AYURVEDA • MEDITATION • YOGA • WISDOM • RECIPES

AYURVEDA • MEDITATION • YOGA • WISDOM • RECIPES

Panchakarma

Ayurveda—the “science of life”—is a natural system of medicine that originated in India more than 5,000 years ago. Ayurveda emphasizes prevention of disease and good health maintenance through lifestyle practices such as seasonal cleansing, massage, meditation, yoga, diet, and herbal treatments and therapies. One of the most important practices in Ayurveda is Panchakarma cleanse and detox. This serves to help preserve and restore your health by drawing out and eliminating toxins and excess vita, pitta, and kapha from the tissues and digestive tract.

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Ayurvedic Herb: Triphala

Pancha Karma—or five actions—is a five-part detoxification therapy that is a mainstay in Ayurveda. In an effort to direct toxins (ama) into the gastrointestinal tract for elimination, an individual will experience these five Ayurvedic therapies, along with ingesting certain herbs.   A common herbal formula used is triphala.  As the name suggests, the “tri” in triphala

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Panchakarma FAQs

Pancha Karma (PK) is one of the microcosms within the macrocosm of Ayurveda. PK actually consists of three well thought-out stages Purva Karma, the preparatory stage Panchakarma, the cleansing stage Paschat Karma, the post-cleansing stage The preparatory and post-cleansing stages of treatment are of great importance for greater efficacy of PK itself. You are guided in all

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