Welcome to Wisdom Ways with Gwen Nitya!
I am here to serve you.
As a Clinical Ayurvedic Specialist and Yoga Instructor, I am primarily an educator, coach, guide and counselor of the ancient therapeutic sciences of Ayurveda and Yoga. My goal is to teach you how to apply the principles and practices of Ayurveda and Yoga into your life so that you may benefit with increased health, energy, vitality and joy - all of which are your birthrights! I will work personally with you to discover your Unique Constitution and your Place of Imbalance. I will then develop a Personalized Healing Plan, specific to your body's energies, that will lead you back to harmony and health. While working with me, you will also receive guidance, increased understanding and the knowledge of how to use simple and effective ancient healing tools that will support you along your healing journey. Your success with Ayurveda and Yoga is the ultimate goal of Wisdom Ways.
Unique Constitution
At the moment of conception every individual's prakruti is established. Prakruti is the Sanskrit word for your unique constitution or, otherwise known as, your genetic makeup. This prakruti is the "inherent ideal balance of the three doshas of the body within an individual". This balance does not change throughout your life. It is the genetic language for who you are - physically, mentally, and emotionally.The entire world is made up of five elements, and within all living creatures these five elements manifest as three distinct energies, or doshas. We require all three doshas to exist. Each one of us, though, has a unique balance of these three energies within us. Vata is the energy of movement and expression. Pitta is the energy of transformation. Kapha is the energy of structure and stability. Our unique constitution is best defined in terms of the percentage of each dosha we have within us. There is an infinite number of possible percentage combinations. There are no two people alike, and therefore, there is no "one way" to heal all. We each have our own unique healing path. The science of Ayurveda teaches us how to discover that path.
Place of Imbalance
In Sanskrit, your place of imbalance is called your vikruti. This is your current state of doshic imbalance. A fundamental principle of Ayurveda is that harmony in the body translates as health and disharmony in the body leads to and eventually creates disease. When your doshas are balanced, that is, when your unique combination of energies are existing in harmony with your genetic code, then there is health in your body. When this balance is off-set by life experiences, life choices and life karma, then imbalance sets in and disease occurs. This is your Place of Imbalance, your Vikruti.