AYURVEDA, A TRADITIONAL HEALING SYSTEM OF INDIA: HOW TO LIVE A LONG AND A HAPPY LIFE

Authors

  • RYZHAKOVA S.I. Institute of Ethnology and Anthropology RAS

Keywords:

ayurveda, Indian traditional medical practices, holistic view, multiple perspective, treatment

Abstract

Ayurveda, a traditional medical knowledge and set of practices in India, is one of the most refined and structured system of both treatment of an illness and balancing the body as a holistic unity. The essay deals with the today’s outlook of ayurveda as an approach, as a set of tools, as a way of life, aimed at happy and healthy existance.

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Published

2021-04-14

Issue

2017 — No. 2 (14)

Section

PRACTICE / Articles