India is often the chosen land for those searching for emotional serenity or a cure for physical ills. At one famed Indian health institute, patients have to tough it out naturally.
Think of spiritual travel and India is synonymous with curative sojourns. From the ashrams nestled in the valley of the Himalayas to yoga retreats on the shore of Karnataka, the subcontinent offers myriad venues of rest and retreat, for the soul and body and for mental balance.
Think of medical travel and the subcontinent still bodes well. Home to some of the best doctors and advanced medical facilities, India now attracts thousands of patients a year for those unable to meet the hefty costs of surgery in the “developed” world.
Think of all the above? And only one place pops into mind. The Jindal Naturecure Institute (JNI), which spreads across nearly 50 hectares of lawn, lakes, and parks on the outskirts of India’s garden city, Bangalore, offers two of India’s most curative tools; naturopathy and yoga. Blending spirituality and medicine, it proposes a unique treatment that combines these two ancient sciences with dietary and other drug-free therapies.
The institute promises complete detox of the mind, body, and soul. In its ideals, Jindal Naturopathy is miles away from India’s other homeopathic remedies or the western world’s much-loved chiropractic. Much like yoga, it believes that the body is made up of five elements – earth, water, fire, air and sky. Unhappiness and sickness occur only when these elements are out of balance.
The way to bring these elements back into level ground is by flushing out every negative toxin in your body and bones – not through medicine, but through yogic kriyas and dietary changes. Jindal offers treatments for diseases from asthma to depression, migraine to arthritis and many more – without the use of a single pill or needle. Personal testimonials accompany each cure.
“Health is not something that can be purchased in a bottle,” says Charakasamhita of the institute. “Diseases are a sign of the cleansing and healing effect of nature. If you suppress the conditions by drugs or by any other means, you are simply laying a foundation for chronic diseases. Drugging is like whipping an already exhausted horse.” The basic belief is that our bodies are our best healers.
While the institute offers some of the best massage and spa treatments in the region, the Jindal way is no stroll in the park. The institute makes for a pretty setting with benches to view the sunset over a pristine lake and lots of greenery infused with rare species of migratory birds. But in reality, it is less spa town and more boot camp.
The whole purpose at JNI is therapeutic healing. While applying for admission, you are sent forms to capture your medical history and conditions and are warned of rigidness of the program. Patients are not allowed out of the institute except for supervised town visits on Sundays. That being said, the staff at JNI are amiable and they are very well informed about the adjustment period needed for patients not used to confinement.
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