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Ayurvedic Psychology: Using a 5,000 Year-Old Healing System with Counseling Clients - HPP 11
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Ayurvedic Psychology: Using a 5,000 Year-Old Healing System with Counseling Clients - HPP 11
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41 minutes
Released:
Oct 24, 2017
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Sujatha Reddy, Ayurvedic consultant and counselor, is going to discuss the principles of Ayurveda, how it translates into a modern psychological system, an analysis of the mind from this perspective, and a lot of other really interesting information. Civilized life has many amazing benefits. We can create great structures and share information with each other. But as we all know it also has it’s complications. Some of the biggest issues in civilized societies are interpersonal relationships, our physical health and how we stay well in our own mind. Mental illness is actually quite a serious issue across the world in developed and developing countries. Because of these types of issues that come along with civilization, people throughout time have been using different systems to address the health of the mind and physical body. Ayurveda is one of the oldest systems of medicine originating in India roughly 5,000 years old when sages were the predominant healers in society. A little-known fact is that long before western psychology systems were developed, Ayurveda had its own psychological framework that’s vast in both theory and clinical applications. In this episode you’ll learn: What is Ayurveda and how does it translate to modern psychology and psychotherapy Where is the mind located from an Ayurvedic perspective The distinction between Ayurvedic doctors and Allopathic physicians in India What do people with mental health issues in India do for help When can Ayurveda act as an alternative to psychiatric medication A new but very old lens on mental health disorders Visit www.higherpractice.com/podcast to get the show notes for this episode and to learn more about Sujatha Reddy's full course in the Higher Practice Institute.
Released:
Oct 24, 2017
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Podcast episode
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