Ayurveda droni

One of the most important tools in Kalari Chikitsa and Ayurvedic treatments is the treatment table itself. Known as a Droni it is hand carved from a single piece of medicinal wood (such as the neem tree).

Hard wearing and durable, if looked after well, a table will last for hundreds of years. In fact, Master Biju spent years learning Kalari Chikitsa on his Grandmaster’s 600-year-old treatment table.

The table’s design allows for treatments with an abundance of Ayurvedic herbal oil to be performed. Over time these oils become absorbed by the table, and thus the table itself is part of the healing process.

Udvartana is a treatment in Ayurveda in which specially prepared herbal paste or herbal powder is massaged over the body. It is a treatment used to support weight loss or detoxification programs.