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Through ongoing pulse checks, the plan will be adjusted according to your response to the treatments at every step so you receive exactly what you need precisely when you need it. All the oils, herbs & preparations used for the treatments are made with traditional procedures which only the Raju vaidyas, through specialized training since childhood, can do. This processing with the Vedic Primordial Sounds gives great power to the preparations to deeply cleanse & restore your physiology ~ resetting the physical frequencies at the deepest levels of mind-body functioning.
All the treatment oils are processed a minimum of five times with herbs and "mantras" in this special way (some up to 21x), and each takradhara, shirobasti, navara, and big basti, after initial preparation, is again infused with the vedic vibrations before use. It is this liveliness, in concert with the power of the herbs and precise timing of planetary cycles during harvesting & preparation, etc. that bring so much power to the treatments. No where else in the world will you receive treatments such as these. Repeated healing successes, for even the seemingly incurable diseases, demonstrate this to be true.
Sneha (oil application) and swedena (heat) are the first treatments you will receive in your panchakarma. These are called the "pre-karmas" because they prepare the body for the removal of toxins later on.
The pre-karmas are used in treatments like abhyanga (oil massage) and potra potali (warm herbal boluses) to soften and loosen the impurities (vitiated doshas), which are then flushed out through the pores via sweating in parishek (warm herbal water-washing). The deeper toxins will move into the bloodstream and then the digestive tract to be eliminated later on.
The most important step is the actual panchakarma process itself, where the vitiated (excess) doshas are removed from the body completely.
Virechena (herbal purge) is commonly used to eliminate excess of Pitta Dosha through the administration of special sneha (digestive tract cleanse). And, more rarely, vamana (vomiting) is carefully used to eliminate excess of Kapha Dosha.
But the most effective and universally used means of eliminating the impure doshas is through internal bastis (internal elimination therapy), which is the main treatment for removing excess of Vata Dosha. Bastis are given in the last phase of treatment when the loosened, vitiated doshas have fully accumulated in the digestive tract and are ready to be effectively eliminated for good.
The final treatment step in almost every PK is nasya (head and nasal therapy) to eliminate impurities in the head, which is the most important organ. Like the head of any institutional body, the head/brain is the commander in chief for our entire body and our health. The nose is the vehicle for this treatment because it is the gateway of the skull (pathway to the brain) according to Ayurveda.
Vata is responsible for all movement and flow in the physiology and is the main dosha (body-factor) that leads to health problems when it becomes imbalanced. Every treatment day begins with abhyanga because it so effectively opens the shrotas (channels that get blocked from stress). And because all the different points on the skin connect to every organ and system in the body, proper abhyanga relaxes and strengthens the entire physiology.
Tak, as it is known, is usually given for seven days following abhyanga or potra potali and is very good for the brain, head, scalp and hair (including hair-loss).
The center of the forehead is one of the main marma points (energy junctions) in the body, so Tak is highly beneficial for the whole body because marma health is vital to our health and well-being. Takradhara is also especially stimulating and strengthening to the hypothalamus, is deeply calming, and promotes good mind-body coordination.
Shirobasti is given consecutively for 7 or more days. It powerfully calms & protects the entire brain, central nervous system & spinal column and draws out the toxins. Shirobasti also has a profoundly settling influence on the mind.
Generally given after abhyanga for the first seven days of PK, or longer if needed. The gentle pounding/pressing & heat soften and flush the deeper toxins while the oils, leaves, and herbs in the boluses help to nourish the tissues and release pain & stiffness, etc.
The "Front Bastis" are done over the navel & heart areas (maha, or great marma points). "Back Bastis" are done on the main junctions of the joints in the upper and lower back. The treatment lubricates and relaxes these important points and pulls toxins from the tissues & related areas.
This swedena, heat treatment, utilizes warm herbalized water poured over the body back & forth to open the pores and induce sweating. The herbal fluid enters the skin through the pores and flushes toxins that have been loosened by the preceding days of abhyanga & potra potali. Parishek is continued for 7 or more days days until the vaidya is satisfied through the pulse that the toxins in the skin have been adequately removed.
A more focused treatment to support & clear deeper blockages in specific stress areas (back, spine, neck, chest, stomach, etc.). 1-2 techs, depending on the size of the area.
This treatment involves soaking the eyes with special herbalized ghee to draw out the toxins, lubricate, nourish & strengthen the tissues. Repeated treatments can repair major problems for eye health and vision.
Navara nourishes the tissues and softens the skin, as well as deeply relaxes the muscles and improves their tone. Navara also pacifies pitta imbalances ~ calms inflammation & excess of heat in the body . Two technicians.
Internal lubricating, nourishing, and eliminating therapies.
The Basti Marma [energy junction] has all the connecting channels in the body, from head to toe. It is the biggest marma channel in the body, which is why the bastis are the most powerful treatments in PK. In particular, there are nerves in the colon that connect directly to the brain so that within five minutes of receiving a basti, the brain is transmitting instructions to all the systems and cells in the body to relax, release impurities, etc.
The basti cycle begins towards the end of PK, after all the other treatments have softened and loosened the impurities, flushing them out via the bloodstream, etc. and preparing them to be expelled from the body for good. There are three different kinds of bastis that are prepared and given according to the needs of the body as seen in the pulse. The sequence, therefore, varies from person to person except that the cycle always begins and ends with matra, the lubricating basti. Both matra and milk bastis are designed to be absorbed by the body, to lubricate and fortify; Shodhana basti is an elimiinative basti, designed to expel the toxins. Even the bastis themselves are adjusted according to the person's needs (different ingredients for different dosha balance and situation).
Nasya purifies and enlivens all the sensory organs, brain, and glands. It is the only PK treatment that works directly on the central nervous system.
After the technician prep, nasya is always administered by the Vaidya in person to confirm through the pulse that all the physical channels are ready receive the nasya drops.