An Ayurvedica Approach to Mind Body Healing
Balancing Body and Beliefs: A Gentle, Whole-Body Approach to Healing
Working With the Body to Create Lasting Change
Have you ever noticed how your body reacts when you feel stressed? The tightness in your chest, your throat constricting when you're about to speak up, the racing thoughts, the fatigue that no amount of rest seems to fix?
In my lifetime, I've had hours of endless talking therapy which never seemed to help....
One psychotherapist told me to imagine putting my past experiences into a box and then lock it away.
When I began my own healing journey and practicing the very techniques I now use on others, my subconscious mind began to show me images and memories of things that needed to be released. I realised I hadn't actually healed....
Because the body doesn’t forget simply because the mind understands.
It holds what was never fully felt, processed, or released.
I realised then that I hadn’t actually healed —
I had learned how to cope.
Holistic healing helped me make sense of this.
In Ayurvedic philosophy, healing isn’t about bypassing the past or locking it away. It’s about restoring balance in the whole system — mind, body, and spirit.
When the body feels safe and supported, it naturally begins to release what it’s been holding, gently.
That understanding changed everything for me.
It’s also why my work today focuses on gentle, body-led healing.
Not endless talking.
Not suppressing the past.
But including the body and the nervous system in the healing process.
Because true healing doesn’t come from forgetting our experiences.
It comes from integrating them — so they no longer live in the body as tension, exhaustion, or imbalance.
In Ayurveda, the mind and body are not separate.
Our thoughts, emotions, digestion, energy, sleep, and nervous system are constantly in conversation.
When we experience stress — especially over time — it doesn’t just live in the mind.
It disturbs our natural rhythm.
It affects how we food, how we sleep, how we function, how safe we feel in our bodies.
This is why so many women can understand what they need…
yet still feel anxious, depleted, or stuck.
Ayurveda teaches that we each have a unique constitution made up of three energies — Vata, Pitta, and Kapha.
When these energies are supported, we feel:
calm and grounded
clear and energised
emotionally steady
When they’re out of balance, the body begins to signal:
Vata may show up as anxiety, overwhelm, or scattered energy
Pitta may show up as irritation, tension, or burnout
Kapha may show up as heaviness, fatigue, or lack of motivation
These are our body and minds' way of telling us what is out of balance, and what we need to come back to ourselves.
But here’s the part that’s often missed: imbalance isn’t only created by what we eat or how we move — it’s also shaped by the beliefs we live by.
Beliefs like:
"If I keep myself busy I don't have to face my feelings "
“Rest has to be earned.”
"It's selfish to put myself first"
Over time, these beliefs settle into the nervous system.
The body learns to stay alert, guarded, — and we make decisions from a place of fear rather than focus.
This is where mind–body healing align.
When we support the body through Ayurvedic rhythm — nourishment, rest, breath, and appropriate movement — the nervous system can relax.
And when the body feels safe, deeper patterns can finally release.
Rather than forcing change, we allow it.
Grounding practices can calm a Vata-dominant nervous system as long-held tension unwinds.
Cooling breath and spaciousness can help Pitta release pressure and self-judgement.
Gentle, activating movement can help Kapha shift stagnation and reconnect with vitality.
Healing happens not because we fixed the body or changed the mind —
but because we brought them back into relationship.
A simple practice to try today:
The next time you feel unsettled, pause and ask:
“What does my body need right now?”
Then gently notice:
“What belief might be shaping how I’m responding?”
You don’t need to change anything immediately.
Awareness itself begins to restore balance.
True healing isn’t about becoming someone new.
It’s about returning to your natural rhythm —
where body and mind move together, and your system no longer has to hold so much on its own.
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