marma healing (Ayurveda marma healing)

A purported complete system for health, longevity, and beauty. Its roots include Ayurveda ("the science of life") and Dhanur Veda (marma science, "the science of the battlefield"). The postulate of marma healing is that blockages in a system of 107 "energy channels" (marmas) in the human body: (a) unbalance doshas, the three (alleged) forces that govern health and longevity, and (b) thus create physical illness, chronic bodily conditions, mental instability, and emotional disorders. Supposed repair of "marma blockages" depends partly on herbal preparations.