Article by Dr Raghuram Y.S. MD (Ay)Low Back Pain is a common disease haunting the mankind for many centuries. All of us would have experienced a sore low back of various intensities at some point of our life. Modern day food and lifestyle activities, lowering immunity, frequency and mode of travel, many metabolic diseases like … Read more
Article by Dr Raghuram Y.S. MD (Ay)Heel Pain is one of the common pains among a list of painful conditions affecting the leg (lower limb). It is difficult to live with any pain and accept that it is a part of us. It is not a human instinct too. Since most of our daily activities … Read more
Marma means vital points of the body. Usually the joints where bones, arteries, veins, nerves meet are called Marma. Marma therapy concentrates on manipulating these vital points for healing. Even heart, brain and such other vital organs are also called Marma. This is the transcript of interview conducted with a traditional Agasthya Marma practitioner – … Read more
Nasya treatment means putting nasal drops. While you might be already knowing about usage of nasal drops to relieve nasal congestion, Ayurvedic nasya therapy is quite different from this usual practice. While putting the drops into nostrils remains the same, the purpose of this treatment varies in Ayurveda.While there are many types of Nasya treatments, … Read more
Ayurveda explains massage as one among the daily routines that everyone has to follow. It explains that daily massage has the following benefits – Benefits of massage Abhyanga means oil massage. It should be done daily (Nitya). Benefits of Abhyanga:It delays Jara (aging), Relieves Srama (tiredness),Relieves excess of Vata (aches and pains). Drishti Prasada – … Read more