Ayurveda
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Etymology
Origin of Ayurveda
< Sanskrit, equivalent to āyur- life, vital power + veda knowledge
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Martha Soffer, the owner, is considered the western leader in modern Ayurveda — taking 10,000-year-old Indian practices for physical, emotional and spiritual harmony and wrapping them in a California sensibility.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 20, 2025
Cherla said she had signed up for a program to receive a yoga instructor certification recognized by the Indian government’s Ayush Ministry, which promotes Ayurveda traditional medicine.
From Seattle Times ● Jun. 19, 2023
As well as cooking and cosmetics, it's been a staple of the traditional medicine practice of Ayurveda, used to treat a variety of conditions from arthritis to wind.
From Salon ● May 23, 2023
Neti pots have been used for thousands of years as part of Ayurveda, a traditional health system with historical roots in India.
From Washington Post ● Jan. 9, 2023
It has been urged by some native physicians that the Sanskrit work, Ayurveda, above-mentioned, treats of anatomy and of the doctrine of the circulation of the blood.
From The Hindoos as they Are A Description of the Manners, Customs and the Inner Life of Hindoo Society in Bengal by Shib Chunder Bose
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