Keys to Better Health: Ojas, Tejas and Prana

In recent weeks we’ve been talking about our subtle essences, ojas, tejas and prana and how to support them. We’ve given simple lifestyle tips and remedies for each of these subtle essences. But there are more complex problems that can occur in terms of these essences. Any one of our subtle essences can be in excess, depleted or invaded by one of the three doshas, vata, pitta and kapha.

To give a few examples, we might have excess prana, causing us to be anxious, nervous or hyper. We might have excess tejas, causing symptoms such as judgment, criticism, anger, rashes, acne, hot flashes, and even serious conditions like lupus, neuropathy and multiple sclerosis. And if you’ve been diagnosed with a blood lipid problem like high cholesterol, chances are that you have excess raw ojas, or that kapha has invaded ojas.

Many people we see after they have had COVID are complaining of breathing problems or low energy. And they usually have low prana with vata invading prana. With kapha in tejas, we might see sleepiness, heaviness and dullness. Worst of all, when pitta is in ojas, we know we are looking at a deep-seated inflammatory condition like an autoimmune disorder or ME/CFIDS.

 An Ayurvedic doctor who does pulse reading is equipped to give an in-depth assessment of your ojas, tejas and prana. They might recommend titka ghee for pitta in ojas or pippali ghee for vata in prana. While it’s always crucial to treat vata, pitta and kapha doshas, a more in-depth look, examining the subtle essences, will provide better results for chronic illnesses and other complex health problems. I’m grateful every day for the rich array of treatments available for managing all the subtleties and optimizing health.

    Alakananda Ma M.B., B.S. (Lond.) is an Ayurvedic Doctor (NAMA) and graduate of a top London medical school. She is co-founder of Alandi Ayurveda Clinic and Alandi Ayurveda Gurukula in Boulder Colorado, as well as a spiritual mother, teacher, flower essence maker and storyteller. Alakananda is a well known and highly respected practitioner in the Ayurveda community both nationally and internationally.

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