Ayurveda, a science of life
What is the origin of Ayurveda?
Ayurveda is a form of traditional Indian medicine. It is based on the Vedas, the sacred texts of ancient India (2nd millennium BC). This holistic approach to health aims to maintain good vitality, cure diseases, and help individuals achieve self-fulfillment.
How is Ayurveda practiced?
Today, it is practiced beyond India, particularly in the West, based on dietary advice, the use of plants or spices in everyday life, or purification techniques and oil massages to eliminate toxins from the body. Meditation and yoga are also part of this system, which aims to rebalance the body and mind. While Ayurveda is practiced in India in a very comprehensive way, we can adopt certain Ayurvedic practices in our daily routines by adapting them to our lifestyles.
What are its principles?
In Ayurvedic thought, everything in the universe is composed of five elements: ether, air, fire, water and earth. These five elements represent the concepts of space, movement, heat, flow and solidity.
Similarly, each of us is composed of three fundamental energies called Doshas:
- Vāta: the energy of movement
- Pitta: the energy of transformation;
- Kapha: the energy of cohesion.
The constitution of the doshas
A person's strengths and weaknesses are determined by the balance of their constitution, known as pakriti. The dominant dosha or specific doshas of each individual determine their needs and psychological and physiological tendencies. The practitioner will be able to advise them on the lifestyle that will be most beneficial.
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