Cleanse Your Body, Reveal Your Soul: Sustainable Well-Being Through the Ancient Power of Ayurveda Panchakarma Therapy (Paperback)

“Dr. Judith Pentz is a connoisseur of techniques and therapies that have been proven to work over millennia in other cultures. A key example is panchakarma, drawn from the Ayurveda healing tradition of ancient India. In Cleanse Your Body, Reveal Your Soul, Dr. Pentz reveals how and why this healing approach has endured over centuries, and how it can benefit those of use in modern cultures as well. If you have an instinctive reluctance toward mind-bending medications, this subtle, gentle way of healing your body mind deserves you attention.” —Larry Dossey, MD, author of One Mind: How Our Individual Mind Is Part of a Greater Consciousness and Why It Matters

“In Cleanse Your Body, Reveal Your Soul Judith Pentz, MD, provides us with an Ayurvedic roadmap to health, illuminated by years of personal exploration as a physician and healer. A comprehensive guide to the practices and process of Ayurvedic medicine, Pentz peppers this compendium of wisdom with explanations of herbal recipes, foods, medicinal preparations, and yogic practices. Pentz walks with us as a wise guide, so that we may understand and enact these methods into our daily lives, reminding us always that the journey to health and balance is as much a spiritual unfolding, as it is physically rejuvenating.” —Leslie Korn, PhD, MPH, author of Nutrition Essentials for Mental Health: A Complete Guide to the Food-Mood Connection

“Cleanse Your Body, Reveal Your Soul is a powerful retelling of Dr. Pentz’s personal journey, one that will resonate with readers who seek health through balance, balance through health, and inspiration for action from an accomplished modern-day healer.” —James Greenblatt, MD, Chief Medical Officer/VP Medical Services at Walden Behavioral Care

“Judith is a wise kindred spirit who will take you on a journey to your most grounded, most spiritually aware self. This book has all the science and all the soul you’ll need to restore a sustainable sense of self-care in your life.” —Joan Borysenko, PhD, NY Times bestselling author of Minding the Body, Mending the Mind

“Dr. Pentz, a thought leader in integrative mental health care, makes a compelling case for the relevance of an Ayurvedic practice that cleanses and rejuvenates body and soul. Combining ancient wisdom with stories from her own deeply personal journey toward healing, Dr. Pentz skillfully guides the reader through an immersive eight-day program of cleansing, meditation, and massage that will enhance physical, emotional, and spiritual well-being. Strongly recommended.” —James Lake, MD, integrative psychiatrist and the author of ten short books on alternative and integrative treatments of mental health problems

"A dazzling and radiant book with a message straight from the Goddess. Cleanse Your Body, Reveal Your Soul addresses how to heal from chronic, pain, illness, trauma, and PTSD. Most of us have some form of one of these common imbalances that Western medicine often falls short of addressing. Adverse experiences can entangle us and Ayurveda offers simplicity as the antidote. Dr Judith Eve Pentz' compelling account of her own Pancha Karma journey reveals why the healing wisdom of Ayurveda in its gorgeous and essential nature is still as relevent today as it was 4000 years ago." —Elise Marie Collins, author of Super Ager: You Can Look Younger, Have More Energy, A Better Memory, and Live a Long and Healthy Life

“Judith Pentz combines a marvelous mix of modern and ancient wellness wisdom in her book that will bring readers much peace, calm, and healing.” —KJ Landis, author of Happy Healthy You