Dave McConaghay, AD
Space, Time & Light
Jyotish is the study of how light changes as time moves through space. This session will illuminate time and energy management practices to make the most of your precious moments on this planet.

Day 2 ~ Tuesday November 7, 2023

Susan Bass, MS, AD, C-IAYT
Pranayama
In this pranayama immersion session, Susan will focus on the Pranayama, which is food for cells and gives clarity of perception and strengthens life force. When you breathe with awareness you can change your life.

Day 4 ~ Thursday November 9, 2023

Welcome ~ Heather Gryzch, AD

Divya Alter, Divya’s Kitchen
Ayurvedic Cooking
In this cooking class, Divya will demonstrate how to prepare Minestrone, a delicious Italian-style soup and one-pot meal which is perfect for the fall season. She will also explain how to "ayurvedize" your food--applying Ayurvedic nutrition principles to your favorite dishes to make them most suitable for your health.

Carol Nace, LMT, CAP, FMCHC
The Experience of Marma: Samadhi Marma Meditation Prepare for meditation in a blissfully balanced state between the mind, body and soul. From the Shanka Vansiya Ayurveda lineage, brought to the US by Vaidya Rama Kant MIshra, select marmani are activated to open your heart lotus, allowing the light of the soul to radiate over the mind and body, creating a state of Samadhi. 

Seva Ayurveda
Marmani Self Care for the Face & Eyes
Learn how to rejuvenate your eyes and nervous system with a marma face massage and simple techniques to add to your dinacharya.

Anisha Durve, DOM, AD
MarmaCare for the Heart
Marma self-care can soothe the heart, balance emotions, and calm the mind. In this demo from the Marma Bliss Therapy ™ tradition, we will work on stimulating energy points that connect to the heart with breathwork, guided imagery, and meditation.

David McConaghay, AD

David aka VedaDave is an IFS-informed Ayurvedic Doctor (NAMA), Vedic Astrologer and Master of Metaphysics. He offers Somatic Imagination Training to fellow wellness professionals seeking to enhance their subtle awareness, expand their clinical skillset and consciously accelerate their personal evolution. David is now completing his seventh year serving on the board of COLORAMA, the Colorado Ayurvedic Medical Association. Connect with him at VedaDave.com or @ayurvedadave on Instagram.

Carol Nace, LMT, CAP, FMCHC

Carol is a Certified Ayurveda Practitioner, Functional Medicine Health Coach and Licensed Massage Therapist in WI and NC. Her practice includes sharing Ayurveda as a lifestyle with a primary focus on personal coaching and teaching cooking at Retreats hosted domestically and internationally. www.bodhi-ayurveda.com

Anisha Durve, DOM, AD
Anisha is a Doctor of Acupuncture & Doctor Ayurveda. She is an Ayur-yoga teacher, and meditation instructor. She is a 2001 graduate of the Ayurvedic Institute after spending 4 years training with Dr. Vasant Lad and then co-wrote the textbook Marma Points of Ayurveda with him. Dr. Anisha is the founder of the Marma Institute launched in 2018 that has online and live trainings on ayurvedic acupressure. She is the past president of the Ayurveda Association of Florida. Dr. Anisha currently works at University of Miami’s Osher Center for Integrative Health as the Director of Acupuncture and Ayurveda. www.MarmaTraining.com  

Divya Alter

Divya is a co-founder of Bhagavat Life, the first Ayurvedic culinary school in the USA and chef-owner of Divya’s Kitchen, an award-winning NYC restaurant reimagining classic dishes through an Ayurvedic lens. Divya specializes in Ayurvedic cooking in the West, having taught over 30,000 students for the past 15 years. Author of two cookbooks, What to Eat for How You Feel and Joy of Balance, Divya began her practice over 30 years ago as an intern in the kitchen of a yoga ashram in her native country of Bulgaria. Divya is a certified nutritional consultant, educator and chef in the Shaka Vansiya Ayurveda tradition after being captivated by Ayurveda and how prevention and healing takes place through food.

Seva Van Why

Seva is a passionate and perpetual student of Ayurveda and higher learning for 25 years. She is the founder of Seva Ayurveda & Seva Ayurveda Academy offering lifestyle consulting, and Ayurvedic Body Therapy Trainings. Seva is a published author of The Ayurveda Spa Therapy Manual, and has held staff positions at The Chopra Center, Optimum Health Institute, California College of Ayurveda, and is currently the director of Continuing Education and Certification with NAMA (National Ayurvedic Medical Association). https://www.sevaayurveda.com/

Susan Bass, MS, AD, C-IAYT

Susan has a NAMA certification at the Ayurvedic Doctor level and NAMA/IAYT Ayurvedic Yoga Therapist who founded the NAMA & IAYT recognized school, The Sarasvati Institute of Ayurveda & Yoga Therapy. She holds a Master of Science in Ayurveda & Integrative Medicine from Maharishi International University. In addition to teaching at her own school, Susan teaches Ayurveda at the National University of Natural Medicine as Adjunct Faculty.

Yoga and Ayurveda: Appreciating the Essence of Vedic Wisdom in the Noise of Modern Life (2022)

How do we teach ancient practices in a way that resonates with the world today without watering down the wisdom that brought us to Yoga or Ayurveda in the first place? Through our conversation with our esteemed panelists, we will unravel the connections between Yoga and Ayurveda and its pertinence in the modern world.