Sai Ayurvedic Wellness Center
Work Hours and Fee Schedule:
Sai Ayurvedic College’s Wellness Center is available to serve you from Monday through Saturday, 10:00am to 7:00pm. All treatments require an appointment to ensure that a practitioner or therapist will be available at your convenience.
Please telephone the Center at (305) 380-0652 for information on service fees or to make an appointment. We look forward to seeing you!
Services Include:
Ayurvedic Consultation (1 hour)
A 1 hour constitutional assessment by a trained ayurvedic practitioner is offered to determine your individual constitution type (your “dosha”) and explore its strengths and challenges, understand imbalances that may be causing problems and methods to manage and reverse them.
Pancha Karma Therapy (Multiple sessions)
A thorough body detoxification and cleansing therapy. It is advised that one undergo this therapy yearly during either summer or at the change of seasons. It promotes weight loss in a healthy way through cleansing herbs and a diet rid of harmful, toxin-causing foods and includes an ayurvedic consultation, pre-care and follow-up care (closely supervised and monitored by an ayurvedic practitioner and including nutritional guidance) and (at a minimum, depending on the client’s individual needs) 7 massage treatments (steam included), 2 shirodhara, 2 nasya, 2 netra basti and 2 basti, among others determined by the client’s individual needs. Pancha Karma must be scheduled at least 30 days (one month) in advance of its anticipated start date, and a minimum of one week’s scheduled treatment is required. Because of specific procedural requirements for the effectve administration of this therapy, it is strongly suggested that individuals planning on this procedure telephone the Wellness Center’s director at (305) 380-0652.
Abhyanga (1 hour)
This massage treatment is one of the most effective means of slowing the skin’s aging process and achieving overall softness and luster; Purifies, nourishes and tones on a deep cellular level. Abhayanga stimulates the circulation to remove wastes from the tissues while improving their nutrition by keeping the lymph free moving and pure. It also alleviates the effects of old age and fatigue, and improves the vision and sleep quality while strengthening resistance to stress. (Optional steam available)
Shirodhara (1 hour)
A soothing stream of warm oils or milk poured over the forehead to produce an unparalleled experience of total relaxation and calm to the nervous system. Stimulates the pineal gland and helps de-stress the body and mind. Shirodhara with medicated milk is especially useful for persons suffering from mental diseases, sleeplessness, burning sensation of the head & body, paralysis, tension, and it gives cooling effect for both head and body.
Netra Basti (45 minutes)
A highly nourishing bath for the eyes. Removes the effects of eyestrain and improves vision. Helps the release of tension throughout the body.
Nasya (30 minutes)
Application of medicated oils and powders into the nose, the nearest access and outlet to the organs of the head. Nasya purifies and rejuvenates the tissues and organs of the head and neck and removes toxins from the nose, larynx, pharynx and mouth, perinasal sinuses, eyes and ears. Cleanses the sinuses, prevents migraines and useful for allergies.
Head & Hair Treatment (30 minutes)
When oil is applied to the head it is absorbed deep into the scalp preventing hair loss and premature graying, refreshing both mind and body, eliminating fatigue and relieving tension.
Pinda Sweda (30 minutes)
Herbal powders mixed with volatile oils are tied in a cloth heated and then rubbed vigorously over the body, joints and cellulite accumulations to tone and detoxify tissues and remove or reduce cellulite accumulations.
Steam Treatment (15 minutes)
Every part of the body is exposed to herbally-medicated steam (except the head) to detoxify the system by releasing impurities from the blood, skin and lymphatic system through the pores of the skin.
Kati Basti (45 minutes)
Warmed medicated oils are poured into a dough-ring built up on th lower back (lumbo-sacral area) to treat lower backache, muscle spasms, sciatica, herniated disk and other musculo-skeletal problems.
Janu Basti (45 minutes)
Medicated oil over the knee joint. Useful in painful conditions of knee joints, crepitus (cracking sound) of knee joints, looseness, swellings and stiffness of joints.
Greeva Basti (45 minutes)
Medicated oil applied over the cervical spine region. Useful in stiffness of joints, cervical spondylosis, painful neck, paralysis of hand and numbness of the hand.
Ayurvedic Facial Treatment (1 hour)
A few of the benefits of the Ayurvedic facial treatment include enhancement of the nourishing and cleansing of tissues which provide a glowing complexion, maintaining good tone and elasticity for all skin layers and melting away of facial tension and bodily stress. This treatment helps to strengthen and re-energize the whole body.
Ayurvedic Deep Cleansing & Anti-Aging Treatment
(45 minutes)
Cleansing, exfoliation and deep massage given to reduce appearance of fine lines and wrinkles.
Reiki (1 hour)
This simple, non-invasive healing system works with the energetic body of the client to promote health and well being of the entire physical, emotional and psychic body, truly a system of attaining and promoting wholeness of Mind, Body and Spirit. Reiki is a specific type of subtle energy work in which healing is performed by the touch or by the intention of the practitioner (it can be performed in a hands-on or touchless manner, in close proximity or at a great distance), allowing the flow of the energy from a limitless source to the client via the Reiki practitioner. It is extremely powerful, yet gentle energy that fosters stress reduction and relaxation, which triggers the bodies natural healing abilities.
Bach Flower Remedies (1 hour, initial visit/30 minutes, follow-up sessions)
The Bach Flower Essences, or Bach Remedies, are naturally-derived, non-toxic energetic extracts of flowering plants intended to maintain or restore a state of health and balance. Negative emotional states are believed to be among the earliest precursors of actual disease, and signs of specific emotional imbalances are assessed in an interview with the practitioner. Specific formulations of various of the remedies are prepared in accordance with each client’s unique needs and constitution.
