AYURVEDA TOUR

PANCHAKARMA THERAPY

Ayurveda advocates certain purification methods for flushing out the stagnant and abnormally accumulated metabolites and endotoxins and thereby making system clean and fresh. This therapy is called panchakarma therapy.

Vamana (includes vomiting) virechana( purgation) vasty (nenema) nasya ( nasal medication) and rakta moksha ( bloodletting ) are the five expelling or detoxification treatments.

AIM OF AYURVEDA

The aim of ayurveda can be categorized into two

1. Relief of misery of the suffering people

2. Preservation of health of healthy people and to help them to attain the four principle aims of life which are as follows:

Dharma: doing right things, which are good for the well being of the individual as well his society to perform religious rites, etc

Artha : to acquire wealth of the means of livelihood.

Kama: satisfaction of the worldly desires, passion etc.


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Monday, January 25, 2010

Fundamental principles of ayurveda

1. The panch mahabhuta concept

Pancha mahabhuta is the Sanskrit term , pancha stands for five

Mahabhuta stands for the structural elements of the universe .

The five mahabutas are as follows

Aakash : this can be compared to the space element

Vayu: air element

Agni: fire element

Jala: water element

Prithvi: earth element

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Sunday, January 24, 2010

AYURVEDA

Ayurveda is the natural healing system of india dating back to 3000 b.c etymologicaly speaking the sanskrit term ayurveda composed of two words Ayu and Veda Ayu means life and veda means knowledge or science .



so the two word combine to give the meaning the science of life or the knowledge about life. or sensible way of living. life that is the combination of body , mind , sense organs and soul.so we can see that a very comprehensive meaning is conveyed by the small term AYURVEDAAyurveda is the knowledge that indicates the appropriate and inappropriate in life , the happy and sorrowful condition of living , what is auspicious or inauspicious for longevity , as well as the measure of life itself.is also a system of medicine in the sense that it systematizes and applies the knowledge about health and disease of balanced and unbalanced states of living beings and how unbalanced states can be corrected and the restored balance maintained. according to Ayurveda , health is not merely considered to be a state of freedom from ailments or diseases , but rather a state of enjoying uninterrupted physical , mental, and spiritual happiness and fulfillment.

Wednesday, January 27, 2010

yoga mantara


Evocation to the sage Patanjali

OM
YOGENA CHITTASYA PADENA VACHAM
MALAM SHARIRASYA CHA VAIDYAKENA
YOPAKAROTAN PRAVARNM MUNEENAM
PATANJALIM PRANJALI RANATOSMI

I bow to the sage Patanjali, who cured the imperfections of the mind through yoga
the imperfections of speech through grammar and the imperfections of the body through medicine

(The Indian sage Patanjali, author of the Yoga Sutras, the most important classic text on the practice of yoga, is also reputed to have written on Sanskrit grammar and on ayurvedic medicine)

Peace mantra

OM SAHANA VAVATU SAHANA BHUNATTU
SAHA VIRYAM KARAWAVAHAI
TEJASVINAVADITAMASTU
MA VIDVISHAVAHAI
OM SHANTI SHANTI SHANTI OM

Together may be be protected
Together may we be nourished
Together may we work with great energy
May our journey together be brilliant and effective
May there be no bad feelings between us
Peace, peace, peace

(From the Kato Upanishad)

Gayatri mantra (for meditation)

OM BHUR BHUVAT SVAH
TAT SAVITUR VARENYAM
BHARGO DEVASYA DHIMAHI
DHIYO YO NAH PRACODAYAT

Let us meditate on the splendour of the God Savitru (Sun), who will illuminate our understanding

Prayer for enlightment

OM
ASATOMA SADGAMAYA
TAMASOMA JYOTHIRGAMAYA
MRITHYORMA AMRUTANGAMAYA
OM SHANTI, SHANTI, SHANTI

Lead us from darkness to light
From ignorance to truth
And from death to eternity
Let peace prevail everywhere

Sun prayer

OM
SUPTA SHWARUNDHAM NAKSHATRA MALAM
CHAYA LOLAM CHANDRA PALAM
GAGANA SANCHARI
OM BHASKARAYA NAMAHA

Mounted on a chariot with seven horses, he is garlanded by he stars, and chaya (the sun wife) is his beloved. He moves across the sky and rules the Moon. I bow to the Sun.

ASHTANGA YOGA CHANTS

Starting chant

OM
VANDE GURUNAM CARANARAVINDE
SANDARSITA SVATMA SUKHAVA BODHE
NIH SREYASE JANGALIKAYAMANE
SAMSARA HALAHALA MOHASANTYAI

ABAHU PURUSAKARAM
SANKHACAKRASI DHARINAM
SAHASRA SIRASAM SVETAM
PRANAMAMI PATANJALIM
OM

I pray to the Lotus feet of the Supreme Guru who teaches the good knowledge, showing the way to knowing the selfawakening great happiness; who is the doctor of the jungle, able to remove the poison of the ignorance of conditioned existence.

To Patanjali, an incarnation of Adisesa, white in color with 1000 radiant heads (in his form as the divine serpent, Ananta), human in form below the shoulders holding a sword (discrimination), a wheel of fire (discus of light, representing infinite time), and a conch (Divine sound) - to him, I prostrate.

Finishing chant

OM
SWASTHI - PRAJA BHYAH - PARI PALA YANTAM
NYA - YENA MARGENA MAHI - MAHISHAHA
GO - BRAHMANEBHYAHA - SHUBHAMASTU - NITYAM
LOKAA - SAMASTHA SUKHINO - BHAVANTHU
OM

Let Prosperity be Glorified -
Let rulers, (Administrators) Rule the world with law and Justice
Let Divinity and Erudition be protected
Let people of the whole world Be happy and prosperous

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