Presenting the fundamentals of Ayurveda, this workshop brings a broad understanding of the science of life. By removing the mystery, the workshop answers the basic questions of Ayurveda and corrects some long-held misunderstandings.

Ayurveda is presented in an uncomplicated and accessible way allowing students to begin a journey to make better use the principles.

A principle foundation of Ayurveda - the doshas. Where do they come from? How are they created? When and why do they cause disease? How can we control them? What does it mean to control them?

Primary to using Ayurveda in our lives, we must know our birth dosha. Online tests can be confusing and often wrong so a clear picture of each doshic type is explained and we explore the individual dosha balance to find out how to restore and work with our natal dosha.

We will also discover how Ayurveda views disease and how we can work with our natal constitution to reverse, and even prevent, disease.

A challenging title for a amorphous subject. It seems with each week that passes new diets are "discovered", a new superfood is "found", and more confusing "information" is dumped on us.

Ayurveda gives insight into why studies are not 100% reliable, why some diets only work for certain people, and how we can better read between the lines to know what to believe.

In this workshop we dissect modern information to find out what it really means - How are calories in food measured? Are calories a reliable measurement? Are certain foods good for certain diseases? Are genes an assured fate?

Ayurveda speaks of eating for your type. The part that often gets lost is... and eating seasonally. There is some confusion about whether fasting is beneficial, when to do it and even how.

We will go back to the classics to learn more about the cleansing rituals and how they are relevant today. Fasting, massage, yoga and routines for each type and for each season will be explained for a deeper understanding of what, how and importantly, when.

The things you ought to know about the practice but may not yet have been told. Bringing about an understanding of the fundamentals of the practice without integration of other styles. Ashtanga as it was taught.

Answering questions - are bandhas important? What is mysore? Why is my teacher stopping me at [insert pose name]? What will make [insert pose name] easier?

We first learned to use our legs through necessity, trial, and error. Given how well that worked for us there wasn’t much point in standing on our hands.

Except for fun.

And in this workshop we explore the fun and uplifting experience in grounding through the hands. We go from simple hand mudras through to advanced third series arm balances, focusing on the change in perspective that this brings.

From the first downward dog the closing headstand, the Ashtanga sequence squeezes in a change of view to challenge us out of our comfort zone.

Using Patanjali’s sutra as a guide, we find comfort and ease in being inverted. Not forgetting the strength which removes the anxiety, we include backbends and investigate the process which ends in dropping back with, you guessed it, comfort and ease.