PK is pretty pure in the South. There are many families with long vaidya traditions. And cheap, unless they purposefully cater to westerners.
L B S --- In [email protected], Peter <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > While I agree with all that the advisory states, the only problem for most > people in the US is that the amazingly high cost of PK offered by the TMO makes it essentially impossible to do. > > bbrigante <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: --- In [email protected], Ron F wrote: > > > > does anyone have the advisory about visiting PK in India? > > > > Thank you > > > > http://groups.yahoo.com/group/TMFriends/message/4182 > WARNING FOR PANCHAKARMA IN INDIA > > Someone recommended Pancha Karma (PK) in India. As a Pancha Karma > physician I > have learnt about cases who got severly ill from treatment there. > > One case who had consulted me got a great worsening of her rheumatic > disease > (she took PK later on her own initiative without consulting me about > it). The > reason was that several serious errors were made. Especially her > severe AMA > condition was completely ignored. It is a strong contraindication to > PK as it > can cause severe complications. She should have had an intensive AMA- > eliminting > pre-cure before PK and should not have been allowed to take a cure > before her > massive Ama load was eliminated. > > This is just one of several cases that I have met who have been > treated very > incompetently. In India, the standard of Ayurveda and PK is very > uneven. > Important parts of the knowledge have been lost or distorted with the > consequence that the treatments may be ineffective or even harmful. > > Maharishi has put very much effort into restoring authentic Ayurveda > in > cooperation with leading experts including Dr Triguna, Dr Balraj > Maharishi, Dr > Dwivedi and others. Thereby the great efficiency and safety of the > original > method has been restored. Even the All-Indian Ayurvedic Congress - > that > organizes all ayurvedic doctors in India, has officially recognized > that > Maharishi Ayurveda is restored, authentic ayurveda. > > No doubt some other clinics in India may be good, but they are very > few. Many > more are those who have little knowledge and do Ayurveda for > westernes with > little if any knowledge just for making money. Unfortunately > increasing numbers > of Indians are now setting up such clinics also in the west > including the US. It > is tragic that thi > > Another problem is hygienic. Indians in general don't have the same > awareness of > hygiene as we have in the west. In Pancha karma, different > treatements, > especially enemas, require a very high level of hygiene. When it is > lacking, > infections of bacteria or amobae or harmful viruses including liver- > damaging > viral hepatitis can occur. In a PK clinic everybody need to be very > aware of > hygiene, even those cleaning the rooms. As this awareness is lacking > in the > culture, it has turned out to be practically impossible to train > Indian staff to > be enough hygienic to ensure the required "watertight" hygiene. > > Therefore Maharishi has recently sent out an official message to > movement > leaders asking them to inform all our people that they should not > take Pancha > Karma for the sake of their health safety, even in our own clinics > in India > including the famous clinic in New Delhi. > > Also, a basic rule in Pancha Karma is that you should avoid exertion > including > travelling far directly after Pancha Karma. Jet lag is an especially > great > burden on the physiology which can cause sometimes considerable > complications. > If one takes a cure in another timezone (exept the closest ones) one > should stay > at least two weeks before one goes home both because of the jetlag > and the > length of the journey. > > It is far better to invest some more money and make Maharishi Pancha > Karma in > one of our clinics in your country or Time Zone region. > > Jaan Suurküla, M.D. > Physician at the Maharishi Ayurveda Clinic in Bad Ems, Germany, > http://www.ayurveda-badems.de/ (go for the english version there) > > > > > > > > > > > To subscribe, send a message to: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Or go to: > http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/ > and click 'Join This Group!' > Yahoo! Groups Links > > > > > > > > > > > --------------------------------- > Yahoo! DSL Something to write home about. Just $16.99/mo. or less > ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> Get fast access to your favorite Yahoo! Groups. Make Yahoo! your home page http://us.click.yahoo.com/dpRU5A/wUILAA/yQLSAA/JjtolB/TM --------------------------------------------------------------------~-> To subscribe, send a message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Or go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/ and click 'Join This Group!' Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
