Nurturing Body, Mind & Spirit
Health is an outcome of bringing equilibrium to ones’ life in its physical, mental, social and spiritual spheres. Living in an unpolluted environment and consuming organic produce will solve a large degree of the health issues we face today by themselves. In order to achieve a society that is not only healthy, but also happy and content, we as a society should strive towards preventive health care measures. Most of the diseases which kill us today; from cardiovascular disease to cancer, are to a large degree preventable. Their numbers far exceed the deaths caused by external factors like natural disaster, terrorism, fire, conflicts and road injuries.
Now, various health systems will need to take the bold step into the process of integration. All medical systems around the world have their strengths and weaknesses, and it is time for these systems not to compete but enhance each other. Technological advances are already here to help and bring transparency to the whole process. To achieve this goal, it will require developing methods to evaluate each system without bias and developing a new scientific process to validate them.
In a community there are few things we can focus on:
- Preventive Health: Form the key factors to keep the society healthy in a long term.
- Curative Systems: Patient centered and not system centered. Access & availability to the knowledge & benefits of all health systems like Modern medicine, Ayurveda, Siddha, Yoga, TCM, TEM, Naturopathy, Homeopathy, Unani and other traditional healing systems
- Mental Wellness: A key factor to keep society strong and healthy. This can be achieved by promoting meditation, community counseling, and social connection.
- Public Health Infrastructure: Safe water, sanitation, and accessible local clinics.
- Education: Encourage awareness about lifestyle disorders, sleep hygiene, and stress management.
- Professional Reform: The goal of Practitioner in future should be to become role models of healthy living themselves, keep the population healthy by encouraging prevention, learn from all available system to support patient and guide community towards healthy living.
Knowledge Festival 1, 1a – Open Attempt Project
We are happy to bring you the summary after nearly 5 years of discussion with practitioners and researchers from various health systems around the world, here are our 21 fundamental recommendations, that could be considered the basic foundations to preventive health care in any community.
The recommendations are as follow:
- Maintaining as much as possible a disciplined daily routine ( Example: For Waking up, Eating, Exercising, Studying)
- Being aware of the nature of food we consume ( Aspects like What one should eat, What we buy, Where we buy, How we cook, How we eat, How much we eat etc.)
- Being conscious of the purity and quality of water intake
- Engaging in regular physical activity
- Practicing conscious breathing techniques – Mastering ones breath
- Maintaining a regular meditation practice
- Spending time outdoors in nature
- Being aware and reducing harmful habits ( Example :smoking, alcohol, excess screen time etc.)
- Ensuring adequate exposure to sunlight
- Observing regular fasting
- Getting sufficient restful sleep
- Nurturing harmonious relationships
- Practicing good hygiene
- Continuously learning new skills
- Undergoing regular health screenings and check-ups
- Digital Detox
- Create a safe physical environment ( Good quality air, clean drinking water etc.)
- Strengthen social and community connections
- Balance work, rest, and recreation
- Regular Self- Massage
- Taking personalized Supplements
We are in the next phase of this work to expand on these recommendations. For this process we are conducting our next conference KF 1b @ Ancient School of Wisdom, Bengaluru next year. Details will follow soon.
