| Shanti Ayurveda News July 2012 |
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| Upcoming Events | | Lots of great opportunities to grow, learn, experience, connect:
Free Second Saturday Lecture Series at the California College of Ayurveda
Taught by the teachers at the California College of Ayurveda
Ayurvedic Yoga Therapy Certification Intensive
Sivananda Ashram Yoga Retreat, Bahamas
Taught by Dr. Marc Halpern and Marisa Laursen, CAS
Ayurvedic Yoga Therapy Certifiction Intensive, Sivananda Ashram Yoga Camp, Val Morin Canada
Taught by Dr. Marc Halpern and Marisa Laursen, CAS
August 10-19, 2012
Aromatherapy Through the Lens of Ayurveda
A workshop with visionary David Crow
Sept. 14 - 16, 2012
The Herb Closet, Newport Beach
For more information...
To learn more about David Crow and Floracopeia's line of essential oils and aromatic treasures, please visit:
http://www.floracopeia.com
(For a 25% discount on your first order of essential oils, visit www.Floracopeia.com/discount and use the promo code: Shanti Ayurveda).
Weekly Free Pranic Healing Community Clinics at the U.S. Pranic Healing Center, Chino, CA. Please call for information, 888.470.5656.
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| Baked Kale |
 Recently, a very thoughtful client of mine (you know who you are, and I thank you!) brought me a beautiful bunch of homegrown kale. I decided it was time to experiment, and tried a recipe that a friend of mine shared with me recently. Wow. This is so delicious, and so easy, and so pitta balancing, it's almost too good to be true. Enjoy!
Ingredients: - Bunch of kale
- Melted ghee (clarified butter) or coconut oil*
- Spices according to your dosha (see below)
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
Carefully remove the leaves from the thick stems and tear into large bite size pieces. Wash and thoroughly dry kale with a salad spinner. Place the kale in a bowl and drizzle with small amount of melted ghee or coconut oil and sprinkle with spices. Carefully toss, then spread onto a baking sheet.
Bake until the edges brown but are not burnt, about 10 to 15 minutes.
This has the most wonderful texture and flavor! Below are the spices to use, based on your dosha. If you aren't sure which is best for you, choose the pitta-balancing ones at this time of year, as they are best for keeping you cool in summer.
Pitta-balancing spices: fennel, cumin, coriander, turmeric, mint, dill.
Vata-balancing spices: sea salt, ginger, garlic, basil, cumin, fennel, dill, oregano, marjoram, turmeric, thyme.
Kapha-balancing spices: all spices are good except salt.
*Ghee and coconut oil can be safely used for cooking; most other oils become harmful when heated. |
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| Greetings! | |
I am extraordinarily pleased to announce a workshop with David Crow, one of the world's foremost experts and leading speakers in the fields of aromatherapy (aromatic botanical medicine) and grassroots healthcare!
This workshop is the culmination of months of planning and negotiating. Mark your calenders and register soon, as space will be quite limited and we expect to sell out quickly. For the best price, preregister by August 15!
Please read the flyer... and article below for complete workshop information including how to register.
David Crow is a master herbalist, aromatherapist and acupuncturist with over 30 years experience, and an expert in the Ayurvedic and Chinese medical systems. He is a renowned author, poet, and is the founding director of Floracopeia Aromatic Treasures, http://www.floracopeia.com and MedicineCrow.com.
As many of you know, I have personally used as well as sold primarily Floracopeia essential oils for years now due to their superior quality, the ethical integrity of the company, and their clear and dedicated mission to supporting and uplifting ecological farmers around the world through sustainable agroforestry while helping to preserve and promote traditional and indigenous ethno-botanical knowledge of medicinal and aromatic plants.
Additionally, I have had the great honor to learn directly from David Crow on many occasions, and his teaching style, along with the depth of knowledge that he willing shares, in unsurpased. In this workshop you will have the opportunity to learn about Aromatherapy according to Ayurvedic principles, to experience the luscious essential oils, resins, attars and perfumes firsthand, and to deepen your understanding of how to utilize this plant-based wisdom to create health and harmony.
This is an event not be missed!
In gratitude...
Om Shanti (In Peace),
Marisa Laursen
Clinical Ayurvedic Specialist
Faculty, California College of Ayurveda
Certified Aromatherapist, Floracopeia Aromatherapy Foundations Certificate Program
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Aromatherapy Through The Lens of Ayurveda
with David Crow, L.Ac.
|  Aromatic Botanical Medicine - a Workshop with David Crow This extraordinary event will be held Sept. 14-16, 2012 Friday, Sept. 14: 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm (Free Introductory program) Saturday and Sunday, Sept 15-16: 10:00 am to 6:00 pm Price: $185 for the weekend, $170 if register by August 15. One day price: $108 (limited availability) Location: The event will be held at The Herb Closet, 215 Riverside Avenue, Suite 102, Newport Beach, California 92663, one block from the Pacific Coast Highway, at the base of Cliff Drive Park. For more information...
To register: Please contact Linda Miller, 949.612.8390, herbcloset.org. |
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"Any treatment that attends only to the symptoms is not a good therapy. The best treatment is the one that balances the whole and does not create any other disorder."
~Caraka Samhita, ancient text on Ayurveda
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| Free "Second Saturday" Lecture Series | |
 The California College of Ayurveda is pleased to announce a new day and time for our free lecture series. Previously held on "third Thursdays," we have moved this popular seminar series to Saturday to better accommodate your busy schedule and to alleviate weekday traffic issues. The series will be held on the Second Saturday of each month from 11:00 am to 12:30 pm.
Everyone is welcome! These seminars feature topics of interest to the general public, with our without any prior knowledge of Ayurveda.
Come for the informative talk and afterwards join the faculty
and seminar participants for a delicious lunch in nearby
Little India following the seminar.
For more information and a list of all FREE seminars at the California College of Ayurveda through December 2012, please follow this link: Free Second Saturday Lecture Series...
Classes are from 11:00 am to 12:30 pm, and are held at:
California College of Ayurveda
17100 Norwalk Blvd., Suite 108
Cerritos, CA 90703
(about 1/2 hour from Shanti Ayurveda)
Also, please note that new weekday Ayurveda classes begin in October, so this is a great opportunity to learn more! For more information about the California College of Ayurveda, please visit ayurvedacollege.com.
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Seasonal Routines for Health & Harmony:
How to Stay Cool During the Hot Summer |  In Ayurveda it is understood that many factors influence our health and well-being. Food, exercise, lifestyle, age, climate, and cycles of time all play a part. As we come to understand our bodies and minds, we find that understanding these factors is empowering, because with this information we are able to make appropriate choices to maintain health and harmony. Each season brings with it different influences upon our constitution. We tend to naturally make seasonal adjustments, such as wearing cooling clothing in the summer and eating warm soups and stews in the winter. As the coolness of spring gives way to the warmth of summer, the fire element becomes dominant and creates heat in our environment as well as within our bodies. During this time, symptoms of excess heat (pitta dosha aggravation) are most likely to occur, such as skin rashes, loose stools, acid indigestion, sunburn, heat stroke, fevers, overheated emotions (such as anger) among others. These are all symptoms that can occur as a result of too much heat in the body. The following recommendations will help you stay balanced during this season of sunshine and heat...Read on... Click here for the Floracopeia blog, Top 10 Essential Oils For Summer... |
About Marisa
| | Marisa Laursen, C.A.S., P.K.S., A.Y.T. maintains an active clinical practice in Chino, California and is a senior faculty member of the California College of Ayurveda, the Ayurveda College from which she graduated. She earned certification as a Clinical Ayurvedic Specialist and Pancha Karma Specialist, the highest certifications awarded at CCA. Marisa also completed post-graduate study with Dr. Geetha S.R., BAMS, ND of the Sree Sankara Ayurveda Hospital in Kerala, India. She co-teaches the Ayurvedic Yoga Therapy program along with Dr. Marc Halpern, founder and director of CCA at the Sivananda Yoga Retreat, Bahamas and at Sivananda Yoga Camp, Val Morin, Canada. Marisa is also a Certified Yoga Instructor, a Certified Aromatherapist, a member of the American Herbalist Guild and has earned certification in pulse diagnosis. Marisa is available to teach at your event or organization upon request. |
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Wishing you blissful health and peace on your journey,
Marisa Laursen
Clinical Ayurvedic Specialist
Faculty, California College of Ayurveda
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