Have you heard of Ayurveda? It is an ancient system of health care that has been practiced for thousands of years in India, Nepal and Sri Lanka. It has now become popular even in western countries. Ayurveda is about healing and balancing the body, mind and spirit. It includes different physical and mental exercises such as Yoga. Ayurveda puts also great focus on the Ayurvedic Diet. The central concept of Ayurvedic medicine is the … [Read more...]
Ayurvedic Medicine: The Oldest System of Medicine, Part 2
In the last article on the roots of healing, I discussed how over the eons, the art and science of healing, as it becomes ingrained in a society's way of being, becomes more systematized and formalized. One such system, and the oldest system of medicine on the planet, is Ayurvedic Medicine. In the last article, Ayurvedic Medicine: The … [Read more...]
Ayurvedic Medicine: The Oldest System of Medicine, Part 1
I've been writing about the roots of healing in this series, and in the last article I discussed sound healing. I said how sound healing is one of the oldest forms of healing known to humankind. Now I will expand beyond discussing healing approaches and begin to discuss various systems of medicine. As medicine begins to be part of a society's way … [Read more...]
