The Four Keys to Awareness: A deep dive into Manas, Buddhi, Ahamkara, and Chitta—the core parts of your Inner Processor.
Ayurveda teaches a profound truth: True Healing starts in your mind.
The Mind, Trauma, and Mental Digestion
with Vasant Lad, BAM&S, MASc
August 21 | 9:30 am -11:30 am ET
Ayurveda teaches a profound truth: true healing starts in your mind.
Dr. Lad's core teachings explain that the mind is not just one thing, but a powerful, dynamic system known as the Antahkarana—your "Inner Processor." Just like your stomach digests food, this instrument is designed to digest everything you experience (thoughts, emotions, memories).
The Antahkarana is composed of four essential aspects: the feeling Manas (mind), the discriminating Buddhi (intellect), the defining Ahamkara (ego), and the memory bank, Chitta (consciousness).
When the flow between these four aspects is harmonious, you experience deep peace and clear perception.
Join us to decode the profound inner workings of the mind. Guided by the wisdom of Ayurveda and practical techniques, this journey will provide the tools to gently unpack the mind's complexities. The result? A profound restoration of your mental clarity, emotional balance, and spiritual strength.
The Mind, Trauma, and Mental Digestion
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We will explore:
Mental Digestion Techniques: Specific methods for processing psychological experiences to prevent the formation of mental ama.
Prana for Clarity: How guiding prana (life force) shapes accurate perception and connects the individual mind to the universal field of consciousness.
Purification Methods: Natural techniques to purify and balance the mind, including specific breathwork (pranayama), mantra, and meditation, as cited in classical texts.
Tools for Gentle Release: Practical strategies for trauma release and stabilizing awareness to transform inner turbulence into vitality.
The Problem: When Trauma Becomes Mental Ama
When the mind is overloaded by big stressors, emotional shocks, or unprocessed trauma, the digestion process is hindered. Dr. Lad often compares this disturbance to the formation of ama (toxins) in the gut, only here it is mental ama—the undigested residue of unresolved experiences.
These stuck thoughts, unreleased memories, and intense emotions don't disappear; they remain stored in the subtle body. This mental baggage is why you might feel:
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Chronic Tension: Physical tightness that conventional methods can't solve.
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Emotional Overload: Reacting strongly to minor events.
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Lack of Clarity: Feeling foggy or unable to make decisions.
This mental ama is essential to address because it eventually manifests not only as distress but as systemic imbalance and physical illness. Healing the mind is therefore essential for physical wellness; it means restoring harmony between pure awareness and the body’s rhythms.
What This Course Offers: Healing the Antahkarana
Join this insightful exploration into the inner workings of the mind, guided by classical Ayurvedic philosophy and practical application.
This course invites you to nurture the peace that emerges from a fully integrated and balanced Antahkarana.
Ayurvedic Visionary
Meet the Master
Vasant Lad BAM&S, MASc
Vasant Lad, the founder, and director of The Ayurvedic Institute, has dedicated the past four decades of his life to disseminating Ayurveda in the Western world. With an unwavering commitment to healing and worldwide recognition as the foremost authority on Ayurveda outside of India, Dr. Lad's webinars encapsulate the essence of his extensive teaching and clinical expertise. Vasant Lad blends scientific and spiritual wisdom to help participants connect with themselves, achieve well-being and support their practice.
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What if I have no background in medicine or Ayurveda? Do I need any background to understand the content in the course?
Our courses are intentionally accessible for anyone - even those relatively new to Ayurveda. This particular seminar will be best enjoyed by someone with an understanding of Ayurvedic concepts around the doshas and the prakruti-vikruti paradigm.The speaker may become more technical, but we always bring it back to the basics.
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Do you offer PACE credits for this seminar?
PACE stands for Professional Acknowledgment for Continuing Education. At the end of your course you will receive a certification that reflects the number of hours completed. The National Ayurvedic Medical Association (NAMA) will generally provide you with 1 PACE credit per hour of instruction. AyurPrana does not offer these credits ourselves and we are not registered with NAMA - nor do we facilitate the submission to NAMA for credit hours, this needs to be competed by the attendee themselves. Our courses ARE accepted for PACE credits - after your course completion, you can submit to NAMA for your PACE credits. Visit NAMA here for more details:https://www.ayurvedanama.org/pace
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