Ayurveda is the oldest health care system in the world. The term is drawn from the ancient Indian Sanskrit language in which “ayus” means life and “veda” means knowledge or wisdom. Traditionally, Ayurvedic practitioners – Vedamahattyas – handed down their knowledge orally from generation to generation.

Dr. Richard Perera, a 64 year old Singhalesian herbalist- healer, is one of the few remaining Vedamahattyas. He works as a herbal practitioner in an Ayurveda resort in southwestern Sri Lanka. He prepares his herbal medicines the same way his forebears used to - a tradition that goes back hundreds of years. We follow Dr. Perera as he goes about his daily routine in the resort, searching for rare herbs in the Sri Lankan jungle. We witness the Vedamahattyas ritual of honouring a tree before peeling off pieces of its healing bark. We follow him as he travels by canoe to a monastery situated on a remote island where he searches for forgotten Ayurvedic formulas in old palm leaf scriptures. We are present when he prepares his herbal oils and tinctures for the healing ayurvedic massages.

Ayurveda – the wisdom of life. A fascinating fi lm about the world’s oldest health care system – taught by one of its last authentic representatives. An exciting approach to a foreign culture. This fi lm is proof that Western Culture only stands to gain from the knowledge of ancient ayurvedic practices and their healing wisdom.



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- TV Magazin: "Natürlich Leben - Ayurveda"
   mit dem Ayurveda Experten Dr. Ernst Schrott
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