Ayurveda - or "knowledge of life", the "art of life." This Sanskrit name, composed of two concepts:

Ayurveda is the oldest medical system in the world, the embryos were created in antiquity in South India. This doctrine has survived to the present, and its practices are highly valued by many doctors holistyków.

Ayurvedic theory of health is close to the Mongolian and Chinese medicine, says the fact that a person is healthy when his body is in balance (together with its natural surroundings, body, spirit and mind), but when that balance is upset the disease appears.

Ayurvedic treatment system seeks to heal the body by eliminating fluctuations in the balance and restore the normal rhythm of energy. In this way we get rid of not only specific health problems, but also prevention gaining great psychophysical condition for a long time.

Diagnosis Ayurvedic system of treatment is very detailed, includes

• analysis of a patient's lifestyle,

• the schedule of energy (ie, three fundamental types of energy - vata, pitta, kapha guilty in harmony)

• characteristics and circumstances arising from the genetic code passed by the previous generation,

• analysis of the current situation, such as depression, states of joy, hard times,

• analysis of somatic symptoms,

• as well as symptoms of emotional and spiritual spheres of life.

BY Ayurveda goal of every human life is: self-knowledge and self-fulfillment. And our life revolves around five elements: space, air, fire, water and earth.

All these ingredients are combined together for an energy called prana. It is precisely the energy circulates in our body called special channels. nadi and providing vital power allows us to walk, run, breathe, eat, play at full health.

The energy circulation need to take care, because sometimes it takes a situation in which one of the nadi is blocked. This happens when the same as the attack when a blood clot or cholesterol will block light vein - there is hypoxia and threat to health and even life.

So it is with energy, when one of the bodies will receive its too little to function properly - will create a variety of pathologies, and eventually lead to serious illness.

Holistic medicine - Ayurveda is often used in such cases and have a massage. It aims to unlock the energy deposits and helping treat various ailments. Such stimulation of the body affects not only our body but also gives impetus to the spirit.

Ayurvedic massage:

• Use whole-body relaxation,

• calms the mind,

• improves health,

• assisted psycho-physical condition of the patient

The Ayurvedic massage technique uses herbal oils (aromatic and not only) case individually for each patient. Masseur rubs body, kneaded or pats stimulating energy circulation. Mostly used oils based on coconut oil, sesame or mustard with the addition of various herbs lecznich. Very often the same stage of the massage is a complex treatment, which includes acupuncture, steam baths, showers wywarach herbal treatments, acupressure and cupping fire.

What is Ayurvedic massage cure ailments?

• will help overcome insomnia,

• headaches - even acute migraine

• relieves rheumatism, several sessions of massage can cure this disease,

• soothes strained muscles and joints,

• helps in depressions,

• relieve stress and calms anxiety.

Ayurvedic massage is such a common method that over the years developed various techniques for its implementation. One of the most popular are:

- Abhyanga (massage therapist deals with the whole body, while using herbal oils, often carry him "four hands" that is, two massage therapists simultaneously)

- Shirodhara (from the surgery the doctor pours his forehead warm herb oil)

- Kshiradhara (masseur face hot milk sauce)

- Kizhi (otherwise known as stęplami, because in this type of massage uses a massager that is filled stępli rice husks and salt pouches, which are first dipped in hot oil and then applied to the patient places the patient's body)

- Navara Kizhi (massage is similar to the previous one, but here the Stamps were immersed in hot milk and medicinal herbs are often very rare)

- Udvavartanam (whole body massage using the doctor powdered herbal substances in the herbs penetrate into the body, the circulatory system and produce the desired effect - anesthesia, warm, soothing pain, soothe inflammation, etc.)

- Saturated (treatment is aimed at cleansing the nostrils with oil)

- Vasti (colloquially speaking a special kind of enema with oil)

- Tala podiccil (masseur is the head of the patient, massages using herbal paste)

- Pizhiccil (this type of massage is strong, is to break the muscles, often from the sporty)

- Cavitti uzhiccil (massage of the feet is performed, the doctor uses herbal oils.)

Ayurveda is a large field, and therefore are also developed specialized massage for women only for freshly baked mothers, for dancers, athletes, or just for young children. Treatment system is therefore very wide and fantastically nuanced.

Ayurvedic massage is recommended for adepts of martial arts, as well as dancers and actors - those who work hard physically. For them, this massage is done in two stages, first hard - feet, then gently - with his hands.

Movements in such a massage must be sliding and the pressure strong. It makes the body warms up, cleanses and tones, "crash" strained muscles and regulates blood circulation and lymph.

Through regular massages, body balance is restored, improving its efficiency and the body is ready for another effort.

See also:

Massage in the Medicine Cabinet of professional Tibetan-Mongolian prof. Enkhjargal Dovchin

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Specialists in natural medicine therapies and body work - the art of massage

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