Ayurvedic Treatment for Depression & Anxiety
Anxiety and Depression is the greatest threat in the modern age affecting the majority of urban people, including the children and teenagers. Depression and Anxiety create a variety of symptoms including, anxiety, fatigue, increased anger, relationship prob;ems, eating disorders, depression, inability to focus, stress headaches, insomnia and a variety of stress related issues. If one can't sleep and well and can't maintain a good digestion and elimination, how can we enjoy money, power, relationships that we are striving to achieve?
According to Ayurveda, the lack of ability to handle daily stress is due to an imbalance, or lack of coordination of three main mental functions dhi(learning), dhriti(retention) and smrithi(long-term memory) and lack of ojas (energy) in the body. At Gods Own Country Ayurvedic Resort anxiety ayurvedic treatment is aimed at understanding the qualities that are activated as a response to stress and anxiety within the patients and balancing them with the use of opposing forces.
Depression and anxiety have anabolic gunas, meaning they are reducing and lightening. Hence we provide nourishing gunas to balance the qualities caused by Depression and anxiety through ayurvedic medicines and therapies.
Ayurvedic Treatment for Depression & Anxiety Includes :
- Abhyanaga: We prepare a mixture of herbal oils that has proven useful to nourish the skin and the body and relieves stress. This therapy balances the vata dosha, increases blood circulation, reduces wrinkles, helps maintain a serene glowing skin and relaxes the stresses muscles in the body.
- Shirodhara: We maintain a constant stream of medicated liquid on the forehead. This therapy improves blood circulation around the eyes and the forehead, relieves stress and nourishes the scalp.
- Shirovasti : Medicated oil is applied on the head to treat the conditions like mental stress and insomnia. In this therapy, a leather sleeve is tied on the head and medicated oil is filled into it for a certain amount of time.
- Thalam: This is a perfect treatment for the conditions including stress where medicinal oil is applied over the head. The therapy can cure conditions like lack of memory, inability to concentrate etc.
- Elakizhi: We massage the patient with medicated leaves. A special mixture of oils is heated to dip the herbal bundles in before massaging the patients. The therapy promotes detoxification of the skin. it tones an relaxes the skin and enhances immunity.
- Diet: At Gods Own Country Ayurvedic Resort we chart diet plans to balance ypur doshas and the gunas identified.
- Yoga: Yoga helps in focusing energies and provide necessary strengthening of muscles and bones. Yoga have proven to be highly beneficial in overcoming anxiety and depression.
The above mentioned treatment plan is the General ayurvedic treatment for depression and anxiety for a normal healthy Person. However, Our doctor will have to check your past medical history and diagnose your present heallth condition, before finalizing right treatment plan for you.