I loved all of this "Menopause made me feel like a human furnace. I wasn’t on fire, but it sure felt like I was generating my own weather system. For two years, I was always hot — I couldn’t sleep, couldn’t think, couldn’t stop sweating.
During that time, the only thing I wanted was cold. Ice cubes on my face. Water down my back. Cold salads, cold drinks, and more ice — all things I’d normally pass up.
Ayurveda wasn’t front and center then. Survival was.
And that’s okay. Sometimes we do what we need to do to get through the intensity. Sometimes we reach for cold not because we’re ignoring our body — but because we’re listening to it scream.
That, too, is Ayurveda. It’s not perfection. It’s adaptation. It’s trusting yourself, and then coming back to balance when you’re ready."
Thank you for sharing your hard-won wisdom, or maybe it was easy.
I loved all of this "Menopause made me feel like a human furnace. I wasn’t on fire, but it sure felt like I was generating my own weather system. For two years, I was always hot — I couldn’t sleep, couldn’t think, couldn’t stop sweating.
During that time, the only thing I wanted was cold. Ice cubes on my face. Water down my back. Cold salads, cold drinks, and more ice — all things I’d normally pass up.
Ayurveda wasn’t front and center then. Survival was.
And that’s okay. Sometimes we do what we need to do to get through the intensity. Sometimes we reach for cold not because we’re ignoring our body — but because we’re listening to it scream.
That, too, is Ayurveda. It’s not perfection. It’s adaptation. It’s trusting yourself, and then coming back to balance when you’re ready."
Thank you for sharing your hard-won wisdom, or maybe it was easy.
Thanks Prajna, It wasn’t easy but then what would be the fun in that :)
Exactly!
I love how you break Aruyveda into digestible bits 😉.
I got my Ayurveda mixed up with my Ayahuasca but once I realised my mistake this article made a lot more sense. Hope it is going well Geetika. 😀
That’s hilarious. Glad you figured it out 😂. And thanks for your comment.
Thank you for this, it s a really helpful explanation. I remember reading that raw foods are not ideal everyday in Ayurvedic terms
And finding that confusing. This is a good explanation🙏
Shade vs. ice bath image hit home for me.
Excellent post!!