Ayurveda as a catharsis of psychological trauma
Traumas can be very exhilarating and overwhelming experience. Be it the lose of a loved-one or any kind of accident or abuse or anything whatsoever. Traumas leave individuals scarred for a lifetime. Unlike physical maladies emotional traumas are not manifested by overt symptoms enabling people to identify them. Traumas are of various kinds and fundamentally they are difficult to identify. It is only a thorough study that allow experts identify actions as consequences of certain trauma. And the usual response is to treat it with anti-depressants that suppress anxiety by pacifying sensations. Here lies a fundamental problem; because, it merely subsides the senses does nothing to alleviate them for good. The traumas remain constant underneath and is prevented to rise to surface.
A restoration treatment comes of great help to alleviate the distress of emotional trauma. It is a blend of physical as well as mental exercises to calibrate the body and soul with its inherent features. Consider it as an act of rebooting, restoration treatment strives to promote self-awareness and peace.
Ayurveda comes of great help because of its all-encompassing approach to wellbeing. This particular school of medication does not differentiate between physical and emotional. In Ayurveda, the relation between body and mind is considerably explored in harmony. Without emotional correction there is way to treat physical maladies and vice versa. Therefore it is essential to identify with the Dosha of an individual. It reveals their inherent emotional characteristics thus detecting the anomaly which causes the patient to suffer distress. Ayurveda treats the Bikruti or anomaly with its organic and holistic treatments. It is essential to visit an ayurvedic practitioner to procure a well-guided professional solution.
However, a few fundamental measures are provided by the Vedic practitioners to attain tranquillity and emotional stability which promotes better healing. Shattva guna promotes clarity, purity, compassion, love and empathy. Sattvik ahara is therefore known to be great aid in promoting serenity and spiritual awakening. Diet elements such as milk, ghee, fresh seasonal fruits and flax seeds are considered Sattvik. Apart from this, Bramhi tea i.e. tea from the extracts of Bramhi leaves are beneficial to reduce anxiety. It flushes out bodily toxins at the same time promotes relaxation.
Emotional traumas destabilize the sound-functioning body. It destabilizes the hormones the enzymes and stress out nervous system. Yoga is the fundamental approach to calibrate the bodily fluids and enzymes. Yoga is not only limited to the promotion of weight-loss or physical flexibility. But as the scriptures would put it — it allows the alignment of the Creation with the Creator. Yoga stimulates vital hormonal glands of the body to neutralize proper function. A restoration treatment harmonises the disbalanced elements. As a part of it, meditation allows a person better focus and clarity. Enriched with a broader perspective about life.
The most seminal aspect of cleansing however remains to give time to oneself. Healing requires time, it does not happen overnight. But a proper routine directed towards self-development allows one to come out better and stronger.
