Topics in Ayurveda: 12 PACE Credits
Course Description:
Come be nurtured and guided by skilled practitioners as you learn ancient Ayurvedic treatments to cleanse, heal, and harmonize body, mind, and spirit. Learn the techniques of Ayurvedic bodywork used in rejuvenation therapy. Abhyanga (also referred to as snehana) is the classical full body oil treatment in Ayurveda, utilizing warm herbalized oil and rhythmic body technique to move the oil into the body.
Course Objectives:
• Participants will learn the basic theory of the tri-doshas and their gunas in application to bodywork
• Participants will learn a full body Abhyanga treatment with oil
• Participants will learn how to customize the treatment in balancing disturbed doshas
• Participants will learn the importance of sacred sound for establishing a healing environment
• Participants will learn about Ayurvedic oils used in the treatments
• Participants will learn the brief history and background of Ayurveda and the treatment techniques
• Participants will learn the technique of self-massage with oil
Course Start Date:
April 20, 2024
Start Time:
9:00 am
Course End Date:
April 21, 2024
End Time:
4:00 pm
Name (s) of Faculty Member (s):
Hilary Garivaltis
Provider/Faculty Bio:
Hilary Garivaltis is a Certified Ayurvedic Practitioner and Ayurvedic Education Consultant. She served as the Executive Director of the National Ayurvedic Medical Association from 2016-2023 and was the Founder and former Dean of the Kripalu School of Ayurveda in Stockbridge, MA. She continues to serve on Ayurvedic Advisory Boards and as a board member on the National Ayurvedic Medical Association Certification Board. She graduated from UMass Amherst in 1982 and went on to study Ayurvedic medicine in the United States and then in India from 1997-2007. She continues to study with the world’s leading teachers in the United States and in India whenever she gets the chance.
Course Registration URL:
http://ayurvedichealtheducation.com/
