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ayurveda
Therapies used in ayurveda include herbal mixtures, nutrition, meditation, aromatherapy, music and color therapy. Because it is an holistic system closely related to yoga and other spiritual disciplines, much ayurvedic knowledge is aimed at maintaining a healthy lifestyle. The ayurvedic system is based on the belief that the universe is made up of five different elements - ether, air, fire, water and earth, which are present in all things, from planetary systems to subatomic structures, from colors and moods to sounds and feelings. Human sickness is caused by an excess or imbalance in these elemental influences; the goal of ayurveda is to bring them back into balance. People are treated according to their dosha, or body type. There are three basic doshas types: vata, pitta, and kapha. The nervous, sensitive vata dosha (or air type) is made up of ether and air; the temperamental, ambitious pitta dosha (fire type) consists of fire and water; and the cool, phlegmatic kapha dosha (water type) combines influences of water and earth. Ayurvedic treatment usually begins with the practitioner carefully interviewing a person to determine their body type and mental state, as well as specific health problems. Treatments for the same ailment will vary based on individual dosha. Some ayurvedic therapies focus on "marmas", or (nerve doorways) and "srotas" (channels) - nerve centers and meridians similar to those used in acupuncture and traditional Chinese medicine. Ayurveda also does not reject Western medicine, thanks to the traditional Vedic philosophy of "sanatana dharma": accept everything in its appropriate time and place. Ayurvedic practitioners realize all aspects of medicine can be useful at times. Although not yet widely known in America and Europe, ayurvedic medicine is recognized as a legitimate healing art by the World Health Organization. More than 300,000 Ayurvedic physicians belong to the All-India Ayurveda Congress, making it the largest medical organization in the world. At the moment there is no centrally recognised organisation for ayurveda in the UK.
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Absolute
Beauty This
book, written by a chemist and expert on Ayurvedic skin care, shows how
to achieve a glowing complexion and beauty that transcends age. Practical
and comprehensive with dosha analysis, no other book provides this total
vision of beauty and health. Was
£9.99 . .
Ayurveda
- For Health & Well-Being Rather
than treating symptoms, ayurveda treats the whole patient, working as
a preventative means of coping with imbalance and disease. This introductory
guide is an excellent resource, with lovely colour photos. Was
£4.99 . .
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Ayurveda
is a system of holistic medicine from India with roots going back at least
5,000 years - making it one of the richest healing traditions in the world.
The word "ayurveda" is a combination of the Sanskrit words "ayura," meaning
"life" and "veda" meaning "wisdom." Ancient ayurvedic texts, compiled
by master herbalists and healers and tested over centuries, trace the
sources of illness from the physical body through the mental plane, the
subtle body and all the way up to vast cosmic cycles. 
