Return to Self Seminar with Karen

Ayurveda is a natural system of medicine based on ancient Indian texts called the Rk Veda. The Maharishi consciousness-based approach to Ayurveda is unique because it recognizes the importance of meditation, and emphasizes the connection between mental health, quality of digestion and disease.

This seminar is an opportunity to learn in an informal group setting how stress impacts the body from the Maharishi Ayurvedic perspective.  You will also be given tools to improve your overall "stress digestion" for better mental and physical health.  After a short introduction to Ayurvedic concepts, you will learn a low-impact sequence of yoga asanas (poses) to help increase lymphatic flow, and improve skeletal alignment and function. We will close with pranayama breathing and meditation to increase the flow of consciousness and settle our minds for sound sleep.

We will discuss the impact that stress has from an Ayurvedic perspective, and you will learn why adding these ancient techniques…