the value of an in-depth

medical ayurveda evaluation

Shamana Ayurveda Evaluations include inquiry into your physical, emotional, subtle body, & environmental states, in a ver warm, caring, clinical & intuitive format.  

By tradition, an Ayurvedic Practitioner draws from inner wisdom alongside the clinical wisdom of Ayurvedic Medicine, knowledge of supportive Vedic arts & sciences, life experience, refined observation skills, inferred logic drawn from direct observation, & devoted daily personal practice; a confluence of these skills allows one to map detailed confluences between modern medical diagnostic views & ancient Ayurvedic prevention & cure.. 

Every meeting with a client is devoted to equal facets of evaluation & intuition is considered a form of healing touch, within all of the subtle fields of the heart, mind & consciousness:

• Darshana, perceiving another fully through the heart & all senses. 

• Prasna, detailed inquiry inspired by a client’s life & health concerns.

• Sparshana, therapeutic touch, such as Nadi Parikshanam/Pulse Reading. 

Included in my process of evaluation, & also in the design of your full Shamana Care Plan are many readings of Sharira, your body, which is an open window into your relationship with your Self & the world.  These readings help me to determine your Prakrti, or versions of your birth constitution, as well as your Vikrti, or current constitutional balances & imbalances. 

Each individual’s Prakrti hums with clarity & systemic order, & is present to observe throughout one’s whole life; existing in a dynamic paradigm with Vikrti, any present altered or chaotic state of body, mind & consciousness.  One’s Karma, pre-natal, birth & childhood environment/place, parental & familial constitutional characteristics, societal teachings, diet, lifestyle, emotions, age, present environment & past life Samskaras are the many influencers of Vikrti. 

As each individual is born with their own unique blend & quality of all 3 Doshas, Vata, Pitta, & Kapha, Ayurvedic medical care, especially the branch of Shamana, strives to balance Vikrti within the natural relationships of these Doshas to one another, while finding root cause, & easing pain & suffering through root cure.

elements of evaluation

Nadi Parikshanam / Reading of 7 Ayurvedic pulse layers.

Jyotish / Analysis of the confluence between aspects of your Vedic birth chart & all elements of your well-being.

Deha & Vastu / Analysis birthplace/childhood environments & current living/working spaces.

Marma / Assessment of Marma point & Cranial Nerve sensitivity & vitality.

analysis of body readings

Speech / Sound, quality, form, rhythm, speed.

Body Form / Joints, skin, facial/neck/palm lines, muscle/adipose balance; features, manners of movement.

Fingernails, teeth & hair / Dhatu nutrition, bone health, adrenal function.

Ear Embryo / Organ systems, brain & spine.

Tongue / Digestive/nourishment issues, organs & spine.

Iris / Organ systems, toxin accumulations, tissue growths.

I merge these readings with thorough inquiry into past & present symptomatology, family & personal medical history, & relationships with Nature & your human support network.   Sleep habits, dreams, emotional & mental states, intellect, memory, daily routines & work responsibilities are all taken into consideration, along with thirst & appetite, food cravings, digestion & elimination patterns & exercise habits.

We will also review past & present prescription medications & any pharmaceuticals given during acute trauma or hospital stays, along with supplements & your current healthcare efforts & programs.  All of these elements hold clues to the confluence of symptoms forming from one root cause, or the intertwined roots of several causes, which Ayurveda seeks to unbind, transform & release through proper method, measure & length of treatment.