While western doctors often feel your pulse to assess its rate and strength, Ayurvedic practice of Nadi Pariksha takes this to a deeper degree of understanding. The practitioner ‘reads’ your radial pulse at the wrist, using three fingers, to assesses subtle vibrational variations at seven different vertical levels. This helps to determine the root cause of any ailment, whether emotional, mental or physical. By reading and understanding your current bodily constitution (vikruti) in comparison to the original or natural constitution (prakruti), the Nadi Pariksha practitioner can form a diagnosis and appropriate treatment plan.