Ayurveda & Educational Services

Initial consultation begins with filling out the form and setting up a one and a half hour in person meeting.  This will be followed with another 30 minute consultation. Your informative consultation will offer a plan unique to you which includes suggestions for diet and lifestyle, instruction in meditation, asanas and pranayama specific to balancing your dosha. The combined first two sessions are at a sliding scale cost of  $50 to $75.  Consultations after the initial two can be on the phone, skype, facetime or in person.  $25 per half hour, $35 per hour.

AN AYURVEDIC GUIDE TO HEALTHY LIVING
Ayurveda, the 5,0000 year old traditional medicine from India teaches us to know who we are, what is appropriate for our bodies and our relationship to the five elements of nature. By understanding our doshas (unique constitution) and balancing them through diet and lifestyle (dinacharya) we can improve health and general wellbeing in mind, body and spirit. I invite you to come and explore Ayurveda, the science of life.

AYURVEDA and YOGA, THE SISTER SCIENCES
For thousands of years, people have turned to the wisdom of Ayurveda and Yoga to achieve optimal health in body, mind and soul. These two ancient sister sciences have been practiced continuously since the dawn of human history. Ayurveda is considered to be the mother of all healing sciences, and yoga the spiritual science. Ayurveda’s job in all of this is to keep our body healthy, recognizing that in order to achieve our highest goal, enlightenment, we need a healthy, well-functioning body. Yoga is transformational, a science of self-realization. How do Ayurveda and Yoga accomplish this? The toolkit is vast and in essence encompasses all modalities that bring balance and harmony.

HEALTHY EATING FOR THE SEASONS
A fundamental Ayurvedic teaching is “When diet is wrong, medicine is of no use, when diet is correct, medicine is of no need.” Food plays a prominent role in well-being, so it is important to know the connection between one’s individual constitution (doshas), proper diet and lifestyle. With understanding of this relationship, one can maintain an ideal weight, have appropriate energy levels through the day, relieve bouts of anxiety, worry, improve memory by clearing mental fog and so much more. This workshop explains the teachings of how eating seasonal foods, the process of digestion, and the importance of culinary spices effect our health. Participants will be able to plan an individualized diet that supports their unique constitution leading to a healthy state of being.

DIGESTION AND CULINARY SPICES
Ayurveda teaches that all illness results from poor digestion and improper diet. The role of six tastes (sweet, sour, salty, bitter, astringent and pungent affect the elemental makeup of food and contributes to a healthy diet. With Ayurvedic understanding of the use of spices and the process of digestion, one will be empowered to make dietary adjustments that lead to and maintain health. In addition, take home some delicious Ayurvedic recipes.

SEASONAL REJUVENATION
Just as we change our clothing, adjust the heat in our homes, and turn the clocks, our internal selves make adjustments as the seasons transitions from one to the next. Attending to the interactions between ourselves and mother nature is a sure way to stay healthy throughout the year. This class will shine a light on the Ayurvedic perspective of keeping your unique constitution (dosha) in balance and healthy during the changes of each season.

SPRING/FALL/WINTER CLEANSE
Ayurveda teaches that the change of seasons is a natural time for us to reset our digestive fire which leads to many health benefits. A cleanse supports the elimination of toxins from the body, increases energy and vitality, supports healthy weight management, relaxes the nervous system and calms the mind. An Ayurvedic cleanse can be as many days as you prefer and designed to keep you nourished and satisfied as you go through the process.

CREATING MORE HAPPINESS IN YOUR DAY, AN AYURVEDIC APPROACH
A holistic approach to health and healing, this class explains that disturbances of the mind must be understood from a broader perspective that includes physical, mental, emotional and even spiritual health. In this session you will learn how we experience mental health with relation to the dosas, Vata, Pitta and Kapha, (energies that make up our individual constitutions) and the power one has to be happy and reduce stress.

AYURVEDA FOR WOMEN
Ayurveda aims to help women find and keep their creative energies flowing. It teaches us to begin the search for health by looking within ourselves and using the powers we possess to self-heal. This workshop is designed to provide ancient wisdom and its application from menarche through menopause. Topics include Life’s 5 Foundation Principles, Understanding One’s Unique Constitution, the Effects of Stress and Hormones on Health, and Relieving Menstrual and Menopausal Discomforts.

BEAUTY INSIDE AND OUT
“Beauty is more than just skin deep.” Explore through an Ayurvedic lens the aspects of inner beauty as well as beauty tips for specific dosas (individual constitution). Leave with recipes that you can make with nature’s products found in your kitchen and grocery stores.

A PATH TO BRAIN LONGEVITY
According to Ayurveda, there are three equally important aspects to brain health. Learning and comprehension, processing and retaining knowledge and memory or recall are needed to be at their peak in order for best mental performance and potential to occur. Ayurveda has recommendations to achieve this state of mental wholeness and balance. In this course the topics of memory decline, medications, diet, sleep, lifestyle and tips for brain health will be discussed. The good news is the brain is very adaptable and fluid and can heal itself.

THE 4 PILLARS OF ALZHEIMER PREVENTION
“The greatest breakthrough for Alzheimer’s disease in the past decade is the realization that the way we live our life is critical to the quality of life and brain health as we age.” George Perry, PhD. Editor-In-Chief of the Journal of Alzheimer’s Disease” In this workshop we will discuss research facts and the protocol established by Dharma Singh Khalsa, MD, founder of the Alzheimer’s Research and Prevention Foundation.

HAPPY BELLY HAPPY BRAIN
Science today is acknowledging what Ayurveda has been teaching for over 5,000 years, that by improving your gut/intestinal health you can positively impact your brain health. This workshop will show how the gut-brain connection works and the benefits Ayurvedic tips on both.

AN AYURVEDIC GUIDE TO HELPING KIDS STAY HEALTHY
Children of all ages are capable of learning to achieve health through a proper diet and lifestyle. Parents are able to prevent illness by understanding the body’s relationship to the cycles of nature and using food as medicine. The focus of this workshop is to shed light on the stages of life, and your child’s constitution (body type). Knowing what traits make up your child will help you identify behaviors that are out of balance. With this knowledge you will be able to treat your child before a symptom may arise.

STRESS REDUCTION FOR TEENS AND COLLEGE STUDENTS
Overwhelmed about the things you have to do? Stressed out about exams? Feel tired through the day because you can’t sleep at night? Not sick, but just don’t feel right? This informative program is designed to empower teens and young adults to take charge of their health through Ayurvedic lifestyle practices, just one step at a time.

Diet, according to Ayurveda, is not just about losing weight. Rather it is about achieving health by balancing your dosas. Eating in accordance with the seasons, at the right times of day, with the use of spices and herbs that stimulate your digestive fire will enable you to reach and maintain a proper weight. You will be coached to follow Dr. John Douillard’s (lifepsa.com) Ayurvedic Weight Loss Plan. Following an Ayurvedic diet and lifestyle leaves you energized, well rested, managing your weight and centered.

TURNING TO HERBAL TEAS FOR HEALTH SUPPORT

 Herbal teas, technically known as herbal infusions, are widely represented in the traditional medicines of various cultures, including folk medicine and Ayurveda, the Science of Life. Their health-promoting activities include anticancer, antimicrobial, antidiabetic, anti-inflammatory and antioxidant properties.  This class will go into detail on several herbs that are commonly used as well as those used in Ayurveda to maintain health and support the body through illness. Also, information about which herbs to choose based on symptoms, as well as preparations of medicinal teas will be discussed. If you are interested in learning about plants, their healing powers and how they can support traditional medicine, then this class is for you.

DIVINE SLEEP® YOGA NIDRA
“Yogic sleep” offers a sacred time when one can go inward for deep renewal and relaxation. It is meditative, heart opening and cultivates self-compassion. All that is required to do is to lie down and listen as you are brought to a place of deep calm, quiet and clarity.

AYURVEDA FOR A GOOD NIGHT’S SLEEP
Ayurveda teaches there are 3 types of sleep disturbances. There are those who tend to have irregular and light sleep patterns, but can be profoundly deep when exhausted. Then, there are those who generally sleep well, though somewhat lightly. The third type of disturbance happens to people who are heavy sleepers, can sleep anywhere but have the tendency to oversleep causing a heaviness and sluggishness through the day. The basic cause of a restless night is stress to the body and mind, resulting in each of the above disturbances. This course is designed to help you learn the causes of sleep disturbances and what you can do to get a good night’s sleep.

PRANAYAMA, MEDITATION, MUDRA and GUIDED RELAXATION
When you practice pranayama (breathing exercises) you are controlling the flow of life force energy and this has many healing benefits. Meditation brings awareness and order to life as you observe your mind and let your thoughts flow. Mudras are hand postures that focus and direct energy to heal body, mind and soul. Guided relaxation leads you to rest and restore on all levels of being. Come experience these ancient techniques which are part of Ayurvedic teachings that reduce stress, increase focus and clarity, and leave you feeling refreshed and relaxed.

IT’S ALL ABOUT THE BREATH
Prana is a word that translates as ‘Vital life force’ since it sustains us everywhere. As a bridge between body, mind and consciousness, it reflects how we think, feel, perceive and breathe, as well as our outer patterns of food, rest and exercise. Ayurveda teaches that breathing exercises, when practiced regularly, can guide us to health. Experience 8 Pranayama (breath control) exercises and learn the affects each has to improve your health.