Ayurveda

Ayurveda is one of the most remarkable holistic medical systems in the world.

It covers all aspects of health and well–being–physical, emotional, mental and spiritual. It includes all methods of healing from diet, herbs, exercise and lifestyle regimens to yogic practice and meditation. With its unique understanding of individual constitution, Ayurveda provides the insights for each person and each culture to create a way of life in harmony both with the world of nature and our higher self. It offers optional health and devolpment for all creatures by its profound understanding of natural law .

Ayurveda is emerging as one of the most important global systems of mind – body medicine. It shows us how to understand the language of nature, the languageof life, so that we can live in harmony with the great universe.

Yoga and Ayurveda are sister sciences that devolped together and repeatedly influnced each other throughout history . They are integral parts of the great system of vedic knowledge which states that all the universe is one of self and that the key to cosmic knowledge lies with in our own minds and hearts .

Abhyanga

This is the conventional oil therapy. Medicinal oil is applied on the head and body followed by gentle massage. This is useful to maintain health of body and mind. This is found effective in fatigue, vata disorder, vision impairments, insomnia and improves the complexion of the skin.

Dhara

Medicated oil, buttermilk, etc are poured in a continuous stream on the head or body in a prescribed manner. The patient is made to sit or lie on a wooden bed called Dhroni specially made for this purpose. This is found useful in chronic migraine, insomnia, ear, nose, throat diseases, neuropathy, spondylitis, paraplegia etc

Navara Kizhi

This is a process by which the whole body or specific part is made to sweat by the application of certain medicinal puddings made of Navara rice etc., tied up as boluses in a clean cotton cloth. This is highly effective in polio, cerebral palsy, muscular atrophy and hypertrophy.

Pizhichil

A gentle, synchronized massage is carried out under a constant flow of warm herbal oil. It relieves muscular diseases, rheumatoid arthritis, osteoarthritis, lumbago, sciatica, hemiplegia etc.