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Wedecode three popular therapies
that have been known to help bring back
good health and promote a sense of
well-being naturally.AYURVEDA
Literally the ‘science of life’, Ayurveda came
into being as an oral tradition and was
later recorded in the Vedas. It is a holistic
therapeutic system that works towards
helping you achieve physical, mental, and
emotional balance. Ayurveda is based on
the principle that the entire universe is
composed of five elements—earth, water,
fire, air, and space—collectively known
as panchamahaboothas. These elements
create humours or doshas—vata, pitha,
and kapha—in our body, and our lifestyles
lead to imbalances in these doshas. It
is the aim of Ayurveda to correct these
imbalances with a variety of therapies, herbal
medication, diet modifications, and yoga.
Ayurveda practitioner Dr Arun Aravind says,
“According to the Indian physician Sushruta,
a person is considered healthy when his
physiology is balanced, his digestion and
metabolism are functioning well, his tissues
and excretion functions are normal, and
his mind and senses are in a constant state
of profound happiness. Hence, Ayurveda
is becoming increasingly relevant to our
contemporary needs.”
Dr Shobha R. Itnal tells us that the
advantage of opting for Ayurveda is that
besides curing a plethora of diseases, it can
also be used as preventive therapy. “In English
medicine, there is always the danger of side
effects, the targets of which healthy organs
can become. However, Ayurveda is a fairly
targeted form of treatment,” she says.SHUTTERSTOCKShirodhara, a popular
Ayurveda treatment,
is known to calm and
stabilise the mind.
Healing
Alternative
WHERE TO EXPERIENCE
Try it at Kairali – The Ayurvedic
Healing Village (kairali.com) in Kerala,
and at Ayurveda Parkschlösschen
(ayurveda-parkschloesschen.de)
in Germany.KNOW YOUR THERAPYWellness
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