Fall into Balance with Ayurveda

5. Recommendations for diet, lifestyle, yoga, exercise, career, relationships, spirituality, herbs, aroma therapy, color therapy, etc. based on the client’s questions and concerns as they apply to the client.

6. A detailed dinacharya (daily routine) recommendation which includes specific instructions for optimal daily living.

7. Instructions for seasonal cleansing.

8. A brief follow up via e-mail one month from the date of the original consultation to see how the client has been implementing the recommendations.

Sunday November 9th 12:15 -1:30pm

Fee: $25

Sunday rotation will be taught by Diana as a seasonal ayuryoga practice to balance the change of season effects within the body.

Join us with Diana Pollaro RYT & certified Ayurvedic consultant at LivYoga as we 'Fall' into Balance with Ayurveda

Ayurveda means 'life knowledge'. It originated some 5,000 years ago and is the original form of medicine or healing if you will. From it, all other forms of medicine or healing have been derived. The constitution (prakruti) of the body/mind is made up of the elemental energies-vata (air/space), pitta (fire/water), & kapha (water/earth). A balance of these elemental energies is made manifest through the practice of yoga, diet, lifestyle, spirituality, the use of gems, colors, herbs, karma etc. These elemental energies are also what the universe and everything in it is made up of. When there is imbalance (vikruti), an elemental energy becomes a 'dosha' meaning 'that which is out of balance'. The aim of Ayurveda is to eliminate these doshas through recognition and eradication of the symptoms with which they are associated rather than wait until there is a named disease that is in a stage that is too progressed to treat or which is treatable, but due to the radical nature of the treatment that must be used, causes possible side effects and further suffering.

By striving for right relationship with other sentient beings, nature, and our environment, we help to create homeostasis within ourselves and all that surrounds us. Winter is 'vata' season; a time when the qualities of vata can increase and therefore send us out of balance. During this workshop, we will practice a yoga sequence aimed at reducing the accumulation of vata (air/space). Then, Diana will offer recommendations on how to mitigate negative effects such as constipation, dry skin, winter colds/flu, lethargy/fatigue, and anxiety, etc, that can be associated with a vata imbalance.

Handouts will be given and questions are welcome.

About Diana

Diana is a certified 500 hour professional level Kripalu yoga teacher, certified pre-natal yoga teacher, certified dansKinetics teacher, and will be graduating this November (2007) as a certified Ayurvedic consultant from Kripalu Center. She has also spent time in India recently studying yoga with a teacher from the Bihar school of yoga in the state of Kerala and experienced Panchakarma (Ayurvedic treatments) there as well. She also enjoys continuing education with teachers at studios all over NYC, LA, and NJ whenever time permits. When she’s not on the mat, she TRIES to surf and practices Capoeira. She emphasizes going deep but having fun & experiencing Lila (divine play) in her classes so, yoga with Diana is like a box of chocolates-you never know what you’re going to get.