Undoubtedly, Ayurveda has emerged as the most holistic traditional healthcare system of India. Ayurveda when translated literally mean the knowledge of life. Ayurveda works on the basic principle that overall health can only be achieved through a life and lifestyle of harmony. This is exactly how Ayurveda works- by creating harmony between a person and their environment.
However, in today’s day and age, the foremost threat to the well-being and overall health of a person is stress. It is well accepted that stress is the greatest reason behind the onset of almost every disease from a common cold to a major heart problem. If you are a victim of stress, you will definitely be a victim of an extremely weak immune system. Stress makes you more accessible for the multitude of pathogens that are out there in the world.
Though, stress can be a dangerous menace for a person’s wellness; it is important to understand that it is the result of the creation of the same person who is affected by it. Once, this truth which is asserted by Ayurveda is understood by an individual, it becomes easier to deal with this problem. Because as soon as you realize that it is you who have created the experience of stress for yourself, you understand that you also have the ability to create the experience of peace of mind as well.
There are certain methods and natural remedies that Ayurveda uses to help you actualize this realization. It basically tries to assist you in a way that helps you gain control over your own mind so that rather than being a slave to your thought process you become its master. All it tries to achieve is to expand your perception of yourself and the way you relate to the world around you through the practices of meditation and yoga.
Ayurveda tries to create an inherent balance between the three doshas or biological energies present in you. This is attained through a variety of Ayurvedic remedies such as a diet as prescribed by an ayurvedic practitioner to build ojas in your body, aromatherapy, color therapy and touch or massage therapy. While using these methods, therapists normally make use of their extensive knowledge of herbalism, rasayanas and rejuvenatives. Stress reducing herbs, also known as nervine sedatives, are used. Some of these herbs include valerian root, jatamamsi, shankha pushpin, ashwaganda, bala and amalaki and many others.
The reason why Ayurveda is accepted as the most efficient way of managing stress is the fact that it helps you fight the problem naturally and eliminates it from the roots.
Necessary for every person, a regular self-massage with herbal oils is usually adequate but needs to be supplemented with professional attention occasionally. It makes the skin supple, controls vata by reducing its cold, dry, light, rough & erratic qualities, enhances blood circulation, encourages quicker removal of metabolic wastes and relaxes the body. Follow the normal direction of hair growth, use a little extra oil over the body's vital parts, massage the scalp and head at least weekly and just the soles of your feet if short of time.
In shielding from extreme temperatures, it tends to reflect the temperament of the wearer in a society showing growing preponderance of the same. Should always be light & airy, and made of natural fibres as cotton, wool, linen or silk. Always wear clean, and never anyone else's except that of a saint. Since energy is brought into the body through the crown of the head and exits from the soles of the feet – extracting abnormal heat from the system – the polluted energy usually collects in the footwear. So avoid wearing other's footwear, try not to take shoes into the house and walk barefoot whenever possible. And wooden sandals are more healthy than animal skin or rubber shoes.
