Ayurved

1. Principles: Ayurved is guided by the principles of balance and harmony. It recognizes three fundamental energies or doshas known as Vata, Pitta, and Kapha, which govern physiological functions in the body. Imbalances in these doshas are believed to lead to illness, while restoring balance promotes health and well-being.
2. Constitutional Typing: Ayurved identifies individual constitutional types or dosha profiles based on a person’s unique combination of Vata, Pitta, and Kapha energies. Understanding one’s dosha profile helps guide lifestyle choices, dietary habits, and therapeutic interventions to maintain or restore balance.
3. Treatment Modalities: Ayurved offers a wide range of therapeutic modalities to promote health and treat illness, including herbal medicine, dietary therapy, lifestyle modifications, yoga, meditation, detoxification therapies (such as Panchakarma), massage (such as Abhyanga), and rejuvenation therapies.
4. Herbal Medicine: Herbal remedies play a central role in Ayurvedic healing. Ayurvedic practitioners prescribe herbs and botanical preparations to address specific health concerns, support the body’s natural healing processes, and restore balance to the doshas.
5. Dietary Therapy: Ayurved emphasizes the importance of diet in maintaining health and preventing disease. Dietary recommendations are tailored to an individual’s dosha profile and may include specific foods, spices, herbs, and dietary practices to support digestion, promote detoxification, and balance the doshas.
6. Lifestyle Recommendations: Ayurved provides guidance on daily routines, seasonal routines, and lifestyle habits to support overall health and well-being. This includes recommendations for sleep, exercise, stress management, hygiene, and self-care practices aligned with the principles of Ayurved.
7. Mind-Body Connection: Ayurved recognizes the intimate connection between the mind and body and emphasizes the importance of mental and emotional balance in promoting health. Practices such as meditation, breathwork, and mindfulness are integral to Ayurvedic healing.
8. Preventive Healthcare: Ayurved places a strong emphasis on preventive healthcare and the maintenance of health through lifestyle modifications, dietary habits, and wellness practices.

By promoting balance and harmony in the mind, body, and spirit, Ayurved aims to prevent illness and promote longevity.

Ayurved, a comprehensive system of healing that addresses the root causes of illness and promotes holistic well-being, continues to be practiced and valued as a traditional system of medicine in Nepal and is increasingly recognized and utilized around the world for its holistic approach to health and wellness.