Ayurveda

What is Ayurveda?

Ayurvedic medicine can be traced over thousands of years, making it one of the world’s oldest holistic (whole-body) healing systems known.

Translated from its sanskrit root, Ayurveda means the knowledge of life.

In Ayurveda, the five elements that are found in all living things– space, air, fire, water, and earth — combine to create three mind-body principles, known as doshas, within the body.

Vata (air and space) 

Pitta (fire and water) 

Kapha (water and earth)

During an Ayurvedic treatment, organic oil blends are infused with Ayurvedic herbs and heated to promote relaxation and detoxification.

The oils are chosen to balance a person’s dominant dosha. At the right temperature, these oils enter the body through the skin and pores, bind to the ama (toxins), and are released to detoxify the body and clear the energy channels in the body (chakras).

Leslye Pabon – Ayurvedic Esthetician

Leslye is a specialist in Ayurveda and holistic healing. She graduated from Aveda’s Institute of Beauty and Wellness in 2017 specializing in their Ayurveda program.

Leslye chose Aveda’s Institute of Beauty and Wellness because their company was founded on, and stems from, Ayurvedic medicine in India. Their mission to give back to the planet, beauty through a holistic view, and using natural ingredients is important to Leslye. After graduating, she worked for 4 years in an Ayurveda Spa.

Fun fact about Leslye:  Her great-great grandmother was a known herbal medicine healer in Puerto Rico!

Abhyanga Body Rejuvenation Treatment

During an Abhyanga Body Rejuvenation Treatment, your therapist uses an organic oil blend infused with Ayurvedic herbs and heated to promote relaxation and detoxification. At the correct temperature, these oils enter the body through the skin’s pores, bind to the toxins, and are released to detoxify your body, soothe your nervous system, and clear your body’s energy channels.

Benefits: 

• Reduce stress
• Detox and cleanse
• Enhance immune system
• Improves circulation
• Increase vitality, rejuvenation of the skin
• Boosts body awareness
• Clears physiological and energetic pathways
• Creates deep relaxation
• Helps those with medical conditions to better their over-all well being
• Soothes body and mind

Basti Pain Management Treatment

Basti Pain Management Treatment is a full-body herbal oil treatment with focus on a targeted site to activate the tissues. An Ayurveda herbal oil blend is then poured over the target site, held there by a well, made from Indian flour dough. 

The oil is kept at a comfortable temperature and then penetrates all layers of the skin, deep into the muscle tissue, fat, ligaments, tendons, bone, and bone marrow nerves. Stiff and tight muscles will instantly lubricate and soften. 

For emotional balance, physical heart health, energy, and immunity, a Heart Basti can be performed with the heart being the targeted site.

Shirodhara Wellness Treatment

Warm herbal oil is poured in a continuous stream over the forehead and scalp to revitalize the mind and provide an elevated state of relaxation for 15-20 minutes. This is followed by the Abhyanga Body Rejuvenation Treatment to allow the body’s natural healing mechanisms to release neuro-hormones from the nervous system. 

This treatment is designed for individuals looking to experience an ultimate level of relaxation, improve memory or insomnia, and seeking to prevent hair loss.

Benefits

• Benefits include increased spiritual awareness and intuition, 
• healthy sleep, 
• improved concentration, 
• nourishes hair and scalp, 
• strengthens your hair follicles to help prevent hair loss, 
• and reduces anxiety and fear. 

Karna Purana 

A Karna Purana is the art of oiling the ears by gently pouring drops of warm medicated oils into each ear canal. Ear oiling is believed to be effective in treating infections of the ear and some forms of hearing impairments. It helps cleanse the ear canal and middle ear by pulling out any impurities in the area.

Benefits

• Supports the healthy production fo ear wax
• Prevents the small ear bones from drying out
• Calms the mind and soothes the nervous system
• Helps deal with sleep disorders and anxiety
• Moisturizes the ear
• Reduces pain in neck and jaw (TMJ)