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Ayurvedic Yoga

        Ayurveda itself is a form of Yoga. It can be called the yoga of healing. Ayurveda employs aspects of all the yogas depending upon the level, temperament and constitution of the individual to aid in their healing, right lifestyle and spiritual development. A true Ayurvedic practitioner, therefore, is also be a yogi.The mind of true healer is attuned with the divine or the inner self.         Ayurveda should be practiced as karma yoga, as  a form of service to living beings. It should be done for the purpose of helping others, not merely for one's own personal or material benefit. Without this sense of service, the spiritual side of Ayurveda cannot grow in a person.      Ayurvedic adept should possess a good knowledge of hatha yoga and its understanding of posture, breathe and awareness. Yet Ayurveda also employs the techniques of raja yoga for heaing the subtle body and soul. Those studying Ayurveda should examine the Yo...