Sri Lankan Ayurveda & Yoga

Ayurveda has been practiced for many centuries in Sri Lanka and is known to be a traditional mixture of Sinhala medicine, Ayurveda, and Siddha systems of India, Unani medicine of Greece through the Arabs, and most importantly, the Desheeya Chikitsa, (the indigenous medicine of Sri Lanka). Over the last decades, Sri Lanka developed its own ayurvedic system based on a series of treatments handed down generations over 3,000 years. The ancient kings, who were also prominent physicians, continued its practice and efficacy.

“Ayurveda” is not only a form of health treatment; it is a complete way of life known to generations of Sri Lankans. It is a placid and effective method to treat the root causes of illness in both mind and body.

Health conscious people today are constantly seeking effective alternatives to the escalating costs and side effects that occur from using modern medicine. Thus the efficiency of Ayurveda is known as nature’s way to good health prove, by its 3,000 years of successful therapeutic correction of many disharmonies and illnesses.

Travellers can now experience therapeutic Ayurveda treatment through the best of Sri Lankan ayurvedic physicians. Treatments vary from massages, herbs and nutrition, and exercise therapy to suit each and every symptom of discomfort.