Distinctions -
What Makes Living Ayurveda Unique
Susan
and Jeff Turner, Certified Ayurvedic Practitioners,
are personally involved with every aspect
of your care and administer all your treatments.
Please see their biographies for a complete
listing of education and experience.
This breadth of training and experience in
traditional and alternative/complimentary medical
care allows
us to give truly encompassing consideration
to your prior and existing health conditions to
insure that you received the most appropriate
and complete Panchakarma.
Each and every aspect of your Panchakarma is specifically
planned with attention to your level of health,
your goals and your unique constitution. There
is no wholesale medicine at Living Ayurveda. In
addition, we use the finest, most pure ingredients
available to insure that you receive the maximum
benefit from your Panchakarma. The following is
a partial list of the care and concern we offer
which sets us apart from all other clinics and
institutes.
Personalized care with compassion
Individual treatment
plans with aggressively appropriate managed protocols
Large array of treatments
Complete Medical Clinic
Applied Kinesiology
Organic diet
Custom Made Organic Oils Specific
to your Constitution and Health Concerns
Personalized Education
Yoga
Counseling
Custom Nasya Oils
Custom Virechana
Bhaspa and Nadi Sweda with
Organic Herbs
Custom Formulas
Attentive follow-ups
Personalized Care With Compassion
We established Living Ayurveda to provide high quality, personalized, compassionate, hands-on health care. We understand the frustration that many people have experienced with the impersonal, hurried healthcare that is all too common today. Providing a safe, comfortable, professional environment allows us to help each client to actively participate in their health care and also to cultivate the inner awareness that is necessary for good health and piece of mind.
Individual Treatment Plans With Aggressively Appropriate Managed Protocols
A
unique protocol and Panchakarma plan is created for you incorporating
your specific health concerns, your goals and giving special attention
to your unique constitution. This plan is created after an in-depth
interview and health assessment. The plan is a joint effort with your
active participation to insure that your needs and concerns are addressed,
that we all have a common understanding of your current health profile,
and that you are comfortable and completely understand both the intent
and expected outcome of the specific treatments that you will receive.
Cleansing is by definition depleting, we are removing
toxins from the body. Some people come to Panchakarma
with greater vitality and may be in better alignment
with the natural constitution. Others may be a
bit further removed from optimal health for a variety
of reasons. We can be more aggressive with those
in better health, they have stronger reserves and
can accommodate a deeper cleansing. For those with
less resources we actually do an alternating combination
of cleansing and rejuvenation. Both clients receive
the optimal treatment for their present level of
health. Not too much, not too little, just the
perfect amount!
Large array of treatments
Having
Certified Ayurvedic Practitioners administering all your treatments
and the fact that we see a limited number of clients at any
one time allows
us to be quite flexible in your treatment plan. You have already
learned that we adjust your plan as your body progresses through
Panchakarma, sometime adjusting the plan daily. This flexibility allows
us to provide
many more treatment modalities than other clinics and institutes.
We also make our
Medical Clinic available to all Panchakarma clients where traditional diagnostic
testing is available.
Applied Kinesiology
Applied Kinesiology (AK) is a scientific systemized
method used to gain information about the level
of functionality of the body’s organs,
the integrity of the body’s skeletal and
muscular system and the body’s response
to a host of biological factors including allergies,
heavy metals, pathogens, nutrition and energetic
influences. We use AK diagnostically to fine
tune your treatment protocol. Using herbs as
an example, several may be indicated
for a particular condition. By using AK, your
body can tell us exactly which herb is best suited
for
you. AK evolved initially in the Chiropractic
field which allows us to incorporate muscular
and skeletal balancing as part of Panchakarma.
The energetic influences of old mental and emotional
traumas often have a big impact to health. AK
is an amazingly effective tool
in identifying and clearing these old issues.
Again,
these are
services and expertise offered only at Living
Ayurveda.
Organic
diet
We use organic grains, vegetables, oils
and herbal teas in the preparation of your
meals. We will custom design
your diet as required and will accommodate any
food
allergies or sensitivities.
Custom
Made Organic Oils Specific to your Constitution
and Health Concerns
We use organic herbs and base oils plus triple-filtered
reverse osmosis water to make our custom blended
oils. Oil making is a time intensive labor of love,
each formula requires 2-3 days to make. We maintain
an inventory of 10 different custom body oils,
5 different custom shirodhara oils and will make
special oils for you if necessary.
Personalized Education
One of the benefits of having an Ayurvedic Practitioner
administer all your treatments is that we simply
get to spend more time with you. We learn more
about you, your life and how you live. We can
provide education and Ayurvedic insights that
are in alignment with your life and your constitution,
to help you make better day-to-day choices. This
time together allows us to have an on-going dialog
and you begin to understand how you can exchange
foods, activities and ways of thinking that do
not match who you are for ones that truly support
you. Great health is the side effect!
Yoga
Yoga and Ayurveda are sister sciences. The seamless
division between their philosophies produces
a profound synergistic effect when practiced
together. Yoga is an engineered science designed
to position the body in specific postures which
in turn stimulates specific marma points (much
like acupuncture points) to stimulate or calm
the body, its organs and functional systems.
Ayurveda is the diagnostic system that determines
which postures are right for you. You will receive
a private one-on-one yoga session the first day
of Panchakarma and a yoga plan that you will
follow for the duration of Panchakarma and afterwards.
Counseling
Custom Nasya Oils
Nasya is one of the five major treatments of Panchakarma.
It consists of massage to the face and head.
Specific marma energy points are stimulated and
herbalized oils are applied to the nasal passages.
Oils administered through the nose have a profound
effect on the brain and the nervous system. These
oils are also absorbed into the sinus tissue
and are effective in addressing chronic respiratory
issues. As with our other oils, these are custom
blended to your specific needs and often change
daily.
Custom Virechana
Virechana is one of the five major treatments of
Panchakarma and involves taking purgative herbs
to sweep the GI tract of accumulated toxins. Virechana
is one of the most important steps in Panchakarma
and it must be done properly. If done improperly,
at best, your time and effort in Panchakarma have
been almost entirely wasted. The toxins that should
have been eliminated will be re-absorbed back into
your deep tissues. At worst, you can become very
ill. Many clinics use the same herbs for every
client. This is a policy that simply does not work.
Every one is different and every body responds
differently. We use Applied Kinesiology to allow
your body to tell us both the
exact herbs and the quantity it needs for a proper
Virechana. This
insures a proper cleaning and elimination of toxins
Bhaspa
and Nadi Sweda with Organic Herbs
We provide both Bhaspa and Nadi Sweda, two forms
of steam therapy, which is a major treatment
of Panchakarma. Many clinics and institutes only
provide bhaspa sweda. Nadi Sweda is essential
to insure that toxins do not lodge in the joints
which can cause pain and inflammation. You may
have experience a mild version of this if you
have ever been achy or tired the day after a
particularly deep massage. The discomfort you
experienced was from the toxins not being fully
eliminated. Bhaspa sweda baths the entire body
on herbalized steam creating profound relaxation
and cleansing. Herbs are
selected for use in the steam by Applied Kinesiology
to insure optimal
cleansing results.
Custom Formulas
We maintain an inventory of over 100 individual
bulk organic herbs plus approximately 100 patent
formulas. These organic herbs originate from
Indian, South American and domestic growers and
wild crafters. All herbs are laboratory certified
for purity. We manage our inventory quite closely
to insure a quick
turnover
keeping
everything
fresh and potent. The bulk herbs and Applied
Kinesiology allow us to mix the exact formulas
that your body requires.
Attentive follow-ups
Panchakarma is a powerful and important part of
your overall plan to optimal health. Considerable
cleansing momentum is created during Panchakarma
and continues after you leave. We want to insure
that you stay on-track to maximize your Panchakarma
benefits, Your day-to-day choices comprise the
other portion of your plan. We will follow-up
with you on a regular basis to monitor your progress
making recommendations and changes to your healthcare
plan as needed. Seasonal influences, travel,
and any of life’s challenges can attempt
to interrupt our health. Follow-ups keep you
moving forward and healthy.
