In this testimonial, participant Niranjana recounts her experience with Salila Ji's 21‑day online group Panchakarma program. She enrolled at the last minute, aligning the start of the course with the final day of Gupta Shaad Navaratri, and found the timing compatible with her work schedule and spiritual sadhana. Niranjana describes Phase 1 (diet control and pipali) as a profound shake‑up of her panchakosha, aided by daily Zoom sessions where Salila explained dosha flare‑ups, herbal remedies, vyāyāma, deepana‑pachana, swedana, abhyanga, and nasya. She highlights the supportive community and peer experiences that kept her motivated. In Phase 2 she performed Vamana, Virechan, and Basti under guidance, which she previously feared attempting alone, and now feels confident to practice Panchakarma independently. She appreciates lifelong access to the course material, the clear, lay‑person‑friendly presentation of Ayurvedic knowledge, and the way Ayurveda complements her adhyātmic journey. Niranjana plans to repeat Phase 1, looks forward to future workshops, and has recommended the program to many friends.
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Hello, Salila Ji. I took a leap of faith and enrolled last minute for your online 21-day group Panchakarma program. I just want to share my experience of it. So I had been doing sadhana for Gupta Shaad Navaratri under my guru's mentorship, and your course was starting on the last day of Navaratri. My intuition told me to go straight for it, and I'm very glad I followed my inner wisdom. I had heard a lot about Panchakarma but never explored it, and very honestly, I never had 21 days off from work at a stretch to go for any retreat. But the Home Panchakarma Cleanse with you turned out to be a great experience which I could manage with my work schedule. The Ayurvedic knowledge you shared during the program is a sea of information. Thank you very much for giving me lifelong access to the course content, as every time I review it, I learn something new. So coming back to my experience, I came very unprepared for the program as I joined last minute, but in spite of that, you eased me into understanding the hows, whys, and whats of the cleanse. During the Phase 1 of diet control and having pipali, my experience was that all my panchakosha got shaken up. Regular Zoom calls with you and the knowledge you shared about vata, pitta, kapha flare-ups and how to tackle them naturally with herbs, with vyayayam, deepana pachana, swedana, abhyanga, nasya have helped me to continue and not give up midway. Others' experiences on the group also helped me continue without giving up. Phase 2 of Vamana, Virechan, and Basti was quite therapeutic. I've very honestly never dared to do these on my own, but with your support and the vast Ayurvedic knowledge you shared, I managed to do it. I feel very confident to do Panchakarma on, on my own after this workshop with you. I am currently going through all the course content again and will start the Phase 1 of Diet and Pipili in a day or two. I just want to thank you for making me a part of this therapeutic program. I would also like to tell you that I have done a lot of prior reading on Ayurveda, but have benefited tremendously with the way you break down the ancient knowledge in simple terms that a layman can understand and apply in life. I find Ayurveda beautifully complements my Adhyatmic journey. I do look forward to doing more workshops with you and have recommended your courses to many of my friends. Thank you very much once again.