Ayurveda is the traditional Indian medical approach to well-being and illness and has a completely different way of viewing health, to the west. The approach includes practices familiar to westerner such as yoga.
Ayurveda also includes looking at lifestyle and diet in a particular way, the use of herbs and most interesting to you as a massage practitioner, the very special therapies for detoxification of the human body.
Ayurveda considers carefully, a persons constitution how they are, who they are. People seem to fit into three general categories, Vata, Kapha and Pitta and depending on the constitution, therapies and approaches are decided to attain a healthy and happy life. Ayurveda believes that pains and aches are caused by obstruction of the flow of vayu (wind) and accumulation of toxins due to irregular food and lifestyle. Regular ayurvedic massage relaxes the muscles, increases appetite and generally makes life more joyful- thus ayurvedic massage works on body mind and spirit.
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