In order to use the Ayurvedic system, you need to have a basic understanding of how Ayurveda determines your individuality. In this sense, it does not mean to categorize you as a person. Rather, Ayurveda strives to understand how your organism functions, how your metabolism functions, how your mind functions. This understanding of how our body and mind functions is liberating. It free us from society's stereotypes, from conditionings, from misconceptions and judgements we may have formed about ourselves.
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