Ayurvedic Movement Practices

Movement is good for all of us

It doesn't matter whether big or small, but according to the Ayurvedic teaching of the three doshas, what and how much is not the same for everyone.

MOVEMENT FOR VATA TYPES:

It is important to move according to the being. The light, fast, agile, cold, dry and rough features of Vata are reinforced by movement; you should therefore only train in moderation. Vata types tend to be overly enthusiastic; they should not exercise too excessively.

A 20-30 minute walk or short jog is therefore sufficient for a Vata. Yoga, Tai Chi and Pilates are optimal ways of movement.

MOVEMENT FOR PITTA TYPES:

Pitta types have fighting spirit and are very determined. As a result, they are often good athletes and captains of their team. Suitable sports include tennis, cycling, medium-distance running and almost all team sports. Water sports are good for fiery Pitta, as are mountain hiking, as the air in the mountains is cooler. Winter sports are also a good fit for Pitta. Pitta sweats easily and therefore needs a large balance of fluids during sport.

MOVEMENT FOR KAPHA TYPES:

If Kapha dominates for you, sport is the best medicine! Exercising early in the morning has an amazing effect on your wellbeing. Every sport is good for you — the more, the better.
As a Kapha, you are stable, strong and slow, so your movement should be energetic, more demanding, faster. Endurance sports are good. Movement is good for Kapha every day and at any time of the year, and should simply be integrated into every day!

The importance of adequate exercise for our health:

If we cross the “nasal line” once a day, i.e. if we move to the point where nasal breathing alone is no longer sufficient and we also have to open our mouth for the now very deep breathing, the following happens:

• We breathe deeply again and from this point on, all cells in our body are optimally supplied with oxygen and refueled. Cell biologists know that a major difference between diseased and healthy tissue is the amount of oxygen in the blood and in the cells. Without sufficient exercise, it is not possible to add the daily healthy amount of O2 to our body and ensure complete blood flow. (An exception here are sufficiently long breathing exercises such as Yogic Pranayama Breathing.)
• Another important thing happens in our body through movement. Our body temperature is rising. Not only in Ayurveda, but also in our conventional medicine, we know that when the body temperature rises by 1 degree Celsius, our metabolism doubles. This also doubles the detoxification and purification of our body, as well as the burning of fat.

Movement also makes it possible to keep our joints supple and permeable and stretches and opens the meridians (energy channels of the body). Now our life energy can flow freely again. The immune system is boosted again, a good, healthy body feeling is established and, as the energy level in our system increases, so does our psychological/psychological well-being.

In the Ayurveda Shunyata Villa During the Ayurveda cure, we offer you an insight into holistic movement systems such as tai chi, yoga or other forms of body and energy work.

Many of our Ayurveda guests have taken up these impulses and attend a yoga or tai chi school at home and/or have now integrated these exercises into their everyday lives.

If you enter the world of yoga more intensively in conjunction with a good Ayurveda cure If you want to dive in, then we can offer you one of our special Yoga Ayurveda retreats Highly recommend.