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Ayurveda is the knowledge of life -- all aspects of life -- mental, physical, emotional, and spiritual. It is world's oldest medical healing system that was evolved in India. It is the traditional system of medicine in India. This has come down to us from several thousands of years of oral transmission before finally being recorded in the form of writing.
Ayurveda, the Science of Life is sometimes referred to as the Science of Self Healing. Health and disease result from the complex interaction of physical, mental, emotional, genetic, s
piritual, environmental social and other factors. The harmonious functioning of all aspects of the individual is essential for balanced health. When Ayurveda looks at the treatment of any condition most of the improvement will result from changes in diet, lifestyle and how we respond to stressful environmental influences. Once these factors are in place, herbs and therapies can help to speed the healing process. Also herbs and therapies can help to create the ability to make positive changes in diet, lifestyle and how we respond to stressful environmental influences.
THE DOSHAS
Ayurvedic Medicine is based on the concept of the three doshas - Tridosha. Dosha commonly means 'force' or 'fault, something which can easily go out of balance, leading to a disorder in the body or mind. The concept of dosha is not unlike the traditional Western idea of three basic body types - ectomorph (lean and delicate), mesomorph (compact and muscular) and endomorph (stocky). Most of us are a combination of two or three types. The Ayurvedic tridosha are known as Vata (the lightest, portrayed by the colour blue), Pitta (medium, red) and Kapha (heaviest, yellow). Somebody with dominant Vata energy tends to be thin, restless and creative; the Pitta mostly conforms to a happy medium; Kapha people tend to be heavy, slow and lethargic.
Ayurveda teaches that everything in the world is made up of a combination of the three doshas, and that the doshas themselves combine two of the five elements; Vata is Ether and Air; Pitta is Fire and Water; Kapha is Water and Earth.