Yoga and Naturopathy are traditional Indian sciences practiced for health and wellness. These are the drugless systems of healthcare. These systems are by and large used as complementary or alternative to conventional healthcare in India as well as in the occidental world. Yoga and Naturopathy have become prominent players of healthcare for their promises of managing the lifestyle induced illnesses by simple corrections in lifestyle and not treating them synthetically through the drugs of chemical origin. These practices which focus upon correction of lifestyle and bringing harmony between body and mind, also have a promise of showing the way to a stress free, peaceful and happy life.

Concept of Health and Wellness in Naturopathy:

• Naturopathy or naturopathic medicine is a form of alternative medicine that employs an array of pseudoscientific practices branded as “natural”, “non-invasive”, and as promoting “self-healing”.
• The ideology and methods of naturopathy are based on vitalism and folk medicine, rather than evidence-based medicine.
• Naturopathy is a traditional system of healing based upon natural principles that govern life, living and health.
• These principles of healthy living, prevention of disease and healing were firmly integrated as the customs in the ethnic culture of people in India since ancient times.
• The references of such principles can be found in the scriptures like Vedas, Upanishads and Epics like Ramayana and Mahabharata.
• Naturopathy is called a drugless system of healthcare based on well- founded philosophy and practices.
• The simplicity and ease of Naturopathy has made it acceptable globally.
• Naturopathy believ es that entire universe is composed of five basic elements panchamahabhutas viz. Eather (akasha), Air (vayu), Fire (agni), Water (jala) and Earth (prithvi) and so is the human body. Imbalance of these elements creates disease. The diseases can, therefore, be treated by the appropriate use of these elements and such treatments are called Prakritik Chikitsa or Naturopathy.

Therapeutic Modalities Used in Naturopathy:

The main therapeutic modalities of Naturopathy employed for preventive, promotive and curative purpose are Upvas Chikitsa (Fasting Therapy), Aahar Chikitsa (Diet Therapy), Mitti Chikitsa (Mud Therapy), Jala Chikitsa (Hydro Therapy), Malish Chikitsa (Massage Therapy),Surya Kiran Chikitsa (Helio Therapy), Vayu Chikitsa (Air Therapy), Yoga Chikitsa (Yoga Therapy).