Brigita Ž. a, Slovenia

I have learned about Ayurvedic medicine from a colleague at work. I was looking for a good massage and she recommended Abyanga, a hot oil ayurvedic massage. The experience with dr Lakshmi was very pleasant, so I decided to come again when the opportunity arises. A few months later, severe pain appeared in the joints of my right hand. I could no longer hold a pencil in my hand and the pain was unbearable. I remembered Dr Lakshmi and wrote her an email. In the same week, I got an appointment for the first examination. She prescribed me a diet based on a certain type of vegetables and drinking a lot of water. She also recommended some herbal medicine. She explained to me why this kind of pain occurs and said that I have several such inflammations all over my body. I took the advice seriously and followed the list of recommended foods and other instructions related to a stress-free lifestyle and meditation. It was not difficult for me to change my diet completely, as I saw results after only a few days. The pain disappeared and my motivation was therefore even greater. After a few months, Dr. Lakshmi suggested the next step of treatment with Panchakarma, which is detoxification of the whole body. I followed her suggestion because I completely trust her professional judgement. For this type of treatment, it is necessary to follow the instructions and doctor’s advice, because the key to success is the individuals own engagement not some miracle pill that would banish all problems.

Za ajurvedsko medicino sem izvedela od kolegice v službi. Iskala sem dobro masažo in je priporočila mi je abyango, masažo z vročim oljem. Izkušnja pri dr. Lakshmi je bila zelo prijetna, zato sem se odločila, da pridem ponovno, ko bo priložnost. Nekaj mesecev kasneje so se mi v sklepih prstov na desni roki pojavile močne bolečine. Svinčnika nisem mogla več prijeti v roko in bolečine so bile neznosne. Spomnila sem se na dr. Lakshmi in ji napisala e-pošto. Še v istem tednu sem dobila termin za prvi pregled. Predpisala mi je dieto, ki je temeljila na določeni vrsti zelenjave in pitju velike količine vode. Priporočila mio je tudi nekatera prehranska dopolnila. Razložila mi je, zakaj prihaja do tovrstnih bolečin in povedala, da imam več takih vnetij po telesu. Nasvet sem vzela resno in se držala seznama priporočenih živil ter ostalih navodil, povezanih z umirjenim stilom življenja in meditacijo. Ni mi bilo težko popolnoma spremeniti prehrane in načina življenja, saj sem rezultate videla že po nekaj dneh. Bolečine so izginile in moja motivacija je bila zato še večja. Po dveh mesecih mi je dr. Lakshmi predlagala nadaljevanje zdravljenja s Panchakarmo, ki je razstrupljanje celotnega telesa. Za to sem se odločila, ker popolnoma zaupam njeni strokovni presoji. Za tovrstno zdravljenje je potrebno slediti navodilom in upoštevati nasvete zdravnika, saj je ključ do uspeha posameznikova lastna angažiranost, ne neka čudežna pilula, ki bo pregnala vse težave.

Brigita