The Parent's Complete Guide to Ayurveda

Principles, Practices, and Recipes for Happy, Healthy Kids

by Jayarajan Kodikannath; Alyson Young Gregory

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Pub Date Aug 23 2022 | Archive Date Aug 23 2022

Shambhala Publications, Inc. | Shambhala

Health, Mind & Body | Nonfiction (Adult) | Parenting & Families

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Description

A comprehensive and user-friendly guidebook including over 50 Ayurvedic health and wellness practices for children, ages 3–16, with healing plans for common ailments—co-written by an Ayurveda specialist with over two decades of experience in pediatric health.

The traditional holistic health system of Ayurveda offers a wealth of effective lifestyle advice and remedies for the whole family. The Parent’s Complete Guide to Ayurveda is an accessible primer to pediatric Ayurveda, with simple, commonsense dietary, herbal, and self-care practices to both address various ailments and promote vibrant health and well-being in children ages 3–16.

Dr. Jayarajan Kodikannath, an Ayurvedic specialist, and Alyson Young Gregory, an Ayurvedic health counselor and educator, provide a wellness roadmap that parents can tailor to their children’s individual mind-body type, known as prakriti. This book first gives parents the tools to determine their child’s prakriti and then offers customized everyday diet and lifestyle guidelines based on traditional Ayurvedic principles for a healthy body and mind, including yoga, meditation, breathing practices, and daily wellness routines.

The advice offered in this book includes:

How to prevent and manage common ailments and disorders with diet and home remedies

How to encourage healthy habits around sleep, diet, exercise, and screen time

Easy-to-make tonics, teas, and soaks to alleviate a number of conditions, including tummy aches, stress, colds, insomnia, sluggishness, and dehydration

Ayurvedic perspectives on digestive, metabolic, respiratory, and emotional disorders prevalent in children today

And much more.

Advance Praise

“Alyson Gregory and Dr. Kodikannath distill their Ayurvedic expertise into simple, practical tips that parents can use for their children (and for themselves!). Any parent who is interested in a holistic approach to healthcare would benefit from this book. A terrific read!”—Revathi Ramani, MD, MPH, 3 Rivers Ayurveda

“Readers have been asking me for a book like this for years! The principles of Ayurveda are excellent for fostering healthy bodies, minds, and habits for our children. Nothing could be more important, and The Parent's Complete Guide to Ayurveda provides a concise and inspiring tool for those with children in their care.”—Kate O’Donnell, author of The Everyday Ayurveda Cookbook, Everyday Ayurveda Cooking for a Calm Clear Mind, and The Everyday Ayurveda Guide to Self-Care

“A helpful guide to raise children holistically to reach their full potential. A must read for every parent.”—Vijaya Jujare, MD, FAAP

“This book is a valuable resource and a rare find! Every parent can have access to this ancient wisdom to empower themselves.”—Trupti Gokani, MD

“Alyson Gregory and Dr. Kodikannath distill their Ayurvedic expertise into simple, practical tips that parents can use for their children (and for themselves!). Any parent who is interested in a...

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EDITION	Other Format
ISBN	9781611808520
PRICE	$24.95 (USD)
PAGES	256

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Jessica R, Reviewer

I am very new to the world of Ayurvedic medicine and teachings but it seems to be popping up everywhere I look these days so I figured I'd give this book a try. I really enjoyed the format of it as its very "user friendly" and easily searchable based on whatever ailment you are trying to address. It also gives tons of general advice on how to raise your children holistically. This was a really good introduction to Ayurveda and I really look forward to implementing many of the practices. Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for this ARC in exchange for an honest review.

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Katherine L, Reviewer

I really enjoyed reading The Parent's Complete Guide to Ayurveda. This book gives an introduction to ayurveda and does an excellent job to help readers understand ayurveda. There's a lot of information and the boxed charts definitely helps out. I did not expect there to be recipes at the end of the book. That was golden and makes practicing ayurveda easier.

I only gave this book 4 stars because I felt like there was a lot information, which isn't bad, but it was all in paragraphs. It's a lot of information and not everyone learns just by reading. I am a visual learner and there was just too much information for me to absorb and completely understand. Any pictures or boxed charts would be very helpful. (And yes, I understand that this isn't a book that one would remember entirely in one read, but it would still be helpful to have multiple ways of learning in the book.)

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Ashley H, Bookseller

I loved this book. I found this very informational and helpful when working to raise happy and healthy kids. I will implement this information into my family life to better assist in my 6-year-old's happiness. Highly recommend.