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Ayurveda means 'Science of Life' and has its origin in the Vedas, the world's oldest books of medical knowledge. Ayurveda has been practised for the last 5000 years, and is therefore one of the first healing sciences in the world. It is a three-dimensional healing system and explains how the interaction between body, mind and spirit can be predicted, balanced and improved to enable us to stay or become healthy and vigorous.

According to Ayurveda all living and non-living things on earth are made up of the five elements: ether, air, fire, water and earth. The balance or imbalance of these elements in a body gives a person an individual constitution called the "Tri Dosha" (the three dynamic forces): Vata, Pitta and Kapha. It is these dynamic forces that are responsible for sustaining life or disrupting the functions of the body. The way to health is to harness these forces effectively.