Ayurveda is one of old India’s greatest gifts to mankind and the oldest medical system in the world. The Ayurveda system treats man as a whole, in the combination of body, spirit and soul.

During a journey to India I made my first acquaintance with Ayurveda. The man of a befriended family in India had gotten a smoker’s leg. Unfortunately, the conventional medicine could not do anything and his condition worsened. Since he had nothing to loose he dared to visit an Ayurveda physician in Delhi, although he did not believe in this kind of medicine. The physician examined the man, listened to his complaints, mixed some ingredients to brown globules and gave them to my friend. From this day on and during the entire therapy I could watch the leg getting better and better.

Ayurveda is certainly no miracle cure in every sense. But since Ayurveda treats the whole person, diseases can not only be treated but also prevented in order to stay healthy.

The Knowledge of Life

Ayurveda or the Ayurvedic system is not only a medical system but a way of living.

• The Sanskrit word “Ayu” means life in all its aspects, from birth till death.
• The word “Veda” means knowledge and learning.
• Ayurveda means knowledge and learning about life and includes Ayurveda teas, Ayurveda massages, Ayurveda recipes for tea, food and oils, yoga and meditation.

The Veda was orally passed on for thousands of years and finally written down. This knowledge was systematized and edited by Maharishi Mahesh and thus became accessible for the west.

On the following pages you will find more Informations about the basic principles of Ayurveda and the old wisdom they want to share with us.

Overview

Indian Philosophy and Yoga - the theory of creation. Ayurveda is not only healthy, it is a way of life.

Ayurvedic Elements: All ayurveda healing and all ayurvedic retreats should be considered as based on the five elements in according to the human being.

Ayurvedic Food: To understand wholesome food in consideration for the doshas we have to know the properties and qualities of food.

The Three Doshas: In ayurveda all acivities in the universe or in the human being are grouped into three basic functions. These are related to the three main Hindu Gods: Brahma, Vishnu and Shiva.

The Three Gunas: Gunas are pure qualities. They manifest in human qualities like temperament, behaviour, mental or body constitution.