Ayurveda is one of the ways we help connect the dots when your body feels out of sync. At Neuroveda, we use it as part of a thoughtful, personalized approach to whole health, not as a one-size-fits-all protocol or a replacement for modern medicine.
This is care designed to meet you as a whole person. Your nervous system, digestion, energy, sleep, history, daily rhythms, and lived experience all matter here.
What Ayurveda looks like at Neuroveda
Ayurveda is a traditional system of medicine that helps us understand patterns in the body and mind, then translate those patterns into practical, personalized support. It can offer insight into why you may feel...
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wired and tired
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inflamed
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depleted
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foggy
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restless
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off balance
... even when the full picture is not obvious yet.
And is an ideal component of our integrative focus on healing complex and chronic conditions.
Ayurveda is used to support whole-person healing in a grounded, clinically thoughtful way. That may include guidance around food, daily routines, sleep, stress regulation, herbs, body-based therapies, and lifestyle changes tailored to your unique needs and goals.
We do not approach Ayurveda as a cure-all. We use it as one lens within integrative care to help support better function, resilience, vitality, and quality of life.
“For thousands of years, people in India have used ‘abhyanga’ to maintain health, benefit sleep patterns, and increase longevity. The Sanskrit word for ‘sneha’ can be translated as both “oil” and “love.” It is understood that the physiological effects of the application of oil on the body are similar to those received when one is saturated with love. Both experiences impart a feeling of stability, warmth, and comfort.”
- Dr. Claudia Welch, Ayurvedic Doctor, MSOM
Who Ayurveda is Perfect For
Ayurvedic care can help if you are looking for more personalized support for:
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stress and nervous system overload
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poor sleep or non-restorative sleep
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low energy or burnout
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digestive discomfort, bloating, or irregularity
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midlife and peri/menopause transition
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feeling out of sync in your body without a clear explanation
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complex, chronic symptoms that need a more connected view
When labs are normal but you are not okay, this kind of whole-person assessment can be especially valuable.
New to Ayurveda?
We recommend starting with one of the following options depending on the depth of support you want.
90-Minute Ayurvedic Consultation
This is the best place to begin if you want a deeper understanding of your constitution, current imbalances, and the patterns that may be shaping how you feel.
Your consultation is designed to explore the full picture, including diet, lifestyle, stress, sleep, digestion, mental and emotional patterns, and possible Ayurvedic therapies. You will leave with more clarity and a personalized direction for care.
Available in person or online.
Ayurveda Starter Kit
This is a gentler introduction to Ayurvedic care and a practical way to begin bringing its principles into daily life.
The visit concludes with a personalized aromatherapy blend, cooking spice blend, or both, chosen to support your needs in a simple, usable way at home or while traveling.
Ready for a deeper reset?
Detox, Reset & Nourish: Five-Day Panchakarma
For patients seeking a more immersive restorative experience, our Panchakarma program offers a structured Ayurvedic reset designed to support renewal, regulation, and whole-body restoration.
This is not a generic cleanse. It is a more intentional, supported process designed to help reduce overload, restore capacity, and create space for healing.
A one-day option is also available.
Complete our inquiry form to learn more and book.
“For thousands of years, people in India have used ‘abhyanga’ to maintain health, benefit sleep patterns, and increase longevity. The Sanskrit word for ‘sneha’ can be translated as both “oil” and “love.” It is understood that the physiological effects of the application of oil on the body are similar to those received when one is saturated with love. Both experiences impart a feeling of stability, warmth, and comfort.” - Dr. Claudia Welch, Ayurvedic Doctor, MSOM
New to Ayurveda? We recommend starting with one of the following:
If you are curious to know more about your unique constitution and imbalances, and the appropriate diet, lifestyle, herbs, and mental patterning (and possible Ayurvedic treatments), consider a 90-minute Ayurvedic Consultation as a way to dive deep. All consultations can be local or remote (online).
For a lighter version, consider our Ayurveda Starter Kit which concludes with the clinician making either a personalized aromatherapy blend or a cooking spice blend (or both!) for you to use in your daily life and travels.
If you are interested in an extensive detoxification cleanse and reset procedure for whole health renovation and restoration, please complete this inquiry form to book our Detox, Reset & Nourish: Five Day Panchakarma. There's a One Day option available as well.
All Our Offerings With select offerings available virtually
1. Ayurvedic Medical or Diet and Lifestyle Consultation - Virtual or In-Person
A personalized consultation with an Ayurvedic practitioner who will assess your body, mind and emotions, your health history and all current concerns, as well as your health goals (physically, mentally, emotionally and spiritually).
The Ayurvedic Diet and Lifestyle Consultation activates the ancient and holistic Ayurvedic system to thoughtfully address any concerns, symptoms, or goals you have by getting to the root of the issue(s), offering a realistic and personalized wellness plan to include: nutrition (a nourishing, individualized paradigm), lifestyle, Ayurvedic herbs, aligning with your circadian rhythm, daily routines, breathing techniques (pranayama), meditation, and/or body work/therapies. Ultimately, we will help you identify the things that will either support or hinder your path towards balance, ease, and joy.
2. Ayurvedic Starter Pack - Virtual or In-Person
Give the gift of personalized wellness with our Ayurvedic Starter Pack. Perfect for anyone curious about health and ancient practices, this package starts with a detailed questionnaire on diet, lifestyle, and goals, followed by a 30-45 minute consultation with a masters-level Ayurvedic practitioner. Your loved one will receive a customized, introductory lesson on Ayurveda and insights into their unique constitution and current imbalances. Then they’ll receive a custom-crafted essential oil blend for sleep, mental clarity, or mood, and/or a digestion-supporting spice blend for any dish, carefully packaged in a Neuroveda Health zippered pouch along with pertinent Ayurvedic guidelines and resources to elevate their health.
A. Custom - spice blend to cook with
This powdered spice blend can be used while cooking, or conveniently added afterwards (i.e. sprinkled on soups, sauteed veggies, salads, eggs, avocado toast, etc.). Ayurveda uses spices as medicine to support agni (digestive fire), immunity, doshas (energy patterns), and all the systems and channels of the mind-body. Spicing food makes it more digestible (which can help alleviate digestive symptoms AND improve nutrient absorption and assimilation) and increases meal satiety, helping to reduce cravings after and between meals.
B. Custom Marma - essential oil roll-on
For daily or acute use on marma points (vital energy points) or pulse points to promote balanced doshas (energy patterns) and address specific concerns/goals, taking into account any sensitivities you may have. You might choose this option if you are looking for additional support for headaches, focus/concentration, stress relief, anxiety relief, low energy, or just general mood or doshic support. Sneha means both “oil” and “love” in Sanskrit. When anointing yourself with oil, you are engaging with both the giving and receiving of your own loving attention.
3. Ayurvedic Massage
Explore our ayurvedic massage treatments & offerings, based on age-old wellness principles and modern day medicine.
Relieve Pain: Abhyanga + Pinda Sweda
Heated herbal boluses are used throughout the abhyanga on inflamed joints or other areas of musculoskeletal pain, tension, or stiffness. A new bolus is made for a patient’s first treatment, but is reused repeatedly for future treatments, as the herbs get more potent/effective with time (as the oil from the massage works its way into the middle of the bolus).
Release: Abhyanga + Basti
Release and settle into this warm abhyanga oil massage and external basti treatment. Whole wheat and/or chickpea flour dough (gluten/wheat free) is made into a ‘moat’ (basti) on an area of the body that needs attention, where pain, discomfort, or stagnation is present. This moat is filled with warm herbal oil or ghee (essential oils optional) for deep local healing and releasing of pain, tension, or stagnation. Most common areas are netra basti (eyes), hrid basti (heart, over the sternum), kati basti (lower back/adrenal), janu (knee), jatru (neck - thyroid), or on the abdomen (GI or reproductive support).
Reinvigorate: Abhyanga + Garshana
Enliven your tissues with this invigorating Ayurvedic treatment. Garshana is a full-body brushing massage using raw silk gloves, traditionally used to encourage lymph flow, invigorate mind and body, and gently exfoliate skin. It is followed by abhyanga, a traditional Ayurvedic warm oil massage, to nourish the skin and tissues. In Ayurveda, garshana is especially favored in late winter and spring, when many people feel sluggish in body and mind.
Nurture: Prenatal Massage
There’s nothing comparable to the mind-body-spirit shifts that occur during this unique and profound phase. Some shifts can be easy and even enjoyable, while other shifts prove more challenging on every level; and since many palliative interventions are contraindicated during pregnancy, many women feel there is little they can do to help ease physical discomfort, mental/emotional overwhelm, and other specific issues that can arise. But ancient Ayurveda teaches us that frequent gentle abhyanga (warm oil massage) is one of the most supportive and beneficial things we can do during this sacred time of becoming.
In Ayurvedic tradition, prenatal abhyanga is used to help ease stress, relieve tension and discomfort, support circulation and digestion, encourage restful sleep, nourish the skin, and restore a sense of peace and grounded energy. Experiences vary from person to person.
Great care is taken to make sure each patient feels as comfortable and supported as possible on the massage table, whether in side-lying positions using pillows between arms/legs, or while back-lying on a wedge-shaped bolster to elevate the heart, using a bolster to support under the knees.
Please check with your prenatal care provider before booking, especially if you have a high-risk pregnancy.
Nurture: Postpartum Massage
This gentle, nourishing massage with customized warm herbal oils supports your unique healing process after giving birth, however your precious baby was delivered. Ancient Ayurvedic texts recommend postpartum oil massage daily, to support the physical, emotional, and spiritual shifts occurring during this sacred but often challenging time.
After your session, your Ayurvedic practitioner can recommend an oil blend and briefly guide you through a self-massage routine that you can continue at home to amplify your healing process.
Nervous System Reset
When massage is contraindicated or unpreferred, we can support you with a completely unique and customized bodywork session that utilizes a combination of therapies aimed to support or ground your nervous system in times of physical and/or mental stress. A brief, but careful intake will be conducted to determine what will best support you in your time of need, whether you’re in the midst of an intense immune response or experiencing heightened symptoms related to any acute or chronic issues, including but not limited to:
Hyper-mobile syndromes (including hEDS), Neuropathy, PMS/PMDD, PTSD/cPTSD, Long COVID, Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, Anxiety, Gut dysbiosis, Musculo-skeletal pain/tension/spasm.
Potential therapies include:
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Gentle dry brushing with raw silk gloves
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Tuning fork (sound therapy)
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Gentle marma therapy (Ayurvedic acupressure)
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Topical application of a therapeutic herbal nervous system elixir, Lumna Calm & Uplifted, formulated by Neuroveda Health provider, Dr. Julianna Giles, ND, MSAS
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Castor oil pack
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Private steam sauna
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Essential oil
Relief: Integrative Cupping Massage
Clients can expect a holistic and nurturing deep tissue massage, whether you’re seeking relaxation or treatment focused work to address root causes of pain, tension, stress, anxiety, or physical limitations. This treatment offers fluid incorporation of Chinese Meridian Cupping, Ayurvedic massage, Swedish massage, and Ayurvedic Marma therapy (acupressure), while using organic Ayurvedic herbal oils based on the patient’’s needs.
Marma Therapy
In Ayurvedic medicine, marma points are anatomical locations in your body where a concentration of life energy exists. Marma points are said to contain the three doshas, vata (air +space), kapha (earth + water) and pitta (fire + water). These doshas are believed to be linked to your physical and emotional well-being.
This Ayurvedic acupressure points massage focuses on nourishing the marma points within your body that need extra attention for overall healing.
5. Revive & Nourish: One Day Mini Pancha Karma (PK)
This one day of rejuvenation includes: a 30 min wellness intake as you sip herbal tea and relax into a warm epsom salt foot bath, a customized warm oil massage (abhyanga), full-body steam, basti or pinda sweda (localized treatment for pain or stagnation) + shirodhara (warm stream of oil on the forehead and scalp.
This can be a helpful warm-up to the full Five Day Pancha Karma (PK) experience, provide maintenance between yearly routine pancha karmas, or it can simply support you in times of stress or overextension.
6. Detox, Reset & Nourish: Five Day Pancha Karma (PK)
Hit the reset button on your mind & body with this 5-day traditional detox & rejuvenation program. Our Ayurvedic practitioner(s) will be tending to you daily with: a daily wellness assessment as you sip herbal tea and relax into a warm epsom salt and mustard foot bath, a customized warm oil massage (abhyanga), full-body steam, basti, shirodhara (warm stream of oil on the forehead and scalp) + other customized healing therapies depending on your symptoms or goals. Our service also includes initial and follow-up Ayurvedic consultations and a collection of custom herbs & supplies to take home.
In Ayurvedic tradition, Pancha Karma is used to support digestion, sleep, energy, and overall balance in body and mind. Many people describe a newfound mental clarity, improved GI function, grounded, stable energy, and even a restored sense of joy. It sharpens the five senses: taste, sight, hearing, smell and touch.
Includes 5 days of hands-on therapies (3-4 hours/day) + all supplies, oils, and herbs + 3 Consults**
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Initial consult to determine your imbalances, concerns, and goals
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Once your customized plan is designed, we will meet again to go over the plan and answer any questions or concerns you might have, making sure you feel fully prepared and supported before you begin your Purva Karma (preparatory phase).
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Post-pancha karma follow-up consult to discuss how you’re doing after the pancha karma and to make adjustments to your protocol if needed.
**We are delighted to offer a complimentary phone call to help determine if panchakarma is right for you, and to answer any questions you might have. It would be a true honor to guide you through this ancient and most healing experience.
*Consults can be conducted virtually or in-person
Purva Karma: 5-10 Days of Preparation (At Home)
Includes a simplified but deeply nourishing and satisfying diet, taking into account the season and each client’s individual needs. This phase also entails daily self-care rituals, cleansing practices, and taking herbs. While you can still work and tend to life and family during this phase, your energy will likely start to wane, and mild symptoms might occur, though the goal is to minimize this as much as possible. A general slowing down is recommended, as this is a time to direct energy inward. This is a time to create space for deep healing.
What is PK?
It is a period of time you dedicate to the nourishment of your body, mind and consciousness by retreating from your external life and focusing on your health.
Who should do PK?
Pancha Karma is for anyone seeking a clearer mind, renewed energy, and a deeper reset for body and mind. If you have a chronic health condition, are pregnant, or are managing physical or emotional health concerns, your practitioner will review your health history during your consultation to make sure the program is right for you.
How does it work?
Like how oil cleans and softens impurities in wood, an Ayurvedic practitioner chooses your oil treatments to gently soften and eliminate toxins through the body’s natural channels.
7. Breathwork Consultation: Pranayama - Virtual or In-Person
During a personalized consultation, you will learn how to use your breath to influence and balance the physical and energetic channels in your unique mind-body. We consider any physical or mental health challenges you might be experiencing, such as stress, anxiety, depression, insomnia, GI discomfort, low energy, endocrine dysfunction, or anything else that doesn’t quite feel right.
We will practice different breathing exercises together, and you will leave with a customized breathing plan to carry out at home. Our breath can be a powerful tool and ally in moving through life with more ease, clarity, energy, and joy.
8. Ayurvedic Sinus Therapy
An effective and ancient herbal therapy that can help clear residual congestion post-Covid or other upper respiratory infection, including recurrent sinusitis; combining the powerful therapies of nasya (administering herb-infused oil through the nose), herbal steam inhalation, and facial massage. In Ayurvedic tradition, this treatment is used to cleanse and reestablish balance in the physical and energetic pathways above the shoulders, including the nose, sinuses, and head. Many patients find it soothing for feelings of congestion, sinus pressure, brain fog, headaches, jaw tension, and general nervous system tension.
This service is not to be performed during acute infection.
9. Balance: Reiki & Chakra Energy Work
This subtle energy work is an excellent compliment for patients wanting to make in-roads into their health. During your energy work session, you will have the opportunity to address whatever areas you’d like to focus on, such as health, psychology, or relationships.
10. Ayurvedic Deep Dive
Combine 3-8 weekly ketamine therapy sessions and integration series with the foundational impact of Ayurvedic medicine by adding diet and lifestyle consultations for the daily life + Ayurvedic bodywork to deepen each weekly ketamine session.
Includes initial consult, three ketamine therapy sessions, three integrations, three abhyanga massages, lifestyle eval, and follow ups
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Typically Successive Weekly Sessions:
Each session typically done weekly and includes:
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Ketamine therapy session
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50 minute integration session with Gillian Ehrlich, DNP, ARNP
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60 minute Abhyanga, Ayurveda’s traditional warm oil massage
Integration must be scheduled when the ketamine session is scheduled and occur within 72 hours.
If more than six months goes by between sessions an additional 30 minute follow up medical consultation is required.