Doshas in Ayurveda: vata, pitta, kapha
The doshas are three life energies, the combination of which, according to Ayurvedic principles, forms a person's constitution: Vata (movement), Pitta (metabolism and transformation), and Kapha (structure...
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Ayurveda and Ayurvedic medicine — what it means, the main principles and features
What is Ayurveda? Ayurveda is a traditional Indian system of medicine and lifestyle. What does the word itself mean: from Sanskrit, «Ayurveda» translates to «the science of...
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Ayurvedic tours to India
An Ayurvedic tour to India is not an ordinary holiday package, but an organised trip for a therapeutic and wellness course: accommodation at a clinic, doctor's supervision, an individual programme of treatments, Ayurvedic...
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Treatment in India according to Ayurveda
Ayurvedic treatment in India is a course of health improvement at an Ayurvedic clinic: consultation and diagnosis with a doctor, individual procedures and diet under supervision…
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Body cleansing according to Ayurveda in clinics in India
In Ayurveda, cleansing the body is not about fasting or «detox for weight loss», but rather a programme for restoring digestion and metabolism. Its purpose is to remove…
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Ayurvedic preparations: what they are, what kinds there are and how they are taken
Ayurvedic preparations are traditional medicinal and preventive agents of Indian medicine: most often plant-based (less often with minerals or animal products), which an Ayurvedic doctor selects…
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Ayurvedic diagnosis
Ayurvedic diagnostics is the method by which an Ayurvedic doctor determines a person’s constitution and its current imbalance, in order to find not an individual symptom, but its cause. The doctor…
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Ayurvedic nutrition: rules and a diet by dosha type
Ayurvedic nutrition is not a restrictive diet, but a food system tailored to a person's constitution: what to eat, how to eat, and when to eat, to maintain the balance of their...
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