What is Ayurveda?
Aryurveda, believed to be the world’s oldest medical systems and the best aid in Relaxation & Rejuvenation originated in India and has evolved here over thousands of years. The selfless service of Ashtavaidyas’ (Ayurvedic practitioners) in Kerala highly proficient in all the eight different branches of Ayurvedic treatments have contributed tremendously to Kerala’s rise as a prominent center for Ayurveda. Ayurveda is considered a complementary and Alternative medicine. Many therapies used in Aryurveda like herbs, Massages and Yoga are also used on their own as a whole medical system in itself and should be undertaken only under proper guidance.

The aim of Ayurveda is to integrate and balance the body, mind, and spirit to bring harmony in ones self, which is believed to help prevent illnesses and improve wellness in a person. The Ayurvedic Philosophy is that people, their surroundings (The Universe) and their health are all inter-related and any imbalance in these can result in ill health. Products like Herbs and Metals and techniques like Massages are used to cleanse the body of toxins and impurities and restore balance.

Many Ayurvedic practices were handed down through generations by word of mouth and were used even before there were any written records. Two ancient Sanskrit books on palm leaves, namely ‘Charaka Samhita’ and ‘Shusruta Samhita’ believed to be 2000 years old, are thought to be the first texts on the subject.

Basic beliefs and principles underlying Ayurveda

All things in the universe (Living & Non-living) are interconnected and is a complete whole.
All living things including humans are made up of the same five elements that make the universe namely Space (Akash), Earth (Bhoomi), Water (Jal), Air (Vaayu) and Fire (Agni).
Every living thing has an innate state of balance within in relation to the universe.
Disruptions that are Physical, Emotional and Spiritual or a combination of these happening during our daily interactions in life results in overall imbalance resulting in weakening of the body and give rise to diseases.
Effective and wholesome interaction with one’s surroundings can help in maintaining good health.
When a person is not in harmony within himself and with the surroundings illnesses occur.

About one’s constitution and health

A person’s general health referred to as ones constitution decides how likely the person tends to fall sick and how much he is able to resist and recover from the onslaught.

Any person’s basic constitution or ‘Prakriti’ as refered to in Ayuveda is constant over a life time.
Three qualities called Doshas form important characteristics of the constitution that control the body.

It is believed that a person’s chances of developing certain types of diseases are related to the way doshas are imbalanced in relation to the physical body, mental status and the lifestyle.

The various treatment methods in Ayurveda fall under the following categories,

Cleansing
Massaging
Medication
Yoga & Meditation

Through proper analysis of a person’s constitution and by measuring the proportions of Dosha’s, diagnosis and even prevention of diseases can be affected.

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