Panchakarma Plus April 2025

What Is Panchakarma Plus?

As you know, as prior participants in our Panchakarma program, this retreat embodies the preeminent healing and detoxification process in traditional ayurvedic medicine. According to ayurveda, Panchakarma is one of the most effective treatments in healing disease, clearing toxins, and restoring balance to the body.

Because Ayurveda believes all illness arises from toxin (ama) accumulation and energetic imbalances in the body and mind, this program includes the foundational comprehensive treatments you have experienced in the past: a kitchari fast, daily massage (abhyanga), shirodhara and steam treatments, Basti (enema) and daily yoga.

In Panchakarma Plus, we have expanded the program to include more cleansing elements: daily Garshana (skin brushing), optional juice fasting, and upper wash (Gajakarani). We’ve also added more energetic and mental cleansing options with pranayama practices and meditative techniques.

Through these comprehensive, yet gentle, purification processes, toxins on all levels are cleared and energies are brought into harmony. Upon completion of the program, you will feel clearer, lighter, energized, and more vibrant in body and mind.

In addition to the cleansing aspects of the program, we’ve also expanded the educational components to include more depth about Ayurvedic principles of health and disease, and about understanding and balancing our doshas.

This is our premiere offering of the advanced Panchakarma program. We look forward to your participation and feedback! We intend for it to be all you have come to expect from past experiences, and more!

To register for the program, call HI Reception at 570-253-5551 x 1

We look forward to seeing you.

Who Manages the Program?

As with our other Panchakarma Programs, our advanced program is overseen and managed by Dr. Carrie Demers and Dr. Theresa Oswald. Both of our integrative physicians have been supporting patients through detoxification programs and healing processes for many years. Their dedication to empowering individuals to reclaim their inner healing potential is evident in their compassionate and detailed approach to their medical practices. Both Dr. Carrie and Dr. Terri will work closely with you and our retreat team to prescribe customized treatments based on your current mental, physical, and medical condition. They are with you through every step of this cleansing process, encouraging you and supporting you, so that you gain the most benefit from your immersive retreat experience.

Highlights from the Five-Day Panchakarma Plus Retreat:

Enjoy the personal attention of an experienced team of health professionals, and three days of treatments that will include:

• Individual integrative medical consultations with one of our board certified physicians, starting with a phone intake a week prior to the start of the program
• Daily 2-hour bodywork session that includes Garshana (dry brushing) and a 60-min cleansing and relaxing massage, followed by shirodhara and nasya, and concluding with Steam therapy for further toxin removal
• Private group morning hatha yoga classes
• Light, simple, and nutritiously cleansing vegetarian meals served three times a day, featuring kitchari, a traditional ayurvedic cleansing dish, vegetable soups, whole grains, and chutneys (all gluten-free)
• Freshly squeezed, organic juices served twice per day; with an option to juice fast on the 2nd day.
• An opportunity to practice “Upper Wash”, or Gaja Karani; one of the yogic cleanses (Kriyas) to clear excess mucus.
• A Biofeedback session to assess stress resilience, and provide guidance for improved stress management and mental calm
• Evening lectures and discussion on a variety of topics regarding cleansing, ayurveda, meditation, and relaxation techniques
• A personal take-home plan for continued success after the retreat has ended

Amenities Beyond Your Daily Treatment Schedule

In addition to your daily treatment schedule you will have access to:

• 400 acres of wooded hiking trails and vistas
• The MarketPlace Bookstore and Gift Shop
• 24 Hour Tea Lounge
• Unlimited Wi-Fi