Ayurveda Lifestyle Wisdom: A Complete Prescription to Optimize Your Health, Prevent Disease, and Live with Vitality and Joy

Acharya Shunya

May 2019 · Tantor Media Inc · Narrated by Siiri Scott

About this audiobook

An empowering guide to finding balance and restoring health in mind, body, and soul.



Ayurveda teaches us that true health is our birthright—and that by artfully adapting to the rhythms of nature, we can bring ourselves back into balance and experience optimal well-being. Ayurveda Lifestyle Wisdom is a groundbreaking work within the field of holistic health and traditional yoga, written by internationally renowned Ayurvedic healer, teacher, and scholar Acharya Shunya.



Raised in a distinguished lineage of Vedic mystics and healers, Shunya learned the ancient art of Ayurveda directly from her grandfather, a well-known healer in Northern India. Here, she presents both an engaging narrative of her unique education, as well as a complete encyclopedia of Ayurvedic practices, recipes, and knowledge.



With Ayurveda Lifestyle Wisdom, Shunya maintains the integrity of Ayurveda's traditional teachings while showing us how to integrate them into our modern lifestyles. Through her in-depth teachings, we learn to live in a way that supports our greatest health through daily ritual, nourishing food, spiritual practice, and self-care.

Ratings and reviews

My main peeve with this book is that it is so wordy. The author cannot just say, 'go to bed early', she has to hammer it home, going on and on along the lines of 'but we sit before our screens'. I'd suppose that since we've invested in this book, we're interested in learning about Ayurveda, not about all the bad habits the people who do not follow it have. Otherwise, it is a very comprehensive explanation of ayurvedic principles. Now, some parts of it ring absolutely true to me, like I've noticed some years ago that I have more energy if I get up between 5 and 6 a.m. than if I get up later, even if 'later' means that I get more hours of sleep. Other things, like miswak, I'm just trying out; seems fun, but I have yet to know whether my dentist will see any changes in my mouth, positive or negative. (Shunya is very anti-dentists, by the way; I wish I could afford to be). And there are things I have to think about, like avoiding certain foods in certain seasons (like fruits from March to May; I thought we needed the vitamins), or limiting any cardio activity. So, I would definitely recommend the book to anybody interested in Ayurveda, but I doubt I'll be able to follow these injunctions to the letter; still, I am going to do what I can and see if my health improves, so you can ask me later about it :)

About the author

Acharya Shunya is an internationally recognized spiritual teacher who awakens health and consciousness through Ayurveda lifestyle and Vedic spiritual teachings. She is founder of Vedika Global, a wisdom school and spiritual community in California. Siiri Scott is the head of acting and directing at the University of Notre Dame. She received her MFA in acting from The Theatre School at DePaul University. An actor/director/educator, Siiri is an artistic associate with the Irish Theatre of Chicago and a Theatre Nohgaku company member.