Ayurveda is the world’s longest continually practiced medical science. Developed in India over 6,000 years ago. Ayurveda (which translates as “knowledge of life”) is a natural approach to creating balance and strengthening the body’s natural healing ability. Ayurveda is acknowledged by the World Health Organization and is growing in its global use as one of the most effective systems of natural health.
Twenty years ago, Ayurveda was almost unknown outside of India. Due to centuries of foreign domination, the comprehensive knowledge of Ayurveda in India had become fragmented and lost. Working together with the foremost Ayurveda experts in India, Maharishi Mahesh Yogi, founder of the Transcendental Meditation program (TM), systematized and restored Ayurveda to its most complete and integrated form, known as Maharishi Ayurveda. The ultimate goal of Maharishi Ayurveda is to promote balanced health by enlivening the inner intelligence of the body and strengthening its natural healing ability.
Ayurveda was the first system of medicine to recognize the concept of individual mind/body types. It holds that everyone is born with their own natural balance which influences all aspects of their life, including body structure, emotional makeup and predisposition to illnesses. Without understanding one’s unique natural balance you may unknowingly create imbalances by following a life-style that puts strain your mind/body system.
Ayurveda holds that disease is primarily the result of imbalances and impurities that accumulate in the body over time. The specialty of Ayurveda is in diagnosing imbalances at an early stage—before symptoms of disease arise—eliminating those imbalances from the body, and teaching each person how to live a healthy, balanced life, according to their unique mind/body makeup.
