The Sanskrit word, jala, means “water”. The original meaning of neti is “to guide”. It has also come to mean “nasal cleansing”. Therefore, jala neti means guiding water through the nasal passages to cleanse them.
Allergies occur when a person’s immune system mistakenly believes an antigen (allergen) is harmful. Through the use of Ayurvedic Medicine, the immune system can be strengthened and the allergic response can be handled appropriately.
Spring is a great time to add green smoothies to your daily yogic diet to give you extra energy as well as to help keep the body light and flexible.
Greens have more valuable nutrients than any other food group on the planet. You might be surprised to learn that greens even have high-quality, easily-assimilated amino acids – enough to build the protein that supports the muscle mass of the mighty, greens-eating gorilla, pound-for-pound the strongest animal on earth.
Here are 10 reasons to drink your greens:
A group of talented Yoga teachers and students of Ayurvedai Medicine will meet August 2013 in Canada to participate in a twelve-day, residential training program offered by Dr. Marc Halpern, director of the California College of Ayurveda. Ayurveda is the healing side of Yoga and Yoga is the spiritual side of Ayurveda, this course is a personal journey within to create a lifestyle that leads to inner peace and healing.
This course can be taken as a stand-alone course for self-knowledge or as a required part of the Ayurvedic Body Therapy (ABT) certification. Students have 30 days to complete the course from the time the course arrives in the mail. Limited extensions may be granted upon request. The course must be completed prior to attending any of our Body Therapy hands-on intensives. The course consists of reading and answering questions. Some questions are based specifically on the reading and some are related to self-exploration and self-healing.
The online ayurveda training course offers the flexibility for students to take the program from home, without leaving their work or personal responsibilities. The program will begin in both formats in April, 2013
The California College of Ayurvedai will provide the courses in April, July and December 2013. The courses require training in Foundations of Ayurvedic Medicine (1 month online training program) or the Ayurvedic Health Educator program (1 year).
The Ayurvedic Massage & Body Therapy Training Course will be offered April 1-5, 2013, July 8-12, and Dec. 2-6, 2013. The courses require training in Foundations of Ayurvedic Medicine (1 month online training program) or the Ayurvedic Health Educator program (1 year).