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Ayurveda
Medical Group
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Panchakarma is a unique therapy for
prevention, rejuvenation and cure. For prevention and rejuvenation, the
therapy is ideally done 3-4 times a year at the cusps between seasons, while
for treatment of disease, the therapy is done as needed for periods of a week
to over a month. The various treatments of the PK
therapy are used for:
- eliminating impurities and
toxins,
- balancing the physiology,
- restoring mental balance,
- invigorating body and mind,
- preventing disease, and
- curing chronic disorders.
A Panchakarma
rejuvenation program consists of a series of treatments applied in an
appropriate order, each day, over a period of several days. These treatments
include:
- Abhyanga (oleation; herbalized whole
body massage): the massage, while soothing and relaxing to the nervous
system, also acts to mobilize accumulated toxins in the skin and allow
for their elimination.
- Shirodhara (flow of a stream of
herbalized oil on the forehead in a specific pattern): a very calming, relaxing
treatment for insomnia, stress, and psychosomatic mental disorders.
- Swedan (herbalized steam bath):
this liquefies and loosens ama
(sticky, toxic substances resulting from improper digestion of food,
environmental pollution and other harmful sources) so that they can be
easily eliminated from the body.
- Nasya (nasal administration of
herbalized oils or herbs): used as a preventative and curative for
disorders of head, neck and sense organs, e.g., sinus congestion,
migraine, headaches etc.
- Virechana (purgation by herbs): to
eliminate toxins and to clean large and small intestines, whose strength
and proper functioning is vital for proper nourishment of the
physiology.
- Basti (herbalized enemas): two
kinds are used in alternation, one nourishing and the other eliminative.
Some other treatments that are included in the PK rejuvenation program are:
- Pizachil - Involves two PK technicians who work in unison,
simultaneously pouring a stream of herbalized oil and massaging the
body. Proven to be very effective in neurological, muscular and joint
disorders.
- Pinda swedan - Herbs prepared in a
poultice form and then cooked in herbalized oil to give fomentation on
specific parts of the body for relief from back, neck and joint pain and
for strengthening muscles and invigorating the nervous system.
- Therapeutic local Basti - Specific preparations of
herbs and oils for eyes, ear, heart, and back. These have purifying,
restorative effects.
The benefits of the PK rejuvenation program can be
understood in three ways:
- Purification - the treatments subtly
harmonize and build on each others effectiveness, beginning by gently
and effectively loosening any metabolic wastes and environmental toxins
from tissues, then mobilizing these impurities to where they can be
eliminated and finally eliminating them from the body through the
"selective permeability" of the mucous membranes of the skin,
nose, small intestine, colon, kidney, etc.
- Relaxing - the treatments enliven the
body's own self healing mechanisms, bringing about profound and lasting
regeneration of the physiology in a very short time.
- Balancing - the treatments restores
balance in body and mind simultaneously. This rejuvenates and
revitalizes the whole individual, providing the basis for increased
happiness, vitality, and longevity.
Copyright © Ayurveda Medical Group,
2004.
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