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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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