us in or out of balance.
In this episode, I focus on the six fundamental tastes in Ayurveda and their effects on the body's doshas.
I elaborate on how these tastes—sweet, salty, sour, bitter, pungent, and astringent—influence our physical and emotional wellbeing through the foods and herbs we consume.
To aid your understanding, I've created a detailed six-taste chart, which will be available through my newsletter and the show notes.
Alongside discussing the tastes, their elemental composition, and their impact on various doshas, I provide practical examples of foods and herbs for each taste.
I encourage you to track your daily taste intake and adjust according to the season's dominant dosha for better balance and overall health.
In this episode:
- Introduction to the Six Tastes in Ayurveda
- The Sweet Taste: Nourishment and Balance
- The Bitter Taste: Cleansing and Cooling
- The Pungent Taste: Stimulating and Invigorating
- The Sour Taste: Warming and Moistening
- The Salty Taste: Energizing and Grounding
- The Astringent Taste: Drying and Tonifying
- Incorporating All Six Tastes for Balance
My resources:
Weekend Nervous System Reset
Deep Rest Meditation
Nourished For Resilience Workbook
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