Absolute Beauty Radiant Skin and Inner Harmony Through the Ancient Secrets of Ayurveda.pdf

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DEDICATIONTOMYDEARHUSBAND,VENKATESH,whohasbeenthereformeforthelastthirty-twoyearsandhasgivenmeastable,pleasanthome,andunconditionalloveCONTENTSDEDICATIONACKNOWLEDGMENTSINTRODUCTIONPARTI.BEAUTYANDAYURVEDA1.WHATISBEAUTY?

2.BALANCE:

THEPATHTOHEALTHANDBEAUTY3.IMBALANCE:

SKINDISEASE,AGING,ANDTHEMIND-BODYCONNECTIONPARTII.AYURVEDICSKINCARE4.FOODFORTHESKIN5.CLEANSE,NOURISH,ANDMOISTURIZE:

THEEXTERNALSKINCAREROUTINEPARTIII.BODYPURIFICATION:

BALANCINGTHROUGHTHESENSESDEHASHUDHI6.ANINTRODUCTIONTOINTERNALSKINCARE7.NUTRITIONALTHERAPY8.MASSAGETHERAPY9.AROMATHERAPY10.COLORTHERAPY11.SOUNDTHERAPYPARTIV.BEYONDTHESENSESTOTHESOUL:

BREATH,MIND,ANDSOULPURIFICATIONPRANA,MANAS,ANDATMASHUDHI12.BREATHINGTHERAPY13.AYURVEDICMEDITATION14.SOULPURIFICATIONANDTHEPRINCIPLESOFACTIONAPPENDIXADHATUSANDTHESKINAPPENDIXBMAKINGANDSTORINGHERBALPREPARATIONSAPPENDIXCABSOLUTEBEAUTYRESOURCEGUIDEAPPENDIXDMEDICINALHERBSANDFOODSAPPENDIXEESSENTIALOILSAPPENDIXFSADHANASAPPENDIXGDAILYROUTINETOBALANCEDOSHASAPPENDIXHPHYSICALEFFECTSOFTHESIXTASTESAPPENDIXIDIETARYSUGGESTIONSAPPENDIXJSENSETHERAPIESATAGLANCEAPPENDIXKTHEDOSHASATAGLANCEGLOSSARYOFSANSKRITTERMSBIBLIOGRAPHYINDEXABOUTTHEAUTHORSCOPYRIGHTABOUTTHEPUBLISHERACKNOWLEDGMENTSMygratitudegoesfirsttoShantaDandekar,myspiritualmentor,whothirtyyearsagohelpedmetoknowmyselfandmypurposeclearly;tomyfirstteacher,thelateVaidyaRele,andtomypresentteacher,Dr.VasantLad,whoanswersmycallsatanytimeofdayornightwithgraciousnessandwisdom;andtomybelovedparentsandfamilymyhusband,Venkatesh,andmyson,Sandeep,whohavehelpedmewithmanydetailsofmywork,andmydeardaughter,Leena,whodidallmytypingforthisbook.Ialsowishtothank:

Myagent,LynnFranklin,andmyfriendsDeepakChopra,BipinShah,andAnitaRaj,whobroughtLynnintomylife.Myfriend,SunitaVase,whohelpedtofindandtranslaterareSanskritbooksforme.ThenumerousbeautyeditorswhowroteaboutmyworkatTejSkinCareClinicevenbeforemostAmericanreadershadheardofAyurvedaespeciallyFeliciaMilewiczatMademoiselle,whowastheveryfirsttobreakthisground,andwhohasbeenanadvocateandafriendeversince.MyfellowteachersKarenandBlairLewis,DavidFrawley,andBriMayaTiwari,whohavehelpedtoexpandknowledgeofAyurvedicscienceintheUnitedStates.MyexcellentstaffatTejandmybusinesspartnerinthemanufactureofmyBindiproductline,RameshSarva,forkeepingeverythinggoingwhileIworkedonthisbook.Withouttheirdevotedeffortsandsupport,Iwouldnothavebeenabletocompleteit.Allmyclients,whohaveinspiredandencouragedme,andhavebecomemyfriendsthroughtheyears.PeternellevanArsdaleandthemanypeopleatHarperCollins,whoworkedsodiligentlyandenthusiasticallytoproduceAbsoluteBeauty.BarbaraBalch,forherelegantbookdesign.Andmostofall,myco-author,MarianCohn,forbeingmyvoice,lendinghereloquenceandinsight,andsharingmydeepappreciationforthewisdomofAyurveda.PRATIMARAICHURIwouldliketoaddmythankstothefollowingpeople:

LynnFranklin,withoutwhomIwouldnothavehadtheopportunitytomeetPratimaRaichurortheprivilegeofcollaboratingwithher.MartyandBeaGrossandNancyGrossBelokfortheirconstantloveandsupport,andforgenerouslygivingmespace,bothliteralandfigurative,towritethisbook.KarenLucic,friendandscholar,forherinvaluableandastuteeditorialinputfromfirstpagetolast,andforherencouragementfromstarttofinish.RichardLaMarita,friend,writer,andchef,forsharinghisAyurvedicknowledgewithmewheneverIasked,forpitchinginduringthefinalcrunchtohelpwithChapter11,andformakingmesomedeliciousAyurvedicmeals.DougWinblad,friendandphilosopher,forhisresearchassistanceandhisuncannilylucidexplanationsofthemostabstrusephilosophicalideas.MarkHardestyandmysister,RegineUrbach,whoprovidedessentialcomputersupportandwhorushedtomyaid,technicalandpersonal,innumerousemergencies.DougBeube,LenoreFrench,andJoanneRhinehartforcheeringmeon.SusanPeerless,sister-in-spiritand“firstreader,”whopatientlycoachedmebody,mind,andsoulthroughthelongmonthsofworkandhelpedmekeepthetextontrackwithkeenpointersoneverydraft.SheeagerlytriedoutPratimasadviceasquicklyasIcouldwriteitdown,andkeptmeinspiredbyherownenthusiasmforitsresults.Herunconditionalsupportthroughoutwasthemostextraordinaryactoffriendship.MaharishiMaheshYogi,whogavemenotonlytheprofoundknowledgeandexperienceofconsciousness,butalsothepreciousskilltoteachittoothers.Andmywonderfulparents,SidneyandMarleneCohn,whogavemealoveofwordsaswellastheopportunityandencouragementtodevelopmyabilities.Ingivingmelifeandlove,theyhavegivenmealltheimportantthings.MARIANCOHNINTRODUCTIONInIndia,whereIwasbornin1939,physicianshaveknownthesecretstoflawlessskinandagelessbeautyforsixthousandyears.Thosesecrets,whichyouwilllearninthisbook,arecontainedinoneoftheworldsoldestsystemsofhealthcareandhealing,namedAyurveda,whichmeansknowledgeoflifeorlongevity.Myinformalintroductiontothisancientsciencecameduringmychildhoodathome,whereeveryoneinmyextendedfamilylivedinaccordwithAyurvedictraditions.OurmealswerepreparedinAyurvedicstyletomaintainphysicalhealth,andourdailyroutineincludedmeditationandotherpracticestobalancethemindandspirit.Itwasaloving,happyfamilylife,andlikeatypicalchild,Iwasunawarethatourwayoflivingwasdifferentfromanyother.However,Ididrecognizeatayoungagethatthereseemedtobesomethingspecialaboutmymotherandhermother:

Theywerestrikingwomenwhoseinnerpoiseandouterradianceneverwentunnoticed,nomatterwherewewere.MyformaleducationinAyurvedabegan,Iconfess,somewhatlesshappily.Itwasinmyearlyadolescence,underthetutelageofafamousphysicianwhohappenedtobemyfamilysneighbor.Ateighty,hehadcometoneedsomeassistancewithhiswork,andIbecamethereluctantrecruitwhomhecalledintohelp.Everyeveningafterschool,Ispentacoupleofhoursinhishome,eitherreadingtohimorhelpinghimtomakevariouspillsandremedies.Notsurprisingly,atagethirteen,Iwasnotverypleasedtospendmytimewiththiselderlymanortolearnhisstrangeformulas,buthewasarelentlesstaskmasterandinsistedthatIrecordeverythinghesaidinnotebooks.“Todayyoudontunderstandtheimportanceofwhatwearedoing,”hetoldme,“butonedayyouwillhaveauseforallthisinyourlife.”Yearslater,whenIembarkedonthecareerthathasculminatedinthisbook,Irememberedthedoctorswordsandrealizedhowprescienthewas.Thoselong-forgottennotebookswerefilledwithAyurvedicprescriptionsforthecareoftheskin.Bythen,IhadasciencedegreefromBombayUniversityandwasmarried,withaninfantdaughter.IbegantoworkasachemistinEnglandwhilemyhusbandcompletedhismedicaltraining,andlaterIreturnedtoIndiatoworkatacancerresearchhospital.Oneday,twoofmyhospitalcolleaguescameintothelaboratoryverydistraught.Bothhadacneproblemsandhadgonethedaybeforetogetfacials.Theirtreatmentshadleftblackpatchesallovertheirskin,whichlookedworsethantheacne,andnowtheywereintears.Toeveryonessurprise,includingmyown,Isaidtothem,“Youshouldhavetoldmebeforeyouwentforthefacials.Icouldhavepreparedsomethingtohelpyou.”Thatnight,forthefirsttimeinoveradecade,IrereadtheAyurvedicrecipesIhadsodutifullytranscribedasayounggirl.SinceAyurvedadoesnotincludeaspecificinvestigationofskindisease,Ihadneverthoughttoapplyitsprinciplesandtechniquestotheproblembeforethisincident.Bythen,however,Iknewalotaboutcosmeticchemistry,andwithmycombinedknowledgeofancientandmodernscience,Icreatedaspecialmixofherbsandoils,whichIdeliveredtomyfriendsthenextmorning.Withindays,theircomplexionsclearedupcompletely.Wordspread,andsoonIwasinundatedwithrequestsforhelpfrompeoplewithproblemskin.EachtimeIpreparedanewremedy,everyonecouldseethepositiveresultsonthepersonwhousedit.Meanwhile,theefficacyoftheAyurvedicpreparationsarousedmycuriosityasascientist.Iwonderedhowtheseage-oldformulasworkedfromabiochemicalstandpoint.ThemoreIthoughtaboutit,themorequestionsIhad:

Howdothesepreparationsactivatehealing?

Whatcausesskinproblemsinthefirstplace?

Andwhydosomeofushavethemwhileothersdont?

IdecidedtopursuemyresearchwhereIcouldmakethegreatestcontributionbybridgingmyunderstandingofmodernchemicalsciencewithmyknowledgeoftheuseofherbsandoilsaccordingtoIndiasoldestscience.Withmybabyathometocareforaswell,IleftmyjobatthehospitalandbegantostudyAyurvedainearnest.Thatwastwenty-fiveyearsago.Today,IamfoundingdirectoroftheTejSkinCareClinicinNewYorkCityandthecreatorofthreelinesofAyurvedicbeautyproducts,includingtheBindi,Tej,andOjaslabels,whicharesoldinhealthstoresandusedinspasnationwide.Overtheyears,Ihavecontinuedtodevelopmyskillsasanaesthetician,scientist,andresearcher,testingmyfindingsbothinandoutofthelaboratory.SinceemigratingtotheUnitedStatesin1977,Ihaveexpandedmytrainingtoincludeacertificateinacupunctureandadoctorateinnaturopathy.UsingmyuniquesystemofAyurvedicproductsandtechniques,Ihavebynowtreatedtenthousandmenandwomenwithskinproblemsrangingfromacne,eczema,andpsoriasistothecommonsymptomsofstressandaging.Inmanycases,Ihaveclearedupailmentsthatdefiedyearsoftreatmentbytopdermatologists.Whydomytreatmentssucceedwhereotherbeautyregimensandevenmodernmedicinefail?

TheyworkbecauseAyurvedaprovidesthekeytohealthandhealingthatWesternapproacheslack:

knowledgeofthei