Healing Your Life: Lessons on the Path of Ayurveda

I bought this took on a friend's recommendation and love it! While I had heard of Ayurveda before, I did not know that it was about some very simple ideas on how we can be our own health experts. The book gives very common sense advice that has been lost in the shuffle of modern life.The descriptions of how our entire sensory environment -- what we see, say, feel, touch, eat, and so on -- affects us was incredibly interesting and spot on.In each of the lessons in the book, I was able to reflect on my own life, and clearly see how I could easily incorporate Ayurvedic ideas to create a more balanced and enjoyable life. I also like that Dr. Halpern tells how he has used the lessons in his own life, which makes the ideas real, not merely prescriptive. The book is a quick read, well organized and interesting.I am sure that anyone reading the book will have many "a ha" moments, as I did. I suspect that, for people who are well acquainted with Ayurveda, there is still a lot to learn here in how it is applied and the lessons from Dr. Halpern's experience. Now that I've finished it, I will read this book again.

After realizing my body is imbalanced and desperate for a healthy change, I watched a video by Dr. Marc Halpern on YouTube, which led me to buy his book. I can't recommend it enough! He gives the most perfect advice that is so clear, thorough and enjoyable to read. What a pioneer of Ayurveda in the West! Anyone looking for true healing should purchase a copy of this book. Thank you so much, Dr. Halpern for the wonderful insights and advice- I look forward to applying these beautiful ancient wisdoms in my life. Your own story is so inspiring and relatable, I will be recommending your book to everyone.Hare Krsna

Great book! People are always looking for a book that will show them exactly how to change their lives. This book does that. It is very thorough and goes into a lot of things that most people won't even realize are important.This is a book about how to change habits like diet, exercise and all sorts of things, like psychology, before you get to a point in your life where you have a disease. And it works even if you are already struggling with an illness too. It's never too late to change and this is a great, easy to read book. I will recommend it to everyone I know!

I've read a lot of books & other material on Ayurveda over the past several years. I found Dr. Halpern's book to be the easiest for me to read & understand. It is written in plain English with explanations for not commonly used terms. I felt I could really relate to Dr. Halpern's own healing journey & therefore felt this is someone who I can relate with. This book made it seem much more feasible for me to embrace a healing path living an ayurvedic lifestyle. It was understandable & well organized in the way the material is presented.

I have been interested in Ayurveda and have read several of the books out there in the subject but Dr. Halpern’s book is by far the best. It is written in an approachable and conversational manner and breaks down the concepts in easy to absorb pieces. Highly recommended !

This is an awesome book, Dr. Halpern is one of my teacher's as a student and practitioner of Ayurveda, I highly recommend this being in your collection of text books.

Wow! I loved it. Even though I've been frustrated about interactions with our traditional health care system over the years, it was difficult to find something nontraditional that made sense to me. I had heard of Ayurveda, but until I read this book, which explained the science in the context of one person's journey and made it all very accessible - I didn't realize just how much potential we all have to heal ourselves. I strongly recommend this book!

Fantastic book, speaks to the reader at a level anyone can understand an instantly begin applying these principals to their life. Its an honest humble journey of Dr. Halpern's life and experience with the life changing abilities of Ayurveda!

Dr. Marc Halpern writes about Ayurveda, the natural healing system of ancient India. He tells us how it transformed his own health crisis, and led him on the path to become an accomplished Ayurvedic doctor. Reading this book explains the theory and philosophy behind Ayurveda, and gives you the tools you need to understand your constitution. It teaches you how to customize what you eat and do, in order to experience the best health possible: in body, mind and spirit. Full of practical wisdom, and easy to understand and to implement.

Very useful book!

Ce livre est facile à lire, il comporte le gros de ce qu'une personne lambda ou débutante en Ayurvéda a besoin de savoir pour commencer un nouveau mode de vie plus en harmonie avec ses énergies personnelles.Le début du livre est un peu autobiographique, cela permet de s'identifier un peu à l'auteur et de se dire que si lui y est arrivé, pourquoi pas nous!!Les explications techniques sont quant à elle très accessibles et faciles à comprendre.Pour ma part, ce livre a lancé un processus de transformation et je savoure chaque moment.

I had enjoyed Dr. Halpern's recording of Yoga Nidra very much, so I decided to buy his book. It is a treasure of a book, that shows you how to make, little by little, some changes in your life in order to live a more harmonious and healthy life, that suits your constitution. I was already familiar with the main concepts of Ayurveda, but it is always useful to review these ideas and discover new facets. I particularly appreciated the chapter on the use of colours and music. I also liked the fact that he speaks about his experience and personal story most honestly.One point, though,remains unclear for me: while Dr. Halpern clarify that most people have a mixed constitution,all the advice about food, as well as sound, colours etc., is given according to each single dosha and sometimes the suggestion are quite the opposite for two doshas (like vata-kapha) which both may be present in your constitution. So, I am a bit confused about this, but I have to say that, as far as I can tell, ALL the books on Ayurveda gives advice according to the single dosha.On the whole, it is an excellent book and I highly recommend it. Even if you are new to Ayurveda, it is a masterly introduction.

I wish I read this book before. It's very informative on ayurvedic medicine. I didn't have much info before so it's very useful for me. thank you.