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NADA ear acupuncture for Wellness and Preliminary relaxation before Yoga and Meditation class

Sh.Dharmanand ji in charge Adhyatam Sadhana Kendra
in a acudetox based pre-meditation session  


Dear Dharmanand ji,
Thank you for allowing me and the Nada India Foundation to visit your temple (Adhyatam Sadhana Kendra ) in this February 2012 for Acudetox Trainings and acudetox sessions.  We conducted a small demonstration clinic on several afternoons, and ear acupuncture for wellness and preliminary relaxation before your evening yoga and meditation class.  Both activities seemed well received.




It was a pleasure to be part of such a diverse healing environment, including your acupressure walk.  

















 As an allopathic (Western medicine)  doctor by original training, I can tell you that the articles in “AdhyatmaYog”on heart disease are excellent.  We should all rely on basic good nutrition and simple health balancing procedures rather than focusing on high income mechanical techniques.  Your advice is just as valuable in the pseudo-developed world as in India.

We met many committed high quality people who are attending activities in your temple.
Thank you again,

 Michael O. SmithMD,DAC , Founding coordinator,  NADA Internationa

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