AyurVeda and Maharishi AyurVeda
AyurVeda is considered the world’s oldest and most comprehensive system of Natural Health. Maharishi AyurVeda is a modern revival of the complete, authentic and consciousness-basedSM practice of Ayurveda through the collaborative effort of modern medical physicians, Ayurvedic physicians (Vaidyas) and scientists under the direct guidance of Maharishi Mahesh Yogi, the Founder of the Transcendental MeditationTM technique.
Dr. Frank P. DiChiara, DO
Dr. Frank P. DiChiara is a board certified physician who now focuses solely on Maharishi AyurVeda. He received his medical degree from Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine and practiced Family Medicine for 40 years in New Jersey.
Dr. DiChiara has extensive experience, knowledge, and training in both Maharishi AyurVeda and western medicine. He was trained as a Maharishi Ayurvedic physician in beginning in the 1980s at Maharishi Ayurvedic University and other Maharishi Ayurvedic facilities in the United States. He has continued to utilize this training in helping patients towards optimal health since that time. He is the former Medical Director of the Chronic Disease Program at the Maharishi AyurVeda University in Asbury Park, NJ and the former Ayurvedic Consultant for the New York City Transcendental MeditationTM Center. Read more.
Benefits of the Maharishi AyurVeda Approach
- Helps connect the body’s inner intelligence with higher consciousness. This brings orderliness in physiology.
- Restores balance, health, and wellbeing by implementing Maharishi Ayurvedic therapies.
Maharishi AyurVeda Consultations with Dr. DiChiara include:
Maharishi AyurVeda consultations begin with an Ayurvedic assessment of body type, imbalance, diet, and lifestyle from an Ayurveda perspective.
You then receive personalized recommendations from the areas of:
- Diet and digestion
- Lifestyle and daily routine
- Ayurvedic herbal supplements
- Cleansing programs, if recommended
- Mind-body approaches
- Spice use in foods and spicewaters
- Aroma therapy
- Exercise and body approaches like herbalized oil massage, yoga, and breathing techniques
Consultations may also include:
- Maharishi AyurVeda pulse-assessment
- Ayurvedic determination of mind-body type
- Ayurvedic determination of imbalances that may be contributing to chronic conditions
- Personalized dietary and behavioral recommendations
- Herbal preparations to help nourish and re-establish balance
- Additional personalized Ayurvedic recommendations as needed for yoga, exercise, cleansing programs, spices, aromas, recipes and Maharishi PanchakarmaSM treatments
- A complete online reference to using the all the key Ayurvedic principles through access to the online, 7.5-hour Maharishi AyurVeda Personal Wellness Course
Please note: These consultations are not a substitute for modern medical care. Please continue to consult your physician for all symptoms, conditions, and changes in lifestyle, diet, or exercise.