Treatments & services
Consultations, and the therapies that may follow
Start with an assessment. Which of the sixteen therapies below are appropriate for you — if any — is decided after the pulse reading, not before.
1 · Book an assessment
These are the three bookable consultations. Prices are as listed on the current site.
Pulse reading
A reading of the pulse at the wrist and at the main marma points, used to assess your constitution and where the imbalance sits.
Prepare: fast for four hours beforehand — water is fine.
Request thisOnline consultation
For clients who cannot travel to the practice. Guidance on diet, daily routine and herbs based on your history and symptoms, discussed directly with Vaidya Nithi.
Prepare: be somewhere quiet with a steady connection, and have a few notes ready on what you would like to discuss.
Request thisCheck-up
A shorter reassessment for clients already under care — to review progress and adjust diet, routine or herbs as things change.
Prepare: note what has changed since your last visit.
Request thisBuying a consultation online. Online purchase and booking will move to a separate booking site. Until it is live, use the request form or call — nothing is lost by contacting us directly first.
2 · The therapies
Drawn from Ayurveda and Siddha and passed down through Vaidya Nithi’s family, combined with marma technique, yoga stretching postures and breathing work. Only chemical-free herbs and oils are used, and nothing tested on animals.
“Traditionally used for” describes what each therapy has historically been applied to within these traditions. It is not a claim that it will treat or cure any condition in your case, and it is not a substitute for health-related advice.
Nasyam
Inhalation
Herbal preparations are administered through the nose to clear what has accumulated in the sinus cavities and throat.
Traditionally used for: Sinus and nasal complaints · headache and migraine · cervical spondylosis · loss of smell or taste
Read more →Vamanam
Emesis
A supervised cleansing of the upper respiratory and digestive tract.
Traditionally used for: Bronchitis · sinusitis · asthma · recurrent tonsillitis · some skin complaints
Read more →Virechanam
Purgation
A supervised cleansing of the digestive tract, traditionally also used to support blood purification.
Traditionally used for: Digestive and bowel complaints · skin complaints · liver and gall bladder complaints
Read more →Vasti
Enema
Herbal preparations administered rectally, working on the lower digestive and reproductive systems.
Traditionally used for: Constipation · lower back pain · sciatica · joint and rheumatic complaints
Read more →Raktha Moksham
Blood letting
A traditional procedure used to purify the blood of what the Ayurvedic texts describe as absorbed toxins.
Traditionally used for: Eczema · urticaria · chronic itching · acne
Read more →Abhyanga
Marma herbal oil massage
Full-body massage with warm herbal oils, worked along the marma points.
Traditionally used for: Sore muscles · joint pain · rheumatic complaints · circulation · calming the nervous system
Read more →Elakizhi
Herbal leaf poultice
Warm poultices of herbal leaves are pressed over the body.
Traditionally used for: Joint complaints · chronic back pain · sciatica · sprains and cramps
Read more →Podikizhi
Herbal powder poultice
Warm poultices of herbal powders are pressed over the affected areas.
Traditionally used for: Sciatica · lumbago · lumbar and cervical spondylosis · muscular spasm and sprain
Read more →Navarakizhi
Medicated rice poultice
Poultices of rice cooked in herbal milk are applied warm.
Traditionally used for: Joint complaints · neurological complaints · muscle wasting
Read more →Udwarthanam
Herbal powder massage
Dry or semi-dry herbal powders are massaged against the direction of the hair.
Traditionally used for: Skin complaints · circulation · cellulite · exfoliation
Read more →Kati Vasti
Warm oil over the lower back
Warm medicated oil is pooled and held over the lower back within a dough ring.
Traditionally used for: Lower back pain · sciatica · lumbar spondylitis · disc-related complaints
Read more →Vaspaswedanam
Herbal steam
Herbal steam is applied to the body, usually after oil treatment.
Traditionally used for: Respiratory complaints · skin complaints · joint stiffness · circulation
Read more →Shiro Abhyanga
Head massage
Massage of the head, neck and shoulders with warm herbal oils.
Traditionally used for: Insomnia · headache and migraine · rheumatic complaints · excess bodily heat
Read more →Shiro Dhara
Oil stream over the forehead
Warm oil is poured in a continuous stream across the forehead.
Traditionally used for: Insomnia · low mood · headache and migraine · cervical spondylosis · sinus complaints
Read more →Shiro Vasti
Oil held against the scalp
Warm oil is held against the scalp inside a fitted cap for a set period.
Traditionally used for: Headache and migraine · anxiety · insomnia · facial nerve complaints · dryness of the nostrils
Read more →Takara Dhara
Buttermilk stream over the forehead
Medicated buttermilk is poured in a continuous stream across the forehead.
Traditionally used for: Psoriasis · eczema · chronic headache · mental tension
Read more →No therapies match that filter.
Not sure which applies to you?
That is the normal position, and it is what the assessment is for. Describe what is troubling you in a sentence or two and we will tell you which consultation to start with. If your situation calls for a doctor’s attention first, we will say so.