Ayurvedic Healing
MIND BODY REVELATIONS
WITH PATRICIA FOSS
Panchakarma:
a Total Mind-Body Detox
Panchakarma is a period of time you dedicate to the nourishment of your body, mind and consciousness by retreating from your external life and focusing on your health.
Benefits of This Ancient Practice
• Relieves stress, calms the nerves, and heals the mind and emotions. • Instills greater sense of well-being. • Rejuvenates your physical appearance. • Sharpens the five senses: taste, sight, hearing, smell and touch. • Is a gateway for life changes. • Can move stubborn emotional blockages including depression, anger, and self-destructive thoughts. • Improves overall health. • Improves digestion. • Improves sleep quality and quantity. • Restores healthy immune system. • Balances metabolism and weight. • Removes fatigue and gives the feeling of a “new lease on life.”
Who Should do Panchakarma?
Any person seeking a clearer mind and improved energy. Anyone stressed from a major life change. Anyone with physical or emotional health concerns, including hormone imbalances, digestive issues or chronic fatigue.
Why do Panchakarma?
It is the traditional way to ‘hit the reset button’ in your health. It allows the body and mind to rest completely and focus on restoration to optimize health and well-being. You WILL see results, in some cases after one day.
How Does It Work?
Like the way oil cleans and softens impurities in wood, personalized oil treatments gently soften and eliminate toxins through the body’s natural channels. The immune system is able to regain its intellect and function.
The 3 Stages of Panchakarma
1
At-Home Preparation
Prepare to book about a month in advance. Ten days before your bodywork, eliminate unhealthy influences in your food, lifestyle and relationships to the best of your ability. Add easily digested foods and ghee. Prepare your home and family for your retreat.
2
Treatment
Usually five consecutive days. Each day consists of 3 to 4 hours. We start each day with a 30-minute consultation and then move to Ayurvedic bodywork specifically formulated for your needs. Treatments can be tiring as your body works hard to detox. PK works best with time devoted to nutrition and good sleep.
3
Rejuvenation
Emerge slowly from your retreat time with intentions around maintaining changes you have made in your diet, lifestyle and relationships. Follow protocols given to you for your constitution. Changes from PK can gently unfold over the next few months.
Your Guide
When people come to me with chronic disease, fatigue, brain fog, weight struggles, a lack of vitality or a diagnosis with no real solutions, they've often tried many things without resolution.
Panchakarma is a deep dive, a process, a healing from the core. Together, through consultation, we'll design an experience that supports your specific body and your specific needs.
Everyone I've worked with has seen significant and noticeable improvements. Both from my own life and those of my clients, I know it's possible to feel better.
Your healing journey starts with the guidance of an experienced practitioner who truly understands.
Essential Panchakarma
3-day or 5-day cleanse
After a 60-minute consultation to assess your imbalances, concerns and goals, you will be treated to:
- Daily 30-minute check-in and evaluation
- Daily 90-minute Ayurvedic massage using custom-blended oil
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Daily 30-minute Shirodhara treatment
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Daily steam sauna treatment
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Any add-ons you choose, with guidance (see menu below for additional cost)
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Herbs & oils to prepare at home for post-cleanse treatments
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Post-cleanse plan for diet & lifestyle routines
Plans are highly personalized and may change daily.
$330 per day for panchakarma
$220 for initial panchakarma consultation
Traditional Panchakarma
5-day cleanse (or longer)
After a 60-minute consultation to assess your imbalances, concerns and goals, you will be treated to:
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Daily 30-minute check-in and evaluation
- Daily traditional Ayurveda massage, using custom-blended oil, by two practitioners working in synchronized strokes
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Daily 30-minute Shirodhara treatment
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Daily steam sauna treatment
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One add-on treatment included in cost (dry brushing; garshana; hrid, netra, or kati basti)
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Two meals per day prepared for you
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Herbs & oils to prepare at home for post-cleanse treatments
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Post-cleanse plan for diet & lifestyle routines
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Post-cleanse follow-up in person or via Zoom to check in and fine-tune your lifestyle plan
A traditional PK series gives time and space for a deeper level of cleansing and relaxation, with full support before, during, and after your cleanse.
Plans are highly personalized and may change daily.
$520 per day for panchakarma
$220 for initial panchakarma consultation
Add-ons to customize your treatment
We discuss during our consultation which, if any, of these options might be indicated for you. See Services page for benefits and prices of each.
Basti / Vasti
Oil treatments for specific places:
Kati (low back)
Hrid (heart)
One area (shoulder, knee, neck)
Netra (eyes)
Garshana
Dry massage using silk gloves.
Basti / Enema
A take-home self-enema kit that includes recipes, herbal formulas and instructions.
Tandem Massage
Add a second massage therapist to the introduction-level panchakarma.
Infrared Sauna
Relaxing, deeply penetrating heat is anti-inflammatory, in addition to offering the benefits of sweating.
Mediation / Chanting
Bring intention into your cleanse treatment sessions through guided meditation and mantra.