Ayurveda and Sundari

Ayurveda is the 5000 year old healing art and science of India. The concept that most accurately captures the essence of this ancient healing discipline is that of balance. Health and beauty coexist as a perpetual cycle that starts with inner wellness, flowering in natural external beauty. And so, there is balance between inner and outer, each reflecting the other.

Balance is key to the ayurvedic perspective on many levels. Lifestyle, diet, emotions, sleep - all require care and attention to achieve balance. In turn, wellness and beauty ensue, naturally.

The Ayurvedic five elements are Air, Space, Water, Fire, and Earth. These are the universal, archetypal forces that make up our world. These elements represent energy, each one expressed with characteristics that differentiate it from the others. Fire is hot and rises, while water is cool and seeks a level (balanced) state...but each one is energy, expressed in a different way.

From these energies emerges the Doshas, the energies of the body, each relating to one of the five elements. They are Vata (Air), Pitta (Fire), and Kapha (Earth.) Each of us has, or is, a combination of all three doshas, and the goal of Ayurveda is to bring these into balance to achieve optimum health. Yet, we each have one dosha predominantly over the others.

 

The Sundari philosophy is that the state of your skin is a reflection of your inner state - physically, emotionally, spiritually. The line is designed based on your skin type, so that a complete regemine of complementary essential oils, cleansers, moisturizers, and masks has been created specifically for each Dosha.