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Ayurveda
In Ayur-Veda health care, prevention of illness and disease is of primary importance, as in the East - good health and a long life are valued as an important part of life itself. In the West - good health is taken for granted and it is only when illness or medical problems present themselves that the patient will go to a doctor to diagnose the problem and then treat the condition. Consequently in Ayur-Veda treatment takes place much earlier than in the West, even before the symptoms present themselves where diagnosis made by pluse examination. The Ayur-Vedic focus is on maintaining good health hence preventing illness and early detection of the problems, which left untreated, may present themselves in the form of an illness or disease. Early detection brings great benefits to the severity of the illness and its subsequent cure.
Yoga
It is a way of life - We do not need to feel disappointed or frustrated considering our limitations with regard to physical health; shape and size of the body; lack of time; lack of space or unavailability of a teacher. Yoga, in fact, is the means to overcome all these problems. Yoga includes every aspect of life. Yoga touches everything in life. All healing methods and meditations are part and parcel of Yoga. Yoga is like the sun itself, which brightens everything that comes into contact with it.
Yoga is usually defined as union: union between the limited self and the Divine Self. The aim of Yoga is not really to unite us with anything for we are already united. It is to help us realize our identity with the Divine Self, to make us know and tune into our intrinsic nature.
There are many definitions of Yoga, which apply to all levels of existence and awareness. At the physical level, we need to harmonize the functions of different organs, muscles and nerves so that they do not hamper or oppose each other. Disharmony in various body parts and systems brings about inefficiency and lethargy or clumsiness. Moreover, it manifests in diseases in the body.
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