Ayurveda and South Asian Healing Traditions: Balance, Constitution, and the Art of Healing
Ayurveda and South Asian healing traditions examine the medical systems of South Asia through concepts of balance, constitution, digestion, vitality, environment, regimen, and the disciplined care of life. This category explores classical Ayurvedic medicine through doṣa, dhātu, mala, agni, ojas, prakṛti, the Charaka and Suśruta traditions, dietetics, purification, rejuvenation, surgery, women’s health, and the wider plural healing world of South Asia, including intersections with Yoga, Siddha, and Unani, revealing one of the world’s great civilizational frameworks for embodiment, care, and the ordering of life.