Ayurvedic Management of Anxiety: Balancing Doshas and Holistic Approaches

Anxiety and its Holistic Ayurvedic Management

Fear should be noted to be a common response to stress or danger, also known as the fight or flight response. It is natural to feel anxious from time to time, but anxiety disorders are a set of illnesses in which worries or fears are persistent and excessive and may dominate the individual’s thinking, functioning, or both. There are several types, such as generalized anxiety disorder, panic disorder, social anxiety, and specific phobic disorder.

Symptoms of Anxiety Disorders:

• Experience apprehension, agitate, or anxiety 
• Reasons related to a feeling of danger, panic, or Doomsday clock. 
• Increased heart rate 
• Rapid breathing (hyperventilation) 
• Sweating 
• Trembling 
• Weakness or fatigue 
• Inability to distract their thoughts from the current source of anxiety 
• Difficulty controlling worry 
• Trouble sleeping 
• Gastrointestinal (GI) problems 
• The major counseling strategies that are recommended include Avoidance of situations that may elicit the occurrences of anxiety. 

Ayurvedic Perspective on Anxiety:

The basic concept followed in Ayurveda is that the conditions are disorders of the doshas, and anxiety is attributed to the Vata and Pitta doshas. From the Ayurveda point of view also, All Vata disorders involve fear, anxiety, and restlessness. All Pitta disorders relate to anger, irritability, and agitation. In Ayurveda, the management of these doshas is a major aim, and the cause of anxiety is also tackled.

Ayurvedic Management for Anxiety:

1. Balancing the Doshas:The Ayurvedic management is directed at the recuperation of the balance between Vata and Pitta doshas with the aid of a unique weight-reduction plan, modifications in the regimen, and using herbal solutions to fix this problem. This can also mean taking some ingredients that are soothing and refraining from taking materials. Which can purpose excitability of the nervous system and mental health. 
2. Useful Herbs: There are certain specific herbs used in Ayurveda to manage anxiety, and that include ashwagandha, brahmi, jatamansi, and shankhpushpi. These herbs are widely known and taken into consideration to have rest or antistress consequences. 
3. Yoga and Meditation: By performing yoga and meditation during sporting events, one can keep the mind lively, thus freeing it from stress and achieving a better mental state of health. Moreover, recent research suggests the following asanas for anxiety: Child’s Pose, Downward-Facing Dog, Cat Pose, Seated Forward Bend, and Seated Twist. Moreover camel pose Taichiman and positive pranayama like nasal inhaling and expire thru the mouth. 
4. Aromatherapy: Among them are lavender, chamomile, and sandalwood oils, which have been established to assist in causing relaxation. Moreover, decreasing anxiety while carried out in aromatics or massaging offerings.
5. Panchakarma: Some of the procedures that are used in the panchakarma include the shirodhara, which involves the dripping of warm oil on the forehead. Also, this is very beneficial in the process of mind-calming as well as balancing of the doshas. 

Conclusion:

Everyone gets worried and mortal apprehensions, but anxiety disorders affect one’s functioning. Ayurveda has various natural herbal regimens for anxiety combined with the concepts of dosha, relaxation technique, and cause of the medical condition. 

Disclaimer: Users are advised to seek the services of an Ayurvedic doctor when they are initiating new health programs to avoid causing further harm to the body.

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