Personal Wellness and Health Immersions

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Ayurvedic health plans are personalized according to your Ayurvedic constitution (dosha), age, condition and goals.  

Ayurvedic Consultation

3 Body Treatments

3 Yoga Therapy Sessions

Follow up

Ayurvedic Consultation

2 follow ups

1 cooking class

2 weeks of recipes

Ayurvedic Consultation

4 Yoga Therapy Sessions

Follow up

Ayurvedic Consultation is a thorough assessment using pulse and tongue diagnosis, along with Ayurvedic analysis, your Ayurvedic Constitution (dosha assessment) will be determined, and information provided about it's strengths and challenges, as well as it’s imbalances that may contribute to the process of disease, and introduce methods to manage and reverse them.

Ayurvedic education that addresses overall health and well-being, as well as alleviating longstanding issues and imbalances will be discussed.

Ayurvedic Consultaiton is 90 minutes

Follow up is 60  minutes

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 AYURVEDIC BODY TREATMENTS are personalized according to dosha and current condition. Sessions begin with brief constitutional assessment, client intake and evaluation, and except for Marma Therapy, are completed with a hot towel compress. 

GARSHANA is a silk glove massage that exfoliates the skin and stimulates lymphatic flow and drainage. It is a preparation for the Abhyanga massage and is offered in this combination.  and may be added to other treatments when indicated.

ABHYANGA MASSAGE is a rhythmic full-body massage that promotes arterial and lymphatic circulation and drainage that facilitates cleansing, rejuvenation, and deep relaxation. The heated Ayurvedic oils are selected according to your dosha and condition. 

60 minute abhyanga or 75 minute garshana/abhyanga combination 

SHIRODHARA  is good for brain health and nourishment, and soothing and calming the nervous system, by synchronizing brain waves, stilling the mind, enhancing blood circulation to the brain, nourishing the hair and scalp and aiding in the release of stress and tension, it is energizing yet relaxing.  

Session includes a massage to the head neck and face followed by warm Ayurvedic oil poured in a gentle stream onto the forehead. 

Usually combined with abhyanga massage 105 minutes, otherwise 45 minutes

VISHESH is a vigorous, stimulating massage activates circulation, breaks up toxic adhesions, stimulates lymphatic flow and guides impurities out of the body. Warm Ayurvedic herbalized oil, selected according to your Ayurvedic constitution and condition are used.

60 minutes or combined with abhyanga for 105 minutes

UDVARTANA is good for purification, weight loss, lymphatic drainage, circulation, musculoskeletal problems, and deep detoxification. It is a stimulating massage with herbal powders and warm oils to powerfully exfoliate and deeply detoxify the tissues.  

60 minutes or combined with herbal steam (swedana) for 90 minutes

MARMA CHIKITSA is tailored to the unique needs of the client as per their constitution, age, condition, and belief system. Marma points are vital energy points on the body, similar to shiatsu points and are used as a diagnostic tool and for healing on every level, affecting body, mind and consciousness.

Marmani will either be stimulated or calmed, purified and balanced, providing increased circulation, nourishment, relaxation, and ultimately open the doorway deeper consciousness, clear perception, awareness and healing. The? session will include light or deep pressure to specific points with essencial oils, gem stones, vibrational tuning, and Chakra Balancing, tailored to the needs of the individual.

60 minutes

KATI BASTI is deeply nourishing to the spine and relaxing to the body and mind. It is a useful treatment of back, kidney, adrenal, excretory and urinary conditions. A well made of flour is placed around the spine and then filled with warm Ayurvedic herbalized oil, selected according to your Ayurvedic constitution and condition. 

 The procedure is effective for

• Back pain
• Kidney and adrenal fatigue
• Excretory and urinary conditions
• Knee pain

FULL BODY CLAY MASK has been used for thousands of years with a variety of healing and beauty benefits including their anti-inflammatory properties.Mud and its minerals can help alleviate aches and muscle pains. Another mud mask advantage is the soothing effect, and its minerals, including sodium, magnesium and potassium, have on the skin. The benefits are enhanced with the addition of Ayurvedic herbs in right combination with a variety of clays and powerful and potent herbal extracts, as recommended by Ayurveda, to make the final product used for this treatment effective and long lasting. Add a full body clay mask to an Abhyanga Massage for a deeply cleansing and nourishing treatment. 

 The procedure is effective for

• Alleviates pain and muscle aches
• Improves skin health and luster

NASYA (herbalized oil nose drops), Removes impurities from the sinuses, head and neck, and balances prana and energy.

NASYA/SANS is used as a sinus/allergy treatment that also balances energy and promotes clarity. It is a full head, neck, shoulder, and face massage, followed by aromatic full body steam and Ayurvedic nose drops prepared according to your needs, that clear impurities from the head and neck, open sinuses, and lymphatic system and stimulating detoxification and energy flow.  

 The procedure is effective for

• Sinus congestion and allergies
• Promotes mental clarity and vitality
• Balances prana and energy
• Neck pain

HRID BASTI is an oil bath on the heart to nourish and strengthen the heart.  It relieves deep seated repressed stress, anger and grief, improves  blood circulation and breathing, and gives a sense of peace and happiness.

The procedure is effective for

• Ischemic Heart Diseases
• Cardiomyopathy
• Valvular disease
• Cardiac Health

SWEDANA (fomentation therapy) or sweating is done as the main treatment procedure for various vata vyadhi or as a pre-operative procedure for panchakarma depending upon your condition.

Swedana stimulates sweat glands to increase perspiration and circulation. It alleviates vitiated vata and kapha dosha. It helps to reduce pain, stiffness, heaviness and coldness in the body and indicated in asthma, cough, running nose, sinusitis, flatulence, constipation, heaviness, stiffness, joint pain, musculoskeletal pain, spasticity and various vata vyadhi like paralysis, osteoarthritis, low back ache, etc.

One should not undergo swedana if you are dehydrated, feeling thirsty and weak, suffering from very dry skin, dizziness, ascites, inflammation of the skin, edema, fever, anemia and jaundice, after consumption of alcohol and women should not undergo swedana during pregnancy and menstruation.

During panchakarma, sweating treatment is usually given after fat administration with internal oleation or Snehana therapy by a special protocol called purvakarma. Details are specific to the person's needs and provided during Ayurvedic Consultation. These two are administered as preparation to Panchakarma therapy. In some cases, Sweating treatment is administered as a stand alone treatment for imbalances of Vata and Kapha.

Sweating therapy is adapted to suit the needs of each individual, combined with proper herbs and applied with consideration to the imbalance, season, and organ affected to be effective. 

Other forms of Swedana utilized as indicated by your practitioner, usually as part of a wellness health program or immersion (see above):

Pinda Sweda a bolus is prepared with herbs or pastes and heated to induce sweating. Aching joints and muscles are massaged vigorously with warm herbal bags, draining toxins and giving relief to pain and tension in the affected areas, relieving musculoskeletal problems like rheumatoid arthritis. We offer a variety of pinda sweda according to what is indicated.

Nadi Sweda steam is generated by boiling specific herbalized liquids in a pot. The pot is attached with a pipe for the steam to flow towards the body. We use a seated steam box to provide this treatment. A cold compress is applied to the head, and other areas which are to remain cool.

Upanaha Sweda sweating is induced with a paste, bandage or poultice according to indications.