Ayurveda for Beginners 2021: Ayurvedic Principles and Practices to Heal Naturally

Often viewed as the first system of medicine ever established Ayurveda is a 5000-year-old Indian system of care that holistically addresses the mind body and spirit. It emphasizes eating right to bring yourself back into balance exercising breathing fully reducing stress sleeping well and other basic concepts to keep your body whole balanced and healthy.In Ayurveda food is medicine. When a person eats in a manner that is best for their unique needs they can improve their health live longer and protect themselves from disease. Other Ayurvedic practices further support a strong mind-body constitution. While all of the Ayurvedic practices help you maintain good health if you do get sick the thought is that you can heal faster because your body is in better balance.Knowledge of Ayurveda comes from the Vedas which originated in India and are some of the oldest written texts in the world. This system of medicine was taught to students who visited the great teachers of India (the rishis) to learn from them. The science of life which Ayurveda is often called was originally an oral tradition transmitted through concepts and poetic phrases (sutras literally meaning thread) that were used to pass knowledge from one generation to the next. Even today an Ayurvedic doctor may sing a sutra to explain a treatment or impart wisdom.Many forms of medicine have roots in Ayurveda. For instance herbal medicine energy medicine traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) polarity therapy marma therapy acupuncture acupressure and even Reiki and healing touch are either used in Ayurveda or share something in common with this system. That is one reason Ayurveda is so accepting of integrative medicine. It recognizes that there is wisdom to be found in many traditions.