2022 IMMERSIONS AND WEBINAR SCHEDULE
Jan. 24, 2022 | 10am MST
NOURISHED SELF: AYURVEDIC COOKING FREE PREVIEW SESSION
Have you wanted learn how Ayurveda can impact your daily nutirion routines? We are excited to bring a new 4 week immersion where we will explore how Ayurveda looks are nutrition, digestion, assimiliation and eliminiation. Learn about the 4-week cooking and nutrition immersion and pick up a few tips and tricks in this 1-hour free live webinar.
Instructor: Sneha Raichada, MPT, CAP, E-RYT-200
Replay availabe: Yes
Price: $0
Jan. 25, 2022 | 8:30am MST
LIVING IN BALANCE: PRINCIPLES OF AYURVEDA FREE PREVIEW
Ayurveda is a true holistic approach to health and wellness, incorporating diet, herbal remedies, massage therapy, yoga, meditation, breath work, and more. Come learn how to live optimally - elevating ourselves and those around us - as we dive into the healing art of Ayurveda! Learn about the 4-week immersion and pick up a few tips and tricks in this 1-hour free live webinar.
Instructor: Mitesh Raichada, CAP
Replay availabe: Yes
Price: $0
May 25 - June 20, 2022
ART OF THE PULSE: AYURVEDIC PULSE READING IMMERSION
Learn the science and art of pulse from world-renowned Ayurvedic master, Vasant Lad, BAM&S, MASc, founder and director of The Ayurvedic Institute! This ancient science goes far beyond rate and rhythm - Vasant Lad will teach you seven levels of the pulse.
These levels probe the physical and subtle aspects of our being, from the organs and tissues to the chakras and inherent qualities of the mind. You will not only learn proper technique but understand how to interpret this wisdom at the tips of your fingertips.
Instructor: Vasant Lad, BAM&S, MASc, Mitesh Raichada, CAP, Sneha Raichada, MPT, CAP, E-RYT-200
Replay availabe: Yes
Price: $899
June 8 - June 28, 2022
BREATH OF LIFE: A 21 DAY PRANAYAMA IMMERSION
Your breath nourishes you in body, mind, and spirit, and is integral to your ability to heal (physically and emotionally), recover from illness, adapt to stress, regulate emotions, and live your most vibrant life. By learning and engaging with ancient pranayama techniques on a daily basis, you can expect to not only develop a deeper relationship with your breath, but also reinvigorate your physical, emotional, and spiritual health.
You’ll leave this 21-day Pranayama Immersion empowered with the tools you need to help restore balance to your being, strengthen your mind-body connection, and regulate emotional stress with breath practices that can support you throughout your day.
These Ayurvedic breathing techniques are those taught by Vasant Lad, BAM&S, MASc, founder and director of The Ayurvedic Institute to his students, and who will join this course for a live Q&A session.
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Instructor: Vasant Lad, BAM&S, MASc, Mitesh Raichada, CAP, Nishita Shah, CAP, E-RYT-500, C-IAYT
Replay availabe: Yes
Price: $249
June 13 - July 1, 2022
HEALING TOUCH MARMA IMMERSION 3: CASE STUDIES AND PATHOLOGY
In this final instalment of our marma immersions, Vasant Lad and Sneha Raichada will look at particular case studies and pathologies - how they present in our body, or the body of our patient/client, and how marma point therapy can be employed to help alleviate these ailments and improve health in certain organs and tissues.
This immersion will also provide an understanding of how Marma therapy can address certain pathologies and recurring issues within the physical body.
Instructor: Vasant Lad BAM&S, MASc and Sneha Raichada, MPT, CAP, E-RYT-200
Replay availabe: Yes
Price: $299
June 17, 2022 | 10am MDT
EXPLORING RASA VAHA SROTAS: THE CHANNELS OF NUTRITION
With Vasant Lad, BAM&S, MASc, founder and director of The Ayurvedic Institute, you will explore the particular ways the Rasa Vaha Srotamsi of the body become imbalanced and the signs and symptoms that manifest as a result - with a particular lens on the plasma and lymphatic systems. Together exploring the physical, emotional, mental, and spiritual impacts of these imbalances.
Vasant Lad will offer the insights he’s gained through decades of clinical Ayurvedic experience, teaching you comprehensive methods to manage Rasa Vaha Srotas disorders in yourself and your clients by using Ayurvedic herbs, dietary interventions, and lifestyle amendments to restore balance and health to this critical channel within the body.
Instructor: Vasant Lad BAM&S, MASc
Replay availabe: Yes
Price: $150
June 24, 2022 | 10am MDT
EXPLORING RAKTA VAHA SROTAS: THE CHANNELS OF THE BLOOD
In this webinar Vasant Lad, BAM&S, MASc, founder and director of The Ayurvedic Institute, will unpack the particular imbalances that can present in the Rakta Vaha Srotamsi of the body and the signs and symptoms that indicate an imbalance may be occurring in the patient.
Vasant Lad will draw on his decades of clinical Ayurvedic experience, as he explores techniques and methods to manage Rakta Vaha Srotas disorders in yourself and your clients by using Ayurvedic herbs, dietary interventions, and lifestyle amendments to restore balance and health to these critical channels of the body.
Instructor: Vasant Lad BAM&S, MASc
Replay availabe: Yes
Price: $150
Kick off: July 18; Cleanse: July 24 - Aug. 2, 2022
HOME CLEANSE: SUMMER INTO FALL
Your journey to optimal living starts right here, with 9 days of Ayurvedic cleansing proven to energize you in mind, body, and spirit. With structured daily exercises, nourishing and detoxing meal plans, and meditations, yoga, and journal prompts to facilitate emotional and spiritual rebalancing, this program is designed for anyone who is ready to feel better.
Guided by experienced practitioners through each step of the at-home cleanse, this traditional detox program utilizes ancient methods that have been in practice for thousands of years.
Instructor: Mitesh Raichada, CAP and Sneha Raichada, MPT, CAP, E-RYT-200
Replay availabe: Yes
Price: $499 with Kit / $349 without Kit
May 3 - June 27, 2022
HOLISTIC HORMONAL HEALTH: AYURVEDIC WOMEN'S WELLNESS IMMERSION
Millions of women over the ages have lent their insight to the study of Ayurveda - especially developing whole schools of knowledge that focus on the holistic health of the female-sexed body.
The female-sexed body is intimately tied to nature - even the heavenly body of the moon as it moves through the night sky has an effect on our physiological self. In coming to know these cycles, to understand their purpose and how they are most likely to affect us, the more we can do to become aware of, prepare for, and live into the highest expression of ourselves through our life cycles.
Instructor: Vrinda Devani MD, Nishita ShahCAP, E-RYT 500, C-IAYT, Sneha Raichada, MPT, CAP, E-RYT-200
Replay availabe: Yes
Price: $249
Live Course Complete - Replay Available
BALANCED BEING: DOSHA FOCUSED YOGA
In this 4-week immersion, eleveate your yoga practice with dosha specific moves and adjustments. This immersion will give you deep insight into what makes-up a balanced practice - working through sequences and poses while identifying the effects they have on the different mind-body types (doshas).
As we come to understand our own mind-body type or constitution and identify our imbalances, we will learn how our yoga practice can support us in establishing our balance again - helping to heal us and live the best version of ourselves!
Instructor: Nishita ShahCAP, E-RYT 500, C-IAYT, Dave Yoss AP, E-RYT 500
Replay availabe: Yes
Price: $249
Live Course Complete - Replay Available
Ayurveda and Mental Health Webinar 3 of 3
THE EFFECT OF COLOR THERAPY & MUSIC ON MENTAL HEALING
In this webinar Vassant Lad, MASc, BAMS, Founder and Director of the Ayurvedic Institute, will take us on a journey into the effects of color and music on our psycho/neuro/physiology and how we may employ these techniques for the benefit of ourselves and those we support.
Vasant Lad will address the systems of sound and color as a means of both treating and affecting our mental, emotional, physical, and spiritual selves. Vaidya Lad will help us understand that becoming aware of these influences can allow us to better support ourselves through whatever may come.
Instructor: Vasant Lad BAM&S, MASc
Replay availabe: Yes
Price: $108 each
Feb. 25, 2022 | 10am MST
LIGHTNESS OF BEING: BALANCING THE VATA STAGE OF LIFE (50+ YEARS)
Just as certain seasons are associated with doshic attributes so too are the stages of our life governed by these same qualities. This knowledge helps us year into year, as we come to know that the Summer brings the heat and Pitta rides high in this season, we can then prepare ourselves with practices to keep ourselves cool and in balance.
This same knowledge can be applied for the time periods of our life - and at around 50 years in age we cross over into the Vata period of our life journey.
Much like the elements that combine into Vata - air and space - this is the season in our life where we begin to feel the pull of the sky as we prepare for our final chapter.
Instructor: Vasant Lad BAM&S, MASc
Replay availabe: Yes
Price: $108 each
Live Course Complete - Replay available
HEALING TOUCH MARMA IMMERSION 1: HEAD, FACE, NECK
In this 4-week immersion, you will come to know the Ayurvedic formula for wellness through techniques and practices that can support you in self-healing by learning to reduce stress, improve digestion, live consciously, and enjoy more sustainable energy.
Ayurveda is a true holistic approach to health and wellness, incorporating diet, herbal remedies, massage therapy, yoga, meditation, breath work, and more. Come learn how to live optimally - elevating ourselves and those around us - as we dive into the healing art of Ayurveda! This live course is a repeat of 2021's course.
Instructor: Vasant Lad BAM&S, MASc and Sneha Raichada, MPT, CAP, E-RYT-200
Replay availabe: Yes
Price: $399
Kick off March 7; Cleanse: March 13 - 22, 2022
HOME CLEANSE: WINTER INTO SPRING
Your journey to optimal living starts right here, with 9 days of Ayurvedic cleansing proven to energize you in mind, body, and spirit. With structured daily exercises, nourishing and detoxing meal plans, and meditations, yoga, and journal prompts to facilitate emotional and spiritual rebalancing, this program is designed for anyone who is ready to feel better.
Guided by experienced practitioners through each step of the at-home cleanse, this traditional detox program utilizes ancient methods that have been in practice for thousands of years.
Instructor: Mitesh Raichada, CAP and Sneha Raichada, MPT, CAP, E-RYT-200
Replay availabe: Yes
Price: $499 with Kit / $349 without Kit
Live Webinar Complete - Replay available
Ayurveda and Mental Health Webinar 1 of 3
MIND, BODY, & CONSCIOUSNESS: AN AYURVEDIC LENS
In 2022 the term “mental health” is everywhere we look - from our Instagram feeds filled with self love routines, to the financial pages of The New York Times. This is not just a sign of the times in which we live, but a growing awareness that we and those around us are not always “Fine, thanks!” and we don’t have to be.
In this webinar Vassant Lad, MASc, BAMS, Founder and Director of the Ayurvedic Institute, will offer an Introduction to the psycho-neurological perspective of mind, body, and consciousness through the Ayurvedic lens.
Instructor: Vasant Lad BAM&S, MASc
Replay availabe: Yes
Price: $108 each
Live Course Complete - Replay available
CHANNELING THE MOON: EVENING SALUTATIONS YOGA IMMERSION
In this 2-week immersion, eleveate your yoga practice with moon salutations. The lesser known of the salutation flows, the Chandra (Moon) Namaskar (Salutation) is designed to bring us into harmony with this heavenly body that watches over all beings on this planet as we rest and fall into the subtle realm of dreams.
From the Ayurvedic perspective, we will look at Chandra Namaskar in relation to harmony of self and how this sequence can help to balance ourselves - shifting our emotional and mental states so we can get the most from our night of rest. Don't miss the live yoga Q&A with Vasant Lad!
Instructor: Nishita Shah CAP, E-RYT 500, C-IAYT, Dave Yoss AP, E-RYT 500, Vasant Lad BAM&S, MASc
Replay availabe: Yes
Price: $199
Live Course Complete - Replay available
HARNESSING THE SUN: MORNING SALUTATION YOGA IMMERSION
Surya Namaskar is probably the most widespread and well-known yogic practice in the world. Moving through this sequence on a daily basis can offer great benefits for our physical and emotional wellness while lending support to us in our wider yoga practice and daily life
The focus of this immersion is to come into a deeper understanding of this sequence - building stamina and strength in the asana themselves while growing comfortable practicing Surya Namaskar as a regular routine. Don't miss the live yoga Q&A with Vasant Lad
Instructor: Nishita ShahCAP, E-RYT 500, C-IAYT, Dave Yoss AP, E-RYT 500, Vasant Lad BAM&S, MASc
Replay availabe: Yes
Price: $199
Live Course Complete - Replay available
HEALING TOUCH MARMA IMMERSION 2: TORSO, BACK AND EXTREMETIES
After your introduction to the Marma points in the head, face, and neck, Vasant Lad and Sneha Raichada, with a team of experienced practitioners in support, will explore the Marma points of the torso, back, upper and lower extremities - building on Session 1 and completing the marma points of the body.
The team will leverage what we covered in the first marma immersions - diving into the practical application of Marma point body therapy and how these vital centers interact with the organs, play a role in disease, and learn to use Marma to clear the pranic pathways of the body.
Instructor: Vasant Lad BAM&S, MASc and Sneha Raichada, MPT, CAP, E-RYT-200
Replay availabe: Yes
Price: $399
Live Webinar Complete - Replay available
Ayurveda and Mental Health Webinar 2 of 3
APPROACHING DEPRESSION & ANXIETY THROUGH AYURVEDA
In this webinar Vassant Lad, MASc, BAMS, Founder and Director of the Ayurvedic Institute, will offer a breakdown of the neuro/psycho/physiology of both depression and anxiety from an Ayurvedic perspective - helping to expand the framing of these health concerns beyond just the realm of the mind, but taking into account the body and spirit too.
Vasant Lad will explore different types of depression and anxiety - as framed by Ayurveda - and how these relate to the Doshic system of Vata, Pitta, and Kapha, and how each of our unique constitutions can be triggered and affected in different ways.
We will also discuss spiritual and Ayurvedic remedies, as proposed by Vaidya Lad after decades of clinical practice, for depression and anxiety - with a particular focus on herbal and food remedies we can employ.
Instructor: Vasant Lad BAM&S, MASc
Replay availabe: Yes
Price: $108 each
Kick off: Oct. 24; Cleanse: Oct. 30 - Nov. 8, 2022
HOME CLEANSE: FALL INTO WINTER
Your journey to optimal living starts right here, with 9 days of Ayurvedic cleansing proven to energize you in mind, body, and spirit. With structured daily exercises, nourishing and detoxing meal plans, and meditations, yoga, and journal prompts to facilitate emotional and spiritual rebalancing, this program is designed for anyone who is ready to feel better.
Guided by experienced practitioners through each step of the at-home cleanse, this traditional detox program utilizes ancient methods that have been in practice for thousands of years.
Instructor: Mitesh Raichada, CAP and Sneha Raichada, MPT, CAP, E-RYT-200
Replay availabe: Yes
Price: $499 with Kit / $349 without Kit