by Ragaia Belovarac
We find ourselves living in a time where many things are changing. Ayurveda offers a deep understanding of the underlying nature of all things and helps us to keep in balance during times of instability or change. As defined in Ayurveda, the five primary elements are earth, water, fire, air, and ether. These elements comprise the entire known world. In looking at the world through the lens of Ayurvedic wisdom, earth represents the more solid, inert, and stable qualities. Water represents the fluid, mobile, and dense. Fire represents heat, light and transformation. Air represents lightness, mobility and cold. Ether represents the idea of space and connectedness. An understanding of these characteristics provides us with the basis for understanding the bodily humors or “Doshas” from an Ayurvedic perspective. (more…)