NAMA Conference 2020: Ayurveda and Spirituality
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18 videos
26 total PACE credits available by completing the corresponding quizzes
Price: $425
Ayurveda and Spirituality
with Vasant Lad, BAMS, MAsc
Vasant Lad is a native of India and served for three years as the Medical Director of the Ayurveda Hospital in Pune, India. He was a Professor of Clinical Medicine at the Pune University College of Ayurvedic Medicine for 15 years. He holds a BAMS degree from the University of Pune and a Master's of Ayurvedic Science (MAsc) degree from Tilay Ayurveda Mahavidyalaya. His academic and practical training include the study of allopathy (Western medicine) and surgery as well as traditional Ayurveda. He traveled to the U.S. in 1979 and started the Ayurvedic Institute in 1984. The author of numerous books, Vasant Lad is respected throughout the world for his knowledge of Ayurveda. His work, which comprises over 500,000 copies of his books in print in the U.S., has been translated into more than 20 languages.
Duration: 1:03:04
Continuing Education Credit: 2
Price: $38
AYURVEDA SADHANA: AWAKENING YOUR INNER MEDICINE POWER TO NOURISH AND HEAL
with Maya Tiwari
Maya Tiwari is an Ayurveda pioneer and best-selling author working in the field for more than 30 years. She established one of the first Ayurvedic school in North America in 1981, the Wise Earth School. Through her humanitarian work of Living Ahimsa and Peace Mandala, participants are taught to create inner harmony. Maya is a regular featured speaker at the Parliament of World Religions and other inter-faith conferences worldwide.
Duration: 59:30
Continuing Education Credit: 2
Price: $38
AYURVEDIC YOGA THERAPY FOR SPIRITUAL WELLNESS
with Dilip Sarkar, MD, FACS, C-IAYT, CAHC, D.Litt. (Yoga), AYT-NAMA
Dilip Sarkar, MD, FACS, C-IAYT, CAHC, D.Litt. (Yoga), AYT-NAMADilip is a retired vascular surgeon turned yoga acharya, Certified Yoga Therapist, Ayurvedic Yoga Therapist, and Certified Ayurvedic Health Counselor. He serves on local and national healthcare boards, such as the American Heart Association, Hampton Roads Chapter, VA, and Life in Yoga Institute. In January 2019 he was awarded a Doctor of Letters degree in Yoga by the best yoga university in the world, SVYASA (Swami Vivekananda Yoga Anushandhana Samsthana) of Bengaluru, India. His latest book was published in 2017, Yoga Therapy, Ayurveda, and Western Medicine: A Healthy Convergence. Dr. Sarkar is a lifetime member of NAMA.
Duration: 59:12
Continuing Education Credit: 2
Price: $38
A LEGAL OVERVIEW FOR THE AYURVEDA PROFESSIONAL
with Susan Etheridge and Lisa Boldin
FOUNDATIONAL PRACTICUM – Susan is an attorney with over 25 years of experience. She is a graduate of Florida State University and Boston University School of Law. Susan is the founding member of the Alternative Health Law Firm. Susan’s legal practice is focused in the areas of healthcare law, business transactions, consumer products, and regulatory and advertising law. Susan represents various alternative healthcare practitioners and providers, medical associations, and natural product manufacturers, laboratories and distributers. Susan regularly serves in a leadership role on projects involving access to plant medicine, including products derived from cannabis and other psychoactive botanicals.
In addition to practicing law, Susan is an Ayurvedic Practitioner and an Ayurvedic Yoga Therapist. She is a member of The Florida Bar and the National Ayurvedic Medical Association.
Duration: 57:30
Continuing Education Credit: 2
Price: $38
Addiction: An Ayurvedic Perspective
with Anisha Durve, L.Ac, D.O.M., CAP, AYT and Purnima Chaudhari, CAP, Reiki Master
ADVANCED PRACTICUM – Ayurveda defines marma points as junctions between the physical, astral, and causal bodies.To understand the role of marma points in Ayurvedic medicine we must go beyond the confines of the srotamsi and enter into the realm of the nadis, where the proper flow of pranais restored for optimal health. This practicum will provide hands-on experience in marma therapy as well as the theory behind this technique for managing common diseases.
Duration: 1:01:04
Continuing Education Credit: 2
Price: $38
HOW TO HARNESS THE POWER OF THE DIGITAL AGE FOR YOUR PRACTICE
with Kathy Jo Staheli, AD and Amish Shah
This specialized practicum will help unravel the complexities of today’s digital marketing environment and enrich your understanding of how to navigate its continually evolving opportunities and challenges. Topics addressed will include audience demographics and psychographics, P&L, digital marketing analytics, search engine optimization, and social media marketing. You’ll come away from this hands-on training with a powerful new set of stories, concepts, and tools to help you digitally create, distribute, promote, and price your Ayurvedic products and services.
Duration: 1:34:41
Continuing Education Credit: 2
Price: $38
FOODS THAT NOURISH THE MIND (PANEL)
with Susan Wise-Bohlen, Chopra Center Certified Ayurvedic Counselor, Heather Grzych, CAP, C-IAYT, E-RY, Kate O'Donnell, CAP, Ashtanga Yoga Teacher, Lissa Coffey, Author
FOUNDATIONAL TRACK - Food provides us with not only sustenance for our bodies but also the basic gunas (“qualities”) that will either disturb or promote a peaceful and happy mind while nourishing our spiritual “bodies” as well. Our panel of presenters will provide examples of these foods as well as case studies from their practice that look at food’s role in emotional and spiritual health in a real-world context.
Duration: 1:36:14
Continuing Education Credit: 2
Price: $38
HERBS AND FORMULATIONS FOR DIGESTIVE DISORDERS (PANEL)
with Jay Apte, BAMS, AD, Kamya Pillai, Namyata Pathak, MD (Ayu), AD, and Jayarajan Kodikannath, BAMS, BS, AD
ADVANCED TRACK – Our panel of experts will share their experience of treating digestive disorders, focusing on their use of the Ayurvedic model of dravya guna to determine how to effectively integrate formulations from the Ayurvedic and Western pharmacopoeias. Each presenter will share a special case study that has proven successful in his or her practice and will include his or her top 10 herbs and formulations for digestive health.
Duration: 1:29:15
Continuing Education Credit: 2
Price: $38
INTRODUCTION TO KAUMARBHRITYA TANTRA (INDIVIDUAL)
with Ashlesha Raut, MD (Ayu), AD
ADVANCED TRACK – There is a special place in Ayurveda for the support of a woman’s health during pregnancy and the postpartum period. An understanding of all phases of fetal development and of how best to nurture the mother during each one is crucial to optimizing the pregnancy while securing the long-term health of both mother and child.
Duration: 1:06:55
Continuing Education Credit: 2
Price: $38
SCIENCE OF SLEEP (INDIVIDUAL)
with Mary Thompson, CAP
FOUNDATIONAL TRACK – Sleep is considered one of the three pillars of a healthy life. More and more people are suffering from sleep issues that can compromise health on multiple levels. Modern pharmaceuticals can be helpful in the short term but can also cause complications. Finding a natural solution is always the best approach. Come and learn yoga nidra, pranayama, herbal protocols, and other yogic and Ayurvedic techniques for improving sleep.
Duration: 1:04:38
Continuing Education Credit: 2
Price: $38
AYURVEDA AND YOGA FOR PAIN MANAGEMENT (PANEL)
with Sivarama ‘Prasad’ Vinjamury, BAMS MD (Ayu), MAOM, MPH, Chinnamasta Stiles, C-IAYT, AYT-NAMA, LN, LMT, CAHC, Priyanka Ingle, BAMS, MS, Ph.D., AD, Dhaval Dhru, MD, AD
ADVANCED TRACK – As the overuse of opioids to manage pain has reached crisis proportions in this country, pain management has become one of the hottest medical issues of our time. At this point, research into natural approaches to pain management and ready access to methods and professionals that can help should be critical medical priorities. Ayurveda and yoga provide unique, time-tested approaches to managing this condition, and both of these ancient disciplines are poised to become part of the solution to this modern crisis.
Duration: 1:34:10
Continuing Education Credit: 2
Price: $38
VASTU: SCIENCE OF OUR LIVING SPACES
with Michael Mastro, Author and International Speaker
FOUNDATIONAL TRACK – Vastu is the ancient art of sacred architecture used to create home and work spaces that support greater health, vitality, and joy. Come learn how to incorporate the life force into your living spaces and understand the science of energy flow within your living or working environment. A walking tour of some very special buildings built according to vastu principles will be included in this session.
Duration: 1:12:57
Continuing Education Credit: 2
Price: $38
AYURVEDA AND YOGA FOR PTSD (PANEL)
with Alana Greenberg, CAP, MA, AYT, E-RYT 500, and CIAYT, Shiksha Thankur, BAMS, AD Lisa Boldin, CAP, MSW, MBA, TCTSY-F, RYT, Dhanada Kulkarni, BAMS, MD AD, LMT, RMAS, BCIM
ADVANCED TRACK – Post-traumatic stress disorder is as old as time, yet its frequency seems to have reached an unprecedented level in today’s world. Explore the teaching tools available to help individuals manage this sometimes crippling disorder. The panel will address how to use specific Ayurvedic and yogic techniques and practices to create a positive rehabilitation experience for those who struggle with this condition.
Duration: 1:34:45
Continuing Education Credit: 2
Price: $38
YOGA FOR CARDIO METABOLIC DISORDERS (PANEL)
with Durga Lee, CAP, AYT, C-IAYT, eRYT 500, YACEP, Erin Koehler, RN, Arun Deva, CAP, C-IAYT, AYT, Dilip Sarkar, MD, FACS, C-IAYT, CAHC, D.Litt.(Yoga)
FOUNDATIONAL TRACK – The practice of various yogic & Ayurvedic techniques has been shown to aid in the prevention and reversal of heart disease as well as the wide spectrum of associated metabolic disorders, such as obesity, diabetes, heart disease, hypertension, and high cholesterol. Panelists will present an overview of the subject as well as relevant case studies that provide evidence of the benefits of yoga & Ayurveda for people with these conditions that has been validated by medical research.
Duration: 1:36:14
Continuing Education Credit: 2
Price: $38
AMA AND LEAKY GUT (PANEL)
with Manjusha Vinjamury, BAMS, AD, Clayton Bell, MD, Sheena Sooraj, BAMS, AD
Bill Dean, MD, AD
ADVANCED TRACK – “Leaky gut” or small intestine bacterial overgrowth (SIBO) has become a catch-all term in modern medicine for a wide array of digestive disorders. Understanding the role of ama in light of the latest research around the gut/brain connection, inflammation, and the microbiome is key to healing and managing many chronic diseases. Case studies will be presented highlighting Ayurvedic protocols for alleviating various forms of this condition.
Duration: 1:31:53
Continuing Education Credit: 2
Price: $38
MANAGEMENT OF RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS (INDIVIDUAL)
with Jayagopal Parla, BAMS MD (Ayu), AD, MAOM, C-IAYT, CMT
ADVANCED TRACK – Levels of severity of rheumatoid arthritis have distinct characteristics that beg for precisely tailored management techniques. Learn how to evaluate the severity of an RA patient’s symptoms and how to manage them using a wide variety of Ayurvedic practices and herbal formulations.
Duration: 1:10:38
Continuing Education Credit: 2
Price: $38
MANAGEMENT OF TYPE 2 DIABETES
with Kashyapa Fisher, CAP, LMT
ADVANCED TRACK – Type 2 diabetes has become a worldwide challenge that now confronts individuals at every stage of life. Ayurvedic and Western physicians concur that diet and lifestyle measures are essential to successful diabetes management. An integrated approach to working in concert with allopathic physicians will provide greater support to those looking for a more natural and balanced solution to this condition
Duration: 1:10:38
Continuing Education Credit: 2
Price: $38
AYURVEDIC MEDICINE, COVID-19 AND REFLECTIONS ON SPIRITUAL HEALTH WITHIN A PANDEMIC (PANEL)
with Dilip Sarkar, MD, FACS, C-IAYT, CAHC, D.Litt.(Yoga), Suhas Kshirsagar, BAMS, MD (Ayurveda), AD, Maya Tiwari, Vamadeva Frawley, D.Litt and Margrit Mikulis, ND, AD
TRACK FOR ALL: This discussion will be a practical conversation about the role and health benefits of using Ayurvedic Medicine as a complimentary therapy/modality for illness prevention, immune support and optimized spiritual health during the Novel Coronavirus Pandemic. We will emphasize topics of prevention, immunity, stress management, as well as health and social challenges since the COVID-19 descended upon our community. The experts on this panel will offer clinical pearls of wisdom and engage the audience in a conversation about their perspectives and experience.
Duration: 1:46:17
Continuing Education Credit: 2
Price: $38