Kerala, The Land of Ayurveda

Kerala is one of the southern states of India and has the highest literacy rate in India.
Kerala's equable climate, natural abundance of forests (with a wealth of herbs and medicinal plants), and the cool monsoon season (June - November) are best suited for Ayurveda's curative and restorative packages.

In fact, today, Kerala is the state in India which promotes research and practices ayurveda the most. Traditional texts reveal that the monsoon in Kerala is the best season for rejuvenation programmes. The atmosphere remains dust-free and cool, opening the pores of the body to the maximum, making it most receptive to herbal oils and therapy.

Kerala Ayurveda has developed in a remarkable way to compete with the modern world. The Ayurvedic physicians are awarded the basic degree BAMS (Bachelor in Ayurvedic Medicine & Surgery) which is a five and half years of residential study programme in the medical universities. One who has completed this bachelor programme has to register under the Indian medical council for practicing. Post Graduate (MD) education is conducted in the medical universities as a further three-year residential study in different specialities.

Kerala, The Land of Ayurveda

Kerala is one of the southern states of India and has the highest literacy rate in India.
Kerala's equable climate, natural abundance of forests (with a wealth of herbs and medicinal plants), and the cool monsoon season (June - November) are best suited for Ayurveda's curative and restorative packages.

In fact, today, Kerala is the state in India which promotes research and practices ayurveda the most. Traditional texts reveal that the monsoon in Kerala is the best season for rejuvenation programmes. The atmosphere remains dust-free and cool, opening the pores of the body to the maximum, making it most receptive to herbal oils and therapy.

Kerala Ayurveda has developed in a remarkable way to compete with the modern world. The Ayurvedic physicians are awarded the basic degree BAMS (Bachelor in Ayurvedic Medicine & Surgery) which is a five and half years of residential study programme in the medical universities. One who has completed this bachelor programme has to register under the Indian medical council for practicing. Post Graduate (MD) education is conducted in the medical universities as a further three-year residential study in different specialities.

Psychological Benefits of Ayurveda

Perhaps ayurveda is the first such medical systems who recognizes that all diseases are but the direct manifestation of one's mental conditions. It says human mind consists three states or trigunas — sattva, rajas and tamas. Any disturbances in the equilibrium of the tri-gunas, manifest in physical illness according to the intensity or nature of the disturbances. In fact, the condition of body and mind are integral to the overall health of an individual.

When the mind is stressed the stress hormone cortisone is released by adrenal glands. The level of hormone released affects the total volume of the brain's hippocampus, which regulates our memory. Stress also affects all our decision-making activities in every field of life. Ayurveda stresses on four principles—regulation in ahara (food habit), vihara (activities), nidra (sleeping habit), and maithuna (sexual habit), to maintain the balance and equanimity of the mind. Especially its guidelines for an intelligently regulated diet and daily routine are, now, accepted techniques for stress management.

Ayurvedic massages, inhalation of herbal (Aromatherapy) preparations, panchakarma (nasya) besides the much-tested yogasanas and meditation leave a calming effect on the nerves.

According to ayurveda, tamasic (inertia, short of judgment) and rajasic (excessive activities, short of judgment) tendencies of mind prompt an individual to indulge in criminal or violent activities, telling lies and other such misconduct. This gives rise to negative thoughts like fear, anxieties, insecure feeling, greed, jealousy and anger.

Psychological Benefits of Ayurveda

Perhaps ayurveda is the first such medical systems who recognizes that all diseases are but the direct manifestation of one's mental conditions. It says human mind consists three states or trigunas — sattva, rajas and tamas. Any disturbances in the equilibrium of the tri-gunas, manifest in physical illness according to the intensity or nature of the disturbances. In fact, the condition of body and mind are integral to the overall health of an individual.

When the mind is stressed the stress hormone cortisone is released by adrenal glands. The level of hormone released affects the total volume of the brain's hippocampus, which regulates our memory. Stress also affects all our decision-making activities in every field of life. Ayurveda stresses on four principles—regulation in ahara (food habit), vihara (activities), nidra (sleeping habit), and maithuna (sexual habit), to maintain the balance and equanimity of the mind. Especially its guidelines for an intelligently regulated diet and daily routine are, now, accepted techniques for stress management.

Ayurvedic massages, inhalation of herbal (Aromatherapy) preparations, panchakarma (nasya) besides the much-tested yogasanas and meditation leave a calming effect on the nerves.

According to ayurveda, tamasic (inertia, short of judgment) and rajasic (excessive activities, short of judgment) tendencies of mind prompt an individual to indulge in criminal or violent activities, telling lies and other such misconduct. This gives rise to negative thoughts like fear, anxieties, insecure feeling, greed, jealousy and anger.

Physical Benefits of Ayurveda

Non – invasive diagnostic ayurvedic treatments are beneficial for chronic patients suffering from diseases such as diabetes, heart ailments and cancer.
Ayurvedic medicine resorts to outward diagnosis of symptoms by studying a patients' habits—diet and daily life, pulse, tongue, nail, face, lip, eye, nature of perspiration etc. Difficult diseases like asthma and tumor growths (gulmas) are managed effectively by these diagnostic methods.
Detoxification methods of ayurveda like Panchakarma and other herbal health remedies, when applied wholly or singly, make the body more responsive to medicines and treatment. It hastens the healing process.

Various yoga asanas prescribed by ayurveda help prevent the diseases from occuring and accumulating. Yogasanas achieve the twin purpose of strengthening body-parts such as bones, muscle and vital organs like heart, liver, stomach, intestine as well as keeping our blood circulation and psychological conditions strong and resilient.Most importantly, a discerning diet according to one's dosha type, and well-regulated life (dinacharya) helps strengthen one's natural immune system.

Physical Benefits of Ayurveda

Non – invasive diagnostic ayurvedic treatments are beneficial for chronic patients suffering from diseases such as diabetes, heart ailments and cancer.
Ayurvedic medicine resorts to outward diagnosis of symptoms by studying a patients' habits—diet and daily life, pulse, tongue, nail, face, lip, eye, nature of perspiration etc. Difficult diseases like asthma and tumor growths (gulmas) are managed effectively by these diagnostic methods.
Detoxification methods of ayurveda like Panchakarma and other herbal health remedies, when applied wholly or singly, make the body more responsive to medicines and treatment. It hastens the healing process.

Various yoga asanas prescribed by ayurveda help prevent the diseases from occuring and accumulating. Yogasanas achieve the twin purpose of strengthening body-parts such as bones, muscle and vital organs like heart, liver, stomach, intestine as well as keeping our blood circulation and psychological conditions strong and resilient.Most importantly, a discerning diet according to one's dosha type, and well-regulated life (dinacharya) helps strengthen one's natural immune system.

What is Pitta

Pitta is said to be composed of fire and water; it governs "all heat, metabolism and transformation in the mind and body. It controls how we digest food, how we metabolize our sensory perceptions, and how we discriminate between right and wrong." Pitta must be kept in balance, too. "Too much Pitta can lead to anger, criticism, ulcers, rashes and thinning hair.". A balanced Pitta mind makes one a good leader with a warm personality.