Being a staunch Ayurvedic Practitioner and a believer, It pains my heart to see How Ayurveda is bottled and marketed Globally..Whether it is an extract added Neutraceutical declaring no side effects gimmicks or the the semi clad woman getting shirodhara besides a lake or a Shastika pinda sweda along the palm trees of the beach.I wonder why a normal looking woman are not even considered for an Ayurvedic photo session.
It is true that Ayurveda's very Basic principle is "Swasthasya Swaasthya Rakshanam Aathurasya vikara prashamanam"..Positive Health comes first than a Curative health
But Any Purvakarma (Positive Health Programs like massage)has some Do's and Don'ts regarding therapies done in the patients..It just cant be decided by an unskilled person in a reception counter of a star Hotel.It cannot be done on all patients,irrespective of age or other health conditions.A Bad remark spread faster than a genuine service.
Ayurvedic science is knowledge and evidence based.Let us practice it, the Authentic way.
In our insecurity to gain recognition among our western peers and colleagues,let us not do a mixopathy treatment.
let us join together to spread the awareness about Ayurveda..Let us tell the world that Ayurveda is "Not For Sale"