Guest guest Posted December 6, 2006 Report Share Posted December 6, 2006 A student of ayurveda here I was checking my nadi after reading a book on nadi diagnosis. on the right hand i could feel the vata location as prominent on the left i could feel pitta and vata both. pitta more prominently. any comments...would be appreciated Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 7, 2006 Report Share Posted December 7, 2006 How to find out whether a person is Vatha, Pitha or Kafa? explain please. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 11, 2006 Report Share Posted December 11, 2006 ayurveda, "Jay" <jaydhruv wrote: > > A student of ayurveda here > I was checking my nadi after reading a book on nadi diagnosis. > on the right hand i could feel the vata location as prominent > on the left i could feel pitta and vata both. pitta more prominently. > any comments...would be appreciated > hi jay is the pulse fat, heavy, slow, soft, greasy? this is kapha is the pulse hard, wirey, flowing and hot? this is pitta is the pulse thin, disappearing, moving and irregular? this is vata combination? combinations thereof this is all based on the gunas understand the gunas it is fundamental a real physician reads the pulse but also consider many other factors to understand what is happening with the body trividha - aptopadesha, pratyaksha and anumana pulse is only the third and no, its not really possible to read one's own pulse all that accurately, if for no other reason than because you can change it with your thoughts because ultimately thats what the pulse is - a spiral current of transient consciousness energy - and how can mind observe itself? best.. todd Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 11, 2006 Report Share Posted December 11, 2006 Hi Is there any good book or internet resource for getting more details on fundamental of Ayurveda? I am interested in learning the basics. Thanks & Regards, Punit Pandey http://www.AstroSage.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 11, 2006 Report Share Posted December 11, 2006 Hi first thank you for the insight. I am just a beginner. but how can you differentiate between what is slow, heavy, soft, greasy..... so on can one do that ? also i counted the pulse count in 1 min. it comes to 78. and from the book i read, it said 60 - 80 pulse count = pitta dosha how accurate is this judgement also there are two methods to do nadi diagnosis. what i am doing is keeping my index finger below the second wrist line under the wrist. today i was able to sense pitta on both wrists. am also scheduling a appointment with a ayurvedic dr so that he can read my pulse. regards Jay Caldecott <todd (AT) toddcaldecott (DOT) com> wrote: is the pulse fat, heavy, slow, soft, greasy? this is kapha is the pulse hard, wirey, flowing and hot? this is pitta is the pulse thin, disappearing, moving and irregular? this is vata combination? combinations thereof Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 12, 2006 Report Share Posted December 12, 2006 > Re: Nadi diagnosis > Posted by: "Jay Dhruv" jaydhruv jaydhruv > Mon Dec 11, 2006 6:58 pm (PST) > > Hi > > first thank you for the insight. > I am just a beginner. > but how can you differentiate between what is slow, heavy, soft, > greasy..... so on > can one do that ? hi jay i can see you are having some trouble to be frank, for a beginner nadi really is not the place to start if you can't discern slow, heavy, soft etc then you need to probe further what these mean in an ayurvedic context once you ~feel~ the principles of ayurveda in your body, you can then understand what they mean and how to apply them here is a description of the pulse from my book: "The pulse of vata is typically described as being that of a snake sliding along the ground: thin, subtle and empty. The pulse volume is low and difficult to detect, slipping and sliding beneath the palpating fingers. The pulse of pitta is described as a hopping frog: wiry, strong and abrupt. The pulse volume is high and tense, and feels hard and wiry. The pulse of kapha is described as a swan swimming through the water: wide, deep, and slippery. The pulse volume is full, wide and soft, gently rolling under the palpating fingers." > > also i counted the pulse count in 1 min. it comes to 78. > and from the book i read, it said > 60 - 80 pulse count = pitta dosha > how accurate is this judgement for me it is meaningless i do not consider this nadi this is taking a technique of western medicine and trying to jam into an ayurvedic context pitta enhances metabolism, and under the influence of heat the blood becomes thinner, more fluid and more active as a result pitta tends to promote higher pulse rate, such as seen just after exercise or with a fever slow pulse tend to suggest kapha, with increased blood viscosity and less activity but pulse rate is only one aspect of nadi - there is tala (rhythm), bala (strength) and gati (movement, or character) to consider like determining prakriti, they all have to be integrated and not separated out > > also there are two methods to do nadi diagnosis. > what i am doing is keeping my index finger below the second wrist > line under the wrist. > today i was able to sense pitta on both wrists. there is a little bony protrusion on the wrist below the thumb - the first finger goes below this > > am also scheduling a appointment with a ayurvedic dr so that he can > read my pulse. that's probably good - but not all ayurvedic docs know nadi for e.g., most kerala docs don't really practice nadi like they do up north, and yet kerala is still considered the torch-bearer of ayurveda in india so even without nadi, the kerala docs seem to get by ok Caldecott todd (AT) toddcaldecott (DOT) com www.toddcaldecott.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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