Panchakarma Cleansing

Your Ayurvedic practitioner will, almost always, begin a treatment with a ‘thorough cleansing’. Panchakarma doesn’t fight the symptoms of illness, it aims to eliminate the factors that cause the illness to develop. It is a very popular procedure for rejuvenation and the cleansing of energy channels. Followers of Ayurveda undergo this treatment every season to improve their health as it is believed that it prepares the body for the inner changes that come with the change of the seasons.

The procedures of panchakarma remove toxins and restore our balance with the natural world, as well as with the people around us. After a cleansing programme and special diet, such as the one prescribed for me by the doctor at the Xandari Pearl on the Marari coast, one of the best Ayurvedic resorts in Kerala, you will feel like a newborn. Light, brisk, happy, full of energy, health and love of life. The Ayurvedic system magically improves a body clogged up with the toxins of modern day living and urban smog. Removing the toxins and blockages at a cellular level promotes a healthy balance that means that fatigue, energy deficiency and low vitality will be a distant memory.

Generally speaking, the human organism is programmed for health; it already has all the necessary systems to clean itself and stay well. However, we live in a world that has more stresses than many of us can endure. Add to that a sedentary life, too much time spent living in a virtual reality, poor nutrition, canned foods and polluted city air, and our bodies can’t always cope. The toxins clog up our blood vessels and cells and so we head off to India for a good old-fashioned way to restore our balance and well-being.