!Ayurvedic Yoga (AyurYoga) in Berkeley, Oakland and East Bay at the Medicine Buddha Healing Center: The Bay Area's Source for East Indian Ayur-Veda

Indian Ayurvedic Yoga (AyurYoga)

The AyurYoga that Losang Jinpa and Vijaya studied from Dr. Lad and Betheyla has helped us to enrich the understanding of Ayurveda through the practice of Hatha Yoga, and to understand the effects that yoga has upon doshic imbalance. The courses that Vijaya and Michael studied were designed by Dr. Lad with the intent to assist and inspire those wishing to develop a clinical practice, and enhance and deepen the understanding of those who are already accomplished yogis and yoginis. This graphic is either reprinted with permission or is made available under the "fair use" provision (17 USC §107) of the U.S. Copyright Act for research and non-profit educational and religious purposes only. Picture source: http://www.euroved.com/ayuryoga.htm

"Yoga and Ayurveda go together. Yoga and Ayurveda are the ancient life disciplines that have been practiced in India for centuries. They are mentioned in the Vedas and the Upanishads. Yoga is the science of Union with the Divine, with Truth, and Ayurveda is the science of life. Yoga helps with enlightenment and Ayurveda helps with perfect health. So a yogi who does not know Ayurveda is half-yogi and an Ayurvedic Physician who does not know Yoga is half physician. The aim of yoga is union with higher self, but you can unite with your higher self only when you have a healthy body, healthy mind and healthy consciousness. So Ayurveda and Yoga are the foundations of life. They are two sides on the same coin, They are one. Asana, pranayama, relaxation, mantra and meditation are some of the best prescriptions in Ayurveda."

Excerpted from an interview with Ayurvedic Physician, Dr. Vasant Lad, B.A.M.S., M.A.Sc., from the September 1995 issue of Yoga Vedanta

The purpose of the AyurYoga classes taught at the Medicine Buddha Healing Center is to enrich the understanding of Ayurveda through the practice of Hatha Yoga, and to understand the effects that yoga has upon doshic imbalance. Losang Jinpa, D.Ayur originally learned from AyurYoga from Dr. Lad and Ayurvedic Medicine Teachers of Losang Jinpa, D.Ayur. The course he studied (1998-99) was designed by Dr. Lad and Betheyla with the intent to assist and inspire those wishing to develop a clinical Yoga practice, and enhance and deepen the understanding of those who are already accomplished yogis and yoginis.

The course taught at the Medicine Buddha Healing Center covers Surya Namaskar (Sun Salutation) and Chandra Namaskar (Moon Salutation), approximately thirty basic asanas (postures), various levels of pranayama (breathing practices), restorative postures and dhyana (meditation). Special indepth "Course Classes" for learning about Vata, Pitta and Kapha pespectives on all major Yogasana poses were taught as well as other aspects of Ayurveda as they relate to and are found in yoga. Introduction to the mudras (symbols) and bandhas (locks) was also taught. Also the Yoga Sutras of Patanjali was studied. These Yoga Sutras were learned by Jinpa at the Ayurvedic Institute's Sanskrit classes that are part of the Ayurvedic Studies Program.

Yoga is the process of becoming free from limited definitions of the field of consciousness. Then the abiding of the seer (I), in my own true nature.

Yoga Sutras of Patanjali I. 2,3

The Yoga Sutras of Patanjali...
"Though there are many schools of Yoga, the most significant is the Patanjali Yoga."
- Sathya Sai Baba

The Yoga Sutras of Patanjali
Paraphrased by Djwhal Khul
with commentary by Alice Bailey
File: pata0298.zip (488 kb) containing HTML-files.

These classes which blend Yoga with Ayurveda were designed for the beginner as well as all who wish to improve their practice and develop a stronger foundation in Yoga.

AyurYoga refreshes the body, relaxes the nerves, calms the mind, and increases vitality and inner strength. AyurYoga integrates Ayurveda and Yoga for the purpose of returning each person to their balanced state. This is accomplished with specific physical postures, breathing techniques and meditation, which are all part of the spiritual and vital practice of AyurYoga.

AyurYoga's gentle approach, and Dr. Lad's extensive experience of Ayurveda helped Jinpa to develop a new-found awareness of posture, breathing and daily movement. Jinpa continues to study and experience the simple yet subtlety powerful age old benefits of Yoga. These techniques are much more than physical exercises, they came from saints and sages (Rishis) who discovered them while in deep meditation.

Ayur-Yoga Therapist (Ayurvedic Yoga) Betheyla

Betheyla, the co-developer of the Ayur-Yoga curriculum with Dr. Vasant at the Ayurvedic Institute. It was with Betheyla at the Ayurvedic Institute and in California where both Losang Jinpa, D.Ayur and Sheng-wei Lan, C.A.H.S., trained in Dr. Vasant Lad's lineage of Ayurveda., studied Ayurveda's blend with Yoga (AyurYoga or Ayurvedic Yoga). This graphic is either reprinted with permission or is made available under the "fair use" provision (17 USC §107) of the U.S. Copyright Act for research and non-profit educational and religious purposes only. Picture source: http://www.southwestyoga.com/default.asp?s=presenters&x_url=%2Fdefault%2Easp

Betheyla was introduced to Yoga at the age of eight, began serious study and practice at the age of twenty-one, and has been teaching and consulting privately for fourteen years. Her love of Ayurveda and Yoga blossomed in the four years she studied and taught at Ayurvedic Institute with Dr. Vasant Lad, whose support and knowledge as a teacher of Ayurveda has rooted her in her present form of teaching. Betheyla co-developed with Ann Harrison Dr. Lad's unique AyurYoga curriculum taught at the Ayurvedic Institute.

Practicing yoga since childhood, she has taught professionally for 18 years. She is 1994 graduate of Dr. Lad's Ayurvedic Institute Ayurvedic Studies Program, where she was also on the Ayur-Yoga teaching staff for five years. Betheyla has also been a professional astrologer for 25 years and is now a student of Dr. David Frawley, O.M.D. She resides in Albuquerque, New Mexico and teaches workshops nationwide. Betheyla has taught for the Medicine Buddha Healing Center in 2001. Our Center plans to bring her here again to teach a seminar. Her web site is: www.betheyla.com

Ayur-Yoga Therapist (Ayurvedic Yoga) Ann Harrison, LMT

Ann Harrison, AyurYoga Director of The Ayurvedic Institute, where Losang Jinpa, D.Ayur studied Ayurveda and AyurYoga (Ayurvedic Yoga) with Dr. Vasant Lad, B.A.M.S., M.A.Sc., Ann and Betheyla and other Yoga Teachers. This graphic is either reprinted with permission or is made available under the "fair use" provision (17 USC §107) of the U.S. Copyright Act for research and non-profit educational and religious purposes only. Picture source: http://www.ayurveda.com

Ann Harrison, is the director of the AyurYoga Department at The Ayurvedic Institute. She began studying Hatha Yoga in 1971 and her dedication to and love of yoga has brought her to study various styles of yoga, including Integral, Iyengar, Kripalu, Siddha, Kriya and Kundalini. She is 1992 graduate of Dr. Lad's Ayurvedic Institute Ayurvedic Studies Program, and is a continuing student of Ayurveda. Ann was instrumental in co-developing the Ayur-Yoga Course Classes and Teacher’s Training programs of Dr. Lad's with Betheyla. These classes are a unique integration between Yoga and Ayurveda.

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Source: Losang, Jinpa, Ven., D.Ayur, Ph.D., Himalayan Ayurvedic Handbook – Notes from a Six Year Apprenticeship with Dr. Vasant Lad and other Yogic Buddhist Healing Masters, Berkeley, California: Medicine Buddha Healing Center, 2008: Online: Available: www.ayurveda-tcm.com, June 20, 2008. E-Mail: No E-Mail Available CALL US at (1) 510-292-6696.

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