"What is marma shakti?   It is a powerful instrument of Ayurveda that originated 5,000 years ago.  It is a process and a therapy that works with 108 subtle and sensitive energy points to open energy channels in the body called strotras.   

"The practice of Marma is a shakti - and the word 'shakti' means energy - because if you want to activate energy, you need to have energy.  To activate the energy, you need to know how to press the points."

"Marma's effects are profound and can create dramatic shifts in the body.  And what are the side effects?  You have to live a long life with energy, enthusiasm and tranquility!" - Pankaj Naram

Marma is the secret art and science of ancient Ayurveda which has been handed down through an important lineage of sages and masters, to their disciples for over thousands of years.

Dr. Naram and his master, Guru Parampara, belong to the Siddha Veda lineage, the lineage of doctors to Guatama Buddha. This secret knowledge is comprised of powerful tools of Ayurvedic healing that Dr. Naram shares with the most professional and humble manner to assist humans as well as animals.Marma Shakti works by removing blocks in the subtle energy channels, (strotas) bringing vata to the normal path, especially in Vyan vata.

Benefits: Improves the physical, mental, emotional and spiritual levels, providing an opportunity to experience powerful and dynamic transformation.

Classically called marma chikitsa, marma is one of the six instruments of Ayurveda that Pankaj Naram and his expert team of practitioners offer at the Ayushakti Health Centers. Pankaj Naram is recognized as a world-renowned expert in marma chikitsa and has given marma sessions to more than 350,000 people since 1982 - people of all ages - with many amazing results.

The practice of Marma works on many levels - physical, emotional, mental and spiritual.  Pankaj Naram and his core team of vaidyas (Ayurvedic practitioners) have supported people in recovering from countless health conditions.

ROLE OF MARMA
There are four basic purposes of marma

1) It removes blocks in energy channels called strotras.
2) It pacifies vata dosha, (air and space elements ), bringing it to its normal path- especially vyana vata, (a sub-dosha which controls the autonomic nervous system.
3) It creates physical, mental and emotional flexibility.  Because of ama (toxins) and because of vata, human beings after 35 or 40 years of age become rigid - and this happens to animals and plants too.  As vata increases in our body, we experience degeneration.  This rigidity can mean becoming fixed in ideas, emotions and physical movements.  Symptoms associated with aggravated vata include low-back pain, arthritis, frozen shoulder, blockages in the neck, or tightness when people get up in the morning.  Marma therapy dramatically reduces vata, ameliorating the associated symptoms.
4) It creates an opportunity to experience powerful and dynamic transformation at the physical, mental, emotional and spiritual levels by building a positive link with the unconscious mind.  Many times people are not able to go outside their 'comfort zones.'  They think they have absolute limitations.  After marma is done, they can start taking positive risks.

Marma is beneficial for many conditions, including the following:

• Muscular and joint pain
• Frozen joints
• Muscular strain
• Respiratory conditions
• Digestion and elimination problems
• Nervous system disorders
• Headaches and migraines
• General aging problems
• Glandular issues
• Anxiety and depression
• Stress response, fears and phobias
• Confusion, memory loss and mental focus
• Low energy and fatigue
• Breaking through limited belief system

There are over 3000 marma points, below are the MARMA POINTS FOR DIFFICULTY IN CONCENTRATION

HYPERACTIVE CHILDREN, HYDROCEPHALY, EPILEPSY, DEAFNESS, MUTISM, AUTISM DISORDER, MENTALLY RETARDED CHILDREN (Down Syndrome – Microcephaly  Hunter and Hunler Syndrome) and DEMENTIA (Alzheimer)

1. Press the marma point located on the tips of the child’s index fingers, shown in fig. 1. Press this point 6 times using your thumb and index fingers as shown in figure 2. The pressure has to be gentle but intense enough that it will activate the subconscious mind. Work both hands of the child simultaneously. If the child is in an active mood you can work just one hand or when they are sleeping.
 
Repeat 6 times a day

     
  Fig. 1                                                                     Fig. 2

2. Press the marma point on the lower part of the ear lobes as shown in figure 3. Press these points between your thumb and index fingers.
 
Press 6 times, 6 times a day

Fig.3
 
3. Press the marma point located at the base of the nose between the nostrils, as shown in figure 4.
     
Press this point with your index finger 6 times, 6 times a day
 
 
Fig. 4.

Press the marma points located on the top of the head with both hands. Hands must be
placed with the tips of the fingers facing one another. One of your hands is placed on the back
of the head (occipital area) and the other is placed on the front of the head (fronto-parietal area)
as shown in the figures 5 & 6. Gently press with both hands at the same time toward the center of the head while squeezing the fingertips toward the head.

Press these points 6 times, 6 times a day.
 
  
  Fig.5                                                                    Fig.6

5. Press the marma point located on the forehead between the eyes using the index finger or thumb as shown in fig. 7.

Press this point 6 times, 6 times a day.

Fig. 7

Benefits of these marma points: Will activate the subconscious mind, creating new space that can permit a deep reprogramming process. This will help the patients to connect with the external world and environment that is surrounding them.

Performing this marma everyday will help to improve the quality of life in daily activities, speech capacity, enhancing communication skills, facilitating affectionate interaction with others, while improving performance in school, family and society.
 
Integration of the physical, mental, emotional and spiritual levels are vital for our evolution. This marma facilitates integration of these four levels.
 
For example: An autistic child, showing signs of irritability and aggressiveness, screaming and biting, received marma everyday for 2 months. After this period of time, he became calm and relaxed in various social situations. Before marma, his mother was tired and confused, with no hope to manage her son. Now the family feels happy, sharing in their quality of life.

MARMA SHAKTI by DR. PANKAJ NARAM