PROMOTION OF HEALTH - A HOLISTIC APPROACH THROUGH AYURVEDA AND YOGA - A REVIEW STUDY

*Vd. Poonam Vikram Dound and Vd. Supriya Ashok Shelke

ABSTRACT

समदोष: समाग्ननश्चसमधातु:मलक्रिया:|
प्रसन्नआत्म्येंद्रियमन: स्वस्थइत्मयभिधीयते || (सु. सू.१५/४१)
As mentioned in Ayurveda a person is called as Healthy when there is equilibrium of all the doshas, Agni, Dhatus and Malas in his body as well as the Atma(sole), Indriya (sense organs) and mana (mind) are at the state of equilibrium. According to WHO, Health is a state of complete physical, mental, social and spiritual well-being and not merely an absence of disease. For maintenance of the health and for the prevention of disease there is need to follow the ancient sciences like Ayurveda and Yoga. As both of these are based on the lifestyle, diet and Sadvritta. In Ayurveda texts there are chapters Dincharya, Ritucharya which tell us how to follow the routine, according to season what to eat and what not to be. Now-a-days so many of the diseases are due to wrong dietary habbits and inappropriate lifestyle. This is the need of the time to follow the Ayurveda. Yogashastra is emphasized on physical and mental stability through Asanas, Pranayama, dhyana(meditation). With the help of Panchakarma and Shuddhrikriya the unwanted doshas or the precursors for the disease formation get eliminated from the body at root level so they can't get occur again easily. To maintain the health and to prevent the diseases everyone should follow the Dincharya, Ritucharya according to Ayurveda and the yoga postures according to Yogashastra.

Keywords: Health, Ayurveda, Yoga, Dincharya, Ritucharya.