The last stage of a Panchakarma continues after you go home, and you are the one carrying it out. You go home with a diet to follow while the body re-builds, herbal preparations if your Vaidya prescribes them, and changes to your daily routine.
A written regimen from your Vaidya: food, daily routine, and herbal preparations chosen for you.
None of it is elaborate. Most of it is about timing, which is to say when you eat, when you sleep, and what you do first in the morning.
Lightly at first, and then normally, in stages. Ayurveda calls this Samsarjana Krama, the graduated diet, and it is part of the cleanse process.
A cleanse leaves the digestion limited, so food comes back in the order it can handle: soupy and soft cooked food such as Kitchari first, then ordinary meals. How long each stage lasts depends on how deep the cleanse went, and your Vaidya sets it for you before you leave.
Soupy food
Soft cooked food, such as Kitchari
Ordinary meals
Going back to heavy food, cold food or alcohol too soon is the most common way to undo a good programme.
There is a Maharishi Ayurveda products shop at the Health Centre, so you can take what your Vaidya has named home with you rather than ordering it afterwards.
If you run out, or you would rather order from home, Maharishi Ayurveda supplies the same preparations. Your regimen names what you need, so you are not guessing in a shop.
It depends on the state of your physiology, so your Vaidya is the person to ask. They know what was done and what it was for.
As a general guide, a shorter Panchakarma once or twice a year is the usual rhythm for maintaining wellness. Classical Ayurveda ties the timing to the junctions between seasons rather than to a fixed number of months.
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