By Dr Rakesh Ayureshmi, Ayureshmi Ayurveda Wellness Centre, Kollam, Kerala, India What if the most powerful switch for calming your mind, healing your gut, stabilizing your heart, and improving immunity was not a pill—but a point on your body? Modern neurobiology calls it vagal modulation. Ayurveda has described it for 5,000 years through marma chikitsa. Today, as anxiety, insomnia, digestive disorders, and chronic inflammation skyrocket, understanding how marma therapy influ

By Dr Rakesh Ayureshmi, Ayureshmi Ayurveda Wellness Centre, Kollam, Kerala, India What if the ancient seers of Ayurveda mapped the body’s nerve network thousands of years before microscopes or MRI scans existed? What if the prana they described—often dismissed as “mystical”—actually mirrors measurable neurobiological processes? Today, as stress disorders, chronic pain, and autonomic imbalance skyrocket, the intersection of marma science and neurobiology offers a compelling pa