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Harmonize Mind, Body & Spirit Through Ayurveda

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Suggested donation $20

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Ayurveda is an ancient, sacred system of health care. Originating in India over 5000 years ago, Ayurveda is a comprehensive, personalized, wellness focused system.
Ayurveda offers guidance on diet, lifestyle, seasonal and daily routines, herbal supplements, and body treatments such as massage, for detoxification and stress reduction. The literal translation of the word Ayurveda is a composite of two Sanskrit words Ayus, meaning ‘longevity’ and Veda, referring to ‘wisdom’. Ayurveda views health as the equilibrium of the three biological energies, termed doshas (Vata, Pitta and Kapha), the seven tissues (Dhatus), a strong, balanced digestive fire (agni ), a pleasant soul, and peaceful balanced senses and mind. Ayurveda addresses all aspects of life, such as consciousness, physiology, behavior, and how to appropriately engage with our environment.
A foundational concept in Ayurveda is Prakruti, each individual’s unique constitution, which is established at birth. An individual’s Prakruti determines the ease or difficulty one experiences in their interface with conditions such as climate, seasons, diet, stress, etc… While Ayurveda honors dietary variations, or food choices based on availability, acceptability, customs, and traditions, it has guidelines that are individualized in respect to one’s Prakruti. In the course of our life we experience obstacles such as mental-emotional stress, and bodily challenges in the form of sickness, injury and aging. Ayurveda offers guidance and natural solutions in response to these health challenges, as well as recommendations and routines for a long, healthy, happy life.

1 Hour Continuing education for health professionals

Vaidya Sheena Sooraj is an experienced Ayurvedic practitioner from Kerala, India. Coming from a family with a strong Ayurvedic background, she developed her passion for Ayurveda at a young age, as her grandfather was a well-known Ayurvedic physician and astrologer. She received her Bachelor’s Degree in Ayurvedic Medical Science from Mahatma Gandhi University, Kerala. After practicing in India for 14 years, she relocated to America. Vaidya Sheena is currently working at Kerala Ayurveda Academy and wellness center, Milpitas as a core faculty as well as practitioner and a visiting faculty at The Arogya Center, New Mexico. She has successfully managed a wide range of diseases. She is an active advocate of Ayurveda and is an experienced public speaker.She is a panel presenter for the last three years at NAMA (National Ayurvedic Medical Association, USA) and conducts many webinars on Ayurveda.

2020-05-31T16:56:27-07:00May 26th, 2020|Tags: |

Make Your Own Probiotics! The Art of Making Sauerkraut

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Suggested donation $15-25

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Not only does sauerkraut provide probiotics and vitamin K2, it also helps improve digestion and strengthens the immune system. In this one-hour workshop, we will show you how easy it is to make sauerkraut in the comfort of your own kitchen. We’ll begin with a little demo, while you follow and participate in your own process. After the workshop, you’ll have at home a jar of sauerkraut to ferment.
What to have ready:

· an empty 1-quart wide-mouth mason jar (shown in picture)
· apron
· a pair of latex gloves if you don’t want to touch the sauerkraut with your bare hands
· one cabbage
· a handle of dill
· 3″ ginger
· 3T dill and caraway seeds
· 1T kosher or gray salt
· 1 sharp knife
· 1 large cutting board
· 1 extra large bowl

 

BIO: Pearl Bindu Chaozon Bauer
My name is Pearl Bindu Bauer and I’ve been practicing yoga for over 15 years, teaching for 7. The literal meaning of yoga is “union” and what I love about yoga is how it helps me find alignment in my body/mind/spirit and physical/emotional connections. While meditating helps me stay calm, the asana practice on the mat helps me come into my body – so the balance between the two is key for my daily practice. In my Hatha 2 classes, I often incorporate an intentional practice – for example, I do a series on the Yamas and a series on the Niyamas so we meditate on principles of yoga while practicing mantras and asanas on the mat. I am also trained in yoga therapy which finds ways of how the practice of yoga can help with the understanding of common illnesses and conditions so people who are undergoing physical and emotional trauma can live a more easeful existence. While stretching and strengthening the physical body are a big part of the yoga practice, we also focus on deep relaxation, breath work and meditation as practices that are equally important to our well being.

2020-06-06T07:25:06-07:00May 26th, 2020|Tags: |

Finding Fulfillment in an Age of Fear, The Practical Principles of Yoga

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Suggested donation $15-25

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Part 1 of 2

We live in an age characterized by an increasing sense of uncertainty and insecurity. The specter of a fragile economy looms over us, and our workaholic culture is rampant with greed, deception, and “image is everything” messages. Making life meaningful can seem impossible when we feel so driven to get ahead.

In part I of this workshop, Ramananda will present the distilled wisdom of the Yoga teachings as a foundation for living a fulfilling life. We will each reflect on which principles most effectively address our personal needs and explore how to integrate these teachings and practices into our lives in practical ways. Part II will go into more depth and provide an opportunity to follow up on our efforts.

 

Swami Ramananda is the Executive Director of Integral Yoga Institute in San Francisco and a greatly respected senior teacher in the Integral Yoga tradition, who has been practicing Yoga for over 40 years. Ramananda offers practical methods of integrating the timeless teachings and practices of yoga into daily life, and transforming the painful aspects of human experience into steps toward realizing one’s full potential.
He leads beginner, intermediate and advanced level yoga teacher training programs in San Francisco, and offers a variety of programs in many locations in the U. S., Europe and South America. Ramananda trains Yoga teachers to bring Yoga into corporate, hospital and medical settings and has taught mind/body wellness programs in many locations. He is a founding board member of the Yoga Alliance, a national registry that supports and promotes yoga teachers as professionals. His warmth, wisdom and sense of humor have endeared him to many.

Join Swami Ramananda for Part 2 of this 2 part workshop – Wed. June 24 @ 7:00 pm – 8:30 pm, click here

2020-06-05T10:43:15-07:00May 26th, 2020|Tags: , |

Knees Need Good Yoga

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$40 Regular
$35 Early bird, ends May 9th

Yoga Therapy Clinic presents:

Most people with knee issues can benefit from more understanding of the causes and learn to target their yoga to strengthen the supporting muscles. You can increase stability and maintain essential
mobility with this understanding and application of the correct techniques.
We will explore fundamental stretches and strengthening postures for the knees in this workshop and
receive a short written practice to do at home to continue this work.
Keep on walking and doing all the things you love to do by cultivating happy knees.

Attendees can receive two hours of CE training which meet Yoga Alliance or IAYT standards.

 

Dawn Summers has been teaching yoga since 1985 and is a certified Yoga Therapist in the Viniyoga tradition. She has also trained yoga teachers and yoga therapists.
Dawn has considerable experience working therapeutically with individual students to develop an appropriate yoga practice. She also has trained yoga and aerobics instructors, and is most grateful to her teachers – Swami Satchidananda (1985 IYI certification) and Swami Asokananda (Advanced IYI Certification); Gary Kraftsow (certified 1992, 2000), T.K.V. Desikachar (1994, Chennai India). She has assisted with training yoga teachers at Yogaville and was Teacher Training Coordinator for American Viniyoga Institute (AVI). She has also been a Senior Faculty training yoga therapists with AVI. She teaches in San Francisco and Pacifica.

2020-05-22T11:53:50-07:00April 19th, 2020|Tags: , |
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