Vitality and Balance’s Services and Fees
Vitality and Balance offers a menu of authentic Ayurveda services and programs to choose from to support your well-being. As with learning anything new or when changing a habit, it is helpful to have support in the early stages to be successful. You may choose to simply follow food guidelines or to continue to add support from the broad spectrum of Ayurveda’s healing offerings. You can go as deep as you want to go. We’re here to give you information and provide coaching and support for your success. When choosing a therapy or program, please feel free to ask us for suggestions to match your individual needs.
Optimal Ayurvedic Healing for Life – for those new to Ayurveda
Are you seeking to make successful, long-term healthy changes to your well being?
This program is for those committed to their success in establishing better health and wholeness through the traditional, time-tested practices of Ayurveda. It includes an initial consultation of two hours and five additional one hour coaching appointments. You’ll be provided with individualized Ayurvedic food and beverage recommendations and eating guidelines, recipes, tips for making easy and lasting changes, instruction in traditional Ayurvedic daily and seasonal lifestyle routines, specific herbal support recommendations for your imbalances, a marma energy point session if you choose, information on exercise or yoga specific to your constitution, and Ayurvedic sense therapy recommendations to bring balance to your body/mind. A fun, thorough and economical way to get started and to build momentum to carry you forward, this is a six-session program tailored to teach and support individuals to make positive, lasting changes in their habits. We’ll meet for an hour every two weeks or so, to check your progress, and provide coaching and new information to build on your knowledge. We’ll offer alternatives as needed to fit your lifestyle and capabilities, and provide you with plenty of encouragement
Time: One initial two-hour intake and five additional one-hour sessions, every two weeks or so, over a period of three months.
Price: $395
Basic Consultation
An initial intake consultation is performed to determine your constitution and specific imbalances. A detailed questionnaire is filled out prior to your visit and a pulse reading and Ayurvedic assessment are performed during the appointment. Food is considered to affect the mind as well as the body, and cooking and nutrition play a prominent role in this system of healing. Digestive health is of the utmost importance and foods that are fresh, light, tasty and easy to digest are considered essential to daily life and healing. Individual food programs are tailored to correct imbalances and clients are taught how to choose and eat familiar foods that are the most beneficial for their constitution. You will receive food and beverage recommendations for your specific constitution.Time: Initial one and a half to two-hour appointment and one hour report of findings.
Price: $150
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Follow-up Appointment
Focused thirty minute or hour long follow-ups are helpful for individuals beginning a program, to help build understanding and momentum and support long-term change, as well as for clients seeking herbal support.
Time: Thirty minutes or an hour
Price: $45 / $60
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Phone Appointments
Fees are the same as for a regular Intake or follow-ups, and may be paid with check, cash or by PayPal.Quick Questions for NEW Concerns
Clients are encouraged to email or call for clarification regarding their existing program free of charge. If a new concern or condition occurs and you would like to ask for a quick Ayurvedic recommendation for an herb or food as an example, and (a) an appointment isn’t needed, and (b) the question doesn’t take more than five or ten minutes of phone time and/or research, the fee is $20 and may be paid by mailing a check.Herbal Formulas and Preparations
Whether you choose to practice Ayurveda or not, we welcome clients seeking
herbal support for their imbalances. In order to alleviate the
underlying cause of discomfort, and to encourage and maintain a natural
state of self-harmony and balance, the therapeutic and time-tested energetics
of herbs, and of traditional herbal formulas and preparations, can be
quite effective. As opposed to a one-size-fits-all approach, these
herbs and formulations are tailored to one’s unique constitution and
needs. We use both Ayurvedic and Western herbs, all organic when
possible. We can supply tailored herbal formulas or inform clients
regarding where to purchase herbal products on their own.
Time: Thirty minute or one hour appointments may be scheduled to address specific
issues and/or for follow-up.
Price: $45 / $60, plus price of herbs if supplied, typically $18 - $25 per formula for one month’s supply.
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Pancha Karma Cleansing, Detoxification and Rejuvenation
Long cherished by royalty to maintain health and extend longevity, Pancha
Karma is a personalized cleansing, detoxification and rejuvenation program.
It is the most potent set of healing modalities within Ayurveda. It is
unique in that it seeks to deeply cleanse and eliminates physical and
mental toxins at their root. This thorough program is designed
specifically for the client’s needs, and a typical program includes seven
days or more of specialized massage, herbal steam baths, distinct oil
therapies, appropriate body restoratives, cleansing diet, and education
on long-term self-care. Deep physical, mental and emotional healing
is often experienced as a result of Pancha Karma. People report a feeling
of lightness in the body, clarity of mind, peacefulness, and renewed
energy and zest for life. Please see our page on Cleansing Therapies for
detailed information about this program. See below for individual therapies
available on a stand-alone basis.*
Time: 7 – 28 days, two-and-a-half to three hours a day, following
an initial two-hour consultation and approval for the program.
Price: Typically $275 - $300 per day
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Three-day Mini Body/Mind Balancer
A popular program at the change of seasons or when you just need to rest
and rebalance. We use procedures similar to those used in the preparation
for Pancha Karma, to provide relaxation and rest. Typical procedures
include oil massage, steaming, shirodhara and external bastis. Individuals
are encouraged to follow a cleansing diet and are given information for
continuing self-care at home. Prior approval for this program is
required.
Time: Two and a half to three hours a day, for three consecutive days.
Price: $595
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Marma Energy Point Therapy
Please see details of this therapy on our Marma and Energy page. Referenced
as far back as 4000 BC, Marma are vital energetic points on the body, considered
the junction of the body and mind. They are similar to the acupuncture
points of Traditional Chinese Medicine. These points may be addressed
to stimulate or pacify internal organs, tissues and channels, by using
the ancient Ayurvedic therapies of massage, heat, biomagnetic therapy,
and aromatic or medicated oils. Marma point is frequently combined with
energetic hands-on healing, if desired.
Time: Typically an hour long appointment.
Price: $60
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Lifestyle Routines
Highly recommended and very popular as part of an overall Vitality and
Balance program. Daily and seasonal routines are important in keeping
body, mind and spirit in balance. Simple recommendations are made
to provide optimal health and well-being. These might include instructions
for massage, sleep, diet, hygiene, work, meditation, nature therapy,
and exercise or yoga specific to one’s individual constitution, needs,
abilities and age. Regular coaching sessions may be scheduled in
order to effect successful long-term changes. Check our Optimal Ayurvedic Healing for Life Program for a great option.
Time: Thirty minute or hour long appointments.
Price: $45 / $60
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Sense Therapies
Sessions can be scheduled for Ayurvedic suggestions on how to correct imbalances
through the five senses. Chromatherapy, aromatherapy, sound therapy
and touch therapies are addressed. As with everything in Ayurveda,
these simple, supportive practices and suggestions are personalized to
the individual’s needs and lifestyle. You’ll be provided suggestions
regarding changes you can make to your home and work environment, as
well as with personal care to provide support to your constitution.
Time: One hour
Price: $60
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Seasonal Tune-ups
As do other traditional forms of healing, Ayurveda instructs that the change
of seasons is a particularly vulnerable time for the body. The
environmental changes during the transition from autumn to winter for
instance, often bring about an increase of colds and flu. Seasonal
tune-ups provide instructions on easy changes that can be made to protect
and keep the body and mind functioning optimally from season to season. Diet,
body and lifestyle routines are addressed.
Time: Recommended four times a year, or as needed, for thirty minutes
or an hour.
Price: $45 – thirty minutes, $60 hour
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