Firstly it is important to understand that Ayurveda is not a myth or a superstitious belief or a theory nor an ancient religion. It is a holistic scientific system with an intricate inner and outer study of elements that come together to form the human body. Whatβs fascinating is that modern scientists studying chemistry only came to identify majority of the matter found on our periodic table only over the last 400 years. But indigenous Ayurvedic medical practitioners identified that there were 5 main elements that not only made up the universe (or the little we know of it today) but also all these 5 elements were found in our human body.
These 5 natural elements we see around us, the ones we see, feel and hear are identified as: earth,wind/air, fire, water and space/ether. These elements make up our our body, through physical or mental characteristics
βΒ EarthΒ is dense and grounds us
βΒ WaterΒ is fluid and cools us
βΒ AirΒ is light and moving
βΒ SpaceΒ is what you canβt see but can feel. Itβs your inner sixth sense. Your intuition.
βΒ FireΒ is hot yet powerful.
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