The programme was inaugurated by senior Ayurveda practitioner Vaidya Devendra Triguna, who spoke on the need to adapt traditional practices for contemporary health challenges.
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The Rashtriya Ayurveda Vidyapeeth (RAV), in collaboration with the All India Institute of Ayurveda (AIIA), held a two-day training programme on Asthi Marma in the capital this week. The sessions focused on the study of vital points in the body where bones and surrounding tissues converge — an area of traditional Ayurvedic knowledge often linked with therapeutic as well as protective functions.
The programme was inaugurated by senior Ayurveda practitioner Vaidya Devendra Triguna, who spoke on the need to adapt traditional practices for contemporary health challenges. Faculty members from institutions in Delhi and Jaipur led the sessions, covering both theoretical principles and clinical applications.
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Marma therapy, described in classical texts such as the Sushruta Samhita, identifies 107 marma points in the human body that are considered seats of life energy. Injury to certain marmas can cause pain, disability or even death. While practices based on marma theory remain niche within Ayurveda, training programmes are seen as an attempt to revive and standardize them for modern clinical use.
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India has witnessed a renewed policy push towards Ayurveda and other traditional systems in recent years, with the establishment of AIIA in 2016 and increasing government support for research and practitioner training.
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