Rasayana Chikitsa

Among the new age mantra of stress busting, yoga coupled with ayurveda is a huge hit with the Gen- next and the high fliers. Alluring photographs of sun basking tourists engaged in holistic ayurvedic healing, are splashed all across lifestyle magazines and travel guides. The calm backwaters of Kerala, celebrated for its rich legacy in ayurveda, attracts a lot of tourists all round the year. It hails from ayur and veda and aims at an all round therapy of the body and the soul. Rasayana Chikitsa, is a popular ayurvedic holistic cure that encompasses kudeepravesikam, vathathapikam and nityarasayana and is guaranteed to recharge your batteries.

Rasayana Chikitsa is an ideal way to refuel your quota of ammunition that pronounces healthy living and a glorious journey through life. It encapsulates the knowledge of dhatu and steps up your ojas and betters sattva. It helps in sustaining the body equipoise and ameliorates your metabolism. An interesting aspect of this healing procedure is that if you undergo this treatment, your descendants will also reap the advantages of its beneficial properties. It involves relaxing oil kneading and exhilarating sauna.

Rasayana Chikitsa has something for everyone. There are packages that caters to the clientele who cannot enroll into full-time healing sessions. Then there is the Kudeepravesikam programme that entails kaya kalpa. This involves leading the life of a recluse for an allotted period of time. It aims to purify the fagged dhatus and gives you an opportunity to rediscover yourself in a brand new avatar. There are also takers for Vathathapikam and Nityarasayana. The latter accelerates recovery from meningitis, hepatitis, typhoid and tuberculosis.

This form of ayurveda prepares its medicines from an assortment of exotic herbaceous plants like amla, haritaki, triphala, aswagandha and blends it with precious gold, silver, pearl and ruby that is a successful recipe for turning the clock back. You are advised to enroll into Panchakarma before embarking on a rigorous schedule of Rasayana Chikitsa. This helps in flushing out the harmful toxins from the body.

The traditional practice of ayurveda strives to restore the equipoise between vata, pitta and kapha, the three humors that rule over our body. A visit to the lush backwaters of this magnificent country is incomplete without the restorative touches of ayurveda.

Rasayana Chikitsa is dished out by several reputed health spas. You can avail the services of Ashta Vaidyans, the clan that carved out a niche for the Kerala Ayurveda legacy. The Kottakkal Arya Vaidya Sala along with the premier destinations that have achieved the green leaf and olive leaf status, granted by the Government sponsored department of Kerala tourism. There are esteemed ayurveda destinations in Alapuzzha, Kalady, Kochi- Ernakulam, Kollam among a host of other places. The ideal months to visit the ayurveda clinics are between June and August.

Last Updated on 26 May 2011