Ayurveda, the world’s oldest medical system still in practice today, addresses the body’s illnesses according to imbalances.  The body was created to self-heal and according to Ayurveda, if we treat it holistically and maintain balance, it will function in proper health and heal itself efficiently.  The concept focuses primarily on preventative medicine instead of most other medical systems—including Western medicine—that tends to treat illnesses and diseases as they arise.

Ideal health can be achieved by first assessing your own unique “dosha” combination.  This is essentially how your body exists, functions and responds to the world around it.  By discovering your “dosha” combination and giving your mind, body and spirit enough of what they need only when they need it, you will bring yourself into harmony and balance with the universe and achieve perfect health.

The founder of Stillpoint Wellness Center in San Francisco, CA, Mr. Andrew Castellanos teaches that disease should be thought of as “dis-ease”, meaning that when your mind, body and spirit are not at ease (which they can only be when in balance with the universe) illness arises.  By applying Ayurveda treatments, you can bring yourself back to a state of ease and therefore begin the healing process.  

Global nutritionist Cheryl Sindell says that optimal health is defined by the following 14 major Ayurvedic indicators for health and harmony:

   1. Good functioning of senses (see, hear, taste, touch, smell)
   2. Optimal weight for body type
   3. Proper appetite for healthy foods
   4. A sense of “ease” within the body
   5. Efficient, healthy digestion
   6. Normal release of intestinal gases
   7. Normal urine excretion
   8. Regular bowel movements
   9. Healthy sleep patterns (not too many or too few hours of sleep)
  10. Waking refreshed each day
  11. Good physical strength
  12. Healthy skin complexion
  13. Proper nervous system and mental function
  14. Reasonable balance of life stresses

Qualified Ayurveda practitioners will help analyze you and help you get control of all 14 of these major health indicators and help you achieve ideal health.