Ayurveda Workshop Saved

As a mother of two and woman with a strong creative drive, I understand the delicate balance of living a full life and keeping my inner atmosphere calm. I love offering workshops like these because they enable me to share, in-depth, methods of natural living practices that have worked for me and countless others for millenniums. The ancient sciences of yoga and ayurveda are empowering. They attune intuition and refine ones connection to Nature. When I came to yoga I was a young college student floundering in her mental and physical health; as a young mother I suffered burn out and overwhelm. Yoga and Ayurveda have been essential in guiding me towards strength, presence, joy and reverence. I invite you to join me and our community to explore the deep wellness and freedom teachings of yoga and ayurveda.

This workshop is an introduction to ayurveda, the science of life and longevity from India; also known as the sister science to yoga. Learn Ayurveda’s fundamental approach to health practices and rhythmic daily flows so that you may reach your unique state of balance.

Learn or deepen your understanding of the bio-energies vata, pitta and kapha, learn the foundational teachings for balanced living, and begin to view the world through an ayurvedic lens. Ayurveda is a holistic medicine approach that considers all layers of your being - body, mind, and spirit - and harmonizes them according to your unique constitution.

Learn the foundations of ayurveda, in-person with Diana Despineres, and uncover your unique elemental make up (dosha) so you can best understand yourself and begin to shape your path to personal health & happiness. In addition you will explore the applications of daily ayurvedic practices (dinacharya), herbal suggestions, natural body care routines, yoga practices, seasonal cleansing methods and more…supporting you in living in balance and in health through Ayurveda! To get a taste of balanced living through kitchen medicine, a jar of ayurveda’s classic one pot meal “kichidi” will be included!

Diana Depineres RYT 500, Ayurveda Practitioner

Diana has been passionately teaching yoga for 18 years. She is also an Ayurvedic health advocate who teaches seasonal living, kitchen medicine, and healthy digestion. Diana trained to teach yoga under the tutelage of Advaita Vedanta and Vinyasa teacher Sri Louise; she’s an Ayurvedic practitioner graduate of Mount Madonna College of Ayurveda class of 2009; and she is a dedicated student of the teachings of the late BKS Iyengar and Iyengar yoga. Diana currently studies with Senior Iyengar Yoga teacher and mentor Holly Walck Kostura. She presently studies for candidacy of the Iyengar teacher certification. Her loves are her surfing family, her pets, her Colombian heritage, singing kirtan, fresh water streams, and the preciousness and potential of humanity and life. “Forging through years of practice to transcend root chakra imbalances: overcoming chronic SI joint and back pain, and reclaiming my power from paralyzing misogyny, the teachings of yoga and ayurveda have been essential in my growth and evolution as a woman and mother. They have bolstered balance and well-being, and have provided me with strength, resilience, clarity, and freedom in my body, mind, senses and soul.”

Wisdom Flow Yoga School was founded in 2007 by Jennifer Lynn. With an engineering background, Jennifer appreciated the precise alignments of styles like Iyengar and Anusara, but also felt the importance of celebrating the flow of spirit through joyful movement. Wisdom Flow Yoga blends the Yang elements of organized structure with the Yin of dance-like flow. Structure must align with the laws of nature in order to be strong and sustainable, yet too much dogma can pinch off the organic flow of the heart. Wisdom Flow Yoga embodies a balance of precise alignments and core-centered movement with a playful dynamic flow that keeps the pathways clean, clear and strong, and the song of the heart coming through. In our training students learn a set of elegant alignment prinicples based on the sacred geometry of the human body. We learn to balance these principles in all poses. We learn to ride the flow of breath as the vehicle of awareness to keeps us exploring and refining our body-architecture towards healing and joyful growth.

Ayurveda 101

Healthy Living through the Seasons

Saturday August 21, 2021

1pm to 4pm

with Diana Depineres

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