About Ayurveda

What is Ayurveda? Ayurveda is the ancient science of self healing coming from India and is thought to be more than 5,000 years old. The Sanskrit word Ayu means life or living, and the word Veda means knowledge or Science, therefore Ayurveda means the science of life, or the knowledge of living in harmony with ones internal and external environment. The fundamental spirit of Ayurveda is to be able to understand and heal oneself on the physical, mental and spiritual level, and to understand how these parts of ourselves are in harmony or disharmony with our environment and the macrocosm in general. This is done with a wide variety of thereapies utilized in Ayurveda: Herbal medicine, dietary changes, aromatherapy, hydrotherapy, massage, medicated oils, meditation, yoga postures, exercise, sound therapy (mantra) and many more. Virtually every thing in the universe is seen in the light of ayurveda, as either beneficial to the individual, or harmful, and how to antidote those harmful effects. Traditional there are eight main branches of Ayurveda.
1. Kayachikitsa -Internal Medicine
2. Balachikitsa -Paediatrics
3. Graha Chikitsa -Psychiatry
4. Salakya Chikitsa -ENT (ear, nose, throat and head)
5. Salya Chikitsa -Surgery
6. Visha Chikitsa -Toxicology
7. Rasayana -Rejuvenation Therapy
8. Vajeekarana -Aphrodisiac treatment

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