PRACTITIONER VOICE as ashwagandha and shatavari ( the main components in Mahnarayan ) would , together with the florals and the sandalwood in the Chandan Bala lakshadi , pacify her excess heat . This was ideal for her pain management as well . It would also hydrate her skin and her internal tissues , as she was very dry . I recommended she leave the oil application on for 15-30 minutes and sit in the early morning sun doing simple pranayamas . These included Nadi Shodan , the pranayama of breathing in for 6 seconds , holding the breath for 6 seconds and breathing out for 6 seconds , and performing the AA O MMM sound resonation technique .
A simple meditation technique and affirmations were given , such as :
Thy perfect light is omnipresent in all my body parts . Wherever that healing light is manifest , there is perfection . I am well , for perfection is in me . ( From Paramahansa Yogananda ' s " Metaphysical Meditations ")
Affirmations like Yoganandaji ’ s can be very powerful when repeated three times aloud , three times softly , three times in a whisper and then three times mentally , three times for the subconscious and three times for the super conscious . The affirmations are said to become embedded into our DNA as the trillions of cells that we are made of have memory chips , and each cell gets reprogrammed with positive affirmations .
I recommended that she take a shower half an hour after applying the decoctions as , according to Ayurveda , this helps to get the aama ( toxins ) to the surface , and opens up the pores with the steam : the oils and their EFAs and the herbs are absorbed into the blood stream and the aama emerges .
I also recommended an application of therapeutic aromatic blends based on Ayurveda principles . I gave her a muscle-ease blend and a Bowtech blend to use , to be alternately applied after her shower . The muscle-ease blend has powerful anti-inflammatory , immunestimulant and anti-microbial essential oils such as Kunzea ( Kunzea ambigua ), Tulasi Ocimum sanctum ), Cinnamon leaf ( Cinnamomum zeylanicum ), Black pepper ( Piper nigrum ), Clove ( Eugenia caryophyllus ), Eucalyptus ( Eucalyptus globulus ) along with some other essential oils in base vegetable oils rich in EFAs ( black seed sesame ( sesamum indicum ) and ashwagandha ( Withania somnifera )), which can be very fortifying and strengthening for the musculoskeletal and nervous systems . This helped her greatly .
For applying at night , I prescribed a calming blend of Bliss , which