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De-stress with Hot Stones
Let the warmth of the hot stones take away all the tension from your body and mind.
Morihei Ueshiba
"Mankind's role is to fulfill his heaven-sent purpose through a sincere heart that is in harmony with all creation and loves all things."
Ratna Dey Cordukes MSc, MAPA, BCMA
The love of anthropology took Ratna to working in the Travel trade and it remains a passion even till today. It was the world of travel that aptly took her into a journey where her holistic interests began. While on holiday in Mauritius Ratna met a lady on the beach who seeing how stressed she was advised her to get some Ayurvedic and Reiki treatments. Ratna took up the offer and believes it was the best decision she ever made. On returning to the UK, Ratna became aware of how relaxed she felt even after 3 months so her curiosity got her reading about both these disciplines. She was pleasantly surprised to discover that Ayurveda was no other than "Kabiraji" - the traditional medicine she grew up with in India. In fact her childhood days were filled with the aroma of roasting herbs and spices that came from her neighbour's house who was a "Kabiraj" (Ayurvedic doctor) and made special herbal ointments to cure persistent skin problems and conditions. Realising the power of this medicine Ratna decided to embark on a 5 year study programme with Ayurveda College U.K./Middlesex University that finally saw her receive her Masters in Ayurvedic medicine in June 2008.
Before doing her internship in India, Ratna was already practising as a Therapist so was aware how prevalent mental problems like stress, anxiety and depression were in UK. This was further reiterated in an office environment where she worked as a Manager. These experiences prompted her to take a special interest in the prevention and promotion of mental health issues which made her spend most of her internship dealing with Manasaroga (psychiatric) conditions. She fortified her learning experience through a diverse choice of places in North and South India to understand local methods of practising Ayurveda. In Coimbatore Ratna observed the spiritual aspect of Ayurveda with Vaidya Vasudevan in Arsha Vidyashala; at SDM College in Hassan - one of the most renowned Ayurveda Teaching hospitals in India, she learnt the clinical aspects and was fortunate to gain more practical experience North Indian style at Tilak Ayurveda hospital in Pune.
Ratna is keen on using simplistic treatment methods of Ayurveda to maintain positive health. While in India she researched several ways this can be done and went on to do her research for her Masters on using Errhine therapy (nasya) for the prevention of Generalised Anxiety Disorder (Chittodvega).
Ratna initially used her office going life to investigate problems while employed methods in Ayurveda and Reiki to help resolve them. To keep all this in perspective and in the "real world" she continued to practice part time so to be able to truly apply herself by identifying and understanding the daily stresses of life.
Her mission now as a full time Ayurvedic practitioner is to get as many people as possible to understand and integrate Ayurveda into their daily life. She uses simple and realistic methods to introduce Ayurvedic concepts so one finds it easy to understand and apply. Her desire is to educate and empower individuals with practical tools to enable them to use Ayurveda in some way in their daily life. If you are looking for something different, unique or new then Ayurveda with Ratna is for you.
