Ayurveda
Singapore
Have you heard of Ayurveda? Singapore, being a modern and
urban city, most people still goes to modern medicine for
treatment of their diseases. During these recent years,
traditional chinese medicine (TCM) has gain popularity as more
people are seeking alternative medicine to complement their
treatment and improve their health. Less is known of
Ayurvedic treatments in Singapore. Probably more people will
know of Ayurvedic massage in Singapore instead. TCM is
actually from Ayurvedic medicine, and the principles are
similar.
Ayurveda consists of 2 words. Ayur and veda, which in
Sanskrit means “science of life”
is the ancient Indian art and science of healing and
rejuvenation through the use of natural herbs, roots and
minerals. It is said that over 3000 years ago, Nature revealed
the curative and therapeutic properties of each tree, plant,
herb, root and flower to a great sage, Dhanwantari, as he sat in
deep meditation in the midst of a forest.
Ancient Rishis and sages continued to learn of the beneficial
link between the vegetable, mineral and human worlds, and
discovered that bodily health comes from cultivating a
harmonious balance of Nature's three subtle energies, or doshas:
vata, pitta and kapha which are present in all life and matter.
The doshas have certain qualities or attributes which
characterize their effects on the human body. The individual
remains healthy as long as these elements are in a state of
equilibrium. But if this equilibrium is disturbed beyond a
point, the body succumbs to disease and decay.
Ayurveda provides rational means for the treatment of
many internal diseases which are considered to be obstinate and
incurable in other systems of medicine. Simultaneously it lays a
great deal of emphasis upon the maintenance of positive health
of an individual. It thus aims at both the prevention and cure
of diseases. Ayurveda also studies basic human nature and
natural urges like hunger, thirst, sleep, sex, etc and provides
measures for a disciplined, disease-free life.
Vata is the prime importance among the other doshas (Ayurveda
body type). It controls all the functions of the body and
mind. It is just like the air in the universe. Vata dosha
governs all movement in the physiology, from the subtle,
fleeting movement of a thought flitting across your mind to the
coursing of blood through your arteries and veins.
Pitta dosha governs all transformations in the physiology, from
the digestion of food to the metabolizing of feelings, emotions
and sensory perceptions. Pitta is made up of the two elements
fire and water.
Kapha dosha governs the structural integrity of the body, from
giving it mass and stability to protecting it from the outside
environment. Kapha is made up of the two elements water and
earth.
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