introduction

Dosha for Life is a comprehensive book that introduces readers to a potent way of creating sustainable health, happiness and vigour for life.

They learn of the contemporary relevance of Ayurveda, a proven 5000 year old system of health and life care through the experiences of three characters who represent typical examples of the three common Ayurvedic body types, or doshas.

Readers learn about the physical and emotional make up of the characters and the things that have been damaging their health and outlook. The readers learn to relate this new knowledge to their own lives, with practical guidance from Linda Bretherton and along with the three characters they learn of effective practical methods for creating choice, personal power and major improvements to wellbeing. This is a life - changing experience for all involved.

Contrary to a popular saying we are not just what we eat, we are also what we think and do. We each have a distinct individual body type or dosha that governs our physical and emotional health and outlook and the way we respond to things around us. This body type never changes; it helps to form our identity and continually affects all our behaviour and responses.

We always have the freedom to choose what we do and how we do it, but behind those choices our innate characteristics are always at work, it’s clear that our thoughts and actions reinforce the positive and negative aspects of our lives. So maybe we should devise a new Saying; "We rebuild and create ourselves everyday."