First step refers to physical and respiratory exercises which aim to strengthen the physical body and bring spiritual tranquility. Vata, which means movement, refers to breathing and the action of sending and receiving nerve impulses from the brain. Ayurveda means "the science of life" and this type of alternative medicine is based upon the usage of herbs and different plants, as well as oils and spices.

Pitta means metabolism and concerns the processing of food, air and water within the. Second step values the ayurvedic diet, designed to achieve top shape and to avoid stress, the third step is all about purification as a basic need for the organism to be free of toxins and the fourth step values meditation as a state that stimulates the creative and spiritual potential. Ayurveda is a science of human healing originating in India that has the purpose of finding the balance that must exist between body, soul, spirit and the surrounding world.

Ayurveda divides people according to the dominance of three internal forces called doshas which control basic activities of the body.

For the achievement of such an existential ideal, wise healers of India made a program that is based on four steps.