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Ayurvedic Medicine
Indian Healing System

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Ayurveda traditional healing system originating in India. No particular treatment is offered for any specific symptom. Ayuvedic practitioner will evaulate each client individually before offering treatments from a wide range of techniques including diet, herbal remedies, exercise, spiritual practices, and various healing modalities to bring a person into balance.

What is Ayurveda?

Ayurveda can be defined as a system which uses the inherent principles of nature to help maintain health in a person by keeping the individual's body, mind, and spirit in perfect equilibrium with nature.

Doshas in Ayurvedic Medicine

Ayurveda, ancient medical/holistic system from the vedic civilization of India, teaches that health is maintained by the balancing of three subtle energies known as Doshas - individually they are Vatha, Pitta and Kapha.

Ayurveda Approach to Treating Stress

There are three different manifestations of day-to-day stress from the perspective of Maharishi Ayurveda - mental, emotional, and physical. Each requires different approaches and therapies. Simple things you can do every day help reduce your stress are staying positive, eating mindfully, and getting enough sleep.

Ayurvedic Diet

The Ayurvedic diet is part of an overall health plan which includes herbs, meditation, yoga, and massage.

More About the Ayurvedia Approach to Health and Wellbeing

Ayurveda is equally about maintaining or preserving good health as it is about treating disorders. Ayurveda offers rich, cumulative health benefits that can help you enjoy a long, healthy and blissful life.
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