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About Ancient's Best

Vaidyar Mani is a teacher and guide in the Ancient and Classical traditions of Siddha and Ayurveda, inherited from a long lineage on both sides of his family. He is a Singaporean national and is based in Singapore. Nicky Hewett is a student of Vaidyar Mani and is a teacher and practitioner of Yoga and Ayurveda based in Marlborough, New Zealand. Together they own and operate Ancient's Best Clinic of Ayurveda and Yoga.

What Qualities & Strengths Make the ideal Ayurveda Client/Student?

July 28, 2014 by Ancient's Best 2 Comments

By Vaidyar Mani and Nicky Hewett, Ancient’s Best – Ayurveda & Yoga Ayurveda, ‘the Yoga of Life’, where the body and mind is understood and then used as a means or instrument to attain Self-Realization, sadly is not for everyone. This is not a statement of arrogance or exclusivity but is based on individual evolution and Karma. The one who is ready now is spiritually evolved, able to think differently, and ready to take responsibility. The primary function of Ayurveda and all other … [Read more...]

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What are the Principles and Philosophy of Ayurveda and how does it Work?

April 28, 2014 by Ancient's Best 2 Comments

By Vaidyar Mani and Nicky Hewett, Ancient’s Best – Ayurveda & Yoga ‘Ayur’ in Sanskrit translates to mean Life or Longevity, and ‘Veda’ to mean Science, Knowledge, or Understanding. Simply put Ayurveda is ‘The Science of Life’ or more specifically ‘The Science or Understanding of how to live your Life based on your Uniqueness’. Ayurveda is the ‘Yoga of Life’ and its aim or goal is to help us utilize our Body and Mind to achieve Yoga or Self Realisation. Ayurveda is not all that widely … [Read more...]

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What’s the Difference Between Modern and Traditional Ayurveda and How Does it Relate to Yoga?

February 10, 2014 by Ancient's Best 3 Comments

Artist's impression of a pulse reading in an Ayurveda Consultation

By Vaidyar Mani and Nicky Hewett, Ancient's Best - Ayurveda & Yoga The word Ayur-Veda specifically means the “Science or Knowledge of Life or Longevity”. In other words, it means ‘how we are to live and manage our life’. An appropriate term to describe Ayur-Veda is ‘The Yoga of Life’. It is a system that - when correctly understood, applied and practiced - leads one to Yoga, our ultimate goal or Dharma. It is a wholly Spiritual system and discipline. As Kara-Leah wrote recently when … [Read more...]

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