Panchakarma: Mind/Body Rejuvenation
"Pancha" is Sanskrit for "five" and "Karma"is therapeutic measures. Panchakarma is a five step, total mind/body rejuvenation experience. The process cleanses the channels of the body and removes toxins from the body. This detoxification is critical for both your current well-being and in preventing future illness. The goal is to bring an imbalanced body back into balance, improve immunity, and restore your body's natural abilities to cleanse and detox.
The Five Principle Treatments of Panchakarma
Implementation of a healing Kitchari diet
During the process, your body is releasing years of stored emotional and physical toxins. This is key to repairing and resetting your body's systems. Panchakarma is considered to be the essential first step in your Ayurveda treatment.
- Use of herb-infused oils for cleansing the skin
- Use of steam
- "Nasya" treatment (nasal treatment)
- "Basti" (a cleaning enema treatment)
During the process, your body is releasing years of stored emotional and physical toxins. This is key to repairing and resetting your body's systems. Panchakarma is considered to be the essential first step in your Ayurveda treatment.
Digestion in the Body and Mind
When our digestion is working properly, we experience clear thinking, physical strength, and strong immunity. On the other hand, when our digestion is weakened, toxins build-up in the body, blocking the flow of energy, inhibiting clear thinking, and depriving the body of proper nourishment. An example of this is saturated fat that builds up in the body. At a certain point, the body can no longer keep up with clearing this toxin from the body. This causes a "back-up" or blockage; in this case, often of the arteries, which can lead to heart attack or other serious health problems.
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Did you know that our digestion extends beyond food? Our heart and mind are continuously "digesting" energy, information, experiences, and emotions as well! Excessive emotional or mental stress can lead to similar "blockages" in our digestive system. This is exacerbated when we have experiences or emotions that we don't work through, such as pent-up anger, guilt, blame, or grief we have not dealt with. These toxins build up in our system and can cause debilitating symptoms.
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