Chicago Ayurveda

Chicago, IL, US

36 members · Public group

Organized by Mary Mathew MD

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The Chicago Ayurveda Meet up group holds events to spread knowledge on how to self heal with Ayurveda (Indian Medicine). Ayurveda is a sister-science to Yoga.

Ayurveda comes from the Vedas which are ancient writings from India. "Ayur" means life and "Veda" means knowledge. Ayurveda is the knowledge or science of life. Yoga and Ayurveda studied and practiced together allow us to live a long life, with a healthy body and mind. The goal of human life is to become enlightened!

Ayurveda says that a human being is a physical body, a mind and pure consciousness. The physical and meta-physical are inseparable. When we use Ayurvedic principles to guide our diet and life style practices our mind and state of being are nourished.

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Thu, Jul 17, 2025, 5:00 PM UTCIntroductory Lecture on Ayurveda: Understanding the Elements and Doshas
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Introductory Lecture on Ayurveda: Understanding the Elements and Doshas

We will discuss how the 5 elements (Ether, Air, Fire, Water, Earth) form the 3 organizing energies of the body: Vata (Air +Ether), Pitta (Fire + Water) and Kapha (Water + Earth).
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Thu, Jul 24, 2025, 5:00 PM UTCUnderstanding your Prakruti: Your Unique Elemental Make Up
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Each individual is a unique expression of the elements. Ayurveda calls this balanced state our Prakruti. If we can identify our Prakruti we can tailor our diet and lifestyle to support balance.

Understanding our individual ratio of Vata (Air and Ether), Pitta (Fire and Water), and Kapha (Water and Earth) can help us monitor our own health as well as design a diet and lifestyle to support our nature.
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Thu, Jul 31, 2025, 5:00 PM UTCUnderstanding the Twenty Gunas (Qualities) to Self Heal
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Ayurveda says that the Elements have Gunas or Qualities. If we understand the 10 pairs of Gunas: heavy/light, dull/sharp, cold/hot, oily/dry, slimy/rough, liquid/dense, soft/hard, subtle/gross, stable/mobile clear/cloudy, we can use the principle of opposites balance to self heal.
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Thu, Aug 7, 2025, 5:00 PM UTCBalance your Doshas: Spotlight on VATA (Air and Ether)
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Vata is made up of the Elements of Air and Space. When the Vata elements are balanced in our body, our circulation, our digestion, our nervous system is functioning optimally. In this lecture we will focus on how to balance Vata with diet and lifestyle measures.
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