Ayurvedic Cure type Panchakarma Event sequence

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1 Ramadasa Ayurveda Institut Preventive Health care and Life style Domaine Le Martinet Ayurvedic Cure type Panchakarma Event sequence Traditional Panchakarma Panchakarma is one of specialties of Ayurvedic medicine. It is a set of measures that aim to rebalance, harmonize and reinforce the biological field of a person. The Panchakarma cures and more or less long (sometimes a few months) and are adapted to each individuals, to the seasons and to the place where the care takes place. Pancha in Sanskrit means five and Karma means action. Panchakarma is a set of diverse procedures, which follow the following five main measures: v Vamana: vomiting v Virechana: purgations v Basti(s): alternating enema and oily purgatives v Nasya: nasal administration of herbal or animal products compounds v Rakta moksha: field bloodletting There is a progressive and scientific logic in Panchakarma, which is the result of many centuries of practice. The individual does not necessarily go through all the five measures. It is the Vaidya doctor in Ayurveda who prescribes the cure according to the needs of the person, his/her condition and vitality. The Panchakarma contains few necessary stages that each corresponds to a specific action on the biological and moody state

2 (tissues) of the body. These moody forces are called doshas. There are three doshas: Vata, Pitta, Kapha. If they are balanced, these three moods sustain good health. If they are imbalanced they destroy it. In fact, Panchakarma aims at reestablishing harmony, the quantity and quality of each of the three doshas by cleaning and balancing the tissue environment (the 7 Dhatus). The curist is progressively led to live one or more of these five measures. The body must be prepared in advance through a phase called Purya karma. This phase opens the body to the cleansing stages. It is primordial. We may find in this first phase: v First, internal taking of spices, digestive and appetizer plants (Dipana-Pachana) to drain the body of these residual toxic materials. It enables activating or reactivating a strong metabolism (Agni), which is necessary for the following stages of the cure. We can encounter, to complete the effect, external sudation stamps from medicinal plants (Pinda sweda type Ruksha sweda), dry massages and or slightly oily of type Udgharshana Udvartana Utsadana, as well as different sudation types (sweda) etc. the aim is to liberate the circulation vessels of the body (srotas) and to stabilize Vata dosha for a better integration of the next stages to come. v Next stage of Snehanam: it is the ingestion fasting of an oily component of a certain quantity and thus in a progressive manner (day after day). Delicate and crucial stage, which will determine the success of the entire cure. The fat body, while penetrating deeply in the body, will encapsulate the fat-soluble toxins, which are locked and stored in the tissues. After a few days the person will me massaged in a specific way (Abhyanga of the 7 positions Pratilomagati ) to gather mechanically and redirect the toxins towards the intestines through the fascias and the lymphatic system. The sudation action, (Swedana) after the massage, will facilitate this

3 action by liquefying this complex toxic fat-soluble, put back in circulation by the mechanic effect of the massage (Abhyanga). The body is ready for the main phase and actual Panchakarma. We call it Pradhana Karma, which has one or more of the five measures cited in the beginning of the text. It is a delicate phase where the doshas are guided towards the different exists of the body (anus, mouth, nostrils, vessels) for their evacuation. In between each evacuative measure, a preparation phase Purya Karma can be renewed if needed. Following these measures, the person is confined in a calm and peaceful place where he/she can rest and recuperate. Certain essential rules will need to be followed in order not to stress the body. A specific and progressive diet will be given (Samsarjana Karma), to reconstruct and reinforce the intestines and its digestive power (Agni). We call this phase Paschat Karma. Regenerating tissues as well as support to the immune system are usually given as a mix of medicinal plants, called Rasayana.

4 Cure type Panhakarma offered at Domaine Le Martinet What we offer you for 2016 at Domaine Le Martinet is a «lighter» version of this procedure. The entire team at Le Martinet will do its best so that in the coming years the conditions required for longer cures be possible. At this moment, they are lighter for the following reasons: v Time: a full traditional Panchakarma, done in the proper way, needs a minimum of two months. It is then considered Avara shodhana ; in other words, cheaper quality. Today in the west as in India, it is almost impossible to find such cures. Often the existing institutes do straight cuts in the protocol to reduce the time to three weeks. Indeed, it is then adapted Panchakarmas, which are not full. For information, full Panchakarma, considered superior, is called Uttama Shodana, lasting 129 days. At Domaine Le Martinet, the heart of the Ayurvedic cure is of one intensive week, which requires at the same time a preparation and recuperation phase to do at home, a total of three weeks. It is why we called this cure: Cure in Ayurveda type Panchakarma. It is in those two weeks outside the cure center that we encourage individuals to become an active part and responsible of the cure and their well being. Please read the instructions of Pre-cure and After-cure, which you will receive after your inscription confirmation. v Financial cost: a Panchakarma requires the person to be in-door, meaning confined in a privileged place. The accommodation must be nice, comfortable, slightly away from the city and in a place, which can recreate the forces of the nature necessary for the success of such a cure. A specific diet for cure is prepared and evolves according to the needs. Ayurvedic technicians, properly trained, are present all along the week, on site, to provide care. Finally, the Vaidya (Ayurvedic doctor) is present to supervise the good functioning of the cure and to adapt the protocol according to the

5 individuals. All this has a certain financial cost. By adapting the duration of the cure and by respecting the prices set by other centers, Domaine Le Martinet and their team tried to make this cure beneficial in all points, and affordable for as many people as possible, without damaging the quality of the stay. v Culture and education: Panchakarma, even though originally from India, is a purification protocol of the biological field of the individual, which is universal, non- sectarian and that basis his/her practice on common sense. It requires a real engagement of the person, preventive health care approach, with the consciousness of the links between his body and mind. Decades of de-accountability of people towards their health have made people dispossessed, fragile, fearful and ignorant on this aspect of themselves. For many of us, health is due, it is not a capital that needs to be maintained or improved. The Ayurvedic cure type Panchakarma, as offered in Domaine Le Martinet, is a progressive cure, non invasive, that intends to re-build the conscious links between the person and his/her vitality, his/her body and mind. Even though the cure is a moment of relaxation and personal time, a measured effort and commitment is stimulated in the curist to regain control of his/her life style. In a sense this cure is not a traditional Panchakarma cure (Indian), which could be interpreted as too violent or too marginal according to the usual care that we have in the west. Narendra Das, our specialist in Ayurveda will bring all his experience of traditional European care, and his experience as an Ayurvedic doctor, well trained in India, in order for this cure to stay accessible to all levels, to people that are not used to the Ayurvedic approach of the body and mind. Program type Panchakarma 2016 v Wake up time: 5.30 am v Bed time: 10pm

6 v Breakfast: 7.30 am (it is a light meal. Vegetable jus and fresh fruits, few oleaginous and specific herbal teas, for example). v Lunch: 11am v Dinner: 6pm Each person will be prescribed a specific program for the cure, as each person is different. The hours proposed below are yet maintained for everyone. Resting times are arranged in order to better integrate the treatments. The yoga practiced in the morning will be oriented on the practice of postures (asanas), breath control, (Pranayama) and the internalization (Pratyahara). In the evenings we will practice a more relaxed yoga, focused more on internalization (Pratyahara), focus (Dhara) and meditation (Dhyana). Example of schedule, please check the exact day of the beginning of your cure. Days Hours Procedures Preparation week at home. (Drinking herbal tea and/or supplements with spices, eating regulation and others.) Please report to the document given after registration. 2:00pm- 5:00pm Arrival Friday 6:00pm Settling, Presentation of the staff, visit of the site, recommendations (Personalized consultation in Ayurveda with the Vaidya for the first arrived) Dinner 8:00pm Meditation/relaxation Saturday 6 am-11am Personalized consultation in Ayurveda with the Vaidya for the last arrivals + specific treatments (Dry massage Udvartana etc. sudation; Abhyanga (oil massage) and sudation for example. 11am-2pm Rest 2pm-6pm s such as Shirodhara, Basti «local» and Abhyanga for example 20h Conference: introduction to Ayurveda Sunday 6am Yoga s 11am-2pm 2pm- 5pm 5pm-8pm 8pm Meditation relaxation Monday 6am Yoga s 11am-2pm 2pm- 5pm 5pm-8pm 8pm Meditation relaxation Tuesday 6am Yoga

7 Wednesday Thursday Friday Departure 11am-2pm 2pm- 5pm 5pm-8pm 8pm 6am 11am-2pm 2pm- 5pm 5pm-8pm 8pm 6am 11am 11am-2pm 2pm- 5pm 5pm-8pm 8pm 6am 11am 11am s Meditation relaxation Yoga s Meditation relaxation Yoga Meal rest and exchanges with the Team of Le Martinet about the week of cure. Meditation relaxation Yoga Consultation and recommendations with the Vaidya. Meal and departure Week following the cure: recommendation on diet and hygiene. Please report to the document given after registration.