Discover A Life-Changing Detoxification and Rejuvenation Therapy
This book has all the science and all the soul you'll need to restore a sustainable sense of self-care in your life.? ?Joan Borysenko, PhD, NY Times bestselling author of Minding the Body, Mending the Mind
Psychiatrist Judith E. Pentz, MD, travels to Nagpur, India, to study 5000-year-old Ayurvedic Panchakarma detoxification and rejuvenation therapy in a quest to provide enhanced holistic wellness treatment for her patients.
A change at the cellular level. Part travel memoir and part spiritual guide, Cleanse Your Body and Reveal Your Soul is one woman's transformative quest with Ayurvedic Panchakarma (a fivefold detoxification treatment involving massage, herbal therapy, and other procedures) and the profound shifts that led to some sustainable, substantial life changes. Dissatisfied with a mainstream psychiatric practice, Dr. Pentz heads to India, where she undergoes an ancient, rejuvenating cleanse.
The tools and practices of Panchakarma. Dr. Pentz's narrative offers a compassionate and compelling path for Western audiences and the Ayurveda-curious. Complete with healing oils, Ayurvedic daily rituals, and yoga poses, she supplements her journey with tips about preventive lifestyle changes that promote sustainable well-being.
Inside, find definitions, quizzes and wisdom, as well as chapters like:
- Cellular Shift: the science behind Panchakarma and cellular change
- Food As Medicine: tips about one of the central tenets of Ayurveda, food is healing, and maintaining an Ayurvedic diet
- The Dish on Doshas: facts that illuminate concepts around the three doshas?vata, pitta, kapha?your constitutional and functional intelligence
If you have benefited from books like Ayurveda Beginner's Guide, The Ayurvedic Self-Care Handbook, Body Thrive, or Ayurveda and Panchakarma, then Cleanse Your Body and Reveal Your Soul should be your next read.
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Pentz has practiced as a psychiatrist for twenty-eight years in Albuquerque, New Mexico, where she is on the faculty at the University of New Mexico as an assistant professor and attending child, adolescent and adult psychiatrist. She has often spoken about integrative health, including Ayurvedic healing in her presentations and written chapters for textbooks published in her field.
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Discover A Life-Changing Detoxification and Rejuvenation Therapy
This book has all the science and all the soul you'll need to restore a sustainable sense of self-care in your life.” —Joan Borysenko, PhD, NY Times bestselling author of Minding the Body, Mending the Mind
Psychiatrist Judith E. Pentz, MD, travels to Nagpur, India, to study 5000-year-old Ayurvedic Panchakarma detoxification and rejuvenation therapy in a quest to provide enhanced holistic wellness treatment for her patients.
A change at the cellular level. Part travel memoir and part spiritual guide, Cleanse Your Body and Reveal Your Soul is one woman's transformative quest with Ayurvedic Panchakarma (a fivefold detoxification treatment involving massage, herbal therapy, and other procedures) and the profound shifts that led to some sustainable, substantial life changes. Dissatisfied with a mainstream psychiatric practice, Dr. Pentz heads to India, where she undergoes an ancient, rejuvenating cleanse.
The tools and practices of Panchakarma. Dr. Pentz's narrative offers a compassionate and compelling path for Western audiences and the Ayurveda-curious. Complete with healing oils, Ayurvedic daily rituals, and yoga poses, she supplements her journey with tips about preventive lifestyle changes that promote sustainable well-being.
Inside, find definitions, quizzes and wisdom, as well as chapters like:
- Cellular Shift: the science behind Panchakarma and cellular change
- Food As Medicine: tips about one of the central tenets of Ayurveda, food is healing, and maintaining an Ayurvedic diet
- The Dish on Doshas: facts that illuminate concepts around the three doshas—vata, pitta, kapha—your constitutional and functional intelligence
If you have benefited from books like Ayurveda Beginner's Guide, The Ayurvedic Self-Care Handbook, Body Thrive, or Ayurveda and Panchakarma, then Cleanse Your Body and Reveal Your Soul should be your next read.
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Table of Contents
Foreword by Joan Borysenko, Ph.D.
Invitation to the Reader
Introduction
Chapter One: Day One: The Power to Heal
Chapter Two: Day Two: Day of Transition
Chapter Three: Day Three: Roller Coaster
Chapter Four: Day Four: Bliss
Chapter Five: Day Five: Going Within
Chapter Six: Day Six: Sweet Clarity
Chapter Seven: Day Seven: Great Expectations
Chapter Eight: Day Eight: Open Calm Eager
Chapter Nine: Life Ever After
Epilogue: Returning to Life
Appendix A: Reasons to Consider PK
Glossary
Resources