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India

• LIFE EXPECTANCY = 62 years average
• Healing Traditions of India “Ayurveda”
The Science of Life
• India is the home of both Ayurveda and Yoga = Holistic Health System.
• The government of India recognizes this system of healing for healthcare
for her people
• Ayurvedia referred to as the mother of all medicines
• All treatments are determined by the individual, not the illness.


Indian Healing Traditions

• Ayurveda Treatments
• Panchakarma – the term used to
encompass a spectrum of medically
oriented Ayurvedic therapies which
detoxify and return balance to doshas
- Abahyanga - herbal oil massage
- Basti - herbal enema
- Oshadhi - moist herbal wrap
- Shirodara - pouring of oil on forehead
- Swedana - herbal steam bath
- Udvartina - exfoliating herbal paste
massage
- Vishesh - deep muscular massage












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Healing properties of flowers, and bathing ritual combined








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