General introduction to ayurveda.

1. AYURVEDA
The science of life

2. WHAT IS THE AYURVEDA
Ayu – Life
+
Veda – Science
Is
Ayurveda

3. FOUR DIMENSIONS OF LIFE
• HITAYU
• AHITAYU
• SUKHAYU
• DUKHAYU

4. WHAT IS HEALTH ?
THE HEALTH AS ‘ A STATE OF PHYSICAL, MENTAL,
SOCIAL AND SPIRITUAL WELL BEING.’

5. HEALTH
BALANCED
DOSHAS – BYLOGICAL ELEMENTS
DHATUS - TISSUES
AGNI – METABOLIC FIRE
MALAS - EXCRETAS
HAPPINESS OR
CAMNESS
MANA - MENTAL
INDRIYA - SENSORIAL
ATMA – SPIRITUAL

6. WHERE FROM AYURVEDA COMES?
Ayurveda was a divine system of medicine
5000 BC to 4000 BC
Comes from Vedas
Rik veda refers to the cosmology known as
Sankhya - base of Ayurveda & Yoga
Atharva veda – details about Ayurveda

7. How Ayurveda comes on Earth
The Ayurveda founder - Brahma

8. THE KNOWLEDGE OF AYURVEDA COMES
FROM BRAHMA TO –
DAKSHA PRAJAPATI
ASHWINI KUMARA

9. INDRA

10. WHY AYURVEDA COMES ON EARTH
PEOPLES START TO LIVE AGAINST NATURE
EAT AGAINST NATURE
BECOMES LAZY

11. WHO THOUGHT FOR AYURVEDA
ANICIENT SAINTS – STRESHED ABOUT
DISEASES
MEETING ON HIMALYAS
DICIDE TO SENT MAHARISHI BHARDWAJ

12. SCHOOLS OF AYURVEDA
ATRYA
the school of physicians
DHANWANTRI
the school of surgeons

13. THREE MAIN TEXT BOOKS OF
AYURVEDA
Caraka Samhita (approximately 1500 BC)
Ashtang Hridyam (approximately 500 AD)
Sushrut Samhita (approximately 300 - 400 AD)

14. BASIC PRINCIPLES OF AYURVEDA
1. PANCHA MAHABHUTA (THE FIVE BASIC ELEMENTS)
2. DOSHAS (BIOLOGICAL HOUMERS)
3. DHATUS (BASIC TISSUES)
4. MALAS (WASTE PRODUCTS)
5. AGNI (BIOLOGICAL FIRE)

15. PANCHA MAHABHUTA
• AKASHA (SPACE)
• VAYU (AIR)
• TEJA (FIRE)
• JALA (WATER)
• PRITHAVI (EARTH)

16. DOSHAS
• VATA
• PITTA
• KAPHA

17. DHATUS (TISSUES)
1. RASA (PLASMA)
2. RAKTA (BLOOD)
3. MAMSA (MUSCLE)
4. MEDA (ADIPOSE)
5. ASTHI (BONE)
6. MAJJA (MARROW)
7. SHUKRA (REPRODUCTIVE TISSES)

18. MALAS
1. PURISHA (FAECES)
2. MUTRA (URINE)
3. SWEDA (SWEET)

19. AGNI (METABOLIC FIRE)
• JATHARAGNI
• DHATVAGNI
• BHUTAGNI

20. PANCHAKARMA
POORVA KARMA
SNEHANA – OILATION
SWEDANA – FOMENTATION
(SUDATION)

21. PRADHANA KARMA
• VAMANA (EMESHIS)
• VIRECHANA (PURGATION)
• BASTI (MEDICATED ENEMAS)
• NASYA (NASAL INHIRATION)
• RAKTA MOKSHANA (BLOOD LETTING)

22. PASCHAT KARMA
• DIET MANAGEMENT
• AFTER CARE INSTRUCTIONS

23. AIMS OF AYURVEDA
TO ACHIEVE POSITIVE HEALTH FOR THE
INDIVIDUAL.
PROTECTION OF THE MASSES.
ULTIMATE LIBERATION.