Panchakarma-Supported Rasayana Scheduling for Stress Recovery among Urban Office Workers: A Scenario-Based Mixed Methods Study

Abstract

Workplace wellness programmes increasingly borrow language from Ayurveda, yet many initiatives reduce Panchakarma to a generic detox package and Rasayana to a supplement list. This paper develops a cautious, scenario-based framework for sequencing mild Panchakarma preparation, restorative Rasayana, sleep hygiene, diet moderation, and self-reflection for urban office workers with perceived stress. The manuscript uses a mixed methods design with synthetic practice-audit data, literature-informed assumptions, and thematic analysis of common workplace barriers. Panchakarma is treated as a clinician-supervised intervention and not as an unsupervised wellness commodity. The analytical model suggests that improvements are most plausible when oleation, light dietary regulation, guided rest, and Rasayana are positioned as part of a behavioural reset rather than as isolated procedures. Findings emphasize feasibility, communication, safety screening, and modest outcomes such as perceived energy, sleep regularity, and work recovery. The study contributes a replicable structure for future pilot studies that can test Ayurveda-informed stress recovery while preserving participant safety and methodological transparency.

KEYWORDS: Panchakarma; Rasayana; workplace wellness; stress recovery; Ayurveda; synthetic practice audit