Ayurveda derived from two sanskrit words - Ayur (life)
and Veda (knowledge) is a form of indigenous medical
treatment known to Sri Lanka and India for over 3000
years. Modern day C21st. ayurvedic treatment or alternative
medicine based on natural healing has 2 aims: to preserve
health - wellbeing and cure a body afflicted by disease
or stress.
Ayurvedic
practice is different to western medicine using pharmaceutical
medicines with side effects. Westerners visiting Sri Lanka use
gentle alternative medicine nature treatments at ayurveda
health resorts designed for foreign tourists to restore their
general well being.
The basic
concept of ayurveda and ayurvedic medical treatment is just as
animal and plant life has to live in harmony with the Laws of
Nature to remain healthy and balanced so too do human beings
despite industrialization.
Ayurveda
is a gentle method of maintaining health in a person by
treating the root causes of illness in both mind and body.
Ayurveda and ayurvedic treatments return patients to health by
using the inherent principles of nature.
Regain
your well being in the tranquil relaxing environment of a
choice of luxurious ayurveda resorts in the paradise tropical
island of Sri Lanka with its all year round summer weather. Ayurveda brings the stressed individual
back into health equilibrium with their true self. "ayu" or
"self" is comprised of four essential parts - the combination of
mind, body, senses and the soul. Health is improved by
harmonising the relationship between
mind and body. In ayurveda the energetic forces that influence nature
and human beings are called the Tridoshas.
Although India is more
closely associated in Western minds with Ayurvedic Treatment, 40% of
medical practice in Sri Lanka is ayurvedic in origin. Sri Lanka enjoys
amongst the highest life expectancy in developing countries. Numerous
resorts have been started in recent years to offer Ayurvedic treatment
to foreign visitors to Sri Lanka. This Ayurveda-Health-Resorts website has been designed for
them and opens the world of Sri Lankan ayurvedic treatment and
alternative medicine to westerners.
