Ayurveda
What is Ayurveda?
The word ayurveda has been coined by the conjunction of two Sanskrit words, “ayur” meaning life and “veda” meaning knowledge. The word together means the knowledge of life. In Ayurveda the process of ayur is considered as a combined state of body, senses, psyche and soul.
Ayurveda is an ancient holistic system of medicine from India that understands health in terms of a constitutional model. Each of us manifests a mixture of each of the three constitutional energetic forces – or doshas. Its aim is to provide guidance regarding specially designed treatments, food and lifestyle so that health can be optimized and illness healed.
Ayurveda dates back an estimated 5,000-10,000 years and is widely considered to be the oldest form of health care in the world. It is understood by many scholars that knowledge of Ayurveda spread out from India and influenced the ancient Chinese system of medicine, Unani medicine, and the humoral medicine practised by Hippocrates in Greece. For this reason, Ayurveda is often referred to as the "Mother of all healing".
Benefits of Ayurveda
- Ayurveda is not only treatment, it is a way of life
- It has no side effects
- It works also as a preventative, to protect us from illness and disease
- It assists in leading a happy, healthy, disease free long life
- It relaxes the mind and makes you tension free
- It is informative about the good and bad effects of diet