Panchakarma Therapies

“The (vitiated) Doshas alleviated by fasting and digestive drugs do at times get aggravated but those eliminated by elimination therapies do not recur” – Charak (Su. 16/20)

Ayurvedic whole body massage
captures the benefits of all the massage and touches upon almost all parts of the body and provides complete relaxation. A luxurious whole body massage: this application of warm Herbal oils is done to effectively remove toxins and stress that has accumulated in the tissues of the body. This holistic healing massage uses herb-infused oils to nourish the body, reinstates dosha balance, and effectively revitalizing your whole body and spirit.

Benefits of Abhyanga (Ayurveda Massage):

• Stimulates and relaxes body and mind.
• Soothes and enables the nerves to function properly.
• Increases the circulation of blood and lymph so that waste materials are discarded from the body.
• Improves complexion of the skin.
• Strengthens muscles and blood vessels
• Facilitates the assimilation of nutrients in food
• Aids cellular renewal and removes toxic wastes
• Relaxes the tense muscles and loosens the stiff joints

Ayurvedic whole body massage with steam
captures the benefits of all the massage and touches upon almost all parts of the body and provides complete relaxation. A luxurious whole body massage: this application of warm Herbal oils is done to effectively remove toxins and stress that has accumulated in the tissues of the body. This holistic healing massage uses herb-infused oils to nourish the body, reinstates dosha balance, and effectively revitalizing your whole body and spirit.

Benefits of Abhyanga (Ayurveda Massage):

• Stimulates and relaxes body and mind.
• Soothes and enables the nerves to function properly.
• Increases the circulation of blood and lymph so that waste materials are discarded from the body.
• Improves complexion of the skin.
• Strengthens muscles and blood vessels
• Facilitates the assimilation of nutrients in food
• Aids cellular renewal and removes toxic wastes
• Relaxes the tense muscles and loosens the stiff joints

Ayurvedic Head Massage
This head massage is very slow and gentle. Warm Herbal oils are applied on vital points of the head with specific movements that soothe and relax the nervous system. Enhances nourishment of the body, rejuvenates texture and luster of the skin. This induces a state of calmness and tranquility to promote high alertness, mental clarity, and concentration.

Benefits of Shiroabhyanga

• Nourishes hair roots, prevents hair loss and premature greying
• Promotes restful state of mind aiding in sound and deep sleep
• Improves acute eye problems and vision
• Oxygenates the brain and strengthens the nervous system
• Removes tension that results from headaches, migraines and back pain

Third Eye Therapy
A warm thin stream of oil is slowly directed to flow over the forehead. This therapy relaxes the nervous system allowing both the mind and body to release stress. This therapy uses herb-infused warm oil that is personalized to your dosha to rejuvenate and balance your senses to alleviate stress, anxiety, and functionality of CNS.

Benefits of Shirodhara

• Encourages better health as the organs respond and function optimally
• Stimulates and relaxes nerves to revitalize nervous and cognitive function
• Balances your state of mind by increasing concentration, productivity, and clarity
• Prevents hair loss and damage by nourishing hair follicles, roots, and scalp
• Improves sleep by making mental faculties work better during the day to restore the natural rhythm of the body by night

Abhyanga – Ayurvedic Massage with herbal oils with Shirodhara – Third Eye Therapy with special herbal oils

Benefits of Abhyanga + Shirodhara Massage

• Stimulates and relaxes body and mind.
• Soothes and enables the nerves to function properly.
• Increases the circulation of blood and lymph so that waste materials are discarded from the body.
• Improves complexion of the skin.
• Strengthens muscles and blood vessels
• Facilitates the assimilation of nutrients in food
• Aids cellular renewal and removes toxic wastes
• Relaxes the tense muscles and loosens the stiff joints
• Nourishes hair roots, prevents hair loss and premature greying
• Promotes a restful state of mind aiding in sound and deep sleep
• Improves acute eye problems and vision
• Oxygenates the brain and strengthens the nervous system
• Removes tension that results from headaches, migraines, and back pain

A complete facial treatment
with the added touch of Herbal oils gently applied to marma points to nourish the radiant beauty inherent to facial skin. Marma points are vital and secret points found throughout the body that are linked energetically to Chakras. When these vital points are open the body can heal itself and alleviate toxins and impurities the skin absorbs through environmental, physical, and spiritual pollutants.

Benefits of Ayurvedic Facial

• Reduces tension and stress
• Healthier skin cells from improved blood circulation nourish skin increasing the tone, glow, and vitality
• Boosts the immune system and increases the quality of sleep
• Benefits the mind by improving our memory, mental clarity, and fatigue
• Awakens the consciousness by balancing all three body energies-Vata, Pitta and Kapha doshas

Ayurvedic Back Massage
The upper back is the stress zone and Low back pain is increasingly becoming very common due to demanding work and wrong lifestyles. In Kati abhyanga, warm medicated oil is poured over the back, and massage is done using mama technique along the whole course of the spine.

Benefits of Kati Abhyanga

• Relieves back pain and neck strain
• Alleviates shoulder pain
• Relaxes the muscles,
• Improves flexibility and blood circulation.
• Relieves stress, anxiety, fatigue and improves sleep.

Ayurvedic Foot Massage
Ayurveda foot care treatment applies herbal oil on all the marma points of the feet. By stimulating the foot marma points, connections are made at the subtlest level of the nervous system for release of emotional stress.

Benefits of PadaAbhyanga

• Reduces stress, depression, and anxiety
• Relieves foot pain improves muscle tone and prevents dryness of the skin
• Promotes restful sleep and cures several sleep disorders including insomnia
• Relaxes and soothes nerves and revitalizes the central nervous system

Lower Back Therapy
Basti stands for retaining something inside, in this case mainly herbal oil. The healing properties of herbal oils used for this basti deeply clean and fortify the blood, build strong muscle and connective tissues, and lubricate the joints.Oil penetrates into the skin, softens the tissues and eases inflammation. This alleviates pain and quickly rejuvenates the affected area.

This therapy is highly recommended for lower back pain and other spine problems. This is form of giving fomentation to localized area, by applying and retaining heated herbal oil to the sacral or lumbar region. This special technique is aimed at providing relief by bathing the lower back. A frame of black gram paste is made around the sacral region. Warm medicated oil is poured into this frame. This warm oil heats the sacral region followed by massage done locally to the region.

Benefits of Kati Basti

• Relieves pain in the low back and lower limbs
• Relieves stiffness in the low back and lower limb
• Relieves swelling and inflammation in the low back, in the bones and soft tissues of the low back
• Brings lightness and a sense of health in the lower portion of the body
• Improves movements at the back and lower limbs and enable us to move and work freely
• Strengthens the low back (bones, muscles and soft tissues therein)
• Soothes the nerves supplying the low back and legs (lower limbs)
• Enhances blood supply to the low back area

Knee Joint Therapy
For knee joint pain and other problems, this procedure is done in order to strengthen the knee architecture (i.e. muscles, joints) and improvise the functions of knee joint, thereby preventing it from further degenerative changes.

The patient is made to sit in a comfortable position with both legs extended. The mould is fixed on one or both knees made with the help of the kneaded black gram dough of suitable height. Herbal oil of suitable temperature is poured inside the prepared wall and retained for about 30-40 minutes. The warmth of the oil is maintained throughout the procedure. At the end of the procedure the dough is removed, a gentle massage is given over the area. The person is made to take rest for a while.

Benefits of Janu Basti

• As the hot oil touches the skin surface it deeply nourishes the joints inside so that the pain is relieved.
• Increases blood circulation in the knee area.
• Prevents dry skin.
• With JanuBasti, proper lubrication is provided to the joints and the stiffening cells and fluid are rejuvenated.
• Flexibility of joints is enhanced
• Removes inflammation and pain
• Protects the knee cartilage
• Nerves of the knee are strengthened
• With regular sessions, aches and discomfort are reduced to a greater extent.

Neck Therapy
This is a process in which warm oil is kept over the cervical region, in a ring of herbal paste. The oil is maintained at a particular temperature. It gives immediate relief as it acts at the site of lesion. It enhances the lubrication to the cervical vertebrae, gives nutrition to the cartilage bones and improves the cushion action between two vertebral bodies.

Benefits of Greeva Basti

• Relieves the burden of stress and congestion in nerves, bones, and muscles of the neck and shoulders and thus relaxing and rejuvenating them
• Improves flexibility and brings smooth movement.
• Improves circulation around the neck and shoulder region.
• Relieves pain and stiffness. Cervical spondylosis
• Cervical disc lesion
• Vertigo
• Tingling, numbness of hands
• Compression fractures
• Chronic pain in the neck region
• Frozen shoulder

Special Bolus Therapy
PatraPotliSwedana consists of applying a bolus of herbs during the massage. This helps relieve musculoskeletal dysfunction and pain, strengthens immunity, and increases blood circulation. Patra means herbal leaves, and potli means bolus sweda-fomentation.

Leaves of medicinal plants have properties of relieving pain, stiffness & swelling. These leaves in Ayurveda are said to contain Vata alleviating factors known as Vatahara. Such leaves are collected and chopped into small pieces. Then it is fried in medicated oil adding turmeric, lemon in it. The mixture is filled in a piece of cotton cloth and a bolus is prepared out of it. On one side a pan is filled with little quantity of oil and kept on mild fire. The passive heating of the bolus is done and gently applied to the affected part of the body. In such a manner the procedure of patra-pindasweda is carried on.

Benefits of Patra Potli Pinda Swedan

• Strengthens the back and spine.
• Reduces pain and swelling.
• Reduces stiffness and inflammation.
• Increases the circulation and thus improves the functioning of the joints.
• Arthritis, Paralysis
• Body pain and numbness
• Degenerative diseases
• Neuro-muscular diseases

Eyes Therapy
This provides improved vision with beautiful eyes and strengthening of eye muscles. Herb-infused ghee is poured over eyelids in an enclosure built around the eye made with black mung flour. This is an excellent treatment that relieves tiredness, improves vision, eyesight, and clarity of the mind.

Benefits of Netra Tarpan

• Relieves dryness, stiffness, and rigidity of the eyes
• Improves light tolerance and clarity of vision
• Eases eye movement during blinking
• Strengthens nerves and muscles of the eye

Nasal Therapy
This steam and customized oil therapy clear nasal passages giving relief of sinus conditions and allergies. Nasya benefits for disorders of the ENT by purifying these organs through the removal of toxins accumulated within the nasal passages.

Benefits of Nasya(Nasal Therapy)

• Strengthens the sensory organs
• Aids in stress reduction by stimulating vital centers of the brain that work for emotional regulation
• Improves skin complexion, hair texture and prevents greying
• Boosts immunity
• Prevents diseases of the oral cavity, gingivitis, and loose teeth

Herbal Powder Massage
This is a specialized herbal therapy for reducing excess fat. The whole body is gently massaged with herbal powders prepared with various herbs. This helps to reduce fat patches from the body, toning of the muscles, improves blood circulation and eases joint pains. Regular Udwartana is good to lose weight by increasing the basal metabolic rate.

Herb molecules are absorbed into the body through the skin pores and remove the sluggish lymphatic toxins. This technique not only detoxifies but also improves the blood circulation and establishes a rejuvenation effect in the body.

Benefits of Udwartana

• Reduces excess fat in the body.
• Improves skin complexion.
• Eliminates bad odor due to excessive sweating or other reasons.
• Corrects the imbalance of doshas.
• Vitalizes and rejuvenates the body.
• Reduces wrinkles
• Cures dryness of skin and Itching
• Tone the skin and muscle after delivery