The Sanskrit, Tamil, Arabic and Tibetan terms you are likely to meet, each in a sentence.
Last reviewed · Massvaa Care Wellness editorial team- CultureAarti
A ceremony of light and chanting, such as the evening Ganga Aarti on the Ganges.
- AyurvedaAgni
The “digestive fire”: the capacity to digest food, and experiences, that Ayurveda assesses closely.
- UnaniAkhlat
The four humours: dam (blood), balgham (phlegm), safra (yellow bile) and sauda (black bile).
- AyurvedaAma
Undigested residue that Ayurveda describes as forming when agni is weak.
- Sowa-RigpaAmchi
A practitioner of Sowa-Rigpa in the Indian Himalayas.
- YogaAshram
A community for spiritual practice and study, often with a daily timetable guests follow.
- IndiaAYUSH
The Government of India’s name for Ayurveda, Yoga & Naturopathy, Unani, Siddha, Sowa-Rigpa and Homoeopathy, and the ministry that oversees them.
- AyurvedaBAMS
Bachelor of Ayurvedic Medicine and Surgery, the degree of a qualified Ayurvedic physician.
- YogaBandha
An energetic “lock” used in advanced breathing practice.
- YogaChakra
One of the centres along the spine described in yogic and tantric texts.
- AyurvedaDhatu
The seven tissues of the body described in Ayurveda, from plasma to reproductive tissue.
- AyurvedaDinacharya
The ideal daily routine: waking, cleansing, exercise, meals and sleep at regular times.
- AyurvedaDosha
One of the three functional principles — Vata, Pitta and Kapha — whose balance Ayurveda assesses.
- AyurvedaGuna
Qualities, such as heavy or light and hot or cold, used to describe foods, herbs and the body.
- UnaniHakim
A practitioner of Unani medicine.
- AyurvedaKapha
The dosha of structure and stability, formed from water and earth.
- YogaKirtan
Call-and-response chanting, often in the evening at ashrams.
- YogaKriya
A cleansing or purifying practice, such as Jala Neti.
- AyurvedaMala
The body’s waste products, whose regular elimination Ayurveda watches.
- YogaMantra
A sound, word or phrase repeated in meditation.
- AyurvedaMarma
The 107 vital points of the body described in the classical texts.
- UnaniMizaj
Temperament: the individual balance of hot, cold, moist and dry qualities.
- YogaMudra
A gesture, usually of the hands, used in meditation and breathing practice.
- IndiaNABH
The National Accreditation Board for Hospitals & Healthcare Providers, which accredits AYUSH hospitals and wellness centres.
- Ayurveda · YogaNadi
The pulse (nadi pariksha is pulse examination), and in yoga, a channel of energy.
- IndiaNCISM
The National Commission for Indian System of Medicine, which regulates Ayurveda, Unani, Siddha and Sowa-Rigpa education and practitioners.
- AyurvedaOjas
The refined essence of the tissues, associated with vitality and resilience.
- AyurvedaPitta
The dosha of transformation and metabolism, formed from fire and water.
- AyurvedaPrakriti
Your constitution: the balance of doshas you were born with.
- YogaPrana
Life force, and the breath through which yoga works with it.
- AyurvedaRasa
Taste. Ayurveda recognises six: sweet, sour, salty, pungent, bitter and astringent.
- AyurvedaRitucharya
The seasonal routine: adjusting diet and habits through the year.
- YogaSatsang
A gathering for talks, questions and chanting with a teacher.
- SiddhaSiddhar
One of the adepts whose Tamil verses form the Siddha tradition.
- AyurvedaSrotas
The channels through which substances move in the body.
- Ayurveda · YogaTriguna
The three qualities of mind and nature: sattva (clarity), rajas (activity) and tamas (inertia).
- AyurvedaVaidya
A traditional Ayurvedic physician.
- AyurvedaVata
The dosha of movement, formed from air and space.
- AyurvedaVikriti
Your present state of balance, which may differ from your constitution (prakriti).
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