10 Reasons To Do Panchakarma

Ayurveda's Signature Integrative and Comprehensive Healing Experience

                                 10 Reasons To Do Panchakarma

1. Eliminate physical and mental toxins
2. Restore your constitution; physical and emotional balance 
3. Improve physical, mental and emotional health and wellness
4. Improve gut health, digestion and elimination
5. Strengthen your physical and emotional immunity and become more resistant to    illness
6. Reverse the negative effects of stress on your body and mind, thereby slowing the  aging process
7. Enhance your self-reliance, energy, and vitality 
8. Enhance your emotional strength, mental clarity and expand self awareness 
9. Bring about deep relaxation and a sense of calm and well-being
10. Re-Engineer healthy habits to sustain these improvements throughout the year

PANCHAKARMA is Ayurveda's traditional and holistic method of creating personal clearing and rejuvenation for the body, mind and consciousness, and an immersion known for its beneficial effects on overall health and wellness that strengthens the body's capacity for its own self-healing. 

The transition between seasons is a prime time to receive a panchakarma cleansing and rejuvenating program, though you can schedule one any time.

Programs are customized according to what is indicated for your constitution, age, condition and goals with a specific, natural, holistic, health promoting series of therapeutic massages and body treatments, specified diet, Ayurvedic health education, Yoga and Meditation/Yoga Nidra classes creating a balanced and holistic program to engineer healthy habits, improve energy, vitality, inner peace, confidence, well-being, longevity and purpose. 

Your Ayurvedic Consultation includes a complete assessment to determine the appropriate steps needed, from diet and treatments to yoga and meditation, and your Ayurvedic Practitioner will monitor you closely and document progress at every step along the way.

Programs are custom-tailored to your constitution, and current state of health and participants gain improved well being and in depth understanding of Ayurvedic principles, their self care and health and are inspired by Chaya’s vast knowledge, teaching skills and sensitivity, creating a life changing experience most people are longing for.

Ayurveda recommends Panchakarma to facilitate deep cleansing and healing of the body and mind. The initial stage of Panchakarma therapy is called Purvakarma. 

Ayurveda believes that the causes of chronic disease are deep-rooted imbalances in the dosha (basic body elements)-dhatu (body tissues)-mala (waste products). The following information will be beneficial in understanding the preparation phase of purvakarma.

It has now been scientifically proven that a natural purification treatment can successfully eliminate environmentally toxic substances such as polychlorinated biphenyl (PCB's) and pesticides from the body, without any negative side effects. A laboratory study at the Colorado University demonstrated that classical Panchakarma treatment eliminated up to 50% of the detectable toxins in the blood.

Purvakarma is the preparation for panchakarma that helps to mobilize and liquefy waste products (ama) from the tissues and to move it out towards the intestines, which then allows Panchakarma to flush them out. 

Panch means 5 and karma are the actions of this removal process that is tailored towards each individual.

Purvakarma is recommended for the full success of Panchakarma, though there can be benefits attained without it as well. 

The program includes eating Ayurveda's signature healing dish called kitchari, a delicious rice, bean and vegetable meal that balances the doshas and starts the process of detoxification.

Before the actual operation of purification begins, there is a need to prepare the body with prescribed methods to encourage it to let go of the toxins. These two procedures are snehan and swedana.

Snehan means “love” in Sanskrit, which is referred to as “internal and external oleation”. The internal oleation is accomplished by consuming prescribed quantities of ghee (clarified butter) and specified herbs along with external oleation consisting of Ayurvedic massage and body treatments.

Snehan reduces the dryness of body tissues (dhatu) and body passages (srotamsi). This ultimately helps in driving impurities out of the body during Panchakarma. Snehan mobilizes unwanted matter lodged in the body and adds to the results of Panchakarma. Daily Snehan profoundly relaxes the body and mind and improves the flow of energy by opening the channels of circulation. In addition Snehan prepares the body and mind to flush excess toxins and doshas from the system.

Swedhana is sweating induced by steam and is given immediately following the snehan to liquefy the toxins and increase the movement of toxins into the gastrointestinal tract to be removed. 

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