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Ayurveda: The Art of Being

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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 Mar 7, 2003
3/5
A film that takes you inside the rhythms of its subject: You experience it as you watch. Go to Full Review
Ray Conlogue Globe and Mail Mar 7, 2003
2.5/4
If Ayurveda can help us return to a sane regimen of eating, sleeping and stress-reducing contemplation, it is clearly a good thing. Go to Full Review
Dave Kehr New York Times Jul 17, 2002
2/5
Alternative medicine obviously has its merits ... but Ayurveda does the field no favors. Go to Full Review
Joseph Proimakis Movies for the Masses Nov 2, 2007
1.5/5
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Catharine Tunnacliffe eye WEEKLY Mar 25, 2003
1/5
Like all infomercials, Ayurveda: Art of Being is heavy on testimonials and light on statistics. Go to Full Review
Jeet Heer National Post Mar 10, 2003
1/4
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Aug 13, 2016 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. See more Jul 15, 2012 Tells you the saga of the oldest system of medicine known to man.. See more Mar 27, 2012 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. See more Mar 1, 2012 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. See more Feb 25, 2012 Facinating documentary See more Jul 18, 2011 Very informative and interesting. See more Read all reviews
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Movie Info

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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