In our hectic and fast-paced world, there is often no time for healthy and wholesome food. A healthy diet is often neglected. With an Ayurveda detox cure, your body is detoxified, your soul can breathe a sigh of relief and your mind can focus on the essentials again.
The Ayurveda detox cure
An Ayurvedic detox cure is a time-limited pause. It is combined with fasting and a special diet.
Your intestines are cleansed and your skin is better supplied with blood. The aim is to completely purify your body.
In Ayurveda, cleansing is understood to be the efficient elimination process that stimulates your body to detoxify and renew itself. Your inner strength is released to eliminate metabolic waste products (ama) and other disruptive factors.
The most intensive forms of cleansing in Ayurveda include fasting and Panchakarma techniques. These cleanses have a comprehensive, profound and intensive effect. They are only used under constant supervision and the individual constitution is taken into account.
With an Ayurveda detox treatment at our hotel, you give your body the chance to detox. Your mind gets the chance to focus on the essentials and you give your soul the chance to breathe again.
Our therapists and experts will accompany you on your path to a lighter self.
You will experience new vitality through gentle exercise, treatments individually tailored to your Dosha type and a gentle Ayurvedic diet.
Waste products are released physically and mentally: cleansing takes place on all levels of your being. Enjoy your new attitude to life.
Ayurveda Detox is the right thing for you if ...
- You want to free your body and mind from environmental toxins, waste products and old burdens
- You want to reduce your weight to feel the lightness of being again
- Your digestive system needs renewing, strengthening or rebuilding
- You don't want to be alone on the healing path of fasting
- You want to pamper your body, mind and soul with soothing exercise and gentle yoga sessions
- You not only want to detoxify your body, but also your mind
- You want to have more ease at work, in your relationship and in your family
- You want to learn how to live European Ayurveda® in your everyday life
The goals of Ayurveda Detox
- Detoxifying the body: I feel really good because toxins and waste products are removed from my body and I can regenerate. I feel light.
- Weight loss: I feel really good because I have a natural weight loss through gentle fasting and can go through my life with ease. I feel liberated.
- Mental cleansing: I feel really good because my mind and soul are also freed from old burdens and I can really relax. I feel ready for my new life.
- Strengthening the immune system: I feel really good because my organs are free, my immune system is strengthened and I am more resistant to illness. I feel healthy.
The course of an Ayurveda detox cure
The detox treatment starts with a consultation. Based on this consultation, the Ayurvedic detox treatment is individually tailored to your personal wishes and needs.
This is followed by a short preparation phase in which your body and mind are prepared for the coming days. This preparation phase includes special power elixirs and individual detox food.
Ayurvedic treatments optimally dissolve the waste products in your body. This allows them to be removed from your body during the cleansing phase. This includes a fasting day on which you only eat rice soup.
For a complete detoxification of body, mind and soul, detoxification is intensified in the following days. This is followed by individual treatments to strengthen your immune system.
Through the detox cure you will experience a deep cleansing on all levels - feel the lightness.
Detoxify with Ayurveda
Digestion is a central theme in Ayurveda and Ayurvedic detox treatment. However, this is not considered in terms of its individual enzymes or organs, but as an individual interaction of the tridoshas.
The digestive process takes place at all levels: in the gastrointestinal tract, in the brain, in the sensory organs and in every cell.
The reaction process initially takes place at three points in the digestive tract:
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In the stomach:
- Kapha causes the chewed food to be mixed and liquefied. This takes about three hours.
- The softened components of the food can then be processed more easily. Ahara Rasa and Kapha arise from this first part of digestion.
- Both are transported to the heart and from there fed into your entire organism. It is the elixir of life for tissues with a high kapha content (e.g. muscles, fat and brain).
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In the small intestine:
- Pitta uses enzymes to break down the liquid food pulp into its smallest components so that your body can absorb them.
- Most of the food is absorbed in the small intestine, resulting in Ahara Rasa and Pitta. The body needs both to nourish organs with a high Pitta content (e.g. the eyes).
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In the large intestine:
- Here the bioenergy Vata takes over the work and transports the remaining parts of the food.
- It ensures that components such as minerals, water and fats are absorbed by your body.
Pathological conditions of the digestive fire (Agni) manifest themselves as follows:
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Digestive fire too weak:
- Kapha predominates and food is neither broken down nor digested. The result is constipation, nausea and even vomiting.
- Too much food or eating too often also weakens Agni. If the food has not yet been digested, but the stomach and intestines are full again, Agni is suffocated.
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Fluctuating, changing digestive fire:
- Vata prevails and digestion fluctuates between constipation and diarrhea.
- The result is pain and bloating.
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Too strong, sharp digestive fire:
- Pitta predominates, which means that food is burnt too quickly and thus liquefied.
- The result is heartburn and possibly a fever.
As a result of such disorders, nutrients are not processed properly and are lost, which impairs the development of vital tissue.
Instructions for an Ayurveda detox day at home
In addition to a professional Panchakarma cure, you can also free your body of ballast yourself at regular intervals.
You can also carry out an Ayurvedic detox at home. No matter which form of detox you choose, the same three Ayurvedic fasting rules always apply:
- No stress during Lent
- Stay in rhythm
- Drink hot water
Ayurvedic detox brings your doshas into balance, optimizes agni, reduces ama and strengthens your psyche.
You need three things for an Ayurvedic cleansing day:
- A day with time for plenty of rest, relaxation and some exercise in the fresh air
- Boiled water (Usnodaka) and rice broth (Manda) as cleansing drinks throughout the day
- Easily digestible meals made from khichari, a delicious rice and mung stew
It is best not to go to work on this day. Your body needs a lot of relaxation in order to detox and regenerate.
Prepare 1.5 liters of boiled Usnodaka water and 1 liter of Manda rice broth in the morning and drink it throughout the day. For lunch and dinner, fresh khichari is best for the detox.
Ayurvedic detox recipes
You can also carry out an Ayurveda detox at home with the following recipes:
Usnodaka - boiled water
Heat 2 liters of water in a pot and let it boil down to 1.5 liters. This has a particularly cleansing effect. Pour the boiled water into a thermos flask and drink it throughout the day. The effect depends on when you drink Usnodaka:
- If you drink plenty of hot water in the morning, it cleanses the body and stimulates elimination
- If you drink a lot of hot water in the evening before going to bed, it flushes out toxins (ama) and reduces fatty tissue
Manda rice broth as a snack
Ayurveda recommends a rice broth as a particularly digestible cleansing method that balances Vata:
- Fry 2 tablespoons (40 g) of basmati rice in a pan for 1-2 minutes and then add 560 ml of hot water
- Simmer the rice for 15 minutes until soft, add 1 pinch of rock salt and sieve off the rice water
- Pour into a thermos flask and drink as a "snack" in the morning and afternoon
Khichari: Rice and lentil stew as a main meal
Khichari is a particularly wholesome and cleansing meal during your detox day.
Ingredients:
2 tbsp rice
2 tbsp mung beans
1 tsp ghee
400 ml hot water
1 MS Hing
1 MS turmeric
¼ tsp cumin seeds
½ tsp fresh ginger, finely grated
1 carrot
½ zucchini
¼ tsp rock salt
1 tsp lemon juice
Coriander greens
Preparation:
- Heat the ghee in a pan
- Add the hing and cumin seeds, stir, then add the rice and mung beans and fry for 1-2 minutes. Stir in the turmeric and ginger. Pour in 350 ml water and bring to the boil
- Dice the carrot and zucchini, add to the khichari and simmer everything together until the water has boiled away
- Now season with rock salt, lemon juice and some fresh coriander (if available). You can also add a little cumin and ghee at the end
The different detox treatments at the Sonnhof
Depending on your complaints and needs, there are different detox treatments that you can do with us. You are guaranteed to experience the subsequent lightness and cleansing that your body and mind need.
AyurDetox short cleansing
4 nights, 3 treatment days plus room rate
Your body is detoxified and cleansed of toxins with the help of gentle internal cleansing, full-body oil, stamp and herbal powder massages. Further treatments build up your immune system and strengthen your intestines - individually tailored to your needs.
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- Consultation & pulse diagnosis
- Final discussion
- Therapeutic accompaniment
- Elixir of strength
- Virechana cleaning day
AyurDetox short cleansing also includes treatments according to your medical history, such as
- Upana - salt-oil peeling from the power of the Alps, cleanses away harmful energy and strengthens the immune system. Ideal for purifying and detoxifying
- European Ayurveda® anti-stress massage (55 min)
- Abhyanga - ayurvedic full body oil massage
- Udanavata - special abdominal massage
- Shirodhara - flowing oil treatment
The treatment also includes:
- Herbs during the stay
- Hot water drinking cure, ginger water, EA detox water
- Yoga & meditation according to the weekly program
- Use of the Ayurveda Spa
Feel-good-goodie: With every AyurDetox treatment we give you a small, soothing gift.
We create good karma! € 5 per treatment will be donated to the tree project "Grow my Tree"!
AyurDetox intense cleansing
7 nights, 6 treatment days, 12 treatments plus room rate
Your body is detoxified and cleansed of toxins with the help of gentle internal cleansing, full-body oil, stamp and herbal powder massages. Further treatments build up your immune system and strengthen your intestines - individually tailored to your needs.
Learn more
- Consultation & pulse diagnosis
- Final discussion
- Therapeutic accompaniment
- Elixir of strength
- Virechana - Cleaning day
AyurDetox intensive cleansing also includes treatments according to your medical history, such as
- European Ayurveda® anti-stress massage (85 min)
- Jambira Pinda Sveda - Bundle Massage
- Shirodhara - flowing oil treatment
- Udvartana - Herbal powder massage
- 2 Abhyanga - Ayurvedic full body oil massages
- Intensive back treatment
- Individual Garshan - Silk glove massage
- Padabhyanga - ayurvedic foot massage (25 min)
- Shiromardana - head and face massage (25 min)
- Udanavata - special abdominal massage
- Basti - gentle, inner cleansing and strengthening
The treatment also includes:
- Hot water drinking cure, ginger water, EA® detox water
- Herbs during the stay
- Yoga & meditation according to the weekly program
- Use of the Ayurveda Spa
Feel-good-goodie: With every AyurDetox cure we give you a small, soothing gift.
We create good karma! € 5 per cure will be donated to the tree project "Grow my Tree"!
Reset for body, mind and soul
7 nights, 6 treatment days, 12 treatments plus room rate
Would you like to detox physically and mentally? This treatment will help you to purify your body, rid it of toxins and recharge your batteries. By cleansing your mind and letting go of old patterns and beliefs, you will be strengthened to be in harmony with yourself again. Let yourself be reset through physical treatments and coaching as well as yoga sessions.
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- Consultation & pulse diagnosis
- Final discussion
- Therapeutic accompaniment
- European Ayurveda® nutritional advice
- Elixir of strength
- Virechana - Cleaning day
Treatments according to the anamnesis are also part of the reset for body, mind and soul, e.g:
- Prista - European Ayurveda® special back massage
- Vishesh - Energy massage
- Upana - salt-oil peeling from the power of the Alps, cleanses from stressful energy and strengthens the immune system
- Udanavata - special abdominal massage
- Prana Healing Massage (85 min)
- Individual yoga and meditation session
- Khadi Vasti ("reawakening the primal force") or Nasya - nasal treatment
- Padabhyanga - ayurvedic foot massage (25 min)
- Basti - gentle, inner cleansing and strengthening
- Mind detox coaching (55 min)
- Abhyanga - ayurvedic full body oil massage
- Shirodhara - flowing oil treatment
The treatment also includes:
- Hot water drinking cure, ginger water, EA detox water
- Herbs during the stay
- Yoga & meditation according to the weekly program
- Use of the Ayurveda Spa
- Detox catering included in the room price
Feel-good-goodie: With every AyurDetox cure we give you a small, soothing gift.
We create good karma! € 5 per cure will be donated to the tree project "Grow my Tree"!
The special features of a detox cure at Sonnhof
It is particularly important to us that you feel completely at ease with us and that your body and mind find the time and environment for comprehensive regeneration and a complete detox.
- The right environment: I feel really good because I can let myself go in the homely atmosphere. I am surrounded by untouched nature and mighty mountain peaks. I feel safe and secure at the Sonnhof
- The right combination: I feel really well because I can benefit from the Far Eastern way of life and the far-sighted findings of conventional medicine. I can enjoy treatments that are personally tailored to me. I feel seen at the Sonnhof
- The right team: I feel really good because I feel well advised and professionally supported. I enjoy the full attention of highly trained specialists and trust in their extensive knowledge. At Sonnhof, I feel individually looked after
- The right food: I feel really good because I pamper my body, mind and soul with wholesome food. I can enjoy a vegetarian and Ayurvedic diet in combination with regional products from the family farm. I feel nourished at the Sonnhof
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