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52 usually our downfall and often leads to the accumulation of stress, and ultimately failure to achieve our goals in life. Medi ...

53 different control centre in the brain —curiously, small ones such as the fingers or armpits claim a large brain ar ea. T h e ...

54 part to body part corresponding with the instructions from your teacher. You should not imagine the next body part before you ...

55 try to visualize the images on the level of feeling, awareness and emotion. Let each image appear like a slide on your mental ...

56 Summary of healthy lifestyle principles all body-types - Retire to bed before 10m as the deepest rest is acquired in the hou ...

57 Chapter 3 Ayurvedic detox programs ~ to maintain the digestive system in a state of balance and harmony ~ The thing we fear t ...

58 Introduction Every day billions of atoms and molecules are effortlessly replaced and in less than a year w e literally have a ...

59 evening. At this time of day the body is unable to digest large quantities of food and undigested residues are left permeatin ...

60 Background to panchakarma Panchakarma is the Sanskrit term for detox or purification and translates as the five (pancha) acti ...

61 The seven stages of a panchakarma detox rejuvenation program Stage one – palliation (shamana) In order to rebalance the mind ...

62 Stage three - purgation (virechana) Virechana is an orally administered, h e r b-induced purgative treatment that moves acidi ...

63 Stage four – graduated diet (samsarjana krama) Virechana treatment temporarily lowers the digestive fire as ama is drawn back ...

64 Stage five: enema (basti) therapy Virechana is followed by basti which is the main treatment for nourishing and balancing vat ...

65 Stage six – rejuvenation therapy (rasayana) After th e main Panchakarma therapies rejuvenating herbal preparations are prescr ...

66 Stage seven – post treatment After undergoing Panchakarma treatments it is imperative that we graduate s l o wly back to a ’n ...

67 Foods to avoid on a panchakarma detox It is important to avoid the following foods, drinks and condiments during the detox pr ...

68 Pre & post-treatment meal routines Pre – detox recommendations: twelve days before a panchakarma detox it is beneficial t ...

69 Castor oil C a s t o r o i l, also known as Eranda, is extracted f r o m the castor plant (ricinus commonus) and is native to ...

70 Ghee Ghee is cow’s butter from which the water and milk solids have been removed and can be used for frying herbs, sautéing v ...

71 Maintaining good health After Panchakarma therapy our digestion is stronger, the mind is less tired and stressed, the immune ...