One of the oldest systems of natural and preventative medicine in the world, the 5,000-year-old art of Ayurveda focuses on achieving equilibrium among the three kinds of energy, or doshas, found in the body: vata, pitta, and kapha. To determine your dosha, you will start your stay at this tranquil resort with an hour-long consultation conducted by a Western-trained M.D. and an Indian doctor or vaidya. (Healthy headache Living''s editor-in-chief was amazed by the accuracy of their diagnoses; see her story on the next page.) Once completed, a tailor-made plan is prescribed for you, which includes everything from meals and herbal supplements to exercise and treatments. Then you''re left in treatment the attentive and gentle headache hands of the staff-who treatment out number guests two to one. Doctor''s orders: Lie back, close your headache eyes, and let the healing treatments begin. (All services and meals are included in the cost of your stay, which will range from $1,611 for three days to $3,760 for seven days.) Some relaxing treatment and headache examples: The warm herbal oil massage (abhyanga), given in unison by two technicians, loosens treatment toxins in your tissues and soothes your skin. headache This release of impurities leaves you primed for either treatment an herbal steam treatment (swedana) to further purify, or the relaxation headache treatment (shirodhara), during which a continuous flow of essential oil is poured over your forehead to settle your nervous system. Sensuous mud and milk beauty baths are also available at your asking. Whatever work is done, the tender touches of the technicians, combined with sound and aroma treatment therapy, will leave you as limp as a noodle.

The Maharishi Vedic Medicine modalities at Our Company offer the most comprehensive natural medicine program for chronic disorders available today. The Chronic Disorder program has three phases that include 1) a preparatory home program, 2) in-residence treatments and 3) a follow-up home program after the in-residence stay is completed. This phase can vary in length from two weeks to two months. During this time special herbal formulations, and cleansing programs are given that help remove headache toxins and start to dissolve the imbalances at the treatment basis of disease. During this period an special diet is prescribed which is both cleansing and nourishing. These recommendations also begin to open up the channels of circulation and elimination so you may receive the most benefit from your in-residence treatments. During the Chronic Disorder program, targeted treatments are given that remove toxins, nourish depleted tissues, and strengthen the over-all healing and balancing ability of the body. In order to continue the progress gained from in-residence treatments it is important to support the healing process in your life at home.To accomplish this, your medical team.will provide you with a comprehensive set of herbal, dietary, behavioral and cleansing recommendations that that you can use to help you avoid making the mistakes that create disease and continue your progress toward better health.

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