A Buddhist statue at a an Ayurveda therapy center. A remarkably simple practice and a form of healing, Ayurveda promotes a perfect harmony between mind and body. Sri Lanka's indigenous medicine has similar origins, linked to the 30,000 year old native habitants of the land known as the Balangoda man (manavaya). With its ancient history, traditional ayurveda medicine as it is practiced today in the country, is based on an indigenous heritage preserved over 3000 years. Sri Lanka.