The retreat concept revolves around creating relaxed Optimum-health. India makes the Ayurveda retreats one of the world’s most popular wellness destinations. All you have to do is check in, give up on wellness and walk out a rejuvenated person.

These are the 5 health benefits of  Ayurveda retreats that will give your mind and body a much-needed break.

Relaxation and Self Care

With such a key part of Ayurveda balancing, spending time on the ground, relaxing and restoring is crucial for better health. These activities and routines that nurture can help maintain both physical, mental and emotional well-being. Special massage oils are an enormous part of Ayurveda and are so important to nourish the body and instil a deep sense of well-being. Therapeutic massage, Detox, and rejuvenation therapies enhance energy and return the body to a place of equilibrium.

Detox and Boosting Immunity

Ayurveda Detox involves the five traditional purificatory procedures called Panchakarma. The 5 procedures namely Vamana, Virechana, 2 Bastis, and Nasya are scientifically adapted to detoxify the body in bringing back the natural balance of the (doshas) bodily humor. It is as good as servicing your vehicle called the human body. Detoxification helps to rejuvenate as well as re-energize the mind, body, and soul and restores the natural biological rhythm. This reform enhances the immune system and thereby preventing diseases and helping maintain optimum health.

Anti-Aging

The aging process is a challenging human experience common to everyone, and the desire to look young, and healthy prevails in the majority of us. Ayurveda retreat offers vast amounts of information on principles of anti-aging activity and anti-aging herbs, helping in the exploration of possibilities of living healthy.

Rasayana is an exceptional ayurvedic Rejuvenation treatment. The scope of Rasayana therapy is not necessarily restricted to herb or formulation but includes a combination of therapies, meditation, yoga, daily and seasonal diet, lifestyle interventions, and personal and social behavioral conduct too. All these measures assist in the maintenance of a healthy body and better living.

Reducing Stress

Where stress has become a lifestyle of the present generation, stress management is the need of the hour. From homemakers to professionals, the hectic lifestyle gives them a load of stress and related disorders. Ayurveda dexterity in stress management has a variety of programs to deal with different kinds of stress. Ayurveda can help improve concentration and mindset, it can also assist to reduce stress.

May it be your sleeplessness, anxiety, tiredness, depression, or just the need for relaxation after a hectic schedule, we fulfill your needs with refreshing and rejuvenating Shirodhara, sarvangadhara, abhyanga, navara lepa, phalalepa , shiroabhyanga, padabhyanga and many more.

Reduce Aches and Pains

Holistic system of ayurveda believes in, ‘nadi pareeksha (Pulse diagnosis)’ and ‘prakriti analysis’ (Body constitution) is taken into consideration to arrive at therapy plan. Ayurvedic medicine and therapies aim at reducing inflammation, improving tissue nutrition, promoting tissue healing, improving circulation, regulating lymphatic drainage and reducing swelling. Ayurvedic medicine can help lower pain and swelling, improve blood flow and help fight inflammatory conditions like arthritis and fibromyalgia. With a keen focus on herbal treatments, antioxidants effective physical exercise, many people experience lower levels of inflammation, increased energy and superior healing.

About Ayurveda Retreat -SHATHAYU

We at Shathayu Retreat strongly believe that being healthy extends beyond the realms of Physical well-being. Our focus is on total health that encompasses physical, psychological, and spiritual wellness. A healthy state of the body, mind, and spirit is the first step in building a society that is peaceful, productive, and happy.

Shathayu Retreat offers Ayurveda  Yoga and nature cure which is essential for a profound healing experience. Our Ayurveda retreat in Bangalore, India, can be booked at any time of the year and is suitable for all levels. Shathayu Retreat is perfect for anyone looking for an Ayurveda experience to add to their holiday plan.

Colours therapy is one of the best methods for the treatment of diseases known as Chromotherapy. It is best used as a supportive therapy along with other natural methods of conserving health like correct diet, adequate rest and relaxation, exercise, yogic asanas, and so on.

According to practitioners of chromotherapy, the cause of any disease is often traced to the lack of specific colours in the human system. Colour therapy is a technique that restores imbalance by applying colored light to the body. In ancient times, it was a popular method of cure diseases. Some 2,500 years ago, Pythagoras applied color light therapeutically, and ‘color halls’ were used for healing in ancient Egypt, China, and India.

Sunlight plays an important role in the recovery from chronic diseases. The sun rays contain seven different colours i.e; rainbow colours – violet, indigo, blue, green, yellow, orange and red. These rainbow colours are natural colours which are highly beneficial to the maintenance of health and for healing diseases.

Chromotherapy Methods of Treatment

There are 2 methods of treating diseases by colour : 1. Externally: Application of light through coloured glasses E.g. – Red UV light is used for joints pain 2. Internally: Coloured – charged water or Diet

The impact of colours on the body and their healing qualities are as follows:

Red :

It is a stimulating and energizing colour. It stimulates arterial blood and brings warmth to cool extremities. It can be considered a general tonic, which is very valuable in the treatment of diseases like low blood pressure, rheumatism, paralysis, & anemia

Diet in Red : Beets, radish, red cabbage, tomatoes, watercress, most red-skinned fruits, red berries and watermelon.

Orange :

Orange is useful for stimulating blood supply and energizing the nerves. It is beneficial in the treatment of kidney and gall stones, hernia and appendicitis. It  also helps to stimulate the milk producing action of breasts after childbirth.

Diet in Orange : Orange-skinned vegetables and fruits such as carrot, orange, apricot, mango, peach and papaya.

Violet :

Violet is used for treating nervous and emotional disturbances, arthritis, acute cases of consumption and insomnia.

Diet in Violet : Egg plant, berries, black carrot and purple grapes.

Yellow :

It is a stimulant to the brain, the liver and the spleen. It is also effective in the treatment of diabetes, indigestion, kidney and liver disorders, constipation, eye and throat infections and impotence.

Diet in Yellow : Lime and lemon, sweet lime, grapes, pumpkin, melon, banana, mango and guava.

Purple :

The combination of Purple or indigo gives the blood-warming red and the cooling antiseptic blue. It is an excellent stimulant without being an irritant. It is beneficial in the treatment of advanced stages of constipation, leucorrhoea, disorders of the stomach, cataract, migraine and skin disorders.

Diet in Purple : purple Cabbage, lettuce  leaves

Green :

Made up of the blue and yellow, green is regarded as a colour of harmony. It is a mild sedative. It is useful in the treatment of nervous conditions, ulcers, influenza, malaria, colds, sexual disorders and cancer. It preserves and strengthens eyesight. Being highly medicinal  it is of great help in the treatment of inflammatory conditions.

Diet in Green : Most of the green vegetables and fruits such as gourds, spinach, plantain, lettuce, pea, green mango, gooseberry, pears, beans, etc.

Blue :

Cool, soothing and sedative, blue relieves pain, reducing bleeding and heals burns. It is beneficial in the treatment of dysentery, colic, asthma, respiratory disorders, high blood pressure and skin aberrations.

Diet in Blue : Blue plum, blue beans, blue grapes, etc.

Stroke Paralysis is a common medical emergency and can happen anytime and the third leading cause of death worldwide. Stroke also known as CVA (Cardiovascular Accident) is the sudden death of some brain cells due to lack of oxygen when the blood flow to the brain is lost by blockage of an artery to the brain. It’s the most common cause of adult disability. Stroke can be correlated with the disease Pakshaghata in Ayurveda.

Symptoms for Stroke Paralysis

THE FIRST STEP to recognize the Signs and Symptoms for Stroke Paralysis and if any of these are seen in the person then immediately shift to the nearest hospital, quick action and perhaps save a life.

• Sudden unresponsiveness or weakness in the face, arm, or leg, especially on one side of the body
• Confusion, trouble speaking, or difficulty understanding speech.
• Trouble seeing in one or both eyes.
• Difficulty in walking, dizziness, loss of balance, or lack of coordination.
• Severe headache with no known cause.

 The good news is that you can stop the brain damage caused by a stroke if you respond quickly for treatment. The cautionary signs of stroke, and to get help right away if you see them.

Acting F.A.S.T. Is Key for Stroke

 It can help stroke patients get treatments they desperately need. It’s important to act quickly and get medical help as The stroke treatments that work best are available only if the stroke is recognized and diagnosed within 3 hours of the first symptoms. 

Follow simple test:

F—Face: Ask the person to smile. Does one side of the face droop?

A—Arms: Ask the person to raise both arms. Does one arm drift downward?

S—Speech: Ask the person simple phrases to repeat. Is the speech slurred or strange?

T—Time: If you see any of these signs, take him to the nearest hospital

Note the time when any symptoms first appear. This information helps health care providers to determine the best treatment for each person. 

Clinical features: Paralysis is the most common outcome of stroke 

1. Muscular: Paralysis of one side of the body, difficulty walking
2. Visual: blurred vision, or temporary loss of vision in one eye
3. Speech: difficulty speaking, slurred speech, or speech loss
4. Whole body:fatigue, light-headedness, or vertigo
5. Limbs: numbness or weakness
6. Sensory:pins and needles or reduced sensation of touch
7. Facial:muscle weakness or numbness
8. Also,common:difficulty swallowing, headache, unable to understand, mental confusion, or rapid unintentional eye movement

Stroke Management in Ayurveda 

Panchakarma (Cleansing therapies) for Paralysis patients include:

1. Snehana (Oleation) treatment like massage, Kayaseka, Shirodhara, Shirobasti, Pichu etc with medicated oils followed by different modalities of Medicated fomentation for 7 – 21 days.

2. Massage with symptom specific medicated oils followed by medicated fomentation helps to increase circulation also strengthens the muscles and nerves.

3. Virechana (Purgation) – To increase the Metabolism, to relieve constipations, strengthens the gut, also helps to improve the functioning of the nerves in the affected area. 

     4. Basti (medicated enema) in the form of Matra Basti, Anuvasana Basti, Nirooha Basti for the period of 8 – 32 days. 

Medicated enema helps in nourishing, strengthening, and also stabilizing the overall functions of the body functioning and this treatment takes a major role in healing the stroke patient if they approach within 3 months of the paralytic attack.

5. Nasya karma for 7 – 9 days -Therapy helps to strengthen the muscles, nerves and circulation above the shoulder.

Ayurveda medicine for stroke

     All therapeutic measures may be started after crossing the acute phase of attack in the form of: 

1. Herbs like Ashwagandha, Brahmi, Eranda, Rasona, Rasna etc
2. Medicines like Mahavatavidwamsana, Balarista, Dashmoola Arista, Sarasawathaarista, Bhihat vata Chintamani, Ekangavira rasa, Sacharadi kasahya, Gandarwahastadi qwatha etc

*Above said various modalities of treatments are common in practice, but the duration of the treatment, dosage, selection of herbs, type of Panchakarma, will be adjusted and planned by the ayurvedic doctors only according to the clinical findings and response to the therapy.

 Diet and Lifestyle in stroke paralysis 

• Avoid excessive use of spicy, astringent and/ or salty, oily/ fatty food and incompatible diet, Bengal gram, peas, potato, etc.
• Use black gram, horse gram, onion, garlic, ginger, radish, ash gourd, green gram etc in regular diet.
• Use fruits like pomegranate, grape or papaya.
• Consume low fat and a high fibres diet as advised by the physician.
• Control the treatable risk factors like Diabetes mellitus, hypertension, heart diseases.
• Practice regular exercises or physiotherapy. 
• Avoid excessive starvation, excess exercises, suppressing of natural urges. 
• Avoid alcohol consumption, smoking.
• Avoid discontinuation of any regular medication without medical advice.
• Be active and optimum use of affected part and Continue exercises as suggested by the physician