Śalya Tantra
Healing Through Removal and Recovery
Thursdays, 2:30–4:00pm ET — register once, attend every session.
The Branch That Touches — Foundations, History, Scope
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Look at your hands for five uninterrupted minutes. Write seven things your hands already know how to do that serve healing. These are not learned — they are embodied. This is the tradition's starting point.
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Bring one observation from this practice into the community. What did you discover that others should know?
3 HoursReading the Wound — Wound Science and Classical Assessment
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Perform the sequenced skin observation practice: perimeter, edge, bed, exudate, surround. Use your own skin — a scar, a blemish, a callus. Write only what you observe. No interpretation until you have completed the sequence.
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Bring one observation from this practice into the community. What did you discover that others should know?
3 HoursWhat Heals — Wound Treatment, Burns, Blisters, Cleansing
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Make the Triphala wound wash. One tablespoon of Triphala powder, two cups of water, simmered fifteen minutes, strained. Cool to body temperature. Taste a small amount on your fingertip. Write: what Rasas do you notice, in order of strength?
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Bring one observation from this practice into the community. What did you discover that others should know?
3 HoursThe Medicine Cabinet of Śalya Tantra — Dravyas, Oils, Ghees
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Make the cooling burn compress: three tablespoons of fresh Aloe gel, one tablespoon of rose water, a pinch of Chandana powder. Apply a small amount to your inner wrist. Write: what does coolness do to warmth, as a clinical action?
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Bring one observation from this practice into the community. What did you discover that others should know?
3 HoursThe Alkaline Art — Kṣāra Procedure and Its Applications
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Make a simple medicated ghee: clarify one cup of organic butter, infuse with one teaspoon of turmeric and half a teaspoon of Neem powder. Test readiness with a drop on a cool surface. Write: what changed in the smell of the herbs when they entered the ghee?
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Bring one observation from this practice into the community. What did you discover that others should know?
3 HoursFire as Medicine — Agni Karma and Thermal Methods
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Begin the seven-day slow-infused oil: two cups of sesame oil with two tablespoons of Neem leaf powder and one tablespoon of turmeric. Seal in a jar. Place in a warm location. Shake once daily. Write a brief observation on days one, three, five, and seven.
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Bring one observation from this practice into the community. What did you discover that others should know?
4 HoursThe Living Instrument — Jalauka and Raktamokṣaṇa
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Give the seven-day oil to someone whose skin is compromised. Teach them how to apply it. Write: what happened in the exchange of giving something you made with your hands to someone who needed it?
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Bring one observation from this practice into the community. What did you discover that others should know?
3.5 HoursWhen Fire Crosses the Threshold — A Complete Study of Burns
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Write your personal first-response protocol for a burn: the sequence, the timing, the referral threshold. Then write it again in the plain language you would use with a client who has just burned themselves in the kitchen.
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Bring one observation from this practice into the community. What did you discover that others should know?
3.5 HoursThe Practitioner You Are Becoming — Marma, Referral, Ethics
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Write three sentences: what Śalya Tantra has given you that you will carry into every clinical encounter. The most important thing you now know about your scope. The next real step in your learning.
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Bring one observation from this practice into the community. What did you discover that others should know?
3.5 Hours