That's the age-old Indian Panchboota therapy.The universe, as affirmed by even quantum physics, is made up of five elements - earth, water, fire, air and space. Incredible as it may sound these very elements are also present in the human body. "Unless the five elements or 'tattvas' are properly balanced, there can be no healing," says Dr Sharda, a qualified doctor (pathologist) turned holistic healer.

"Healing of any kind has to do with balancing the five elements in the right proportion in the human body," says Dr Sharda. Her explanation: "Every individual is a mini replica of the macro microcosm; what elements prevail nature also exist in human forms is within so is "without." In other words, humans might have a physical form, but what are within ' are abstract and physical elements. The Panchboota therapy is based on this premise