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Diagnosing the 7 tissue, Sapta Dhatu, of the body according to Ayurveda

Khabir Southwick-Ayurvedic Doctor,Master Herbalist · 4:36

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In this practice

Key teachings

The Ayurvedic concept of Sapta Dhatus (seven bodily tissues)
Understanding the interconnectedness and sequential nourishment of bodily tissues
The importance of diagnosing tissue health for overall well-being

Ideal for

Students of Ayurveda and holistic health
Individuals interested in understanding the body's tissues from an Ayurvedic perspective
Those seeking foundational knowledge for Ayurvedic diagnostics
Anyone looking for a comprehensive view of bodily health beyond conventional medicine

Lesson

Instructions

Sapta Dhatus The Seven Dhatus (tissues) The seven dhatus are the seven tissues of the body. In English they are plasma, blood, muscle, fat, bone, marrow / nerve, and reproductive tissue. In Sanskrit, they are rasa, rakta, mamsa, medas, asthi, majja, and shukra respectively. These are the structures that make up the body. However, like most concepts in vedic literature, they are much more than their one-dimensional definitions. They are integral to understanding the relationships of the tissues in the body, and they are sites that doshas enter when they cause disease. An understanding of the seven dhatus is important to understanding pathology; what goes wrong in the body. When a dosha enters a dhatu, a proper understanding of the dhatu helps the practitioner predict the symptoms that will manifest and provides clues to the best treatment.

Rasa Dhatu: A Closer Look at Plasma from the Ayurvedic Perspective. Rakta Dhatu: A Closer Look at Blood from the Ayurvedic Perspective. Mamsa Dhatu: A Closer Look at the Muscles from the Ayurvedic Perspective. Medas Dhatu: A Closer Look at Fat from the Ayurvedic Perspective. Asthi Dhatu: A Closer Look at the Bones from the Ayurvedic Perspective. Majja Dhatu: A Closer Look at the Nervous System from the Ayurvedic Perspective. Shukra Dhatu: A Closer Look at Reproductive Tissue from the Ayurvedic Perspective. If you need assistance improving your health naturally and addressing your health conditions, please contact Khabir's office by phone or text at 805-858-9222 (main line) or at info@KhabirsClinic.com for more information. Services are available by appointment in Ojai, CA, San Antonio TX or worldwide by Zoom. For the clinic in California see or for the Texas location visit (210) 453-5858.

Khabir Southwick - T.N., I.A.D, A.P., A.H.P., P.A.C.E. Provider Traditional Naturopath (TN), [Registered] Integrative Ayurveda Doctor (IAD), [Registered] Ayurvedic Practitioner (AP), [Registered] Ayurvedic Herbal Pharmacist (AHP), [Registered] Professional Ayurvedic Continuing Education (PACE) Provider.

Khabir Southwick is an internationally known Naturopath, Ayurvedic Health-care Doctor and herbalist with a successful consulting practice with two locations with nationwide clients. He has over 27 years of experience and training in alternative health-care and medicinal herbs.

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Steps

Conceptual understanding of Rasa Dhatu (plasma and lymphatic tissue)
Conceptual understanding of Rakta Dhatu (blood)
Conceptual understanding of Mamsa Dhatu (muscles)
Conceptual understanding of Medas Dhatu (fat tissue)
Conceptual understanding of Asthi Dhatu (bones)
Conceptual understanding of Majja Dhatu (nervous system and bone marrow)
Conceptual understanding of Shukra Dhatu (reproductive tissue)

Benefits

Provides a deeper understanding of Ayurvedic anatomy and physiology
Helps in identifying potential imbalances or disease states within bodily tissues
Establishes a foundation for personalized Ayurvedic health management
Enhances body awareness from a holistic, energetic perspective

Dhatus Majja Dhatu Dosha Asthi Dhatu Mamsa Dhatu Rakta Dhatu Rasa Dhatu Shukra Dhatu Ama Ayurveda

Transcript

yes this video is an introduction to my series of seven videos of diagnosing and understanding the condition of the seven tissues of your body according to Ayurveda many people think they're healthy because they're eating good or healthy because they're not taking medication or healthy because they avoid a certain food but this is only maybe in our thoughts that we're healthy we're going to look here at the reality of our tissue in a video there's systems in the body there's many systems in the bodies thousands of systems 16 major systems and there's seven tissue with the body is made from and this is what we're going to diagnose the understand first in these series is understanding the condition of this tissues in our body the first tissue is the plasma or the lymphatic tissue the juices in our body which provides the nutrition for our entire body and nutrition for all of the other tissues in our body we're going to look at this plasma which juice we should say of the body it's called rasa tissue or rasa dot sue in Ayurveda it's like the juice and liquid of our body we can see it in the saliva of our mouth it's as waste products our menstruation and we can see and lactation and we can see it on the surface of our skin so we're gonna diagnose this tissues very important issue first then we're going to diagnose and understand our blood the condition of our blood not just from a blood test but whether we're having excess blood deficient blood or even toxins or pathogens in our blood and we know the blood is providing life force and energy and providing oxygen for the entire body and it's getting its nutrition from the rasa or the a plasma that I spoke about earlier and then the plasma feeds the blood and then the blood feeds the muscles and the muscles of course provides the shape of our body support of our body and we're gonna look at our muscle tissue our mom sewed a suit and we're going to see if we have deficient amount of muscle or excess muscle or even inflamed muscles or the condition of our muscles then we're gonna look at our bone tissue or Ashiatsu because our bones are providing support for our body if we have weak bones or excess bones or inflamed bones we're going to diagnose the condition of our bones in these videos and then a mega dot su which is our nerve system including the bone marrow and it fills the spaces of our body including the bone marrow and helps with communication between the body it's the nerve support the mind and also help with communication of the senses to the mind so we're gonna look at our nerves and we're gonna see the analyze the condition of our nerves whether they're inflamed whether they're congested whether they're overactive and determine the condition of our nerves and this is the meta dal-su and then next we'll look at Supra - you are the reproductive system and we know the purpose of the reproductive system is procreation and the tissue is the reproductive fluids of both the male and female so these videos I recommend you to take notes and write down your condition of each of your seven tissues so you can see the condition of your body and see whether your tissue is healthy or not healthy and then I will give some suggestions of how to change the tissue but this video series does not focused so much on treatment as it is on understanding and diagnosing the condition of the seven tissues of your body according to I Veda you

Practice summary

Level: all levels
Duration: 4 minutes
Equipment: Nonenotebookpen
Target areas: Ayurvedic physiologytissue healthdiagnostic principlesholistic well being
Energy: balancing

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