How long does it take to heal? I get asked that question all the time. The truth is that healing time is widely variable, depending on several factors, including:
-the degree to which the individual follows through with the treatment plan,
- individual readiness to incorporate the full range of Ayurvedic healing practices into their life, and
-the amount of time that the condition has existed.
Ayurvedic wisdom is that it takes an average of one month of healing for every year that a condition has been present. I have seen people heal much more quickly than the conventional timeline and much more slowly. People experience the quickest results when they are willing to engage with the full range of Ayurvedic healing tools (herbs, energy healing, meditation and breathing exercises, Ayurvedic approach to physical exercise, Yoga, Ayurvedic eating habits, Ayurvedic daily routine, and spiritual practices according to their chosen tradition). My own healing took 2 years for me, after 5 years of severe illness. I felt continually better over that 2-year period, but it took that amount of time for me to address the physical, psychological, and energetic causes of illness.
Many people realize that Ayurvedic healing requires active participation and decide not to continue with treatment. That is alright. We are all in a process of learning and growing, and if the time is right for someone to work with the Ayurvedic system, they will be excited to take action to create their own healing within that framework. Not everyone is ready to do that at the same time, and that is ok.
With the exception of energy healing and oil treatments, Ayurvedic practitioners do not do the healing work. They use their expertise to analyze pathology and provide guidance to their patients about how they can heal themselves. This is an incredibly empowering experience! Working with an Ayurvedic practitioner is not like visiting a doctor who sees a patient for five minutes and writes a prescription. A good Ayurvedic practitioner provides education in each session, gradually teaching the patient how to heal and then how to maintain their personal best level of health. This process does take time and commitment, for the practitioner and the patient. It is well worth the effort. Imagine the freedom of understanding yourself so well that the only visit to the doctor is for your annual physical (or if an injury occurs, but still the freedom is there).
Before engaging with Ayurvedic treatment, it is best to commit to following it through to the fullest extent. People have revolutionary healing experiences when they stay the course. I lived through revolutionary healing in my own practice of Ayurveda, and that's where my practice got it's name: Health Revolution Ayurveda.
Blessings to All-
Michelle