Ayurveda is the science, the body of knowledge that accompanies India’s traditional medicine. It is the art of living everyday life in harmony with the laws of nature, in connection with our own rhythms and needs.
It is a wisdom passed down by great teachers on how to live a meaningful, healthy and truly purposeful life — a wisdom that accompanies Yoga.
It is impossible to speak about Ayurveda without taking nature into account, since, being part of it, we are affected by the laws that govern it, as well as by its cycles and rhythms. Integrating ourselves with nature helps us maintain our own balance.
Its aim is to keep people healthy and to restore balance when it has been lost.
Its fundamental purpose is Moksha, or liberation through the expansion of consciousness.
It is a tool to keep us healthy, supporting a long and full life.
It is a philosophy that dates back more than 5,000 years and is known as “the Mother of All Healing.” Ayurveda is a healing system that understands the body, mind and spirit as a single unit, in which all layers or levels are interconnected and affected whenever one of them changes. It offers a way to remain in a state of well-being and free from disease, as well as to recover that state of health after illness.
About Abhyanga massages
One of its recommended practices is Abhyanga Ayurvedic massage.
The primary purpose of Abhyanga massage is to restore each person’s natural state of balance by harmonizing the doshas, supporting the elimination of toxins, and releasing blocked energies through the proper recirculation of vital energy.
It also has a deeply nourishing quality. It works through the largest organ we have — the skin — helping to promote a state of rejuvenation and health.
Through the different manipulations and directions in which the massage strokes and movements are applied, it supports circulation so that the lymphatic system can drain accumulated toxins and carry them away, as well as transport the nutrients generated through the production of white blood cells.