In this series of videos, you will learn all about mano vaha srotas, the Ayurvedic system of the mind and nervous system. Discover what the health of your mind reveals about your whole health, and how you can clinically improve your mental functioning. You'll discover the tools Ayurvedic professionals use to assess the mind and how to interpret your findings for better health.

This presentation is sponsored by the Joyful Belly School of Ayurveda.

Watch All 20 Videos on Ayurveda and the Mind

1. Mindfulness - How Does Ayurveda Use It? - In this video, you will learn about the Ayurvedic approach to mindfulness. Getting your clients to practice mindfulness is an important tool to use as an Ayurvedic practitioner.
2. Introduction to the Mind - Ayurvedic Mental Health - Mental health depends on more than just mindfulness. In this video, you will learn about the mano vaha srotas or "mind carrying channel" in Ayurveda.
3. Western Psychological Models - How does Ayurveda compare to western psychological models? We analyze this in this video. As an Ayurvedic Health Counselor it's important to have an integrative understanding of mental health and mental health care.
4. Anatomy of Mano Vaha Srotas - It's important to understand the anatomy of the mind and nervous system. In this video you will learn about the different mental faculties and aspects of the mind. We also cover the nervous system and how the mano vaha srotas connects to the rest of the body.
5. Lifestyle Treatmens of the Mind -How does your lifestyle contribute to or detract from your mental health? Do you run yourself ragged or sleep too much? In this video, you will learn about how our lifestyle choices and habits impact our mental health.
6. Follow This Tip for Building A Support Network - You need a functioning support system in order to have optimal mental health. How do you build a proper support system for yourself? What makes a community different from a group of people? This video offers tips for building your perfect support community.
7. Quick Diet Tips for Mental Health - What about dietary causes of mental health concerns? Of course Ayurveda addresses this! Learn how to eat properly to keep your mind and nervous system healthy.
8. Herbs To Improve The Mind - Which herbs can you use to optimize your mental health? Have you ever noticed how some herbs enhance your focus and some make you more spacey? Learn how to use herbs to balance mano vaha srotas in this video.
9. Shirodhara - Ayurvedic Remedies for the Mind - This video discusses specific herbs for balancing mano vaha srotas in each dosha.
10. Mano Vaha Sroto Dushti -Ayurveda offers some specific treatments for the mind. Benefits of these treatments include stress reduction, reducing tension, reducing insomnia and anxiety.
11. How Your Body Influences Your Mind -Mano vaha sroto dushti means disorders of the mind or mind carrying channel. This video goes over the Ayurvedic perspectives on common mental health disorders.
12. Suppressing Natural Urges -Ayurveda shows that the body affects the mind in many ways, and the mind effects the body as well. This video goes through just how the body-mind connection works and how it's related to all of the doshas, subdoshas, dhatus, and srotamsi.
13. Guilty Pleasures and Addictions - How Can Ayurveda Help? -Ayurveda says that we should not suppress natural urges. So, what does this mean? The body has many voluntary and involuntary activities going on in it. In this video we'll talk about how suppression of these urges can affect your mental health.
14. Struggling to Give Up Chocolate, Coffee or Wine? Here are some Ayurvedic Tips -How does Ayurveda respond to addictions and guilty pleasures? How can slowing down to enjoy our guilty pleasures help us to indulge less? Learn all about Ayurvedic techniques for handling these issues in this video.
15. Feeling Emotionally Unstable? Find out How Ayurveda Can Help -Emotions aren't bad, but Ayurveda has a lot to say about them. Having too much or too little emotion signals an imbalance. Learn what we can do to balance our emotions in this video.
16. Got Stress? Ayurveda's Approach to Stress Management -Stress is the number one mental health complaint of most clients. Learn how we can use Ayurveda to help manage and reduce stress.
17. Helping Clients with Vulnerability & Shame - An Ayurvedic Clinical Example -Shame and low self worth are two of the other most common mental health concerns. Learn how we can use Ayurveda and finding a spiritual practice to help with these issues.
18. How One Client Overcame Fear with Ayurveda -People's fear of change is one of the obstacles to taking Ayurvedic advice. This video addresses fear and how we can overcome it in a healthy way.
19. Are You a Highly Sensitive Person - How Can Ayurveda Help? -Are you a highly sensitive person or an empath? Learn how to deal with the mental aggravation that can come from being highly sensitive using Ayurveda.
20. Ayurveda's Model for Mental Health -How do you examine a client's psychological strength using Ayurveda? Learn how in this video.
21. A New Ayurveda Model for Happiness: Virtue Psychology -Our desire for happiness unites us all. Learn how to find happiness through virtue using Ayurveda.