what is ayurveda?

ayurveda means "the science of life".
it is a complete system for life. it encompasses information for physical, mental and spiritual health while it teaches the human relationship with creation and how to harmonize it.

Ayurveda was developed by very highly disciplined holy men and leaders over 6300 thousand years ago, the earliest recordings, around 4000 years ago, are the 4 Vedas, ancient scriptures from India. These men conducted their lives recognizing the connectedness to Universal Source, the one power manifesting as this Universe. They had a very deep relationship with nature and held great respect for plants and animals.  Through deep observation and meditation they understood how the human body, mind and spirit work; developing a complete science to harmonize them.

Ayurveda has influenced several cultures like the Greeks, that developed a similar form of natural medicine, the Chinese and their Acupuncture, Indonesia, Indochina and it became the basis of the healing traditions of Tibet, Sri Lanka and Burma. Today Ayurveda has reached the Western World and it is creating a totally new paradigm in health and well-being.

Ayurveda is the only medical science that recognizes several different types of metabolisms, minds and bodies. Think about this, if we all are different on the outside, why not in the inside? This is what differentiates Ayurveda from all the rest, since it can explain why we are all different inside and out; it customizes the medical treatments to each individual, rather than treating everybody as the same.  Ayurveda treats humans, not diseases, Ayurveda looks for the origin of the ailment, it doesn't work with cover ups for symptoms. 

Ayurveda beliefs that almost all the dis-eases are product of the mind, bringing imbalance to the body.  Utilizing tools like Diet, Yoga, Meditation, Aromatherapy, Herbology, Massage and Cleansing Treatments (Pancha Karma) Ayurveda works as a holistic system to bring harmony to the mind and the body.

Health from an Ayurvedic Perspective is not a straight line, it involves several variables: Environment, Work, Family, Diet, Exercise, Relationships and mostly everything around us. The Sushruta Samhita texts bring the definition of health from an Ayurvedic Perspective: "He (she) whose doshas (body humors) are in balance, whose appetite is good, whose dhatus (anatomical tissues) are functioning normally, whose malas (wastes) are in balance and whose Self, mind and senses remain full of bliss, is called a healthy person.
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