On Sunday, December 9, Terra Yoga
will be offering an ayurveda workshop with an emphasis on keeping you
warm, grounded, nourished and joyful during the fall/winter season. The
workshop will be held from 1 - 3 pm at Terra Yoga on Front Street in
Issaquah (just south of Darigold) and will be taught by Bonnie Dike,
Certified Yoga Instructor, E-RYT. Cost: $35 in advance ($40 day of) You may
pre-register online at Terra-Yoga.com.
"The foundation of yoga should be ayurveda and the fruit of ayurveda should be yoga." ~Dr. Vasant Lad
Ayurveda,
yoga's sister science and India's oldest system of medicine, is the
science of living a healthy and balanced life by connecting with the
seasons and the healing power of nature.
As autumn
arrives in all of its splendor, unique challenges present themselves.
Autumn's cool and dry characteristics are connected to the elements of
air and space. The aspects of Vata dosha become prevalent, bringing out our creative and alert sides. However, when Vata
is out of balance, we may feel restless, flighty, anxious and full of
worry. Chapped lips, dry skin, constipation and colds are physical
ailments caused by a disconnect with nature in fall/winter.
Ayurveda
offers an array of helpful lifestyle and health tips for autumn,
including suggestions for warming and grounding foods, herbs, teas,
daily rituals, clothing, music, aromatherapy and yoga and exercise.
We
will begin the workshop with a yoga sequence created to bring balance
in preparation for fall. This practice will create a slower internal
rhythm, allowing you the opportunity to turn inward while staying
centered and grounded. When practiced regularly, a fall ayurvedic yoga
practice will also keep your immune system healthy throughout the colder
months.
Following our yoga practice, we will take a short and fun quiz to help you find your dosha.
Ayurvedic recipes and rituals will be shared to help you learn how to
live in optimal health. Finally, we will sample delicious local produce
in a deeply satisfying kicharee, India's favorite comfort food, and sip a
healing and healthful autumn tea.
Luxuriate into fall by embracing the ancient secrets of ayurveda!