S1-Ayurveda + Aging Yoga Retreat 7.6
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SYLLABUS: Introduction to <strong>Ayurveda</strong> and <strong>Aging</strong>:<br />
History and Introduction to <strong>Ayurveda</strong><br />
According to <strong>Ayurveda</strong>: <strong>Aging</strong> is a disease brought about by time. Old age<br />
cannot be cured; it can only be palliated. The focus of this course is how<br />
aging inevitably creates an imbalance of Vata Dosha and that by<br />
understanding this we can begin to recognize what is going on in our bodies<br />
and know how to balance that influence, optimizing our health in this<br />
inevitable circumstance of aging.<br />
The Five Elements: Panchamahabhutas - The ‘archetypal’ Language of<br />
<strong>Ayurveda</strong><br />
The Doshas are the Five Elements considered in terms of the human<br />
individual<br />
The Law of Karma: <strong>Ayurveda</strong> is a consideration of the Law of Karma in<br />
terms of health and Disease. A consideration of the ‘Law of Karma’<br />
‘Heyam Dukham Anagatam’- <strong>Yoga</strong> sutras: “The dukkha or suffering that<br />
has not yet come can be avoided”<br />
<strong>Ayurveda</strong> in Nature: A look at the principles of <strong>Ayurveda</strong> in Nature- Sudden<br />
Oak Death, times of day, seasons of the year, seasons of life, location, etc<br />
The Doshas: the Elements in the Body: The Doshas are a consideration of<br />
the five elements in terms of the human body<br />
Dynamics of the Elements: Sankhya (the sister science of <strong>Ayurveda</strong>) and<br />
the Three Gunas- Sattva, Rajas, Tamas<br />
The Different Stages of Life and the effect on the Doshas<br />
Everything is medicinal and everything is poisonous; <strong>Ayurveda</strong> will teach<br />
you how to tell the difference between the two.