Ayurveda- Science of Life

The word Ayurveda derives from the very old and traditional Indian language Sanskrit. Ayus means life or life span, Veda means wisdom, knowledge, science. Most commonly Ayurveda is translated as Science of Life.

Ayurveda is a philosophy that deals with the preservation of a healthy life style and it is the oldest known medical system. Its origin lies in India and dates back to 5000 years. Nowadays Ayurveda is often reduced to a medical system which deals with the prevention and healing of diseases. But it is rather a philosophy, which teaches how to lead a healthy life in which the body, mind and soul are balanced. The basic theory of this philosophy is the Tri-Dosha-Concept. In Ayurveda the five elements of nature, air, ether, fire, water and earth, combine in pairs to form three dynamic forces called Doshas. These are Vatha, Pitha and Kapha. The harmony and the balance of the Doshas in the body is the primary condition of the health. Wrong behavior and food habits disturb the harmony and lead to diseases. The basic principles of treatment in Ayurveda are to eliminate the internal diseases to bring back the normal functioning state of the body.

Ayurvedic therapy rests on maintenance of health as well as fighting illness through treatments, massages, herbal medicines, diet control, meditation and exercise. Ayurvedic centers offer a wide range of therapies and treatments. The most popular, standard therapies are as follows:

Rejuvenation Therapy and Body Purification Therapy
Slimming Therapy
Stress Management Therapy
Anti-Ageing Therapy
Beauty Care Therapy

Rejuvenation Therapy (Rasayama Chikilsa)

With age, the body weakens and various ailments starts showing up. Rejuvenation therapy is aimed at revitalizing the body, mind and the soul. The treatment includes body massage with hand and foot by two masseurs with medicated oil and cream, Sirodhara, intake of rejuvenate medicines and medicated steam bath. This therapy can be availed for 7 or 14 days, 90 minutes to 2 hours every day.

Body Purification Therapy ( Shodana Chikilsa)

This therapy gets rid of toxins from the body for a proper balance of vatha, pitha and kapha. It consists of Snehana Karma, Swedana Karma followed by Pancha Karma. The 15 days therapy includes body massage, snehapanam, karnapooranam, therapanam, sirovasthi, steam bath and internal herbal medicines.

Slimming Therapy

This program includes two types of massages : medicated herbal powder massage and medicated herbal oil massage. These two massages are given for 28 days. The therapy also includes medicated steam bath, intake of herbal juices and herbal tea. A very special Ayurvedic diet is advised during the treatment period.

Stress Management Therapy: for body, mind and soul (Manasanthy)

This is a combination of yoga-meditation and Ayurveda therapy with a holistic method. This treatment is very effective for stress management as well as for the purification of a body and mind. The therapy can be availed for 7 or 14 days, 3 to 4 hours every day. It includes yoga, meditation, rejuvenation therapy, dhara, njavarakizhi, thalam, herbal steam bath, mud bath with intake of herbal medicines.

Beauty Care Therapy

One looks beautiful and radiant only when the inner body surfaces. The inner beauty can achieve through yoga and meditation. Outer beauty includes the obvious traits such as contours of the body, texture of the skin and the quality of the hair and nails. In this program herbal face pack, herbal cream massage, massage with special oils, body and head pack, steam or herbal bath and intake of herbal juices are included.

Anti-Ageing Therapy

The program consists of basic Ayurvedic treatments that stall ageing process and increase the immunity of the body. Intake of an unique Ayurvedic mixture “Rasayana” is a main part of this therapy. 28 days of package process includes Pancha Karma and Swedana Karma, body massages, snehapanam, virechanam, nasyam, snehavasthi, dhara, pizhichil, njavarakizhi, tharpanam, sirovasthi, karnapooranam, medicated steam baths.