Hiya Dan! Taking up where we left off:

I wrote "Ayurveda has a scientific foundation. One that extends back
thousands of years."

And you replied [[ayurveda is not science as i understand the word,]]
** Linguistically, Ayurveda means 'science of life'.

[[it doesn't deal with objective facts that can checked, tested and
verified.]]
** Again, this is a Western approach to science. One that is
limited in that it rarely steps outside the box (so to speak).

[[take it on faith that prana etc exists,]]
** Again, this is more than faith. Prana has been & is continueing
to be quantified. Orgone, for example, is the Western term used to
described prana.

[[there is no theoretical reason why people from different
specialisations within western medicine cannot work together,]]
** And this is occuring more often. Around the country already are
physicians who are "holistic", in that they apply other healing
modalities to their Western approach. Likewise, clinics are starting
to feature chiro w/massage, or internal medicine w/yoga & meditation,
etc.

... Valarie
Hamsa Yoga Shala & Massage
Atlanta, Georgia