Course Topic:
TIA (Topics in Ayurveda) = 5
TIW (Topics in Wellness) = 1

Course Description:
The mahagunas of sattva, rajas, & tamas are at the core of skillful healing in Ayurveda. Consciously identifying these mental attitudes & reflecting upon them as we work with clients—and ourselves—increases our effectiveness as practitioners, educators, & community members. Integrating guided Marma therapy & reflective listening with awareness deepens healing. In this course, we learn how to apply the discerning wisdom of Ayurveda with Marma therapy, communication, & the mahagunas professionally & personally, without descending into judgment or criticism towards ourselves or others. This course helps you build confidence in your ability to hold healthy boundaries & work appropriately with the resources of yourself & others, through guided Marma therapy paired with reflective listening.

Course Objectives::
1. Cultivate the awareness to be able to identify sattva, rajas, and tamas in yourself and clients in everyday interactions.
2. Be able to apply reflective listening skills in response to clients in one-on-one sessions.
3. Be able to feedback in a neutral and supportive way what you’ve heard another say.
4. Be able to respond with non-verbal means of support (Marma therapy) when alternatives to words & thoughts are needed. Amplify a “whole body-whole being” approach through the guided use of 6 or more marma points.
5. Discern when to use a sattvic, rajasic, or tamasic approach with yourself or your clients in therapeutic interactions.

Name (s) of Faculty Member (s):
Amadea Morningstar, M.A., R.P.E., R.Y.T.
Provider/Faculty Bio:
Amadea Morningstar has worked with food, energy and healing for more than 45 years, and with Ayurveda for 40 years. She’s the founder of the Ayurveda Polarity Therapy and Yoga Institute in Santa Fe, New Mexico, and an internationally recognized author and teacher in the field of Ayurveda. Her most recent book is Easy Healing Drinks from the Wisdom of Ayurveda. Amadea has a private practice in Santa Fe, New Mexico, offering Ayurvedic nutrition, marma chikitsa, lifestyle education and Polarity Therapy. It is her joy to work with ordinary people from a variety of backgrounds, adapting Ayurvedic principles and practices individually for them. Her broader interests relate to diversity, inclusion, and social justice and their relationship to ecology and planetary health.

Course Delivery Method.:
Live (On Line)

Course Dates:
October 12 & 19, 2023

Start Time:
10 am MT

End Time:
1 pm MT

Course Registration URL: (Registration is Donation Based)
https://amadeamorningstar.net/dynamics-of-ayurvedic-nutrition/