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Ayurveda: The Art of Being

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Ayurveda: The Art of Being

Released Jul 19, 2002

1h 42m

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Filmmaker Pan Nalin explores the traditional Hindu system of medicine practiced in India.

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Geoff Pevere

Toronto Star

A film that takes you inside the rhythms of its subject: You experience it as you watch.

Rated: 3/5

Mar 7, 2003

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Ray Conlogue

Globe and Mail

If Ayurveda can help us return to a sane regimen of eating, sleeping and stress-reducing contemplation, it is clearly a good thing.

Rated: 2.5/4

Mar 7, 2003

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Dave Kehr

New York Times

Alternative medicine obviously has its merits ... but Ayurveda does the field no favors.

Rated: 2/5

Jul 17, 2002

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Joseph Proimakis

Movies for the Masses

o yperballon zilos toy Nalin [...] metatrepei to ntokimanter se 100lepto diafimistiko toy mystikoy toy mpoyrmpoylithropoiiti, anti na prosferei kai mia sobari eikona toy peri tinos prokeitai kai giati prepei na to pareis ki esy eksisoy sta sobara.

Rated: 1.5/5

Nov 2, 2007

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Catharine Tunnacliffe

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Like all infomercials, Ayurveda: Art of Being is heavy on testimonials and light on statistics.

Rated: 1/5

Mar 25, 2003

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Jeet Heer

National Post

Rated: 1/4

Mar 10, 2003

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Brilliant documentary. Hope is nature's way to let us survive, so that one day we discover the nature itself. Pan Nalin brings another masterly crafted documentary.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

02/08/23

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Audience Member

Tells you the saga of the oldest system of medicine known to man..

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

02/06/23

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Great subject and worthy of a well-done documentary. Unfortunately, this is not it. I believe in the value of Ayurveda as a practice, but this presents it in a manner that for me was not believable. As Dave Kehr said in his RT review said, "Alternative medicine obviously has its merits, but Ayurveda (the movie) does it no favors." I agree.

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

01/12/23

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Everyone should see this film to get an understanding to an ancient philosophy and way of being. Just like in Chinese Medicine, Ayuverdic Doctors treat patients with natural medicines and way of thinking about life and since it is a such an old science (5000 years) it should also be accepted by Western medicine (less than 1000 years old). The film is an excellent way for someone who doesn't have any knowledge about this, without moralizing.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

01/21/23

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Facinating documentary

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

02/05/23

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Very informative and interesting.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

01/21/23

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Nalin Pan

Writer

Christophe Friedel

Producer

Christa Saredi

Co-Producer

Claudia Steffen

Line Producer

Cyril Morin

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Synopsis

Filmmaker Pan Nalin explores the traditional Hindu system of medicine practiced in India.

Director: Nalin Pan
Producer: Christophe Friedel
Screenwriter: Nalin Pan
Distributor: Kino Pictures
Genre: Documentary
Original Language: Hindi
Release Date (Theaters): Jul 19, 2002, Original
Release Date (Streaming): Jun 20, 2012
Box Office (Gross USA): $26.1K
Runtime: 1h 42m
Sound Mix: Dolby Stereo
Aspect Ratio: Flat (1.66:1)

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