BEAUTY
Ayurveda Rituals, a line
of skincare and botanical perfumes designed
to create a daily practice of inner and outer
wellbeing and harmony.
Her Ayurveda Botanical Skincare line for the
face is for use by all three
doshas, along with oils
for scalp and body and
bath salts specifically
suited for each dosha
type. In addition to every
product smelling like a
Divine creation, they are
all created with the finest natural ingredients.
Andrea’s website ayurvedictouch.com offers
professional videos and
easy to follow instructions
for morning and evening
ritual application, as well
as an online test to determine your particular
dosha before selecting
any of her products (I
took it and learned I’m
a Pitta :) ). Only having
limited knowledge of
Ayurveda products prior
to this, I can honestly say
I found using her skincare
an easy way to create a daily mindfulness
practice as her system
encourages the use of all
of your senses. She even
recommends choosing
music to create a sound
bed, and I’d like to suggest either using mantra
or kirtan music, or simply
reciting a personal mantra silently or aloud to
help support your mindfulness during the particular Ayurveda ritual. As
Andrea states, “Ritual is
a relationship between
intention, desired effects,
directed focus and attention, practical application and results.” Her
line of perfumes, all appropriately named after
sacred deities, individuals or concepts are pure
delight, no matter the
scent. You can select
individual blends in her
line based on your particular dosha, or get all
of them in travel-friendly
sizes so you can sample
them all depending on
your mood. My personal
favorite scents are “Magdalena,” which for me
was evocative of ancient
and sacred places, and
“ -ɥ͡