Principles of Ayurveda

Learning Objectives

• The Eight Limbs of Yoga and their relevance to modern life and our behaviours.
• Why are we here? What is our purpose in this lifetime? The four Vedic goals and their relation to our purpose in life.
• What is your true nature? Using the five universal elements and the 20 gunas (qualities) to understand and analyze our physical and mental body and understand who we are.
• How can we bring balance to our life? Using the tri-doshic theory and applying it to understand ourselves and others better and make specific lifestyle choices based on our and their uniqueness.
• Learn in detail about our unique constitution (prakurti) and states of imbalance (vikruti) so that we can tap into a higher level of self-awareness. What factors aggravate your constitution and what factors pacify it? What type of physical and mental health issues is your body prone to? What can you do to counteract this?
• Learn about your unique nutrition and diet for your constitution.
• Understand the role of agni and ojas in digestion and its effect on your body and mind.
• Learn about the healing qualities of spices and foods through the six key tastes in Ayurveda.
• Discover how toxins (Ama) are formed in the body and how to support an Ama-free body with simple recipes, dietary changes, pranayama, and asanas.
• Take a pause and breathe: Specific pranayama (breathing exercises) based on your constitution.
• Get moving: Specific asana (yoga postures) for your constitution.

Create your personalized protocol for yoga postures, pranayama, diet, and lifestyle plan integrating Ayurveda, Yoga, and modern science principles for your physical, mental, emotional and spiritual being.