I love to eat, exercise, work, play, practice yoga, meditate, chant and sleep. But it took me a while to figure out in what proportion each of these things should take up my day. Sometimes I meditate so much, I don't sleep. And at other times I'm sleeping throughout all my meditations. Yes - that's me in your yoga class asleep in Handstand. And guess what really helped me to hone some semblance of balance alongside Yoga, living on an Ashram, chanting everyday, studying Yogic scriptures, working at McCann Erickson as a Project Manager, studying for med school? Ayurveda.
But what is Ayurveda? And how does it apply to you and your Yoga practice? Kerry Meath can give you a superb introduction to this huge body of natural healing from India at Love Yoga Co-op on Saturday, November 7, at 4:30 pm. For $10 - you'll get a fantastic overview from someone who studied with Dr. Vasant Lad, directly. Have I yet to go on about how I love Dr. Vasant Lad? Well, I Love Dr. Vasant Lad - 1 week of Dr. Vasant Lad and I stopped studying for med school. again - again yes the old doctor karma sometimes lures me back into studying genetics, anatomy and physiology from a Western standpoint. I'm leaving that to my momma in this lifetime. But I am studying Ayurveda (currently with Dr. Frawley's courses). And then I met Kerry Meath. She is a wise woman healer. I encourage everyone to spend time with her.
Kerry has given me such a thorough regimen of foods and herbs that work for my dosha (Vata-Pitta) - I feel like I could move mountains. Mountains, I tell ya. And what does Vata-Pitta mean? Air-Fire. In Ayurveda, there are 3 main doshas (my friend Li asked me, you mean like the flatbread? No, that's dosa), or constitutions - Air - Fire - Earth. All human beings have all 3 - but 1 can be more dominant than another. The dominant one is the one that often goes out of balance. And then bang-o - you wonder why it is that you suddenly feel "uncomfortable in your own skin."
Kerry will give you just some insight into how to fit Ayurveda in with your Yoga practices of meditation, asana, chanting, etcetera. It's quite healing and wonderful. Won't you join us?
Love Yoga Co-op, Saturday, November 7, 4:30 pm
2525 South Lamar, Austin, TX 78704, behind Maria's Tacos - the goddess leads the way, Santa Maria de Taco points you towards LOVE. But seriously, who could make this stuff up?
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