Today Yoga is seen as an effective way to exercise, but historically it has been much more than that. It was a way of life. It requires you to embrace a lifestyle and culture that surpasses meditation and involves healthy eating, bathing, and breathing habits.
Ayurveda means the 'Science of life', and is also known as the sub Veda of Athavanaveda which is among ancient Hindu scriptures. The three mind-body principles or Doshas in Ayurveda are Pitta, Vata and Kapha, that help interprets the body’s health, and determines your body’s constitutional makeup.
The Chinese believe our bodies are complete halves, one side being the passive and the other being the aggressive, and it only through the successful union of the halves, that we have the healthy whole.
Have you ever had an uncontrollable urge to be pierced by a dozen needles? This is the image most people get when someone mentions the word “acupuncture”.
