159: The Ancient Wisdom of Ayurveda

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Does using essential oils ever feel intuitive to you? Have you ever felt like oils pick you, and not the other way around? In today’s episode Neerja Ahuja teaches us an ancient perspective that can be used as a lens to understanding essential oils on a deeper level; Ayurveda. Neerja helps people understand why and how people get sick and they can truly heal using Ayurveda and we apply this ancient wisdom to the use of essential oils.

In this Episode You’ll Discover:

  • What is Ayurveda

  • The different types of body types and doshas and how they manifest as illness when out of balance in the body

  • Essential oils through the lens of Ayurveda and doshas

  • The best essential oils for balancing and supporting our body.

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Recipes Mentioned in this Episode:

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DIY Tattoo Soother

From: Kyrsten in Illinois

Ingredients:

  • 6 oz of unrefined cocoa butter

  • 1 oz of Grape seed oil

  • 4 oz of 100% aloe vera gel

  • 10 drops of Melaleuca

  • 10 drops of Helichrysum

  • 10 drops of Frankincense

  • 15 drops of Lavender and

  • 15 drops of Melrose

Direction:

  • In a 16 oz glass mason jar, melt down cocoa butter (you can do this in the microwave in 1 minute increments until melted).

  • When the mixture has melted and cooled off, add grape seed oil, aloe vera gel, and essential oils

  • Put the lid tightly on the mason jar and shake until everything is blended nicely. Allow the mixture time to thicken up as the cocoa butter hardens up a bit. You can store at room temperature.

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