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Ayurveda
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Harmony
of Body, Mind & Soul
Welcome
to Ayurvedic Health Holidays in Kerala. Ayurveda evolved around 600
BC in India.
This Indian system of medicine has been popularized by Kerala for
centuries. Ayurveda mean science of life & health. Today, it is
a unique, indispensable branch of medicine - a complete naturalistic
system that depend son the diagnosis of your body's humours - vata,
pitta and kapha - to achieve the right balance.
Kerala's
equable climate, natural abundance of forests (with a wealth of
herbs and medicinal plants), and the cool monsoon season (June -
November) are best suited for Ayurveda's curative and restorative
packages. In fact, today, Kerala is the only state in India, which
practices this system of medicine with absolute dedication.
Traditional texts reveal that the monsoon is the best season for
rejuvenation programme.
Rejuvenative
Programmes
 Rejuvenation
Therapy (Rasayana Chikitsa):
Tones
up the skin and rejuvenates and strengthens all the tissues so as to
achieve ideal health and longevity. Increases 'Ojas' (primary
vitality) and improves 'Sattva' (mental clarity) and thereby
increases the resistance of the body.
This therapy includes head and face massage with medicated oils and
creams, body massage with herbal oil or powder by hand and foot,
internal rejuvenative medicines and medicated steam bath. Herbal
baths are also used.
Body
Sudation (Sweda Karma):
Medicated
steam baths eliminate impurities from the body,
improve the tone and
complexion of the skin, reduce fat and are recommended for certain
rheumatic diseases, particularly for pain. Precious herbs and herbal
leaves are boiled and the steam is passed over the entire body for
10 to 20 minutes daily. Hand massage with herbal oils or herbal
powder improves blood circulation and tones up the muscles.
Mental
And Physical Well Being (Meditation and Yoga):
Mental
and physical exercises meant to isolate the ego from the body
and
mind - designed to hone your concentration, improve health and help
attain peace of mind through eight stages of training :
1. Disciplined behaviour (yama)
2. Self purification (niyama)
3. Bodily postures such as the lotus position (asana)
4. Control of breathing (pranayama)
5. Control of the senses (pratyahara)
6. Fixing of the mind on a chosen object (dharana)
7. Meditation (dhyana) and
8. Samadhi - a state of being where you experience absolute
tranquility and well being.
Body
Slimming: Medicated
herbal powder and medicated herbal oil massages, an Ayurvedic diet
of herbal juices etc. are part of the programme.
Beauty
Care:
Herbal
face pack, herbal oil massage, intake of herbal tea etc. improves
complexion and beautifies the body.
Ayurvedic
Treatments
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