Ayurveda Sequencing
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Ayurveda and Yoga: Sattva Vinyasa Practices for Balance
Course Code: AYUR301
Explore how excess doshas manifest as spinal misalignments and learn to restore balance in vikriti through targeted practices, including asana, pranayama, and relaxation techniques. Discover how to apply various yogic tools to different dosha imbalances and understand diverse perspectives on integrating yoga for healing.
Upon successful completion of this module, students will be able to:
Understand:
The principles of health and disease through the lens of Ayurveda and Yoga.
How to design practices that address dosha imbalances to cultivate harmony in the body and mind, based on Sattva Vinyasa Yoga Therapy.
Explain:
The three gunas—sattva (equilibrium), rajas (activity), and tamas (inertia)—and their impact on well-being.
Describe:
The effects of specific postures on the energy system and their role in balancing the doshas, with a focus on langhana (reducing/exhaling) and brahmana (building/inhaling) techniques.
Define:
Ayurvedic yoga therapy and how movement becomes medicine when sequenced for physical, mental, and emotional equilibrium.
The significance of self-awareness and self-responsibility in the therapeutic process.
Required Reading: Yoga and Ayurveda by David Frawley