Category Archives: Ayurveda

JUNE & BEYOND: From SLC to India!

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Hari Om!

In the last 5 years the yogarasayana travel cycle has grown to include many new and exotic places including the mysterious Greek Isles!

So it is with great pleasure that we return to more familiar haunts such as Salt Lake and Las Vegas and the amazing Moksha Festival right here in its home town! And find another (sort of) exotic locale: Boston~ for a Presentation on Ayurveda for SYTAR: the grand Conference of the International Association Of Yoga Therapists (IAYT).

All this before departing for a teacher training module in distant shores: Mani, Greece! Please come join yogarasayana for this, yogin-s! 

And a new direction in the India Retreats: From the familiar and safe haven of Somatheeram in Kerala to the wild adventuring in Rajasthan! Early Bird runs out soon!

And in between, in July, is the first Yogarasayana Study Course for Yoga Teachers and advanced and curious students: Weaving The Basket to be held in the lush mountains of Utah.

If any of this sounds like your cup of tea, please read on…

MAY 29 – JUNE 12, SALT LAKE CITY

consults, treatments, vinyasa krama, & workshops

JUNE 13 – 16, BOSTON

SYTAR CONFERENCE
Ayurveda 101 for Yoga Therapists
June 13, 2013
1:00 – 4:30 PM

In this seminar you will get an overview of Ayurvedic medicine and learn about the basic theories and practices that underpin this ancient sister science to yoga. We will cover the knowledge base in the first hour and move into how Ayurveda overlaps and compliments yoga and yoga therapy specifically in the final sessions. The seminar will be a balanced mix of lecture and experiential offerings and will support Section 1.31 of the Standards: Knowledge of the basic perspectives on health and disease from yoga and Ayurveda relevant to the practice of yoga therapy.The presentation will include the following:

  • Hilary Garivaltis, Dean of the Kripalu School of Ayurveda: Historical overview and introduction to Ayurvedic Theory
  • Larissa Hall Carlson, RYT, Kripalu Yoga teacher and Ayurvedic Consultant: How to nuance your yoga practice and pranayama with Ayurveda
  • Arun Deva, DAS, AYT, ERYT-500: Making The Case For Uniting Yoga and Ayurveda For Therapeutic Purposes: A Comparative Overview Of Supportive Principles

JUNE 20 – 23, LAS VEGAS
consults, vinyasa krama & ayurvedic cooking

JUNE 29 – 30, TEMECULA

The Dharma of Food

Saturday, June 29th
1:00-4:00 PM
In this workshop we will discover the Ayurvedic approach to food with special reference to our current food dilemma.
$35/$45 at the door

The Sacred Art of Eating:

An Ayurvedic Cooking Workshop
Sunday, June 30th / $45
This 3-hr hands on cooking & Ayurvedic eating workshop is 
limited to 15! Please plan on reserving your space in advance as it will sell out fast.It is being held at a private home in Temecula.

Please pay and register online

JULY 12 – 14, LOS ANGELES – MOKSHA FESTIVAL

Middle of June is the Moksha Festival, LA’s own Kirtan, Yoga and Ayurveda Fest.
Arvind Chittumalla has put together a stellar lineup for 3 days of celebrating including Jai Uttal, Snatam Kaur, Wah!, and MC Yogi.
The yoga and Ayurveda lineup is also pretty amazing and I am so happy to be included in both:
Offering a yoga class: Vinyasa Cikitsa Krama – A Therapeutic Flow. by Arun Deva
And a lecture: Why Vegan, Why Raw, Why Now – A contemporary Ayurvedic perspective

JULY 26 – AUGUST 4, UTAH

Yogarasayana Study Course: Weaving The Basket

10 Day Intensive in The Mountains of Utah
For Teachers & Dedicated Students

SEPTEMBER 6 – 13 MANI, GREECE 

Beginning September takes me to Greece and the beautiful Mani-Sonnenlink Resort for Ayurveda & Yoga Therapy ImmersionCredit: 35 Hours
*NYSY 500 Hour Master Yoga Teachers Diploma
*Yoga Alliance Continuing Education Credit
*Arunachala Yoga & AyurvedaLong time Ayurveda Therapist and Lecturer, Arun Deva, joins us from Los Angeles for an in-depth study of the secrets of Ayurveda, Yoga, and Yoga Therapy. Offered for the first time outside of his native India and the United States, this Ayurveda Immersion course will lead us into the science of Ayurveda and the deeper studies of Yoga and Yoga Therapy. Extremely valuable for Yoga Teachers and serious students of Yoga, this course will give you many wonderful tools for understanding and applying the healing aspects of Ayurveda and Yoga Therapy into your life, practice, and teaching.For more information on the course, please click here.

SEPTEMBER 22 – OCTOBER 10, INDIA

yoga, ayurveda, massage, temples, forts, wildlife & adventure

From Greece I fly to join Jutta Hecht for the fifth annual Yogarasayana India Retreat:
Anywhere along this journey that you would like to join me, I would be the happier and better for your company.
Namaste~
With love & light,
Arun

WEAVING THE BASKET

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This summer, 9 years of preparation will flower into the first Yogarasayana Study Course:
Weaving The Basket: An Interdependent Study Of The Relevant Teachings Of Yoga, Ayurveda and Tantra.
A 10-Day Intensive in the mountains of Utah.
July 26-Aug 4 2013
For Yoga Teachers and qualifying Yogin~s, long time practitioners:)

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April~May 2013 Events:

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Presently on a month long personal journey of healing and rejuvenation in a very remote part of India. In a little Ayurvedic Shala in the midst of a remote but very sacred village called Hariharapura. In the lush green state of Karnataka where the Western Ghats are resplendent as rain forests.  Read More…

Once back in April, the offerings are as follows:

SATURDAY, APRIL 13TH

Vinyasa Cikitsa Krama:

A Therapeutic Flow with Arun Deva

Vinyasa Yoga is to flow in a logical and sequential manner. Krama is the methodology. The goal is to find comfort in the various postures that our bodies (and minds) can take. In Cikitsa however, we find the benefits of the challenging postures through therapeutic sequencing and modifications to movement. Following any asana practice with Pranayamaincreases the benefits a thousandfold. Meditation then becomes a smooth lake into which to sink. Come experience a complete yoga experience for all levels. This class is suitable for both beginners as well as seasoned yoga practitioners.

DATE: Saturday, April 13th

TIME: 1 – 4PM

COST: $30 EARLY REGISTRATion / $40 at the door

LOCATION: Dancing Shiva
7466 Beverly Blvd. Los Angeles, Ca 90036

CONTACT & REGISTRATION: studio@dancingshiva.com
or call: 323-934-VEDA(8332)

SUNDAY, APRIL 14TH

 The Sacred Art of Eating Ayurvedically presents: An Italian Interpretation.

With Arun Deva, Jutta Hecht 

Chef JQ & Anjali Deva

Crostini, 3 versions of Pizza, Sage Ravioli, Garden Insalata w/Farmer’s Cheese, La Dolce Vita, Aperitifs, and Fig Tiramisu:  all interpreted Ayurvedically.
We will begin with a lecture on Ayurvedic Principles of Food & Eating and relevance to our current dietary paradigms.
Then we will look at Italian Food through the eyes of Ayurveda.
And then we get in the kitchen and cook up an Italian feast!
Served as a sit down dinner.
Bon Appetit!
Space limited. By Invitation Only. 
In a Private Estate in Vista, CA
12Noon-6PM
Cost: $150 per person.

APRIL 18-21

I will be presenting at the NAMA Conference:

Yogarasayana – Ashtasiddhi Mala:
The Ayurvedic Application of Yogic Principles & Practices for Increasing Rasa.

Rasayana is four-fold:  1) Longevity, 2) Maintenance of health, 3) Improvement of the mental faculties, and 4) Resistance against disease. The ashtanga of yoga can be thought of as an ashtasiddhi mala or necklace of eight magical powers thatbegins with the promise of the above. Recognized by Ayurveda as far back as the Charaka Samhita, wherein we are advised to have confidence in the efficacy of yoga practices, these eight principles when put into practice are very powerful medicine.  In this practice, we will first bypass the mind directly into the experience and then use the mind to understand and digest it.

MAY 3-5

Emotional Intelligence through Yoga & Ayurveda

Facing the 6 Emotional Enemies with the 6 Healing Tastes of Ayurveda

Course Description:

This course primarily uses the tools of Yoga, Ayurveda and Tantra to explore, in a practical manner, our Emotional Intelligence. The keys to our deepest nature, where our vasanas/karmic residual triggers for behavioral patterns reside are found and adjusted best only at this deep level of our being.

  • An understanding of the Vedic sciences of Yoga, Ayurveda & Tantra from the perspective of the three stages of immersion into a journey of self-discovery.
  • An understanding of the Ayurvedic concept of Taste (Rasa) and its energies and effects upon our Emotional Body
  • An understanding of the the Yogic and Ayurvedic concepts of the six enemies of mankind (shata ripu-s) and how they affect and are affected by Rasa.
  • An understanding of the Yogic, Ayurvedic and Tantric views of the workings of the Mind and practical tools on how to raise our Emotional Intelligence to the vibrations of Joy, Innocence and Creativity.

Tuition: $150
Accommodation options for the 2 night stay, per person:
Tent – $100
Dorm (4 person) – $130
Cabin (2 person) – $170
Cabin (1 person) – $280
Deluxe Cabin (2 person) – $480
Deluxe Cabin (1 person) – $390

For More Information Please Visit:
Sivananda Yoga Farm or Find Us on Facebook

The month of May continues in Los Angeles, where Jury Duty calls… :)
Coming up later this year:
Salt Lake City, Las Vegas, IAYT Conference in Boston, Vaidya Yoga Teacher Training (yes it is actually happening end July), Greece Retreat followed by two India Retreats: North and South! I pray to share some of this with you, my friend.
Om Shanti,
Arun

Upcoming Events: February-April 2013

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Spring is a time of rejuvenation. To honor this, I am giving myself the luxury of a one-month sabbatical. This sabbatical will be book-ended between the following offerings:

Dharma of Food

Dharma of Food: A seva workshop at Sivananda Vedanta Center, Los Angeles.

In the last 200 years or so we have weakened our ties to the earth. It is the earth that manifests our food. It is indeed time we return our thanks to the elements that it is made of: space, air, fire, water and earth itself. We do this by remembering that food begins with taste, carries energy and eventually turns into the five elements within. In this lecture we will discuss the Ayurvedic and Yogic concepts of ahara: that which nourishes us and pathya: a suitable diet based on individual need. In the end, food must nourish us emotionally, mentally and physically. We must change our language from “nutritional value” to “taste and nourishment value” to once again discover the joy of eating dharmically.

February 9th, 2013
2:00pm-5:00pm
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 February 15-17, 2013
Dallas, Tx:
Krama Yoga Center
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Program Information:

Friday 7:30pm – 9:30pm
Free: Introduction to Ayurveda
RSVP Required

Ayurveda is an ancient holistic medical science from India, considered by many scholars to be the oldest and most complete healing science in the world. A sister science to yoga, it is the healing side of the yogic tree. Its many benefits can be profound and lasting as a result of its brilliant understanding of human nature, its emphasis on individualized treatment, its focus on removing the root cause of illness, and on its unique theories of the doshas (individual constitutions) and gunas (mental attributes).
In this free introductory workshop you will learn the basic principles of Ayurveda with an emphasis on self-healing.

Highly recommended as a primer for the weekend Ayurveda Workshops.
2 hrs: Free but you must RSVP. This will likely sell out.

Saturday 1pm – 4pm
Daily Rituals & Healing Home Remedies

In this hands on workshop we will examine the basic self-care principles of Ayurveda and the immense power of self healing. From practical daily rituals to simple but very effective home remedies. Learn how much importance and value Ayurveda gives to preventative medicine. We will sip medicinal teas, taste the magical Chyavanprash, inhale and anoint mystical oils, learn self massage and other secrets to help keep us healthy, balanced and at peace. Handouts will include a list of common kitchen herbs and how to turn your kitchen into a simple home pharmacopeia!

3 hrs: $40/$50 at the door
RSVP under WORKSHOPS

Sunday 1pm – 4pm
The Sacred Art Of Eating: Secrets of Ayurvedic Nutrition

In Ayurveda, the principles of nutrition are based not only on what we eat but also on when, where and how. In this workshop we will learn about the tastes, the energies and the effects of food and their relationship to our own digestive fire. We will learn how food affects our physical as well as mental and emotional states. We will examine the values of raw as well as cooked foods. Consider what is a yogic diet and when it is appropriate. Ayurveda has made a science out of the art of eating, one that is based on the following formula: When diet is correct, medicine is of no need. When diet is wrong, medicine is of no use. We will also learn simple recipes that address our constitutions and health needs. Detailed handouts and recipes included.

3 hrs: $40/$50 at the door
RSVP under WORKSHOPS

 Sign up for entire weekend in advance for $70!

*Please note that it is highly recommended that you take the Free Intro Workshop on Friday or have a working knowledge of Ayurveda to get maximum benefit from these two workshops.

 Yogarasayana is on Sabbatical: February 20th-April 2nd, 2013

Coming up in April:

NAMA Conference 2013: April 18 to 21, 2013

Yogarasayana – Ashtasiddhi Mala:
The Ayurvedic Application of Yogic Principles & Practices for Increasing Rasa. (This is an Active Yoga Practice Session)