AYURVEDIC TREATMENTS AND PANCHAKARMA IN INDIA
Experience Ayurveda at Its Source!
Panchakarma in India offers you the opportunity to experience Ayurveda at its source. Join us for a 15-day Panchakarma therapy program at the Ayurvedgram Centre in Pune, India, under the guidance of Dr. Sukumar Sardeshmukh and his team. Experience physical and mental purification, strengthen your body, and restore a sense of well-being and inner balance. Travel with us — we have personally experienced the benefits of this journey, and it is these very benefits that keep bringing us back.
What Is Panchakarma?
“Health is not everything, but without health, everything is nothing!” This saying, quoted by our spiritual teacher Vishwaguru Paramhans Swami Maheshwarananda in numerous lectures, sums up in a single sentence why taking care of our health is so important. Years of an unhealthy lifestyle, poor nutrition, bad habits, insufficient physical activity, and constant stress can gradually lead to mental and physical imbalances and, ultimately, illness. To break this vicious cycle and restore our health, Ayurveda offers a wide range of methods, treatments, and therapies, among which Panchakarma holds a special place.
The word Panchakarma means “five actions” or “five procedures” and refers to a comprehensive set of detoxifying and revitalizing therapeutic procedures aimed at cleansing the body of toxins (ama), balancing the doshas (Vata, Pitta, and Kapha), and restoring the natural balance of body and mind. It is essential that Panchakarma be performed by qualified and experienced Ayurvedic doctors and therapists. When carried out under unqualified or inexperienced supervision, Panchakarma may have the opposite of its intended effect. It is equally important that patients carefully follow the instructions provided before, during, and after the treatments.
Individual Approach
Your stay at the Ayurvedgram Centre begins with a pulse examination (Nadi Pariksha), a diagnostic method in which Dr. Sukumar Sardeshmukh specializes. Based on your health condition, Dr. Sukumar will determine the type and course of therapies you will undergo during your stay. You will also receive important guidelines to follow to help ensure that the therapies achieve the desired results.
It is important to note that throughout the entire 15-day Panchakarma program:
ALLOWED:
Only a vegetarian diet is permitted.
PROHIBITED:
Smoking and the consumption of alcohol and intoxicating substances.
What Does the Program Include?
The package price includes hotel accommodation in single or double rooms and three meals a day prepared in accordance with Panchakarma dietary requirements, nadi pariksha (pulse diagnosis) and consultations with Dr. Sukumar, all treatments and procedures at the Ayurvedgram Centre, any additional Ayurvedic medicines that may be prescribed to the patient during Panchakarma, and daily taxi transfers from the hotel to Ayurvedgram and back.
Depending on participants’ interest, the package price may also include a lecture by Dr. Sukumar and a cooking workshop led by his assistant, Reema.
We will also be with you throughout your entire stay in Pune!
We will do our best to make your stay even more enriching by organizing occasional excursions. We will explore the historic city centre of Pune and its local shops, visit landmarks such as ancient temples and palaces, and enjoy walks through local streets and parks. If the hotel provides a suitable space and there is sufficient interest, we will also offer morning yoga and meditation sessions (participation is optional).
We are also here to assist you with booking flights, obtaining an Indian visa, and providing any additional information you may need.
Traditional Ayurvedic Treatments
In Expert Hands
Dr. Sukumar Sardeshmukh comes from a family with a deeply rooted tradition of Ayurveda, where knowledge has been carefully preserved and passed down through eleven generations. His father, Prof. Dr. S. P. Sardeshmukh, is a highly respected and renowned Ayurvedic physician, under whose guidance Sukumar began learning Nadi Pariksha — the traditional Ayurvedic method of pulse diagnosis — at the age of just eight. (Nadi Pariksha is one of the eight traditional methods of examination in Ayurveda. This skill is introduced in early childhood and can only be mastered through many years of dedicated study and practice under the guidance of experienced teachers.)
Dr. Sukumar’s Professional Journey
After completing his studies in Ayurveda and gaining clinical experience in both Ayurvedic and conventional medicine hospitals, Dr. Sukumar also took on the role of Head of the Pharmacology Department at the Bharatiya Sanskriti Darshan Trust clinic in Wagholi, near Pune, India.
His professional journey also includes contributing to his family’s efforts to develop an integrative approach to cancer patient care. Together with his father and grandfather, he helped establish a hospital dedicated to researching this approach, which combines Ayurveda with conventional medicine. The institution is also affiliated with Panchakarma centres that welcome patients from around the world.
Dr. Sukumar’s work extends far beyond the borders of India. From Japan and Australia to various European countries, Russia, the United States, and Brazil, Dr. Sukumar conducts patient examinations and consultations, collaborates with various institutions and centres to promote Ayurveda, and is actively involved in educating future Ayurvedic practitioners.
He is the founder of the Ayurvedgram Centre, designed as a place that brings together various aspects of Ayurveda under one roof: individual consultations, traditional therapies, Ayurvedic preparations, and guidance on nutrition and daily lifestyle habits.
You can learn more about his work on Dr. Sukumar Sardeshmukh’s official website.
Experience Authentic Panchakarma
Embark on a journey of deep purification, rejuvenation, and balance with the guidance of experienced Ayurvedic experts.