This communication is seen as necessary nourishment for our ongoing physical, intellectual, emotional, and spiritual growth. Many examples exist across cultures and religious traditions of sounds that are considered healing. Most religions have chants that serve the purpose of nourishing the spirit. Ayurveda uses such sounds for balancing and healing by having the person direct the sound to whatever part of the system that needs to be balanced. The mantra used in meditation is one such sound that is internalized and used as a means to communicate with spirit.
Sight can be a channel for focusing the mind as well and communing with spirit.
A yantra is a visual version of the mantra. Viewing the yantra for a period of time is said to increase brain wave coherence and provide a visual channel for communicating with spirit. Aromatherapy is used to pacify unbalanced doshas. Massage and therapeutic touch with light oil are used to release health-promoting chemicals stored in the skin. The main symptom of this disease is severe pain in the affected joints.