MY PANCHAKARMA EXPERIENCE

What made me explore Ayurveda…

My brother K K Modi on his visit to Hyderabad told us about the fantastic and effective Ayurveda treatment he had hugely benefited from the care of Dr S.Uppoor of Goa.

He strongly advised me to go to him for my ailments.

As luck would have it I met Dr Uppoor and his charming wife Dr Hema in Taipei during the celebrations of Bhaiya’s 75th birthday. The Doctor felt my Naadi (pulse) and saw my tongue. He then gave a very correct diagnosis. I got convinced and decided to visit Goa for my treatment.

I asked my sister Manju, Veena Bhabhi and Renu to also come for the treatment.
We all were very inspired by seeing Bhaiya’s brilliant recovery and decided.

When?
Sept 27th – Oct 4th, 2016
Where ?

Dr. Sudhindra Adiga Uppoor
Dr. Hema Sudhindra Uppoor
Ayurshree Ayurveda Clinic
Phone:
Work +919850022367
Home +919021322367
Email:[email protected]
Address:
Near Car Park
Umtavaddo,
Calangute Beach,
Goa 403516

Dr. Sudhindra Adiga Uppoor	Dr. Hema Sudhindra Uppoor

A brief note on Ayurveda

Dr Uppoor told us in brief about the concept of Ayurveda.

Five macro elements in the universe are

AKAASH … Space
VAAYU… Air
AGNI… Fire
JAL… Water
PRITHVI … Earth

Three macro elements in the body are

VATA = Space + Air
PITTA = Fire + Water
KAPHA = Water + Earth

• If you have noticed Water is repeated in both PITTA & KAPHA
• In the Universe, Jal /Water is of 2 types; Sea water & River water.
• Even in the body 2 types of water exist; Acid water ( Sea water like tears which are salted) and Alkaline water (River water like saliva ).
• Acid water belongs to PITTA and Alkaline water belongs to KAPHA. More over water consists of 72% of Universe, and 72 % of our body is made of water… once again proving that this body is a mini Universe.(AHAM BRAHMAASMI… Ayurveda’s interpretation).

Personalities
There are 7 types of personalities
1. Vata
2. Pitta
3. Kapha
4. Vata & Pitta
5. Vata & Kapha
6. Pitta & Kapha
7. Vata, Pitta & Kapha in balance

• In case any one personality dominates then the body becomes sick
• In case of two personalities; dual personality indicates that the person has good health
• In case of balance of all three personalities is the best combination for good health

Some special characteristics of vata, pitta & kapha

Vata: person is thin, high energy, constipation, dry hair & skin, fast movement like that of a Deer
Pitta: person is medium built, arrogant, sharp features, irritable, highly disciplined. A mentality of Mets-and-Myself. Example – Cat.
Kapha: person is big built, not necessarily obese, broad shoulders and broad thighs, very relaxed, some times lazy, stable in temperament. Example – Domestic Bull.
Most human beings are dual personalities.

The concept of taste in ayurveda

Swaad:
1) Madhur – Sweet
2) Amla – Sour
3) Lavana – Salty
These three are suitable for individuals with VATA personality
4) Kattu – Spicy
5) Thikta – Bitter
6) Kashaya – Astringent

Numbers 4, 5 & 6 are suitable for individuals with KAPHA personality
Sweet + Bitter + Astringent are suitable for PITTA personality.
Which means that a VATA personality individual should indulge more in foods that are Sweet, Sour & with Salt and minimize the intake of Spice, Bitter & Astringent food.
Like wise for PITTA & KAPHA as mentioned above.

Organs of air & space – (VATA)

Brain, Heart, Lungs, Thyroid, Sense Organs, Nervous system

Organs of earth & water (KAPHA)

Kidney, Urethra, Urinary bladder, Genital system

Organs of water & fire (PITTA)

Liver, Gall bladder, Spleen, Stomach, Pancreas

VATA, PITTA & KAPHA

are three Doshas present in the body. When there is a balance of all three Doshas, a person has good physical and mental health. When there is a disturbance the body experiences Disease. The six Chakras keep energizing the three Doshas.

7 days at the Center
What to bring when you come for treatment?

1. Advisable to carry Xerox copies of your medical reports
2. List of your medicines, better to take strip of your medicines so that the doctor can see the composition
3. Walking shoes
4. Rubber Slippers
5. We packed accordingly with loose cotton clothes, some old clothes in which to get treatment which could
be thrown away because of oil residue, thin South Indian towels
6. Yoga mat
7. A copper glass and Jug
8. Desi cow’s Ghee
9. Some dry fruits
10. A soft bag to carry your clothes to the clinic
11. If you want to consult about a relative or a friend, please carry their medical reports plus a close-up picture
of their tongue

Five techniques of panchkarma

1) Vamanam: The Emesis Therapy. This includes the removal of body toxins by means of Emesis.
2) Virechanam: The Purgation Therapy: This includes the removal of body toxins by means of purgation.
3) Nasyam: Medication through Nasal Route. This includes the installation of either powder or decotion through the nasal route.
4) Raktha Mokshanam: Removal of impure blood. This includes the removal of impure blood by means of JALOUKA (LEECHES) which suck the bad blood.
5) Basti: The Enema Therapy. The enema is given through the anal route most of the times.
Treatment is customized based on an individual’s body constitution, age, and health problems.
Every person reacts, responds to the various treatments in different intensity according to their constitution.
Treatment

• Lots of oils are made with Sesame oil infused with special herbs. No mineral oils are used
• After application of oil. One should let the oil sit in the body for 3 hours then only have bath. Preferably not using chemical soaps
• Preferably hydrate your body periodically drinking lukewarm water
• A small quantity oil/ghee mixed with herbs is given to drink orally. This helps in digestion and further gets rid of the toxins in the body.
  Please drink it with a positive attitude to gain maximum benefits
• In a period of 7 days toxins accumulated over the years get cleansed. Please have faith in your Doctor
• Advisable to repeat this 7 day detoxification once a year.
• After the treatment some primary herbs and medicines have to be taken for a period of three months after which you are supposed to connect with your doctor.
• Please do not disturb or disrupt the treatment in the middle, do complete till the end.
• Doctor advises that in case of any queries regarding any symptoms or after effects, do not ignore and to address these questions immediately. Doctor says that if the medicine is not showing the desired results, do not discontinue the treatment, he will be able to tweak the medicines. Doctor can be reached either before 9AM or after 7PM everyday.
• The detox treatment would take 7 days. We were advised not to take a flight on the 7th day as our body would be weak and we may have the urge to purge so better to take the flight back home on the eight day.

Suggested yoga asanas
We started with chanting OM for relaxation of mind.
First take a deep breath, while releasing the breath the vibration of AA should come from the stomach
Chant UU from Uras, meaning heart and chest, & MA Should stimulate the central nervous system.
Time taken to chanting all three should be the same
AA=UU=MA
OM
Pranayam
We practiced three types of PRANAYAMS
1. ANULOM VILOM
2. KAPAAL BHAATI
3. BRAHAMRI
Our body has 72,000 cells. Each cell should derive benefit from this exercise.
Anulom Vilom
This technique of breathing stimulates Heart, Chest and the PRANA/Brain.
Your head, spine and hand should straight. First take a deep breath to the maximum, hold one nostril with your
thumb and exhale from the other nostril to the fullest. Repeat 5 times from one nostril and then do another 5
times from the other nostril.
Right Nostril… Pingla… Male… Surya
Left Nostril… Ingla… Female… Moon

Kapaal bhaati

This PRANAYAM energizes the liver and heart.
Take both your hands above your head straight in Namaskaar Mudra, drop them behind your head to rest on your shoulder, back palms facing down on Scapula, elbows facing the sky, take 2 deep breaths, breath normally and while releasing the breath push your stomach muscles forcefully exhaling and inhaling 20 times.

Bhramari

This PRANAYAM nourishes the brain cells.
Take a deep breath, place the tip of your tounge at the very back of the pallet and then forcefully blow the air out making a humming sound like a bee/Bhrammar.

Stretching yoga exercises
Exercises performed sitting on the mat

1) Toe finger rotation
2) Ankle rotation
3) Butterfly Aasan
4) Cobra Aasan
5) Dhanuraasan, like a bow
6) Naukaasan, like a boat
7) Baalyaasan, like a child
8) Anantaasan, sleeping like Vishnu
9) Pavanmuktaasan
10) Shavaasan

Exercises performed standing up

1) Toe, fingers flexibility
2) Ankle rotation
3 + 4 + 5
Exercises for the knees
3) Keeping legs apart trying to sit
4) News Paper reading
5) Cycling
6) Waist rotation like belly dancing
7) Hand fingers movements
8) Wrist rotation
9) Elbow stretch
10) Shoulder rotation
11) Neck rotation
12) Aradhakatichakra Aasan
13) Half wheel
14) Vrikshaasan, tree pose
15) Jump 4 squares
16) Jog
After finishing these we also did some PT exercises/Callisthenics.

OM

Practiced the chanting
Learnt that while chanting OM
AA… works on Digestive system
U… URAS… works on Chest
M… Makar… works on Nervous System
Note: important… one must learn to take deep breath from the Stomach also.
While chanting OM and doing ANULOM VILOM… one should simultaneously do their own individual
MUDRA… like in my case… Mahaamritunjay Mudra.
We were taught two new Aasans
Ushaasan
Simhaasan (for facial beauty and removal of wrinkles)

Mudras
Fingers and their relationship with the five elements

Space…Thumb
Air… Index finger
Earth… Middle finger
Fire… Ring finger
Water… little finger

Diet guidelines

◆ HITBHUK… Eat wholesome food
◆ MITTBHUK… Eat limited quantity of food
◆ KSHUTBHUK… Only eat when you are hungry
◆ Very important to eat HEALTHY
◆ Please eat HALF your APPETITE
◆ DO NOT STARVE
◆ GLUTEN FREE DIET. No wheat, Barley, Suji, Oats (Gluten free Oats are permitted)
◆ NO LACTOSE
◆ NO REFINED FOOD
◆ No white sugar or table salt (Rock Salt & Brown Sugar permitted)
◆ No refined oil. One can use cold pressed oil
◆ Use GHEE & filtered groundnut oil, COCONUT OIL as a cooking medium. Ghee made from A2 Desi
Cows not from A1 Jersey Cows
◆ NO MUSTARD OIL as it aggravates Pitta

Daily diet plan

◆ Four hours duration between each meal
◆ Start the day with drinking water kept in a copper container overnight
◆ Always drink lukewarm water
◆ Have any one fruit. Please don’t mix fruits
◆ Fruits like Papaya, Apple, Pear, Pomegranates
◆ If one blends a small Papaya complete with its skin, pulp and seeds along with water and drinks one glass of
this very bitter Papaya juice empty stomach for 3 days, it will help one get rid of all Gallbladder stones.
◆ For ladies very important to have pomegranates with seeds as seeds contain the hormone progesterone
◆ NO banana or sour fruits
◆ If having pineapple or orange make sure that they are not sour
◆ No sprouts, no fermented food
◆ After lunch have a pinch of powdered roasted Methi in Ghee, helps remove fat
◆ After dinner have a pinch of dried Neem powder
◆ We were advised not to have any uncooked food like salads or sprouts for these 7 days.
◆ Dr Uppoor told us the merits of eating food out of a banana leaf. When you put hot food on a banana leaf…
the leaf releases Digestive enzymes Lypase and Amylase which help in faster digestion of food.
◆ Doctor told that if a person has craving for coffee one could have Barley Coffee… because it had no Caffeine
only Chicory… Barley is also very good for Urinary track ailments

The body had to be totally cleansed and detoxified for the medicines to work to their optimum potential. When
the body is thus prepared one has to be very conscious as not to have any adverse food like fried food,
maida, alcohol as their negative effects will be many fold.
As we prepare the soil well for the vegetables to grow optimally, so should the body be cleansed and prepared
well for the Ayurvedic treatment and medicines to work to the full potential

Some valuable ayurveda tips on holistic well being
To help arrest hair loss

Take your palm… press the pressure point at the base mount (other side of the thumb) twenty times.
In the night massage your scalp with warm Neel Bringadi Kairum oil
In the morning wash with Sheekakai /Reetha
Joves & Swati + Khadi are good brands of Sheekakai Shampoo.

Teeth & gums

Dantkanti. Tooth paste by Pataanjali is very good
For healthy GUMS… massage them with micro filtered Trifala powder (Trifala is made from Aanwala + Harada+ Vibhitiki)

Some characteristics of people of vata pitta & kapha

• VATA…. These people talk in a hurry are Hyper
• PITTA… These people are Arrogant with an attitude… Me & Myself
• KAPHA… These people are Relaxed & Carefree

Making a body Alkaline from Acidic

1) Apple Cider Vinegar (also available in a capsule form)5 ml /10 ml in warm water.
2) 1/2 tsp Baking Powder dissolved in a glass of lukewarm water after lunch (this also helps to prevent
Cancer).
3) Consuming millets is a very good option for making body Alkaline.

Generally
PITTA.. person is ACIDIC
KAPHA.. person is Alkaline

For dry body

VATA… person to drink one tablespoon of extra virgin coconut oil (oil from tender coconut)
They should cook in Til/Sesame seed oil
PITTA… person should cook their food in Ghee or Virgin Coconut oil

Relief from back pain
Press the pressure points at the side of both the palms by wooden stick or against the table slowly pressing from
bottom and slowly going up Breathe from the stomach also.

Handling auto immune system
This rarely occurs in ACIDIC bodies
According to Ayurveda for this state Mind is involved
Too much passion for some thing, anger, love, envy etc. emotions aggregate this state

Home receipe for weight loss
Aloevera juice 30 ml..about 4 table spoons ( Cut 4”Alovera leaf… cut the zigzig side edge..it will slit open… scoop
out the pulp)
1/2 tsp Turmeric powder
1 tsp Trifala powder
1/4 tsp Trikatu (Ginger, clove pepper& pepper powder)
1 tsp Organic Honey
1 cup warm water
Blend all the ingredients and drink this bitter preparation early in the morning empty stomach.

There are 7 human Vikaars
KAAM… Want
KRODH… Anger
LOBH… Greed
MADHA… AHAM… me, I
MAATSARYA… Envy
ICHHA… Desire
PREM… Love
Take 1/4 tsp Trikatu in warm Water twice a day before meals
Aama specialised mudra

Open your palm..bend index and middle fingers… with the tip of your thumb touch the tip of the ring finger…
little finger is left open straight.

Recommended diet plan
◆ One month go GLUTEN FREE
◆ LACTOSE FREE & NOTHING REFINED …oil…salt…sugar
◆ Note…cook in Ghee or filtered Groundnut oil
◆ Eat Sesame seeds
◆ Tuvar Daal to be avoided
◆ Salads to be avoided
◆ Sprouts & fermented food to be avoided
◆ ACIDIC bodies to consume less protein
Early Morning
◆ Start the day by drinking lukewarm warm water from a copper glass….( fill the water in a copper jug or glass
the previous night)
◆ Drink water slowly…like a bird
◆ Aloevera juice….optional
◆ Any one fruit… Papaya, Pomegranates, Apple, Pear, Yellow Mellon
Gluten free breakfast
◆ Brown rice idli, Neer Dosa, Pesseratu, Moong Daal Chilla, Amaranth Chilla/Upma, Pongal, Buckwheat
◆ Red Poha (Poha made from brown rice) Moong Daal Chilla, GLUTEN free Oats ki Idli, GLUTEN free
Museli, Brown rice Dosa, Besan Chilla
◆ You can have vegetable juice: Beet root, Carrots, Cucumber, 1/2 lemon juice, rock salt
Lunch
◆ Brown Rice ….less quantity
How to cook Brown rice
One portion rice four portions water
Wash the rice in running water 3 times
Pressure cook for seven whistles
Simmer cook for 10 minutes
Keep away from flame, let the whistle come down on its on, do not force the whistle down
◆ Moong Daal: Can add deseeded tomatoes and green chilies, drumsticks, spinach, coconut
◆ Moong Daal can be made differently every day
◆ Plenty of green vegetables.
◆ Do not mix your vegetables. Carrots, beans, lauki, turai, boiled potatoes in small quantities and leafy
vegetables
◆ NO brinjals, NO mushrooms
◆ Please cook in ghee or coconut oil
◆ Use rock salt
◆ Chutney made out of Morengo leaves…very good
Lunch
◆ Dry fruits, one fist full, walnuts, pistachios, Almonds, Raisins, NO Cashews
◆ No sprouts
◆ Uncooked raw peanuts as it burns fats
◆ Taal Makhaana, Pumpkin seeds, Flex seeds, roasted White Sesame seeds, Chia seeds, Watermelon seeds,
Sunflower seeds
◆ Black tea, crush tulsi leaves, can add a bit of ginger (if you want to sweeten only use brown sugar,
no Splenda, no sugar substitutes)
◆ Never mix honey in warm water
◆ Doctor told that if a person has craving for coffee one could have Barley Coffee… because it had no Caffeine
only Chicory… Barley is also very good for Urinary track ailments.
During tea time, tea can be avoided
Dinner
◆ Before sunset
◆ Vegetable soup, no milk or cream added, add vegetables which are half cooked and mashed. Par boil the
vegetables, half quantity you blend in the blender and half you add as small pieces in the soup
◆ Chapati, Ragi, Jowar, Amaranth, Millet, Buckwheat, Baajra, Jowar, Ramdaana, Amaranth, Buck wheat/
Fox tail millet.
◆ Green vegetables
◆ NO cabbage, cauliflower, broccoli for thyroid patients.
◆ NO daal at night
Note: After lunch and dinner have Taambool/ Beetle leaf. On a home grown Beetle leaf (preferably small leaf from Kerala ..they are more potent) apply little Chuna (one can get Chuna in a tube from nearby Paan shop) then add little organic Gulkand (Rose petal jam).. better to buy Gulkand with Mishri as against Sugar.
This helps in Digestion, Cough & prevents throat infection.
Vaasavi Bhattacharya has written a whole Granth describing the benefits of Beetle leaves. These leaves are supposed to be anti bacterial.
Daily Dairy–Day One to Day Seven
Dr. Hema, Myself, Dr. Upoor & my Sister Manju.

Day One
Before we arrived….
– Dr Hema called me the day before our arrival to Goa. This gave us a nice comfortable feeling.
– K K Bhaiya had stayed in Hotel TAJ near the clinic in Goa… we were lucky and asked for Kamal Bhaiya Morarka’s guest house for our stay which was just 10 minutes away from the clinic. We took our cook and staff which made our stay more comfortable.
– Dr Uppoor told us that he had a very modest clinic in Goa for treatment only and that we had to make our own arrangements to stay and our special simple food. The treatment would take seven days minimum plus an additional one day to recoup after the treatment before we flew back.
– On the first day of the treatment Dr Uppoor along with Dr Hema came to where we were staying to brief us about the treatment.
– The doctor spent an hour introducing us to the benefits of Ayurveda Panchkarma Treatment and our food intake.
– Dr Hema briefed our cook as to how to make the brown rice and other food items correctly. She further took us shopping to source alternate healthy grains and millets.
Treatment

Abhyangam
◆ Weight was taken. BP was checked, Naadi Pariksha and our tongue was checked daily
◆ We had ABHYANGAM oil massage with Sheerbala oil
◆ SHIRO TAILA DHARA with Brahmi oil
◆ Whole body steam
◆ Duration of treatment was for two hours.
◆ We were given Kokam juice to drink post the treatment for hydration.

Shiro Taila Dhara
Only set back was that the toilets were in an other building down stairs, so better to use toilets before starting the treatment.
Medicines
We were advised to take two medications for the next two days:
CV – Two tablets to be taken 45min before breakfast, lunch and dinner for two days
BDP – Body Detoxing powder, 1 teaspoon to be mixed in luke warm water to be taken after the three meals for
two days
FOOD
Breakfast: Papaya + Oats Chilla + mint Chutney
Lunch: Brown rice + moong daal + lauki and tomatoes dry curry cooked in ghee using rock salt
Tea time: Mint ginger tea with nuts and peanuts
Dinner: Mixed vegetable soup (squash and carrot). Thin millet roti, Green beans curry with deseeded tomatoes
DAY TWO
– We all woke up fresh after a restful sleep thanks to the previous day’s Shirodhara.
– Bonded over Papaya @7 am
– Dr Upoor and Dr Hema came laden with goods… desi cow’s ghee..Virgin coconut oil… pure filtered groundnut oil Grade 1 (For example: Oil King brand in Goa) and yoga mats along with a Copper jug for us.
– We practiced Yoga for 45 minutes in fresh air… a few stretching exercises starting from toe muscles all the way up to the neck muscles…
– We were taught correct way of chanting OM… taught to do Pranayam… Kapaal Bhaati and Bhramari.
Breakfast
◆ We had a light breakfast of Gluten free Oats Chilla with mint Chutny. We were faithfully taking our medicines before and after the meal.
◆ We were also allowed to take our own personal medication which we had been taking earlier.
Treatment
◆ Today at the clinic our weight was checked… blood pressure taken and Dr did Naadi Pariksha and checking
of the tounge… in my case he found that the detox had started in the Solar Plexus..Gall bladder+Pancreas+Spleen.
◆ Therapist Mani made me do stretching for 20 minutes… he was extremely skilled… this stretching was to bring about more flexibility in the body.
◆ My therapist Geeta gave me ABHYANGAM massage with Muri Venna Oil … this oil is helpful for better blood circulation and is good for inflamed arthritis … Geeta understood all the pains and aches and massaged accordingly.

ELA KIZI
◆ After this body pressure with hot herb potlis consisting of 8 healing herbs was given called ELA KIZI
◆ The session ended with 15min body steam and hydration with Kokam juice.
Lunch:
◆ We went to the charming little house of Dr Aruna Vishwanathan for a very delicious, healthy lunch. All the vegetables were organic and freshly hand picked from the kitchen garden. We started with coconut Kokam mixed Soul Curry. Lots of vegetables and chapati made from Amaranth. Ending with a special Goan sweet called Potoyo made out of rice flower, coconut, cardamom wrapped in fresh turmeric leaves.
How to make Soul Curry:
To serve 6
Ingredients
10 pieces of Kokam
1/2 freshly grated coconut
4 cloves of Garlic
Finely cut coriander leaves
Finely cut deseeded green chillies
Salt
Method
In one cup warm water soak Kokam for 15 minutes. Strain the water and keep it aside.
In the blender add grated coconut along with chopped garlic and salt to taste. Take out thick coconut milk, add
desired amount of water to make it thin.
Add finely cut green chilies and coriander leaves.
Mix Kokam water to this.
Serve it cold
In the evening we walked bare foot on the beach enjoying the sunset.
TEA:
Mint tea with raw peanuts
DINNER
Mixed vegetable soup
Broad beans
Millet chapati
DAY THREE
– Day started with four of us sitting in the balcony overlooking the sea in the morning mist and enjoying a cup
full of peeled pomegranate.
– Some of us followed this by having mint tea.
– When the Doctor came @ 8 am for Yoga we first discussed our personal small issues.
Dr Uppoor asked us to follow some golden rules of Ayurveda:
1) Orally only consume lukewarm warm things, not very cold or very hot water
2) On our body apply cold things, have cold or lukewarm warm water bath. Not steaming hot water bath
3) Practice Yoga in the morning
4) Walk 10,000 steps after dinner
5) Food eaten after 8 pm converts into fat.
6) BREATHE & BITE well
Breathe through stomach as well as the lungs as stomach and other organs like kidneys and liver also
require oxygen… babies always breathe through their stomach also.
Always bite well… no talking while eating..no dinning table conferences please.
7) One should give a gap of 4 hrs between each meal. In case of hunger pangs drink warm water.
AMA is a toxin which is formed when someone eats fresh food within 4 hours not giving enough time to
the previous food to be digested in the body. This harmful toxin sits in the various organs, example
Heart… in the form of Cholesterol
Liver…in the form of Triglycerides
Joints… as Amavata
Report shared by us
◆ We were feeling light
◆ Energy levels were much better
◆ Improvement in joint pains
◆ Sleeping pattern improved after taking 2 tablets of medicine NISHA two hrs before sleeping.
Breakfast
We had Ramdaana/Amaranth upma with mint Chutney. It was big hit. One of the best breakfast we had.
Treatment
◆ Naadi Pariksha. In my case stimulation in Gynec area was seen… clearing of fibroids
◆ Weight was measured
◆ We were made to drink 25ml of Trifala Ghee (Ghee and Honey are two things which can reach the minutest
cell in our body)
◆ On day one & two AAMA PAACHAN was done with melting of Toxins with the help of CV & BDP
◆ On day three 30 minutes after the meal we were to take 1 tsp BDP dissolved in warm water
◆ ABHYAANGAM massage was done with Kotanchukadi Tailem, it helps in weight reduction and removes
excess water from the body.
◆ Keshay Dhaara, SHIRO TAILA DHARA done with oil infused with herbs Usheera, Manjishta, Raktchandan,
cardamom, cinnamon
◆ Steam was given
◆ Green Sherbat, usheera (khas) was given
Lunch
Brown rice
Moong Daal with Sujana Fali, drumsticks
Turai cooked with tomatoes
In the evening we all went to the local Mapusa, Municipal Market which takes place every Friday. Bought Red
Poha, Kokam, and very special natural handmade incense sticks from the famous shop Ramakrishna’s, a must
buy. +91 9822127961
Tea
Nuts and green tea
Dinner
Celery and vegetable soup
French beans
Jowar roti with ghee
After 30 minutes took BDS and NISHA
We were enjoying our bonding. Veena Bhabhi was religiously giving all of us our medicines.
DAY FOUR
– Day started after a good night sleep thanks to the new medication NISHA. This medicine has no hangover
effect.
– We sat in the balcony enjoying farm fresh crunchy Pears. Veena Bhabhi showed us how to lubricate the face
early in the morning by spraying rose water on the face and then gently massaging it with a few drops of
fresh almond oil.
– Dr Upoor arrived on time. We were waiting for him out in the garden with our yoga mats spread in a row.
– The Doctor started the session with telling us individually mudras suitable for us.
– I was to do MAHAAMRITUNJAY MUDRA also known as SANJIVINI MUDRA. Renu, Bhabhi and Manju were prescribed different mudras.
– This mudra was to improve my Central Nervous System. I had to bend my index finger and with the thumb touching my middle finger and ring finger, the little finger remained standing. Mudra to be performed by both hands.
– This we were supposed to do while chanting Om and while sitting in the car.
OM
Practiced the chanting
Learnt that while chanting OM
AA… works on Digestive system
U… URAS… works on Chest
M… Makar… works on Nervous System
◆ Note: important… one must learn to take deep breath from the Stomach also.
◆ While chanting OM and doing ANULOM VILOM… one should simultaneously do their own individual
mudra… like in my case… Mahaamritunjay Mudra.
◆ We were taught two new Aasans…
Ushaasan
Simhaasan (for facial beauty and removal of wrinkles)
Breakfast
We ate tasty Red Poha (which we had got from the market the previous day) cooked in ghee for breakfast
accompanied by Green mint Chutney.
Tomorrow Dr Hema is going to make Neer Dosa for breakfast.
Treatment
◆ Started with Naadi Pariksha… in my case it showed that cleansing had started for my chest and heart.
◆ In two days I had dropped 900gms of weight and the blood pressure was normal.
◆ We started by drinking 50 ml of Sukumar Ghrutam… as the quantity was more I really had to school myself
and gulp it down with water.
◆ The doctor advised us change of masseurs… as it would help change the energy field.
◆ Therapist Angela gave me ABHYAANGAM massage with Kotanchukadi oil… which stimulates weight loss.
She is a farmer’s daughter and has been trained for 15 years, a quiet worker who doesn’t talk much.
◆ Therapist Mani made me do stretching for 30 minutes. New treatment NASYAM was introduced… NASYAM cleans the Sinus area with the help of herbal steam and putting
herbal drops in the nostrils. One is supposed to cough out cuff… Veena bhabhi found the treatment very soothing..her reaction was..seeing is not believing… experiencing was
believing.

Lunch
Kodo Millet with vegetables… carrots beans
Lauki
How to cook Kodo millet
Soak 2 cup millets in 4 cups water for 5 minutes
Put it in boiling water and cooked for 8 minutes… drain out the water
Heat filtered Groundnut oil (AGMARK)1tbsp..add curry leaves, deseeded green chilies, cut onions, carrots and beans… cooked for 10 minutes with closed lid because carrots and beans are to be cooked with steam.
We had added a pinch of Turmeric and rock salt to taste.
Press and see if the beans are cooked then mix cooked millet… cook further on slow flame for 3 minutes.
Tea
Mint tea and nuts
Visited Dr Aruna Vishwanathan in her clinic, The Renewal Point for consultation for wellbeing. My sister, Manju came out very charged and said that she felt that she had connected with a saintly soul
Renu’s friend Sita Raina joined us for dinner.
Dinner
Tomato & Carrot Soup
Mixed Vegetables
Jowar aata mixed with fresh methi leaves Roti
DAY FIVE
– Renu and Manju got up early and came to my room. We discussed our sleep patterns and previous day’s treatment. Every had loved Nasyam tratment.
– Chotu got us apples to eat… they were crunchy and sweet.
– Veena Bhabhi and Renu complained of little back ache. Bhabhi could not sleep well the new medication Zowin did not work for her.
Breakfast
Neer Dosa… cooked by Dr Hema
Coconut Chutney
Recipe for Neer Dosa:
3 cups Sona Masuri Rice
Soak for 3 hours
Grind into a thick batter
Later add water and make the battery very watery
Add salt
Cook on stone Tava with coconut oil..top it with ghee
Treatment
◆ Naadi Pariksha… my brain cells got stimulated through liver Tounge … good BP… OK 100gms weight loss
◆ I was made to drink 75ml warm Maha Tikta Ghratum (with lots of positive thinking I sipped it with great difficulty). I had to chew lavang in between to gulp it down.
Only I was given this other three did not get this.
◆ ABHYAANGAM massage with Dhanvantar oil… this balances the Vata and reduces inflammation in the body
◆ AKSHI THARPANAM
Rejuvenation treatment for the eyes. A bridge is made around the eyes with dough made out of flour and warm is poured over the eyes. You have to do pupil rotation exercises.

AKSHI THARPANAM
This was done three times.
◆ Bhabhi, Renu and Manju were OK with this treatment… in my case my eyes really burnt… I had a tough time.
◆ After this test we were advised not to watch TV and no cell phones for 4 hours.
◆ Bhabhi, Renu & Manju were given a tablet to take one hour post lunch made of Jaiphal… this was to induce purging.
◆ I was asked to take one tablespoon of BDS powder in warm water post lunch.
◆ As I reached home the Doctor called and asked me to wait till 3 Pm before having lunch..
◆ The Doctor has asked them to keep a record of the motions… time and quantity.
Tea
Herbal tea with nuts
Dinner
Tomato & Carrot soup
Lauki & Tomatoes
Bajra Roti
Bhabhi and Renu had Khichadi
These two had a rough night ahead.
My friends ask what I do in the evenings… I make notes… I am not very fast in typing… and it takes time to get the thoughts together..I hope that I am making some sense…
DAY SIX
Learning
Every person reacts, responds to the various treatments in different intensity according to their constitution.
– Bhabhi and Renu responded greatly by the purging medicine made out of the extract of Jayphal… while for
Manju the effect of the medicine was very mild.
– Earlier for the Nasal and eye treatment my lips and eyes really burnt… for other three there was minimal
reaction.
– Dr Uppoor said that my sense organs had more toxin thus I reacted more strongly.
– Veena bhabhi told us 3 yrs back some one in Bangkok had advised her to take 1/2 tsp of Soda bio carbonate (comes in a green colour box) in lukewarm warm water along with half lemon juice at night… it works wonders for her. Her stomach went in.
– She was further saying that taking 1 tsp Flax seeds oil at night has been one of the best things in life; she used to be highly constipated and this has helped her to clear her stomach. We asked Manju to leave her Kayam Churan and to try this instead.
– Bhabhi has herbal tea in the morning: Boil 2 cloves, 2 cardamoms, Little cinnamon, 10 tulsi leaves, 5 lemon grass leaves (in winter add a little ginger in place of lemon grass)and boil in 1 glass of water for 5 minutes. Strain and put it in a flask. While drinking add a little honey.
– She also has a special powder which she mixes in hot water, with juice of half lemon and drinks in place of regular tea. Mr Vinod Nathani in Delhi makes for her… must ask him to make this tea with less sugar Contact +91 93-13-887236
– Dr Uppoor came along with Dr Hema.
– He gave us our treatment prescriptions and explained to us individually in depth clearing all our queries.
– We were to take the medicines either 30 /45 minutes before the meal or 30 / 45 minutes after the meal as prescribed.
– We were given medication for 3 months and we were asked to call him periodically to give him an update on our health.
Breakfast
Whole moong daal Chilla with Brahmi leaves Chutney
Receipe for Brahmi leaves Chutney

Brahmi leaves
Heat 1 tsp oil put 1/2 tsp Urad daal,2 deseeded finely cut green chillies, 2 cloves of Garlic, cut onions…
Roast till onions become pink, add very well washed 2 cup full of Brahmi leaves… cook till
leaves change colour and become darker… cool… blend with little water.
Add salt… if you so wish could add a little organic jaggery.
Treatment
◆ Naadi Pariksha… My tongue was also clear.
◆ Lost 800gms weight
◆ ABHYANGAM Oil massage with Ksheerbalam Tailam
◆ UDERVARTANAM Powder massage with Uilim Vetridikadi Churanam… hard massage in areas from where fat has to be removed
◆ They made me have 75 gms of Trifala Lenham for purging… very very tough to eat.
◆ I was asked to skip lunch.
◆ I needed to use the bathroom for over 20 times… little spasms in the stomach also. I felt weak and nauseated.
◆ Manju was given ghee to drink and Jayfal tablet. She responded very mildly.
◆ Bhabhi, Renu & Manju were to have simple lunch at 1 pm.
◆ Doctor came home for further treatments.
Blood letting using leeches

Blood Letting
◆ Leeches are put on the troubled spot… a little prickly occurs sensation like an injection prick. The Leeches don’t crawl.
◆ Doctor got the Leeches in a plastic box with mud it it. He first made me lie down on the bead and selected two vital points where he would place the Leeches. He took one leech out of the box, washed it in a bowl of water and placed it on the vital point… for me my right knee and back of the left palm.
◆ When the Leeches is put it stings with a little burning sensation for 5 minutes again later on from time to time. The Leeches keeps on sucking blood and gets fatter and bigger.
◆ Doctor put some water on the Leeches to make it feel at home…
◆ After about an hour and a half one leech fell down, little blood was oozing out, the Doctor cleaned with cotton wool and sprinkled turmeric powder… placed cotton wool on that area… placed a cotton wool pad on it and secured it with a tape.
◆ The Leech excretes a hormone called Hirudin which is anticogulant which does not allow the blood to clot.
◆ The second leech they removed by sprinkling turmeric powder on its face.
◆ Tomorrow morning the Doctor will remove the pad… clean the area and sprinkled turmeric on the spot. This area will be discoloured for about 2 to 3 weeks. We have to sprinkle Turmeric on this area for 2 to 3 days
◆ The Doctor will not use this leech but will throw in some place with running water. The Doctor breeds these Leeches.
Herbal Enema
AASTHAPAN BASTI after so much of purging herbal Enema is given to lubricate the intestine by sesame based
oil Bala. This was administered by Dr Hema.
After giving the Enema the patient has to hold the oil for at least 45 minutes before going to the washroom.
Only Renu & Bhabhi got the Enema today… Manju and I will get it tomorrow morning as we are still purging.
Dinner
Light food
Soup
Brown Poha
Turai
On the whole we had a long eventful day.
DAY SEVEN
Seven days were just amazing… God sent!
– Dr Uppoor & Dr Hema apart from being exceptional doctors are very gentle, caring and nice human beings.
They took very personalised care of us and built lots of confidence in their line to treatment. Although the facilities in the clinic are very basic, their team of therapists, Geeta, Angela , Mani & Krishna are really praise worthy.
– They have an exclusive Ayurveda Pharmacy stocked with herbal medicines, herbs and cosmetics.
– I only wish that they had a bathroom in the premises… now we have to walk two minutes away to use the toilets.
– Dr Uppoor said they are planning to open a new clinic by November with facilities of boarding with healthy nutritious meals. It will be a big boon for out of station patients.
– We all got up with bandages secure over where we had the Leeches. As I had to make 20 plus visits to the bathroom I felt a little weak. Renu and Bhabhi were OK after their Herbal Enema.
– After having a bowl of pomegranate, Manju and I left early for treatment as we were scheduled for Enema today.
Treatment
◆ Doctor was very happy with the Naadi Pariksha and tounge checking. In my case 65 % toxins had been removed from the body in last 7 days.
◆ My weight had come down to 74.1kgs from 76.8kgs. My fingers swelling had come down by 50 %.
◆ The dressings were removed and after sprinkling turmeric band-aid were put.
◆ Stretching by therapist Mani
◆ Srcub massage with Ayurveda mixture of extract of Apricot+Strawberry +Mango followed by steam which was very refreshing.
◆ After last 6 days of heavy duty treatment today was a much lighter day directed more towards beauty.
◆ Herbal Enema was given to Manju & Myself to lubricate the intestines after purging with 200 ml warm sesame oil infused with herbs. We had to miss out on breakfast and remained hungry till the Enema was administered.
Lunch
Brown Rice
Aloo Parval
Masoor Daal
In nutshell it was a 7 day detoxification Panchkarma Treatment.
◆ Every day started with Abhyangam massage with different oils followed by the individually prescribed
treatment.
◆ First three days were lighter.
◆ 5th and 6th days were not very pleasant for me with drinking of warm herbal ghee and heavy duty purging.
◆ Nasyam & Akshi Tharpanam were a bit tough for me but not for the other three.
◆ Raktha Mokshanam… with leeches was a novelty.
◆ Stretching made us feel light.
◆ Herbal scrub last day was too good.

On the whole, all of us benefitted a lot. We did all our treatments whole heartedly with great sincerity and a positive attitude. We gained a lot felt happy & blessed. We have taken medicines for next three months. We will keep giving progress reports to the Doctor and will meet him after three months for a follow-up. As of now we are planning to repeat this Panchkarma treatment next year also.
God bless Dr Uppoor, Dr Hema and their team.
My belief in our ancient form of healing with Ayurveda has been rekindled. Ayurveda, the treatment prescribed by DHANAVANTRI, the Profounder of Ayurveda.