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Ayurvedic Rejuvenation – Panchakarma

Ayurvedic Anti – Ageing

Ayurveda, from time immemorial focused on anti-aging rejuvenation pogrammes to prevent disease process and to maintain an optimum healthy state. This is recommended for anyone above the age of 40 for 14 - 21 days annually and any one above 60 years for 21 days annualy. This programme consists of different Panchakarma and other special Ayurvedic programmes based on the person's health and body constitutuion.
An elaborate description of this process of revitalization has been described in the classical texts. According to Charaka, this miraculous change can be brought about, if one goes through a prescribed 6 month course of rejuvention. But this rigorous and disciplined process of classical Ayurvedic rejuvention is virtually impossible in modern times. The Ayurvedic Rejuvenatory treatment practiced today is called Panchakarma.

‘Pancha’ means ‘five’ and ‘karma’ means ‘action’. This five-fold purification therapy aims at correcting the imbalance of the doshas- Vata, Pitta, Kapha in order to maintain their inherent equilibrium. During each season of the year, one or more of the doshas accumulate, which causes an imbalance and makes the body prone to illness. It involves five cleansing procedures:

Panchakarma therapy is performed in 3 stages :

•	Purvakarma-preparatory procedures that help the body discard the toxins present in the stomach and tissues and help facilitate the toxins to move to the alimentary canal.
•	Pradhanakarma main treatment which is designed as per each individual’s needs
•	Paschatkarma post treatment care includes the diet regimen and the other dos and don’ts.

VAMANA - including vomiting specially for kapha related illness like asthma, coughs, chronic colds, psoriasis, acne, arthritis, diabetes and other kapha disorders. This is a painless, drug-included emetic process.

DHARA - A well documented therapy for reducing mental tension is as Dhara. It is recommended for insomnia, mental tension, rheumatic complaints, chronic headaches, diabetes, psoriasis, and other skin diseases etc.It also refreshes your senses and improves digestion.

KIZHI - Elaikizhi with a variety of Ayurvedic leaves, Njavarakizhi with Ayurvedic rice and herbs, Muttakizhi with half boiled eggs, Narangakizhi with half boiled lemons are various types of messages available in this method of treatment.Kizhi is recommended for arthritis, spondylosis, injuries or attacks of sciatica, obesity, diabetes, etc.It improves blood circulation also.

	PIZHICHIL - Pizhichil is very useful for arthritis, paralysis, hemiplegia, sexual weakness, and many other disorders and also for degenerative disorders.
	SIROVASTHI - Sirovasthi is highly recommended for facial paralysis, dryness of nostrils, mouth and throat; it also prevents headache. This is an effective treatment for mental disorders and also for weak functioning of the brain.
	UDWARTANA - Udwartana means to elevate or to improve or to promote. The name can be attributed either to the treatment ability to improve the body condition or to the upward strokes used in massaging.

VIRECHANA - including purgation especially for elimination of Pita related toxins from the body. Here, drugs that stimulate bowel movements are included for the expulsion of excess Pita.

NASYA – nasal cleansing by the application of medical oils or powders. The nostrils are considered the doorway to the brain and nasal application of oils is helpful in conditions like allergic sinusitis, migraine and epilepsy. If the Nasya therapy has been carried out effectively, Kapha related toxins from the paranasal sinuses are eliminated and the region nourished. Due to this, the patient feels great relief in the head and clarity of the sense organs. Breathing becomes completely unobstructed which gives sound sleep at night. Nasya is excellent for chronic sinusitis, headaches, throat diseases, chronic colds, chest congestion, epilepsy, catarrh, migraine, voice constraint, eye diseases and cervical spondilitis.

VASTI - medicated enema is particularly good for alleviating excess Vata. Vasti’s effects are directly felt in the colon, the prime abode of the Vata. With the application of series of purifying and nourishing Vastis, the morbid doshas and other toxins trapped for long in the tissues are eliminated. This restores the equilibrium of the humours. Vasti is good for spleen disorders, colic, calculus, chronic constipation, low back pain, rheumatoid arthritis, obesity, sciatica, various neurological disorders like multiple sclerosis, epilepsy, dystrophy and astrophy of nerves and musceles. Sneha Vasti enema using medicated oil, which remains in the colon and recturn for a short period of time to absorb the toxins and eliminate them out of the body.

NIROOHA VASTI – enema using a special combination of herbal decotions, paste, powders and oils. It has an effect on the nervous system to help eliminate the imbalances in Vata.

RAKTHAMOKSHANA – to remove impurities from the blood through leech therapy or other methods.

This 5-fold treatment during Panchakarma has not only been intended for elimination of disease –causing toxins but also to replenish the tissues with nourislment. This is why it is often termed as Rejuvenation Therapy. This therapy also combats neurological ailments like paralysis, arthritis, rheumatism, dermatological problem and mental disorders.

MARMA THERAPY

Marma therapy focuses on energizing the body to relieve occupational illness and stress related discases.Often,it helps the couples to re-establish harmony in marital life.Here, kalari master is the spiritual Guru,counselor and physiotherapist all rolled into one.

Marma Chikitsa (therapcutic treatement in vital spots) is an offshoot of the kalarippayattu, kerala’s Martial art.In kerala marma therapy joins the streams of Sidha and Kalari.Penetration of any of the 108 marma points causes injury and knowledge of these points are used to align the upset equilibrium between the tridosha vata(wind),pitta(bile),kapha(phlegm).

These three element from the essence of life.Marma chikitsa is basically a neuromuscular and orthopedic Science .In southern kerala as in Thiruvananthapuram,the Agusthya system is practiced ;the chikitsa (therapy)is an amalgamation of the Kalari Sidha Veda and Ayurveda forms.Oil therapy or snehana is an important part of marma chikitsa .

Warm medicated oils are applied in large amounts all over the boady .The medicated oil are used in specific boady sites, such as on the charkas and marma points or at specific trouble spots.The boady is then massaged using these oils;this specific technique of message is known as Abhayanga.Marma Abhayanga is different from Ayurveda Abhayanga

MARMA ABHAYANGA

Abhayanga involves the use of major and minor marma points.The success of theChikitsa depends on two factors one is the patient’s faith in the system ,God and the master .The second factor is the master or Gurukkal himself and his experience that play a pivotal role in the treatment process.Although the marmas are the junction of all 5 principles (flesh,veins,arteries,tendons,bones and joints )at each point pre-dominance of one principle exists.It is at these points where Abhayanga can most effectively restructure or rebalance the system to function most healthily.Further , Abhayanga helps develop the boady’s immunce systm and longevity of both the body and mind,by ensuring the proper balance and flow of hormones ,fluids,immune factor etc..