The Approach
Tradition, thoughtfully understood.
The language of Ayurveda, the rhythm of a consultation, and the ideas behind our imagined practice.
The terms
Four words do most of the work. They are descriptive categories from the classical texts, and we use them as the texts use them.
- Prakriti
- The constitution a person is described as having — the proportions of the three doshas said in the texts to be settled at birth, and used from then on as a reference point.
- Dosha
- Three functional categories — vata, pitta and kapha — used in classical Ayurveda to describe patterns of activity. They are a vocabulary of description, not a diagnosis.
- Dinacharya
- The daily order: the sequence and timing of waking, cleaning, eating, working and sleeping that the texts lay out as a regimen.
- Ritucharya
- The seasonal order: the same principle applied across the year, with the regimen described differently for each season of the classical calendar.
A first consultation
Ninety minutes, in four parts. You leave with a written description and nothing else — no prescription is issued on a first visit.
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01
Intake
A conversation, around forty minutes, covering sleep, appetite, digestion, work, travel and the shape of an ordinary day.
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02
Examination
Pulse, tongue and a set of observations, recorded on a standard form. Nothing is taken away and nothing is sent to a laboratory.
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03
Description
The terms above, written out as they apply to you. This is a description of what was observed, in the vocabulary of the tradition.
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04
Discussion
Which therapies exist, what each one involves, how long each takes, and what a course of them would ask of your week.
What we don’t do
- We do not tell you that a therapy will treat, cure, relieve or improve any condition. Nothing on this site makes that claim, and the descriptions are written so that they cannot be read as making it.
- We do not publish testimonials, star ratings or review counts.
- We do not name practitioners or show photographs of them.
- We do not claim certifications, accreditations, awards or years in business.
- We do not collect your data. There is no form anywhere on this site, no newsletter, no booking system and no analytics.