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Ayurvedic
Living Course 2009-2010 Course Details
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This course is for people who want to informally study
Ayurveda in a way that is purely practical and personal.
If you've wanted to deepen your experience of optimal health, learn more about Ayurveda and are ready to integrate new
practices of preventative medicine, than I hope you email me for an application.
The
course is designed to experience and practice Ayurvedic wisdom through the changes of seasons. With time, as a group we will
study the basic principles of Ayurveda, apply specific practices and notice the effects. My intention is to share
the practical aspects of Ayurveda so that you become a resource within yourself for creating optimal health
for you and your family. We will use the wisdom of Ayurveda for an embodied exploration, expanding our consciousness
into the realms of daily living. Rather than adhere to strict rules, we'll simply refine our skills of attuning to that
which enhances our inherent nature.
- Ayurvedic theory & philosophy
- Understanding your constitution, and your health history, and ancestral history in
terms of the doshas and Ayurvedic pathogenesis
- Foods, seasonal cooking, and using the 6 tastes to heal
- Daily routines
- Seasonal Sadhanas (practices which invoke consciousness)
- Women's cycles, monthly and lifecycles
- Seasonal Cleansing
- Meditation
- Personalizing
herbal medicines, and using culinary spices, herbs, and essential oils
Course Structure (nine months):
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- monthly two-hour call and phone lecture
- monthly
homework assignments with personal practices & reading
- bi-weekly (2 x month)
small group support calls
- online discussion boards on monthly topics
- email support from Cate
- (2) 1 hour private
phone consultations with Cate during the year
The
group will be invited to an optional 5 days Spring Cleanse & Yoga retreat in Driggs, Idaho next May which
is not included in price. Tuition $1100
Payable in 3 installments.
Space limited. Email Cate for an application. Texts Primarily, we will use Textbook of Ayurveda: Fundamental Principles
by Dr. Vasant Lad ($32 on Amazon.com). A few other basic books will be recommended to purchase.
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