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Nisargopachar Kendra Vinoba Ashram, Gotri Vadodara Managed by “Vadodara Jilla Sarvodaya Mandal”, a charitable trust Profile 2008 Nisargopachar Kendra (Nature Cure Center) Vinoba Ashram, Gotri Vadodara – 390 021 (Gujarat) INDIA Ph: 0265 2371880, Fax: 0265 2372593, E-mail: naturecure1978@ Website: Nisargopachar Kendra Introduction Nisargopachar Kendra is a well-established nature cure center, which offers a wide range of natural therapies. Nisargopachar Kendra is located in three acres of open, green, peaceful and tranquil environment on western outskirts of Vadodara, a city well known for its cultural traditions. The center was established in 1978 by “Vadodara Jilla Sarvodaya Mandal”, a registered charitable trust with a wide range of social and socio-economic activities in the region. The trust was closely associated with Shri Vinoba Bhave in his well-known Bhudan movement and its activities are inspired by Gandhi-Vinoba-Jayprakash Narayan ideology. Mission Statement To develop awareness in the society towards the natural cure and healthy lifestyle To provide natural cure and alternate therapies through scientific and holistic approach To provide easily accessible, low cost quality natural therapies to all classes of the society To provide community education in natural therapies and healthy lifestyles To provide a healthy work environment to our staff, technicians, health practitioners and associates for their personal development and evolution Nature Cure: Basic Principles The principle of natural cure is founded on the theory of Panchamahabhuta, that the body is made of five universal elements – space (akash), air (vayu), fire (agni), water (jal) and earth (prithvi) and that diseases are caused due to imbalance in the state of these elements. Natural therapies remove the imbalances (vikruti) of the elements by removing the causative factors and bring the elements back to their natural state (prakruti). Therefore, it i