ABOUT AYURVEDA

Ayurveda is the traditional system of medicine practiced in India. It is the science of life. It is the combination of science and philosophy which deals with the physical, mental, emotional, and spiritual components necessary for holistic health. Ayurveda is a complete and complex system of health care.

Each person's individual constitution and its interrelation with the nature's forces is the key of Ayurvedic practise. Each of us has a unique constitution determined by the balance of three vital energies in the body known as the tridosha. They are known as vata, pitta and kapha.

Doshas not only determines the constitution and the related illness to which one might succumb but it also determines one temperament. The ideal state of health as per Ayurvedic philosophy is

An individual is healthy when the tridoshas work in balance. And the healing theory behind the sacred system is the balancing of all these three elements, Each one has its role to play in the body. Vata is the driving force, it relates mainly to the nervous system and the body's energy. Pitta is fire, it relates to the metabolism, digestion, enzymes, acid and bile. Kapha is linked to water in the mucous membranes phlegm, moisture, fat and lymphatics.

An illness is merely an excess or less of one or more of the elements. These doshic imbalances affects the five elements (panchbhuta), the seven tissues (saptadhatus) and on the subtle level, the mind (consisting of three gunas). The balance of the three doshas depends on many factors principally good diet, proper exercise, maintaining good digestion, healthy elimination of body wastes and balanced emotional and spiritual health. Due to incorrect diet, environment, stress, trauma, emotional and many more improper ways of living cause the doshic imbalance, a state known as "vikruti".

Shri Sakrikar, at the healing center, with his most experienced and vigilant eyes traces the problems by merely watching the patients posture, talking (quality of voice), colour of the skin even before the patient complaints about his problem. Making a perfect diagnosis without any other medical investigation reports. One of the most rarely found appealing quality in today's world.

He then prescribes the herbal remedies to correct the imbalances in the doshas. The blends are prescribed according to the patient's constitutional ailment. Each ingredient is combined by t'1e effect it has on lowering or increasing level of the doshas. Prescription are usually made of group of herbs.

Necessary advice regarding the diet, taking into consideration the season, age and severity of the problem is rendered to restore the health of the patient to the prakrutik state.