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The 'Mother of Medicine.'-Ayurveda

Ayurveda is one of the most ancient systems of Health Care and Therapy. Ayurvedic treatments use powders, tablets and medicated oils derived from plants, herbs, and minerals, which are easily assimilated by the body without harmful effects. Ayurveda covers all aspects of healing including diet, exercise, lifestyle, yoga and meditation. Ayurveda assists Nature by promoting harmony between Nature and individual by living a life of balance, according to existential laws. It works with forces of Nature, helping people to cure and prevent disease, strengthen the body and purify the mind. Ayurveda is a complete medical system, which reveals that ultimately, all intelligence and wisdom flows from one absolute source - Paramatma. Health manifests by the grace of the absolute, acting through the laws of Nature - Prakriti. Ayurveda sees the person as whole individual and considers not only physical health, but also mental and spiritual well-being. It is this mandatory integrated approach that makes AYURVEDA pre-eminent among all the Schools of medicine. The goal in Ayurveda is a healthy and long life.

Healing ourselves through the ayurvedic methods, we also heal the mother earth. Through healing the earth, we bring harmony between all living beings and the greater universe. Ayurveda brings the person to a state where sickness cannot reach him! Understanding who we are and how we function is important for having peace and happiness in our lives. Through shining the light onto the truth and beauty of our unique selves, we can help others to do the same. Ayurevda gives us a specific map to knowing our innermost being, through investigating our prakriti (nature) and the doshas (biological forces). Similarly, Ayurveda considers that the physical nature of various living organisms are both caused and affected by the varying combinations of the basic attributes. This spiritual science offers numerous unique benefits. It looks at people as individuals, not as a generic group. It heals from the root-cause of an illness, not merely treating the symptoms. Balance is a very base concept in Ayurveda. Proper digestion, assimilation and elimination are impaired when basic forces inside us are thrown out of balance by stress, repressed emotions, inappropriate diet or lifestyle, insufficient rest, environmental toxins, climate or seasonal changes. This causes accumulation of a toxic substance (ama) which leads to disease. The key to prevention or treatment of disease is to restore balance. Ayurveda provides a clear, concise, and cohesive regimen to help people restore balance and health in their mind and body in a natural way. Food (Ahara), activities (Vihara) and thought processes (Vichara) determine one's personality and health condition and imbalances will need to be corrected to achieve normalcy.

Five Elements

Human beings and other living organisms are considered by Ayurveda as composed of five elements of Nature - Earth, Water, Air, Fire and Ether. In its view, the different bio-chemical substances are born of the combinations of these elements in different permutations and combinations. Food Food can change your body and mind. Considering this great quality, Ayurveda recommends warm, pure and natural food as the best choice. The basic temperaments of the person are formed by the consumption of associated foods. In turn the desire for and consumptions of these foods is pre-destined by the pre-existence of the respective attributes of the character in the persons concerned. Consulting.

Health is greatly influenced by Life-Style (Swastha-vritta). According to Ayurveda, Life-style (the rules and guidelines) is divided into four parts:

Diet and regimen for the daytime (Dinacharya)
Diet and regimen for the night (Ratricharya)
Seasonal and Dietary regimen (Ritucharya)
Diet instructions for transitional periods between two seasons (Sandhikal)

Treatments. For perfect health and long, diseases-free body status, one must follow these instructions. View of healthy person Samadosha, samagnischa, Samadhatumalkriyah, Prasannatmendriyamanah, Swastha iti abhidhiyate. (Sushruta Samhita, Sutrasthan, Chapter 15, Shloka 10) 'He whose doshas are in balance, appetite is also good, all tissues of the body and all natural urges are functioning properly, and whose mind, body and spirit (self) are cheerful or full of bliss, he is a healthy person.'

Biological forces of the body (Doshas)

These forces determine how our bodies function. They shape how we look, think and feel. According to Ayurveda, the doshas are combinations of the five

Elements - Earth, Water, Fire, Air and Ether.
Vata - The combination of air and ether.
Pitta - The combination of fire and water.
Kapha - The combination of earth and water.

Each of the dosha has characteristics that manifest in the body and mind as particular qualities. It is the individual blend of these three forces that determines the prakruti of a person. The prakruti of each person remains constant throughout life. However, the state of the doshas can change. It is through maintaining the balance of these forces that we maintain our well-being.

No person is of one type only, but a combination of all the three doshas. Whichever of the dosha is most dominant will determine the individual type. In some cases, a person may be of dual doshas dominant or equally dominant in all the three doshas. The doshas predominant in our constitution tends towards excess and must be maintained through diet, exercise and meditation. Appropriate care of our prakruti will bring vibrancy and vitality to our lives.

The Gunas /Mental Constitution

Ayurvedic philosophy classifies human temperaments into three basic qualities: Satvic, Rajasic and Tamasic. These individual differences in psychological and moral dispositions and their reactions to socio-cultural and physical environments are described in all the classic texts of Ayurveda. Satvic qualities imply essence, reality, consciousness, purity and clarity of perception which are responsible for goodness and happiness. All movements and activities are due to rajas. It leads to the life of sensual enjoyment, pleasure and pain, effort and restlessness. Tamas is darkness, inertia, heaviness and materialistic attitudes. There is a constant interplay of these three qualities (gunas) in the individual consciousness, but the relative predominance of either satva, rajas, or tamas is responsible for individual psychological constitution.

Satvic

The people in whom satvic qualities predominate are religious, loving, compassionate and pure minded. Following truth and righteousness, they have good manners, behavior and conduct. They do not get easily upset or angry. Although they work hard mentally, they do not get mental fatigue, so they need only several hours of sleep each night. They look fresh, alert, aware, and full of luster, wisdom, joy and happiness. They are creative, humble and respectful of their teachers. Worshipping God and humanity, they love all. They care for people, animals, trees, and are respectful of all life and existence. They have balanced intuition and intelligence.

Rajasic

The people in whom rajasic qualities predominate are egoistic, ambitious, aggressive, proud, competitive, and have a tendency to control others. They like power, prestige, position, and are perfectionists. They are hard working people, but are lacking in proper planning and direction. They are ungrounded, active and restless. Emotionally, they are angry, jealous, ambitious, and have few moments of joy due to success. They have a fear of failure, are subject to stress, and soon lose their mental energy. They require about eight hours of sleep. They are loving, calm and patient only as long as their self interests are served. They are good, loving, friendly and faithful only to those who are helpful to them. They are not honest to their inner consciousness. Their activities are self- centered and egotistical.

Tamasic

The people in whom tamasic qualities predominate are less intelligent. They tend towards depression, laziness, and excess sleep, even during the day. A little mental work tires them easily. They like jobs of less responsibility, and they love to eat, drink, sleep and have sex. They are greedy, possessive, attached, irritable, and do not care for others. They may harm others through their own self interest. It is difficult for them to focus their minds during meditation.

Substances that stay as part of the body are known as dhatu. These are plasma, blood, muscle, fat, bone, marrow, nerve and reproductive tissues, sperms and ova.

Excretable substances

Substances that exit the body, known as mala are the waste products of the body, fecal matters, urine, sweat, etc.

Agni

Nadis

Prana

Marma / Energy Points

Marmas the tangible junctions of muscles, tendons, ligaments, and joints of the body are the subtle energy points in the body where all life meets..The marma points are passageways into the nadis, Prana is accessed directly through these points. Marmas are highly sensitive points that can be intuitively discovered with ease There are 107 marma points in the body. An Ayurvedic massages treatment stimulates the marma energy points.

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