A continuous stream of warm oil is poured over the forehead, and allowed to flow into the hair, deeply penetrating the scalp. This treatment helps to soothe and relax the nervous system. Excellent to calm the mind, heal emotional and tension headaches, balances hormones, reduces stress, insomnia, ringing in the ears, strained eyes, PMS, and high vata.
A warm oil treatment specifically for the lower back. Excellent for sciatica, lower back pain, menstrual cramps, osteoarthritis and osteoporosis, and nerve damage. It increases mobility and flexibility in the lower back, and helps ground and calm vata.
A warm oil treatment for the entire back and spine. A perfect treatment to relieve tenstion in the spine, lubricating the disks, and alleviating pain in the back and neck. Great for scoliosis, osteoporosis/osteoarthritis, restless leg syndrome, and aggravated pitta.
A therapeutic treatment for the eyes in which warm ghee bathes one eye at a time. It is nourishing to the deep connective tissue of the eyes, improves vision and is helpful for eye strain, dry eyes, styes, squinting, drooping eyelids, optic neuritis, early stages of cataract and Bell's palsy. It also smoothes wrinkles around the eyes. Netra Basti is fun, and feels good on tired eyes, especially tired eyes that stare at a computer a lot!
Pancha means 5 in Sanskrit, and Karma means action. Panca Karma (PK) is a traditional and seasonal cleanse done to remove accumulated doshas (vata, pitta, or kapha) from the body. It is an intensive and thorough procedure that differs slightly based on a person’s constitution as well as constitutional imbalances. PK is done for general imbalances and for a person with a mostly healthy body/mind complex. Intended to cleanse the major channels of the body, most specifically the digestive tract, where disease originates according to Ayurveda, PK is like a tune-up and rejuvenation for your body. Eventually your car, or your heater, or your garden beds will start to suffer if they don’t get at least yearly attention, and this is what PK does for you! PK is an intensive detoxification and rejuvenation of the body. The way I do PK is how I learned it traditionally in India, it is not how it is commonly done here in the United States. Likewise, the time requirements and costs differ. Please contact me for more information, healingscapes@gmail.com
