marx ayurveda

Ayurveda is perpetual. It’s a discipline of timeless healing. It’s an ocean of vast knowledge. Studying it is like swimming across. A teacher can just teach the student how to swim. It’s up to him, how much he can swim and conquer. It’s a journey through life, knowledge and wisdom.
Charaka Samhitha

Ayurveda – The discipline of existence (Ayushaha vedaha Ayurvedaha)
Ayurveda is over 5000 years old and is known to be the only absolute medical system still in continuation. The ancestry of Ayurveda is traced back right from the Vedic culture of philosophical India. Ayurveda is referred to as “The discipline of existence” and is a juxtaposition of two Sanskrit words- ayu: “life” and veda “knowledge”. Ayurveda puts forward a path to finest fitness and maturity for each individual through its reflective perception of innate laws. Existing with the cycles of nature preserves health and a extrication from those leads to sickness. Travel beyond the symptoms to the root cause of the disease where the true healing begins. That is the way of Ayurveda. Making the body, mind and spirit in equilibrium allows us to understand the lingo of nature so that we can breathe cordially. Ayurveda restores devout health, resulting in auto-healing, vigour and permanence. The clandestine of auto-healing is waiting to be unlocked through the simple and practical knack of Ayurveda.

AYURVEDA & The Five Elements of Nature
Ayurveda says everything in the cosmos, including the human body, is made up of the five elements: Akash(vacuum), Vayu(air), Prithvi(earth), Jala(water) and agni(fire). Each person has a unique blend of all five elements, even though some elements vary in constitution. Hence, each person has to be treated separately according to his unique make. Ayurveda considers balancing the psycho-somatic functions, will rebalance the body to throw out the diseases. When we read our one-of-a-kind genetic make-up we can make modification in our daily schedules and diet which will return us to our accepted state of wellness. These elements come together in three self-motivated organic forces known as the thridoshas or the three humors of body.(dooshayanthi ithi doshaa:). These are the Vata, the Pitta & the Kapha.

VATA

Vata governs all movement
Functions of Vata include: movement of thoughts, ingestion, circulation, respiration, peristalsis, elimination…
Gunas (qualities) of Vata: dry, light, cold, rough, subtle, mobile…
Sanskrit root of Vata: “vah” which means vehicle, to carry or to move
Imbalanced Vata exhibits: worry, fear, anxiety, dryness, gas, bloating, constipation, muscle cramps, joint pain, insomnia…
Balanced Vata exhibits: creativity, enthusiasm, flexibility…

PITTA

Pitta governs transformation
Functions of Pitta include: metabolism, digestion, body temperature, appetite, thirst, color…
Gunas (qualities) of Pitta: oily, sharp, hot, light, spreading, liquid…
Sanskrit root of Pitta: “tapa” which means heat
Imbalanced Pitta exhibits: anger, criticism, judgment, indigestion, heartburn, inflammation, diarrhea, rashes…
Balanced Pitta exhibits: understanding, intelligence, courage…

KAPHA

Kapha governs structure
Functions of Kapha include: lubrication, nourishment, support, stability, growth, strength, repair, retention, taste…
Gunas (qualities) of Kapha: heavy, slow, cool, oily, smooth, dense, soft, stable…
Sanskrit roots of Kapha: “ka” which means water & “pha” to flourish
Imbalanced Kapha exhibits: attachment, greed, possessiveness, slow digestion, colds, cough, congestion, mucous, weight gain…
Balanced Kapha exhibits: love, compassion, forgiveness…