another special 9 days on women's health

[Guest guest]

Join Vaidya Mishra in

Celebrating Women's Shakti and Health

September 19-28, 2009

at the Prana Center in California

 

this runs about the same time as the Dyana Center's special pulse classes -

tough call. Vaidya Mishra is a master teacher and practitioner, with many

generations lineage behind him in the Ayurvedic profession. Though covering

each topic in an afternoon, it is material I consider ordering by tape; I always

lean deliciously from his talks. To be there would be a personally very

powerful experience! It is my desire to have all these options on a calendar

for students of women and children's health and ayurveda to review and choose

from. There are not nearly enough of such offerings for the need! Namaste;

Ysha

 

Greetings!

 

Woman as the embodiment of cosmic love and power is celebrated every year, in

India,during 9 nights and a day. This special festival is called Navaratri

(literally, nine nights). Each night is dedicated to one aspect of Mother

Divine. In vedic lore, Lord Ram worshipped and invoked Mother Divine in his

battle against Ravanna, the demon who was attempting to overthrow the order of

the world.

This year, celebrate Navaratri and the loving power of Woman with Vaidya Mishra

from September 19-28, 2009. Navaratri celebrations begin on the first day

(pratipada) of the bright forthnight of the lunar month of Ashwin. The tenth day

is celebrated as the day of victory, or vijayadashmi.

 

We have a special program for you:

 

Morning sessions (8:30am-11:00am PST)

Celebrating and awakening 9 aspects of Mother Divine through Sanskrit Chants

 

Vaidya Mishra was initiated and trained by his grandfather Pundit Digambar

Mishra into the Navaratri Chandi Paath rituals. He will be performing special

Mother Divine puja and chanting every morning during the nine days for two and a

half hours.

 

Afternoon Sessions (2:30pm-5:30pm PST)

SVA Women's Health - Connecting to the Shakti Within and Without

In the afternoons, Vaidya Mishra will give lectures on Women's Health. As

always, his talk will be structured by the Sanskrit Shastras, specific sutras

and verses from the ayurvedic texts and knowledge from his lineage, in the light

of the latest scientific findings and research.

 

 

Below you will find a course outline. You may attend the course in person or via

teleconference. There will be the option of registering for the entire 9 days or

for specific lectures or days or a combination thereof.

More details about the price and attendance will be sent out via email shortly.

Please call our office to reserve your space. In person physical attendance is

limited, if you plan on attending on site, please call asap.

1-888-9 SHAKTI (1.888.974.2584) or 1.818.709-1006

Course Outline

The course material consists of 9 SVAH (Shaka Vansiya Ayurveda Health) topics

covered in 9 sessions -

all references will be from the Shastras and the sutras

 

Day One

Basic understanding of the creation (shristi) of the universe and women

Women's role in Shristi

What are Prakriti and Purush?

Prakrit and their Gunas

What is Mind? What are its different qualities: Satwa, Rajas, and Tamas?

What is Maha-tatwa?

What is Ahankar? - origin and properties

Two major actions of the mind

Relationship between the mind and senses

The five tanmatras - their origin and place in our lives

Origin of the Tritatwas

Properties/gunas of all five elements - Panchatatwa

What is the Jivatma?

 

Day Two

Menses: Vibrational and physical understanding

Puberty: what it is

Ayurvedic recommendations during menses: do-s and dont-s in terms of diet,

routine, spiritual practice and intercourse

 

Day Three

Pradar Rogas: loss of useful substances through urine (Leucorrheoea, infections,

tumors, cysts, fibroids, metrorrhagia, menorrhagia, dysmenorrhoea

Soma Roga: loss of soma predominant material through the urinary tract

Yoni Rogas; common ailments affecting the female reproductive organ or yoni

(nastartava), amenorrhoea...

 

Day Four

Bandhya Chikitsha or enhancing fertility

Vibrational and physical understanding

The uterus according to the ayurvedic sutras

What is Punsavan Sanskar or the sanskar of fertility

The timing for/of conception

Role of the soul in fertilization

The Invitation of divine souls

The role of spiritual practice, reading and/or listening to vedic sutras, as

well as shudh sampoorn gyan

Recipes for enhancing fertilization

 

Day Five

Nine months' protocol: diet, routine, behavior

Understanding the doshas (vata, pitta, kapha), the seven dhatus (tissues), Ojas,

and their role in fertilization, gestation, delivery, and beyond...

General tips for women from the sutras

The role of spiritual practice, reading and/or listening to vedic sutras, as

well as shudh sampoorn gyan

 

Day Six

Post-partum care or Sutika Upachar

How to purify mother's milk

Post-partum diet

post-partum behavior and routine

Enhancing emotional, physical, mental and spiritual strenght

Post-partum detox for the whole body but especially for the uterus and

genito-urinary tract

SVA recipes - herbal teas, marma treatments, and mantras

 

Day Seven

Stan Swasthya: ayurvedic understanding and managment of breast health

Vibrational and physical management of toxic accumulation

 

Day Eight

Artava Khshaya: ayurvedic understandin of pre-menopaus, menopause and

post-menopause

Tips for managing each in terms of diet, routine and behavior

SVAH Tips for supporting emotional, physical, sensual, and spiritual strength

 

Day Nine

SVAH Chikitsa: mantras for overal women's health management