AYURVEDA
NEW COURSE 2024 Beginning Your Ayurveda Journey
My brand new online course will guide you through the basic principles and applications of Ayurveda to enable you to confidently begin and develop your Ayurveda journey.
Just some of the topics we will be covering:
- What is Ayurveda?
- The 3 Doshas : Vata, Pitta and Kapha
- Ayurvedic anatomy and physiology
- The signs of imbalance and Kriyakala (stages of disease)
- How can we maintain/restore balance?
- The Dinacharya or daily routine
- The Ritucharya or seasonal routine
- The Ayurvedic diet, faulty food combinations and supportive herbs
- Using Yoga, Pranayama and the Chakras to restore and maintain equilibrium
- Putting it all together into a personal daily plan
Course Dates: Monthly from 14 September 2024 to 1 February 2025
So whether you are a student or a teacher wanting to learn more about the beautiful and fascinating science of Ayurveda but are not sure where to begin, my BWY Beginning Your Ayurveda Journey course could be just what you are looking for.
Please click the link below for more details.
What is Ayurveda?
Ayurveda is an ancient, medical system which, although universal, has its roots in India. The word Ayur means life and veda means knowledge and so Ayurveda may be translated as the knowledge of life.
And, although ancient, it was and continues to be an extremely sophisticated medical science with eight branches of specialisms (including general medicine and surgery) which are there to support our health during the different stages of our life.
Ayurveda offers both preventative as well as curative methods and, because of its effectiveness, its knowledge and practice is now growing in popularity around the world.
A Healthy Daily Routine
Underpinning the theory and practice of Ayurveda is a deep understanding and reverence for Mother Nature and it is this connection to Nature that is at the heart of Ayurveda.
Although it can seem complex when we first encounter Ayurveda, when we start to recognise that we are at one with and a part of Nature, our understanding of this rich and complex system begins to reveal itself. We begin to develop an awareness that, by maintaining as much balance with Nature as possible, we will enjoy true health or swasthasya of our body, mind and emotions.
To help us connect with Nature and our natural rhythms, Ayurveda also stresses the adoption of healthy regimes such as the dinacharya (daily routine) and ritucharya (seasonal routine). These include simple but powerful practices such as oil-pulling, tongue-scraping and gentle fasting, as well as Yoga and meditation - all practices that will help us to uphold or return to our true state of health.
The Ayurvedic Treatments
The Ayurvedic approach to treatment involves establishing both the unique constitution that the individual was born with (Prakriti) as well as the nature of any imbalance that is present right now (Vrkriti).
This is done by way of a detailed medical questionnaire as well as both tongue and pulse diagnosis.
The practitioner will then use a a five-step regime to restore the individual's body to a state of balance.
This includes a detailed food plan, Ayurvedic herbs, simple massage, daily practices and Yoga (which my many years as a Yoga teacher assists with).
What Can Ayurveda Help You With?
Under the care of a qualified consultant, Ayurveda has proven to be effective in treating a wide range of disorders including anxiety, digestive complaints such as heartburn and chronic constipation, arthritis, endometriosis and menstrual disorders, headaches and migraines, hot flushes and other problems associated with the menopause, weight gain, insomnia, skin disorders and stress.
However, Ayurveda also stresses the importance of health maintenance and offers many ways to support this with simple daily routines, dietary advice, Yoga practices and Ayurvedic herbs.
Book a Consultation Today
As a fully qualified Ayurvedic consultant since 2021, I offer consultations either in person or via Zoom.
The consultation takes the form of an hour-long meeting in which I take a full medical history, as well as both a tongue and pulse diagnosis. I then prepare an individualised therapy plan for you to follow. This includes a detailed food plan, Ayurvedic herbs, simple massage, daily practices and Yoga (which my many years as a Yoga teacher assists with).
This initial consultation will then be followed by a 30-minute follow-up consultation two weeks later which will give us an opportunity to discuss your progress. Further follow-up/maintenance appointments can be made as necessary.
From 1st May 2024, the price of the intial consultation is £75. The follow-up consultation and any further maintenance appointments cost £45. Please contact me at [email protected] to book or follow the link below.
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Join My One Day Workshops
In addition to my private consultations, I also run regular one-day workshops.
These sessions are a great place to begin or continue your Ayurveda journey, designed in a structured way to help you learn the foundations of, and then build upon, this beautiful system of healing.
And, very importantly, these classes will also give you the simple tools and practices you can use to integrate Ayurveda into your life right now to improve your health and wellbeing.
Every workshop includes an afternoon Yoga practice to complement the morning's learning and a beautiful relaxation to finish the day.
Please join my email list for details of my next workshop in 2025
Ayurvedic Products
To help you on your Ayurvedic journey, I have put together a Self-Care Box which contains all the morning essentials you need to commit to a healthy daily routine or dinacharya.
Dinancharya is one of Ayurveda's most powerful practices giving you the opportunity to connect with yourself every morning as you perform simple but powerful rituals such as oil pulling, tongue-scraping and applying a medicated nasal oil.
I have taken care to choose only the very best products for my Self-Care Box which includes a superior quality organic, cold-pressed sesame seed oil which can be used for massage and oil-pulling, as well as a beautifully-made copper tongue scraper its own travel pouch. Each set also comes with full instructions.
Please follow this link for more details and/or to purchase.
Read My Ayurveda Blog
One of the foundation concepts of Ayurveda is the Theory of the Three Doshas of Vata, Pitta and Kapha.
These three energies or forces can be observed in the natural world, for example, in the seasons and the different times of the day.
Ayurveda also looks at human beings through the lens of these three doshas which govern bodily functions, one's body type and even one's personality.
Take a look at the attached three pie charts. Do you recognise certain personality traits that either you (or someone you know) exhibit? Which dosha do they corrspond to? Ayurveda can be an effective way to better understand ourself and other people, too. It's fascinating, isn't it?
If you would like to read a little more, please head to my blog post, "An Introduction to Ayurveda" by following the link below. Let me know what you think by leaving a comment - I love hearing from you.
