SVASTHA TEATIME

AYURVEDIC COMMUNITY GATHERINGS

• to share our experience
• to learn from one another
• to have fun
• and of course, to enjoy chai together

These presentations are free to attend. Teatime’s are held at a private residence, NOT at our Ocean Blvd location! Please RSVP for location and directions.

Our goal is to continue to provide valuable resources to our ayurvedic community. Please let us know if you have a topic of interest, or would like to present.

Upcoming Presentations

Sunday March 4, 2p Laura Amazzone, Female sexuality, divinity, and power

I am so honored to have Laura come speak on this important and yet often misunderstood topic of Tantra. Women on the path of becoming more conscious of your inherent nature–this is a must attend! I highly recommend her book, Goddess Durga: Sacred Female Power.

I wanted to thank you, again, for providing such wonderful opportunities to experience Sangha.  I enjoy seeing familiar faces & meeting new people every time.  I always leave feeling enriched & renewed.  Even though I have been blessed by the benefits of meditation for many years, the discussion gave me many things to reflect on & has refreshed my awareness during meditation.  Something you said changed me.  You said that every thing we do can be meditation.  Since then, my way of perceiving, thinking, feeling, & acting have changed.  It’s difficult describe, but instead of my mind running all around, over, & through things, it has slowed down & it’s focusing on individual things & moments.  While doing things, like the dishes, my mind becomes very focused, but not full of millions of thoughts.  Anyway, it’s very relaxing & pleasant & amazingly wonderful to get sense of a meditative state while accomplishing some of the necessary tasks of life!

Previous Presentations

Sunday May 15 Jacob Griscom, growing a conscious business

When I started my Ayurvedic practice I realized, like many holistic health practitioners, that knowledge of these incredible systems was not enough to create a successful business. I also needed to learn how to clearly communicate the power and ability of these systems to address their needs: finding their ideal weight, reducing stress, addressing the root causes of chronic diseases like diabetes and thyroid disorders. When I addressed specific groups of people with specific needs, the response and results were fantastic.  Since those early days with my practice, I’ve spent a lot of time understanding sustainability and social justice and have become a leader in these fields . The mission of Everyday Ayurveda is to empower Ayurvedic practitioners and students to build successful businesses and become leaders of systemic and cultural change in their communities.

Sunday June 12 Matthew Spencer, yoga therapy

Matt Spencer began practicing yoga in 2000, and started teaching in 2007, and has been a professional musician for over 20 years, having studied jazz at the University of North Texas. He is a 500 hr certified teacher through YogaWorks, and certified as a yoga therapist, through AVI  in the Viniyoga tradition. Being a yoga therapist, he is trained to manage acute, chronic, and serious health conditions using therapeutically applied and adapted tools of yoga, like asana, breath and movement, pranayama, chanting, self-reflective meditation, ayurveda, and yoga philosophy.

Sunday July 24 Making Ghee with Dr. Mohan

Come learn why ayurveda regards ghee (clarified butter) as an essential food for healthy tissues, proper digestion, and mental clarity. We’ll review the benefits of ghee and demonstrate how to make ghee in your own kitchen! Bring a Pyrex glass measuring cup, a strainer or cheesecloth, and organic butter if you would like to take some ghee home.

Sunday September 18 Panel Discussion: Motherhood, Yoga & Ayurveda

Women sharing their stories…come share yours and learn from the experience of your community. Panel members include Sheetal Narsai (AyD in Ayurveda, kinesiologist, interned in OBGYN in India); Lauren Jacobs (local doula, pre/post natal yoga instructor and soon to be midwife); Lana Shlafer (local yoga teacher, home-birthed her twins, counseling); Aleks Evanguelidi (midwife, yogi and owner of the Birth Sanctuary in Venice) and Angela Vroom (Meditation instructor, yogi, natural birther).

Sunday October 30 Diwali Intention Setting Ceremony

Diwali, aka Indian New Year’s, is the Hindu Festival of Light. Burning candles throughout the night is a symbolic practice: transforming gross matter (cotton wick and ghee) into subtle matter (light and heat energy) is what we hope to achieve through our spiritual practices. We celebrate the light in our lives as we enter the season of darkness (winter)—what I call preventive medicine:)

Sunday December 4 Angela and Peter Vroom, Vedic meditation

Overwhelmed with the concept of daily meditation practice? Angela and Peter give a great starting place from which to approach meditation in a realistic way for modern life.