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It's called panchakarma... 5 therapies....

1. Snehana - internal and external oleation... Drinking ghee and getting abhyangha massages..... The oil loosens the toxins that are sticking to your tissues and channels. The abhyangha pushes the toxins into the GI tract for elimination....

2. Vamana - vomiting ...

Removes excess kapha (I didn't do this 😆)

3. Virechana - castor oil purgation.

4. Basti - series of herbal enemas...some for cleaning...some for rejuvenating...all of them are helping to pull out the toxins that are now ready for removal.

5. Rakts moksha - blood letting.(I didn't do this one either)...this can be approximated by donating blood.

Ideally you want a really light diet...the goal isn't nutrition...just get enough energy to get through the day and let the body naturally detox.

This cleansing phase can be 7-21 or more days. Depends on what you're trying to accomplish. Your doctor will customize the herbs, the oils and the procedures. It's very cool.

I did 14 days...

After this, then you do the rejuvenating stage...replenishing all the nicely cleaned tissues and channels...they will more readily assimilate the herbs bc they're clean...so you don't have to use as much....

I'm doing a podcast on this in December. I haven't studied PK in depth...but I have done it multiple times.

#panchakarma

#ayurveda

node 2mo ago

Sounds really intense. I imagine there’s a spiritual side to this

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Essential Ayurveda Talks 2mo ago

Yes.

The toxins that are being uprooted can be physical and emotional...

Think of when you have a gut feeling in your stomach that you ignore ... That leaves a residue... It's undigested... Anything we don't digest become ama/toxins. And sticks to the cells, tissues, channels ...that creates blockage....and makes it difficult for optimal functioning.... Toxins slowly builds up. PK is like "spring cleaning" your house (if people still do that anymore 😂).

So yes .. one is processing a lot during this time...

And the idea is to go inward and reflect on that.... For me it's always "What is my purpose in life?"

Also, I found myself praying to Lord Indra for guidance during this....had some physical injuries that needed to be addressed. It was good ...🙏🙏

node 2mo ago

That sounds amazing Lois. The going inward part seems really interesting

Essential Ayurveda Talks 2mo ago

Yes... It's cool... When the active cleansing phase is done... Now it's 4 weeks of "processing"

node 2mo ago

So 4 weeks of spiritual work? Sounds great for personal improvement

Essential Ayurveda Talks 2mo ago

Ideally...it's ongoing spiritual work... But yes... This period of time, emotions will be released as fast as the mind can process them. That's my understanding.

node 2mo ago

It will go well. I’m sure of it. Not your first rodeo 😉