| Kerala Ayurveda: |
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| Harmony of Body, Mind &
Soul |
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 Welcome
to Ayurvedic Health Holidays in Kerala. Ayurveda evolved
around 600 BC in India. This Indian system of medicine
has been popularized by Kerala for centuries. Ayurveda
mean science of life & health. Today, it is a unique,
indispensable branch of medicine - a complete naturalistic
system that depend son the diagnosis of your body's
humours - vata, pitta and kapha - to achieve the right
balance. Kerala's equable climate, natural abundance
of forests (with a wealth of herbs and medicinal plants),
and the cool monsoon season (June - November) are best
suited for Ayurveda's curative and restorative packages.
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In fact, today, Kerala is the
only state in India, which practices this system of
medicine with absolute dedication. Traditional texts
reveal that the monsoon is the best season for rejuvenation
programme.We are pioneer travel agents of kerala providing
special health and ayurvedic treatment, yoga meditations
and ayurveda tours to Kerala and special interest
tour packages to all destinations of India.
All you have to select the tour destination of your
choice from our itineraries:
http://www.kerala-travel-tourism.com/itineraries.htm
or you may mail us your feed back to design a tour
of your taste.
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| Rejuvenative Programmes |
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| Rejuvenation Therapy (Rasayana
Chikitsa) |
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 Tones
up the skin and rejuvenates and strengthens all the
tissues so as to achieve ideal health and longevity.
Increases 'Ojas' (primary vitality) and improves 'Sattva'
(mental clarity) and thereby increases the resistance
of the body.
This therapy includes head and face massage with medicated
oils and creams, body massage with herbal oil or powder
by hand and foot, internal rejuvenative medicines
and medicated steam bath. Herbal baths are also used.
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| Body Immunisation And Longevity
Treatment (Kayakalpa Chikitsa) |
Prime treatment for retarding
the ageing process, arresting the degeneration of
body cells and immunisation of the system. Includes
in take of Rasayana (special Ayurvedic medicines and
diet) and comprehensive body care programmes. Most
effective for either sex if undertaken before the
age of 50.
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| Body Sudation (Sweda Karma) |
 Medicated
steam baths eliminate impurities from the body, improve
the tone and complexion of the skin, reduce fat and
are recommended for certain rheumatic diseases, particularly
for pain. Precious herbs and herbal leaves are boiled
and the steam is passed over the entire body for 10
to 20 minutes daily. Hand massage with herbal oils or
herbal powder improves blood circulation and tones up
the muscles. |
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| Body Slimming |
| Medicated herbal powder and medicated
herbal oil massages, an Ayurvedic diet of herbal juices
etc. are part of the programme. |
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| Beauty Care |
| Herbal face pack, herbal oil massage,
intake of herbal tea etc. improves complexion and beautifies
the body. |
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| Mental And Physical Well
Being (Meditation and Yoga) |
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Mental and physical exercises
meant to isolate the ego from the body and mind -
designed to hone your concentration, improve health
and help attain peace of mind through eight stages
of training :
1. Disciplined behaviour (yama)
2. Self purification (niyama)
3. Bodily postures such as the lotus position (asana)
4. Control of breathing (pranayama)
5. Control of the senses (pratyahara)
6. Fixing of the mind on a chosen object (dharana)
7. Meditation (dhyana) and
8. Samadhi - a state of being where you experience
absolute tranquility and well being.
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| Overall Fitness (Panchakarma
Treatment) |
A five fold treatment for mental
and physical well being - tunes the body, organs,
mind, breath, nerves and purifies the blood.
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| Therapeutic Programmes |
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| Treatment for chronic headaches,
insomnia, mental tension and cases of hysteria, hallucination
and insanity. (Dhara) |
Herbal oils, medicated milk or
butter milk and decoctions are poured on the forehead/whole
body in a special manner. Variations include Oordhwanga
Dhara (good for diseases of the eyes, ears and skin),
Takra Dhara (for those suffering from memory loss,
severe headache or insanity) and Sarvanga Dhara (for
both head and body).
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| Treatment to alleviate osteoarthritis,
leukemia etc. (Snehapanam) |
| Medicated ghee is given internally
in a gradually increased quantity for specific periods.
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| Treatment for dryness of
nostrils, mouth and throat, severe headaches, facial paralysis
and burning sensation in the head. (Sirovasti) |
Lukewarm herbal
oils are poured into a leather cap fitted on the head
for specific durations as per physician's recommendation. |
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| Treatment for spondilosis,
rheumatic diseases like arthritis, paralysis, hemiplegia,
nervous weaknesses and nervous disorders.(Pizhichil) |
Lukewarm herbal
oil is applied with fresh linen all over the body by
trained masseurs in a rhythmic manner for a period of
1 to 11/2 hours daily for 7 to 21 days. |
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| Treatment for diseases like
hemiplegia, paralysis, obesity and certain rheumatic ailments.(Udvarthanam) |
| Therapeutic massage with herbal powders.
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| Treatment for musculo-skeletal
ailments due to trauma or accidents.(Marma Chikitsa) |
| Treatment that works on the extremely
sensitive vital points of the body (the 107 marmas). |
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| Treatment for nasal ailments.
(Nasyam) |
| Inhalation of medicated herbal preparations,
decoction oils, ghee etc. to eliminate the morbid factors
from the head and neck area |
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| Treatment for ear ailments.
(Karnapooranam) |
Medicated oils are applied to
the ear for 5 to 10 minutes daily to clean as well
as treat specific ailments.
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| Preventing cataract and
strengthening vision. (Tharpanam) |
| A treatment for the eyes effective
in preventing cataract and strengthening the optic nerve.
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| Treatment for wasting of
muscles, rheumatism, sports injuries, pain in the joints,
emaciation of the body or parts of the body and certain
kinds of skin diseases. (Njavarakizhi) |
| The whole body is made to perspire
by the external application of medicated rice packs in
the form of boluses tied in muslin bags. |
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| Note :- |
• The ayurvedic physician will decide
on a separate programme for every individual after evaluation.
• Short duration treatments for minor ailments like back
pain, muscular pain, etc. with herbal steam bath, spinal
bath and therapeutic massages will be provided only on
the advice of the physician.
• Women will have female
technicians for body massage and other health programmes.
• Some of the programmes are not suitable for the very
aged, very young (under 7) infirm, heart patients and
pregnant women.
• If you have a previous medical history
of heart trouble, blood pressure, blood sugar, chronic
skin disease or asthma, please inform your physician in
advance.
• Advance reservation is recommended. |
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| Ideal Destinations for Ayurvedic
Treatment : |
- Kanjany, Thrissur
- Thiruvananthapuram
- Palakkad
- Kovalam
- Kumarakom |
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