Ayurvedic medicine

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Level 3 Beauty Therapy Indian head massage Mind Map on Ayurvedic medicine, created by r-mcgurk on 05/03/2014.
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Ayurvedic medicine
  1. Ayurvedic medicine - is balancing the flow of energy in the body. The body is seen as having seven energy centre called 'chakras' this are termed as spinning vortexes of energy
    1. Ayurvedic comes from the Sanskrit words 'ayus' and 'veda' meaning 'science of life'
      1. Is a holistic approach which treats the whole person, minds, body and spirit
        1. They aim to balance flow of energy or 'prana in the body in order to alleviate symptoms of disease and prevent ill health
          1. This is encourages people to achieve balance by living in harmony with themselves and their environment and by taking control of every aspect of their life thereby putting the body 'at ease'
            1. These are located in a vertical line running down the body are classified as high or lower
              1. Higher
                1. Crown - violet
                  1. Third eye - indigo
                    1. Throat - blue
                    2. Lower
                      1. The heart - green
                        1. The solar plexus - sternum/stomach
                          1. Abdomen/sacral - central abdomen by the navel
                            1. Base chakra - pelvis and coccyx
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