Mental Disorders Ayurveda Care

Ayurveda, the science of life, presents a holistic approach to achieve, sustain and promote mental health. According to Ayurveda, mental health is “a state of mental, intellectual and spiritual well-being”.

Mental Disorder Treatment In Ayurveda aims at establishing a balance between mind, body and soul through means such as balanced diet, exercise, meditation and cultivation of the right attitude.  The concepts of Ayurveda introduce to us a number herbal remedies and natural medications used traditionally to help restore balance and harmony of mind. 

How Ayurveda Classifies Mental Disorders?

Unmada- Insanity    
Apasmara- Epilepsy
Avasada- Depression
Chitto Udvega- Anxiety neurosis 
Manas Mandata- Mental Retardataion
Atatva Abhinevisha- Obsessive Disorders
Madatyaya- Intoxication and others

Ayurveda- What Causes Mental Disturbances
 

Ayurveda links mental disturbances with the accumulation of toxins (Ama) in the body. Clinging on to negative emotions and not being able to vent them out results in this accumulation.  To treat such conditions one should be able to contact one’s own mental awareness, bring it into balance and channelise that balance to the body. 

Ayurveda For Mental Health

Ayurveda recommends several methods of managing mental health. These remedies combined together may work in the direction of correcting the imbalances in the state of mind. 

Dincharya (Daily-regimen) - Our routine has a deep influence on the state of our mind. Getting up with the sun, eliminating the toxins, cleaning the body and beginning the day with worship promote purity in mind, body and emotions. Selection of right food according to body type, utilizing the time in the right manner and staying away from self-indulgence all contribute to a balanced state of mind. 

Meditation- It is the first and last remedy of Ayurveda and is the path for self realisation.  It teaches one to rise above that actions and reactions of mind and be experience the stillness in self. 

Herbal Preparations- Herbal preparations termed as “Medhya Rasayanas” help to stabilise mind. They may help nourish the neurological tissues and aim to raise the levels of intellect. 

There are many more powerful remedies described in Ayurveda that aim at restoring one’s mental health.  Clink HERE to  find the different mental disorders and the herbs, yoga, Ayurvedic medicine used traditionally to manage mental diseases.

Both Ayurvedic Practitioner Gurnam Saini and Pooja Saini have specialised in mental health in their nursing career and worked in both Public and Private hospital in Melbourne for number of years. Gurnam Saini holds a Post Gradute Diploma in Mental Health Nursing and Pooja Saini completed Master of Nursing in Mental Health. They have genuine passion to offer a better quality of life to people living with mental health conditions. They believe in active listening and therapeutic engagement of their clients.