This is the story of Nilima
The genesis of Prakritika is in the story of Therapist Nilima
Albeit a techy, early in her career Nilima had the opportunity to dabble in the backend records of conventional medicine, patient treatments and outcomes. As luck would have it, she soon got immersed in the work for multiple years.
Nilima got the opportunity to closely observe how things really worked in the field of medical treatments and this is where Prakritika started taking shape in the mind and in her thoughts.
With her exposure to health records and the observation of the successes or otherwise of conventional treatments, Nilima recognized that the modern medical practice makes some incredible technologies, devices, procedures and medications possible. At the same time, there was also realization that despite advances in treatments and technology, there is evidence of an increase in the number of people who suffer from complex, chronic diseases.
They include diabetes, cardiovascular disease, cancer, mental illness, auto-immune disorders, chronic pain, gastrointestinal disorders, allergies, and dementia, to name just a few. And, people with such challenges need more than what our current health care system is presently set up to deliver.
Roused by this realization, the urge to contribute towards improving the situation and an inner inclination towards nature and natural therapies, Nilima decided on the ‘path of wellbeing’. Even as a child, Nilima recalls she was always very close to nature, pottering around in the garden, planting seeds and saplings that flourished sometimes into sumptuous fruit bearing plants and at other times blossoming with seasonal flowers. Her recognition also that she could handle some of her own health issues through changes in food and changes in lifestyle, led her further down the path of exploring the natural alternatives.
Nilima felt a strong need for a platform to be made available to people where they can access the latest in nutritional therapy and complementary holistic, natural therapies. While the awareness level about natural wellness treatments is gradually increasing, given the frequency of such diseases among the general population, Nilima felt she could definitely contribute by way of Prakritika towards natural holistic wellness and health treatments.
Nilima became a Sujok Therapist and trainer certified by the International Sujok Association. Her immediate patients have been none other than her close family and her near and dear ones. With tremendous success, be it in relieving migraine pain, improving diabetes parameters or managing lower back or osteoarthritis pain, Nilima has proven to be the go to therapist in the family.
Nilima is also a certified Diabetes Educator with Lifestyle Medicine, Nutrition and the Metabolic Syndrome awarded by the Harvard Medical School.
Another commendable quality of Nilima outshines her qualifications as a therapist; through all the delights that life has offered and at other times the challenges that life has thrown at her, Nilima is of the firm belief that ‘regardless of our situation, we can find ways to enhance our well-being and enrich our lives’.
Unwavering in her commitment to apply this principle to the larger good of all those that are looking to regain their health and well-being, Nilima embarked upon Prakritika.
And what essentially drives Prakritika when it comes to rendering effective and natural holistic treatment to its patients?
Prakritika relentlessly attempts to answer the question –