What is Ayurvedic Sacred Bodywork™?
Ayurvedic Sacred Bodywork ™ is the signature style of treatment developed by the Maharani Academy. It is based on a deep understanding that the body is by nature energetic and transformable. The body is our sacred temple. Ayurvedic Sacred Bodywork™ uses reparative and rejuvenating therapies that transform the body, mind and spirit, with a particular emphasis on nurturing and soothing the whole body and nervous system.
Healing occurs on multiple layers during a session as we implement different modalities, such as touch/bodywork, sound/Mantra, herbs and aromatherapy, to nourish all the senses. An intimate familiarity with the energetic centers of the body through the study of Marma therapy is vital in Ayurvedic Sacred Bodywork™.
Ayurvedic Sacred Bodywork™ uses the knowledge of Marma points to consciously funnel energy in a particular way, to direct its flow toward creating more balance both physically and emotionally. This artful healing technique is perfected more fully in the ritual of Pancha Karma, the ancient Rejuvenation Cleanse and the gem of all Ayurvedic Sacred Bodywork™ techniques, which is the primary focus of the Maharani Academy.
Ayurvedic Sacred Bodywork™ will lift you like a prayer to the sky and let you experience the beauty of your interconnectedness with your energetic and physical body... and all of life.
Marma and Nadi
Marma Points (energetic centers) are considered the doorway through which Prana (life-force) flows into the body through channels (Nadis), bridging consciousness and matter and nourishing all the organs and tissues with its healing energy. They are part of a greater ‘sacred physiology’ that maps out the body according to subtle energy currents and power points.
A practitioner of Marma is a conscious conduit of love and light. While practicing Marma Therapy, these energies gather inside the practitioner’s own body, who receives it from the universal forces of Nature. The energy then circulates the heart and flows through the hands to the recipient.
But more than being just a conduit of energy, a person working on Marma points is also involved in creating favorable conditions to direct Prana in varies ways. Marma therapy or Marma Chikitsa is an important method of Ayurvedic treatment for the entire spectrum of health complaints - major and minor.
How do we apply Ayurvedic Sacred Bodywork™ in Pancha Karma?
Students learn how to work with Marma points to create custom treatments for each client. The Pancha Karma treatment process unfolds innately within the ever-changing ocean of atoms which is the biochemistry of the patient. The Pancha Karma technician is a healing Artist who uses Ayurvedic modalities with insight and inspiration. During the session, the technician moves silently like a spirit and acts as fast as thought, anticipating each step with inner foresight. No session is ever alike, no patient ever the same. With seamless transitions, the Ayurvedic treatments are given as a sacred offering, holding a level of reverence the patient can feel, reminding them of their Divine origin. That is what we practice and teach at the Maharani Academy.
"We can bring our spiritual practice into the streets, into our communities, when we see each realm as a temple, as a place to discover that which is sacred."
Jack Kornfield