Sekam

My (Rob) computer crashed and I lost a lot of pictures, unfortunately. I did want to share a few pic's of the treatment I have been receiving which is specific to my cardiovascular and central nervous system issues identified by the Doctor at this Ayurvedic hospital. Each one hour treatment costs $18.00 and I've had  12  in total.  The herbal hot oils administered, feels unbelievable when being massaged into me, but the significant benefits apparently take about one month to be totally realized.  

Oil Bath (Pizhiccil / kaaya sekam):

A king among the traditional therapies of Kerala, Pizhiccil / Kaaya Sekam is a strategic combination of two classical Ayurveda treatments, oleation (snehanam) and sudation (svedanam). The entire body is subjected to pouring of the medicated oil with simultaneousand gentle massages. This therapy protects the body from illnesses and builds up immunity. This is very useful for chronic vaata and vaata-rakta disorders, hemiplegia, motor neuron disorders, muscular atrophy-spasm-stiffness, degenerative joint disorders, sexual weakness, blood pressure and nervous weakness. Also rejuvenative, Sekam helps to arrest the aging process as well.

Here is the crew

They are very generous with the oils

The treatment lasts about an hour and you must rest and drink a lot of water afterwards