IST Ref 20/50 Rasayana: Rejuvenation with Yoga and Ayurveda

Rasayana: Rejuvenation with Yoga and Ayurveda

Aims of the Morning

To revise the key concepts of Ayurveda with particular reference to its goal of Life preservation and rejuvenation.
To gain a better understanding of some key energy practices used in Hatha Yoga for Rasayana.

Objectives

By the end of the morning, students will be able…

1. To discuss the basic principles of Ayurveda including
• 5 elements and 3 doshas (qualities/ functions/ locations)
• the concepts of initial Purification, RASAYANA, OJAS, TEJAS AND PRANA
2. To practice a range of Asanas, Pranayama, Mudra and Bandha with an Ayurvedic perspective and particular reference to classical practices of Energy preservation recommended by the Hatha Yoga Pradipika

Aims of the Afternoon

To apply the concept of Rasayana to every day foods and herbs for maximum benefit.
To enhance common meditative practices with Rasayana techniques.

Objectives

By the end of the afternoon, students will be able…

3. To discuss everyday FOODS and HERBS related to RASAYANA
4. To practise a health enhancing and supportive Meditation Practice

Tarik has been teaching Yoga for 20 years and Ayurveda for 10 years. He is a DCT, BWY Diploma holder and also holds an honours degree in Ayurveda. He specialises in building bridges between the two practices to help improve health and wellbeing and create the foundations for a deeper relationship with Self. He also runs an Ayurvedic clinic in Central London. He runs Foundation courses, Teacher Training courses and a BWY Module in Ayurveda.. For more information about his work, visit www.yogawell.co.uk. You can also email him at tarik@yogawell.co.uk

Outline plan for the day

9.30 Registration and refreshments
10.00 Meditation and familiarisation (Breathing and Khechari Mudra)
10.15pm Asana with an Ayurvedic approach- Nourishing through Being
11.45 Break
12.00pm Review of the basic principles of Ayurveda and the key principles Purification and RASAYANA
Elements/ Doshas and their essences OJAS, TEJAS AND PRANA.
Agni and Soma
1.00pm Lunch
1.45 Exploring the concept of RASAYANA with references to FOOD and HERBS.
3.00 Break
3.15 Yoga Nidra for Rasayana followed by Pranayama and Mudra and Mantra practice
4.00 Chanting/ Feedback / Evaluation

Other information

Rasayana Chikitsa or Rejuvenation Therapy is a very exciting area of Ayurveda that relates to many aspects of our lives. The quest for eternal youth is something that is perhaps has old as myth itself. We all have that instinct innately within us, perhaps because we fear death or perhaps we want to celebrate life for as long as we can.
In Yoga, it is said that what we are really seeking is to connect with our Eternal Self which can only really happen through long practice and the Grace of the divine. Ayurveda however, is much more practical that that. Ayurveda has gone to pains to explore exactly how we can maintain health and longevity by looking at the foods we eat and the way we live.
Rasayana is a vast and complicated area of Ayurveda that involves many layers but in this workshop we will explore some of the simplest every day techniques including practices discussed in the Hatha Yoga Pradipika and some other ideas that I have encountered in other systems like Taoism and Chinese Medicine.
This workshop is for any serious student of Yoga. I will be revising the basic principles of Ayurveda in the morning but some awareness of these principles will be an advantage as I will not have enough time to build the ground work and do this subject justice. Discover Rasayana and be inspired.

Venue

Draycott Memorial Hall
Latches Lane
Draycott
BS 27 3UE

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