Autism and Varma Therapy

Welcome
Parents of children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) have a critical need for treatments that will help their child. They recognise their child’s special gifts and qualities. At the same time they want their child to live more comfortably within society, to have friendships, to be happy, and to be able to have fulfilling lives in adulthood. Parents dedicate enormous amounts of time to treatment programs that are designed to assist with developing and improving the social and communication skills their child will need throughout their lives. Every success, no matter how small, is a breakthrough, a cause for celebration.
With our growing awareness and use of complementary medicines from non-mainstream traditional systems, parents may wonder if there are alternative therapies available that can help their child. And indeed there are. Traditional medicines and therapeutic treatments have formed the central body of medical practice for thousands of years in Eastern countries. Increasingly they are being integrated into the Western medical system. Widely known examples of these include ayurveda, acupuncture, yoga, kinesiology and energy psychology. However, these are only the tip of the iceberg. Literally, thousands of traditional therapies and medicines from around the world have been used with great effect throughout the ages. Many of these are still practiced today, mostly within their countries of origin.
From the knowledge developed within one of the leading traditional medical systems, a new treatment for children with ASD has been developed. It is currently being used in India and Malaysia, and great success stories are beginning to emerge. This treatment method is called Varma Therapy and it origins can be found in the ancient Siddha medical sciences of India. It has received little exposure in Western culture to date, as there has been no clear platform for its introduction until now. However, with the increasing uptake and application of traditional medicines and healing systems, Varma Therapy is beginning to receive the attention and recognition it deserves.
Varma Therapy involves the activation of energetic vital points in the body through gentle massage. This massage technique influences the body’s subtle energetic system and balances the electrochemical functioning of the brain and central nervous system. The varmam technique taught in this book has been specifically designed to help children with ASD. The beauty of this therapy is that parents can

safely and effectively give this therapy to their own child at home. It is easy to learn, non-invasive, and drug free. It provides parents with a loving, hands-on method for helping their child.
This pictorial self-help guide has been written to allow parents, children and the wider community to utilise the therapeutic benefits of Varma Therapy. Read with an open mind and a sense of hope. The practical techniques described in this book are both highly empowering and effec

Foreword
This book contains time-tested practical wisdom from ancient Indian Siddha science, the mother of all medical systems, including the well-known ayurveda. It reveals information on how to manage and treat autism using the Siddha science of Varma Kalai (the art of life force manipulation). The author of this book, Sri Pranaji has brought traditional knowledge pertaining to autism into the modern arena in a systematic and practical way. Through the Siddha Applied Science Institute (SASI), he has pioneered the use of energetically enhanced Siddha therapies to cure diseases. I applaud Sri Pranaji in being a unifying force of Siddha knowledge, through travelling to India and working with traditional Siddhar physicians to bring this ancient wisdom to light. He has walked against the norms to reveal secret knowledge of varmam to the world through this book. The book provides the reader with a non-invasive, effective, system for improving the lives of autistic children. The book is a must-read for parents, physical therapists and any person who has the heart to help these special children.
As a close affiliate of SASI and a student of Sri Pranaji, I am privileged to have been able to both contribute the herbal section of this book and be asked to write this foreword. As a medical scientist and molecular virologist, I have great faith in the ancient systems of the Siddhars and have been blessed to have been trained and gifted with ancient manuscripts on Varma Kalai, alchemy and Siddha medicine. In both my past experiences and current research on varmam, I am tremendously impressed by its practical content, which is derived from the sacred knowledge of the brain, closely guarded secrets of the Indian spiritual lineages of the Siddhars, and their practices in enhancing human brain function. I have used this method of Varma Therapy to treat autistic children with high success rates and have trained many parents in these techniques.
It is with great happiness and thankfulness that I commend this book - a modern gem on the subject of autism treatment.
Surej Aloysius(CEO, Cittar Herbals Integrated Pvt. Ltd., Varma Kalai Researcher, Former Faculty for Varmam, SASI, Former Research Scientist with the Indian Government)