Panchakarma and its Benefits

What is Panchakarma?

Panchakarma or natural detoxification (five-fold approach) is a method of cleansing the body of all the unwanted waste after lubricating it. At the Ayurvedic Wellness Centre, Sydney our ayurvedic doctors create a highly individualized panchakarma treatment plan based on your ayurvedic body constitution, doshic imbalances, age, digestive strength and immune status.

Panchakarma is known for its preventive, curative, and rejuvenation action.

When we talk about detoxification in Ayurveda, we are talking about elimination of toxins (ama) from different areas of the body. Your body is remarkably intelligent and hardworking. It processes all kinds of inputs - distinguishing what’s good for you and otherwise on a daily basis, thereby eliminating all harmful substances alongside routine metabolic waste. But these days, due to our fast-paced lives, our bodies are exposed to a variety of stressors like environmental toxins, processed foods, unresolved emotions, and psychological stress. In an attempt to “digest” it all, we create more toxins in our body which block the nourishment going to all our organs and cells, thereby reducing its functioning and creating illness. The idea behind a natural detoxification or panchakarma is

to give your body a break by minimizing the complexity of inputs (toxins) so that the body can rest, recuperate, and repair itself.

Benefits of Detoxing (Panchakarma)

1. Natural detoxification helps strengthen the immune system and improves endurance and vitality

2. A detox cleanse program serves to initiate a powerful process of renewal and healing at many levels

3. At its core, the benefits of detoxing foster both clarity and grounds your mental, spiritual, and emotional spheres

4. The primary goal of a detox cleanse is to remove toxins (ama) from the body and the secondary goal of a detox cleanse program is to strengthen digestion (agni)

5. An ayurvedic cleanse helps reinvigorate the body’s best internal defense mechanisms and this process can be both preventive as well as curative

6. A proper detox program aids maintenance of a healthy body weight

7. Natural detoxification prepares the tissues for deep nourishment and rejuvenation.

by Dr. Deepika Kaushal