Category: Yogic Lifestyle

Third Eye Chakra (Ajna) – Gateway to Intuition

The Third Eye Chakra, or Ajna, is located between the eyebrows and represents intuition, insight, and perception.

Hindu scriptures depict it as the centre of inner wisdom and spiritual vision.

In Kabbalah, it corresponds to the ability to perceive spiritual truths.

When balanced, it enhances intuition, imagination, and the ability to see beyond the physical realm.

Mantra: “I trust my intuition, I see clearly, I am connected to divine wisdom.”

Hari Das

2024 Panchakarma Experience

In 2024 I was a whole new person.


A yoga student, purely on blind faith, was keen to undertake a Panchakarma experience, so we travelled together to Kerala. We had our own rooms which is essential, as you need your privacy.
Everything is done for you at Poolmully. You are fed and bathed after your daily oil treatments.


One has a lot of free time that gives you the amazing opportunity to be introspective. I love being on my own, so I love all the free time.
Poolmully has its own ‘old world’ Krishna temple. It made my day, each morning I would begin my ritual of Circumambulation around the exterior and then the interior of the temple, chanting Hari Krishna and spending this precious time connecting to my Divine Self.
Then at the end of the day, before dinner, I would do the same chanting and giving thanks for my day and healing.


I made myself available for my yoga student when she needed emotional support throughout the 11-day journey. This took the focus off me at times which created a whole different experience for me. ALL was as intended to be by the Divine.
My physical body experienced 80% less pain.
Emotionally, however, I released so much on a deeper level than ever before. So overall, I feel very blessed.

Each visit at Poolmully was a different and unique experience.. the non residential cannot be compared to the residential.


The treatments I’ve had never involved vomiting as my body does not require that, however, trusting the doctors and the treatments that they recommend is key.


After the treatment, the body/ mind needs time to renew and recalibrate. So one needs to stay mindful of the environment, food, the company one keeps and thoughts and feelings.


The body/mind resets itself moment by moment. I feel this.
It has created within me a feeling of being as light as a peacock …

As my French friend stated after her Panchakarma .. “I have clear mind, happy heart and body like a butterfly”
❤️🧡💛💚🩵💙💜


It’s a wonderful healthy experience that I highly recommend …. 🙏

This was my residential stay:

Poomullymana

This was my clinic experience:

Arogyaniketan

Hari Das

My connection to Panchakarma

I’m no longer a novice to Panchakarma.


Here is my condensed blog on my experiences with Panchakarma.


I’ll start with some history.

I have been practising and teaching Hatha yoga for over 25 years, teaching kundalini yoga for the past 16 years.
My partner and I backpacked throughout India in the year 2000. We moved around this amazing country for 6 months. India opened our hearts and minds to this organised chaotic realm of existence. We also spent time in Nepal where the energy was more peaceful being closer to the Himalayas perhaps.


It took 11 years before I returned to India, on my own and a little nervous. I travelled to Rishikesh for the 11/11 (November 11, 2011) Kundalini yoga festival. Three of my yoga students shared the experience with me.
It was amazing. So much divine healing, since then I have been travelling yearly to India.
Ayurvedic lifestyle gained a lot of curiosity (note lifestyle) within me when I started my Kundalini yoga experience. Information became more and more available through the Kundalini yoga modality.


Whilst in India, I would have Ayurvedic treatments as they were available practically everywhere that I would visit. The treatments always agreed with me, and I always looked forward to more.
I would always start small, call it caution if you want.
Everything in life is gradual, too much at once can throw us off course, so I can safely say I’ve been training for these Panchakarma treatments for years.


I started reading about Panchakarma with a different mindset. I didn’t feel ready to commit to a full-on detox, (when I would detox at home, I would get pretty sick) however I kept being drawn to the word. Probably the ‘karma’ part of the word (funny about that!) so I started looking for Ayurvedic Panchakarma centres. I became more confused, so many to choose from.


Well, the Divine guided me into a Health food store at my local shopping centre. I was at the right place at the right moment to connect to an Indian woman who was in the store doing her shopping and we began talking. The conversation shifted very quickly about India and Ayurvedic medicine.


It was an amazing conversation, we had heaps in common and she gave me information on Poolmully.
This for me was a sign of an invitation that I had to trust, so I phoned the doctor at the centre the same day. I spoke with Dr Aparna and the rest is history.


What draws me to Ayurvedic practices is that it works more on getting the body to heal itself. The treatments are about gathering or sweeping the toxins from all around the body, towards the gut so that the gut moves the toxins through the bowel for elimination.. The body will release what it’s ready to release to allow the body to heal. Toxins are pulled from the four elements within.
I know that what the mind has forgotten, the body remembers as we store ALL traumas in the body. Our body represents our mental frame since when only the Divine knows that, but that’s a whole bigger story.


As it happens, western medicine treats the condition, Ayurveda treats the body, and this is why I choose Ayurveda and Ayurvedic Panchakarma.

Hari Das

Summary of the key components of Panchakarma

Post-Panchakarma Care:

After completing the Panchakarma therapies, individuals are advised to follow a specific diet, lifestyle, and herbal regimen to maintain the benefits of the treatment and prevent the re-accumulation of toxins.

Benefits of Panchakarma:

Panchakarma is believed to provide numerous benefits, including detoxification, rejuvenation, improved digestion, enhanced immune function, mental clarity, stress reduction, and overall well-being.

Duration and Frequency:

The duration of Panchakarma treatment varies depending on individual needs and the specific therapies recommended by an Ayurvedic practitioner. It can range from a few days to several weeks.

The frequency of Panchakarma treatments may also vary based on factors such as the individual’s health status, doshic imbalance, and seasonal considerations.

Summary

Overall, Panchakarma is a comprehensive Ayurvedic therapy that offers a holistic approach to detoxification, rejuvenation, and optimal health through a combination of therapeutic treatments, dietary guidelines, and lifestyle recommendations.

Hari Das