Āyurveda holds the view of human as a whole, instead of dividing it into a hundred parts. Happpiness & unhappiness are the final consequence of health and disease respectively. When we’re happy or sad this will affects us wholly and not partially.
According to the Charaka Samhita, one of the core texts of Āyurveda, a person is healthy when the 3 doṣas, 7 dhātus / tissues, 3 malas / waste products,& agni/ digestive fireare balanced this accompanied with mind, senses & soul experiencing bliss. So, must of us are unhealthy according to this. However, Āyurveda can help us achieve health; through cikitsā / therapy.
The Āyurvedic method
Man is not a machine and as such it can’t be operated as one, as Vaidya PV Sharma stiples. Machines are operated with a uniform law but a human is more complex than that, we have different sizes, skin color, place of birth, and many other particularities. Each individual has their own individuality and so each regimen or therapy has to be applied keeping in view the constitution of the concern person and its suitability.
To prescribe any kind of treatment like: detox or herb; the practitioner should examine: doṣas, dhātus,mala, agni, the person’s suitability, their āyurvedic nature, their strenght, etc.
Āyurveda relies completely on nature hence all reccomendations will rely completely on the laws of nature: herbs, lifestyle, diet, sleep, oils. It is said that this science deals with the good, bad, happy, unhappy. In some sense Āyurveda also relies on common sense, similarity will increase the factor, dissimilarity will decrease it, similar things will be the same, disimilar things will generate diversity. Āyurvedic reccomendations are: simple, elegant & powerful in the sense they can change the human physiology since they operate at the level where energetic forces of disease operate.
Āyurvedic Practitioners
Āyurvedic Practitioners have different skills and roles to play, but 3 vector in common: love, passion and understanding towards people who approoach them. There are the counselors, the practitioners and the vaidyas or doctors.
~ Health Counselors (AHC)
Trained in preventive healthcare as well as health promotion with specific focus on f=diet & lifestyle through traditional Āyurvedic medical science, principles and practices
~ Āyurvedic Practitioners (AP)
Trained in preventive healthcare. They’re prepared in: Nutrition, lifestyle, pathology and disease management through traditional āyurvedic medical science, principles & practices.
~ Āyurvedic Doctors or Vaidyas (AD)
Same diagnostic tools & therapeutic methods as the practitioner, but with great depth, knowledge & experience. The doctor has greater knowledge of the core texts as well as the history and pathology.
Any kind of Āyurvedic Practitioner should be certified by a recognized school or Vaidya & should be a part of at least one association in the country they’re practicing.
The treatments
Āyurveda has three pillars to achieve heath: Diet, Sleep & Lifestyle. Hence we all should start from these in order to attain balance. However the concept of Āma is crucial.
Āma is a form of unmetabolized waste that cannot be utilized by the body, nowadays physicians call it “toxins”. This unmetabolized waste in small amounts is normal part of the digestive process, it will be removed naturally, but when it isn’t regularly cleared and eliminated it will become hugely problematic because according to Āyurveda it is the root cause of disease.
First step will be to clear our system from this Āma, this can be through some adjustments in the diet or the morning habits. All to enhance the Agni/ Digestive Fire for it to burn the unmetabolized waste.
After these changes are implemented without result some modifications to the diet of the persons and they’re rhythm will be suggested. This can be accompanied by some extra treatment like massage.
If the problem is consistent some grater treatment will be prescribes most likely Pancha Karma which means 5 actions. Actions for what? To detoxify the body completely. This includes a preparatory phase, a cleanse using herbs, a purge, enemas & nasya.
Conclusion
If a practitioner is wise, learned and experiences after the treatment the client will enjoy happiness, on the contrary if the client is treated by a person who hasn’t learned the good knowledge they will be subject of miseries and complications may arise due to this. Always consult a certified Āyurvedic Practitioner and ask your physician before submitting you to any kind of therapy mostly before engaging in Pancha Karma.
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