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Inner Beauty, Outer Beauty, Lasting Beauty: Beauty and Skin Care from Maharishi AyurvedaBy Mark Toomey, PhD, Director of Ayurvedic Programs at The Raj Maharishi Ayurveda Health Spa, Fairfield, Iowa
Beauty Defined
Our bodies are in a state of constant transformation. Did you know that every seven years almost all the cells in the human body are replaced? You literally are not the same person you were a few months ago. Managing this continual process of transformation is the key to radiant beauty. The outer layer of our skin—the epidermis—consists of dead cells which are constantly shedding. The same goes for our hair and nails. So what we see on the outside is actually the result of our body’s inner transformation on a fundamental level. The point is simple. Health and beauty are much more than what we see on the outside: they depend on what is happening inside. Beauty is more than skin deep. This knowledge applied correctly is transformative.
My Vedic KitchenKitchen Remedies for Your Skin
Of all the great insights and principles of Ayurveda, one of our all-time favorites is that health is sustained from the kitchen.
Caring For Your Ayurvedic Skin Type
The first step in an ayurvedic approach to skin care is knowing your skin type. Vata, Pitta and Kapha are ayurvedic mind-body principles called doshas (doe'-shas). They govern the activities of the mind and body and create physical, emotional and mental tendencies. These three principles are combinations of the five elements—Vata, for example, is mostly air and space, Pitta is mainly fire and water and Kapha is primarily earth and water. A person's ayurvedic skin type, therefore, can be Vata, Pitta or Kapha, or sometimes a combination of two of these doshas.
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