Anne McIntyre

A guide to understanding the ancient Indian healing system introduces Ayurveda's three prime qualities, the causes and stages of disease, and the principles of treatment, and also contains a directory of herbs and their recommended uses.

The Definitive Guide to Ayurvedic Healing

The Ayurveda Bible

Katerina Thorson

4/5

This was a comprehensive guide to Ayurveda that had sufficient information and terms to keep me continuously learning throughout the whole reading process. There was a plethora of amazing information, a table quiz to help you determine your dosha, and how to apply each dosha to a specific lifestyle whether it be food, exercise, and or using herbs/ essential oils. As well as how the Dosha's interact with each other and can cause mental unrest or physical unrest.

However, with that being said this book was all over the place. There were areas where I had to re-read six times or more just to understand what is being said. While this is a comprehensive guide this definitely did not feel beginner friendly. 

There were a lot of terms and half the time I turned to the glossary - the terms did not even exist. So I spent a fair amount of time using 'Google'. Another issue I found was that this book's audience focused a lot on Ayurvedic doctors/healers and not on the general audience. Due to that the information was not very helpful in applying Ayurveda in my everyday life...which was the whole point of picking up the book in the first place. 

I definitely think this is a good place to start with the general history and application of Ayurveda when it comes to learning. However, if you are looking for a book to apply Ayurveda to your life or get a beginners guide, well this book might not be the one exactly. Still a good read though.

The Ayurveda Bible The Definitive Guide to Ayurvedic Healing

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