Ayurvedic Yoga Therapist & Teacher Training

Ayurveda – a universal health system of body and mind

Ayurveda is an age-old science and profession. Its aim is healing as well as preventing disease. The framework of Ayurveda is a holistic one, integrating body, mind and spirit. Ayurveda focuses on a natural and healthy balance in the life of each and every being, and acknowledges each person as a unique entity. Yoga has always been an integral part of the ayurvedic approach.

Yoga – a holistic system of mind and body

The word Yoga means "union": the integration of physical, mental and spiritual energies that enhance health and well-being. The physical postures, breathing exercises and meditation practices of yoga are practiced to ultimately still the mind and consciousness to achieve a state of perfect spiritual insight and tranquility in order to connect with our true Self. Yoga and Ayurveda are among the oldest known systems of health practiced in the world today.

Yoga and Ayurveda

Yoga and Ayurveda have long been complementary practices, serving each other like two sides of one coin. Ayurveda purifies the body and mind and Yoga directs subtle energy into appropriate channels for spiritual progress. Both practices deepen and become more effective when practiced with the other. This manifests on a deeper level whenever Ayurveda is offered in integration with Yoga.

Ayurvedic Yoga Therapist & Teacher Training

The Ayurvedic Yoga Therapist & Teacher Training has been gradually developing out of this union: it is a unique approach to yoga that is systematically tailored to each person’s individual constitution and condition. The Ayurvedic Yoga Teacher Training can be a valuable and powerful means of heightening your own awareness and living in harmony with nature, as well as of sharing this practical knowledge with students.

Structure of AYTTT offered by Academy of Ayurvedic Studies

The Academy of Ayurvedic Studies offers a comprehensive Yoga therapist and teacher training in which Ayurveda has been integrated from day one. The course consists of 3 years of appr. 200 contact hours each, and can possibly be extended with a 4^th year. The teaching hours are divided over modular mostly 3-day study weekends.

Teachers of AYTTT at AAS

The AYTTT will be taught by highly experienced teachers in the field of Yoga and Ayurveda. The AAS often invites well known international guest teachers to support its study program with their knowledge and inspiration.

Well known guest teachers who have been visiting the AAS in recent years: Dr. David Frawley, Dr. Robert Svoboda, Mukunda Stiles, Dr. Vasant Lad, Chitra Giauque, e.a.

www.ayurvedicstudies.nl

We have the following AAS summer school programs:

• Ayurveda Zomer Vijfdaagse
• Introduction to Ayurvedic Nutrition
• Dinacharya - The Ayurvedic Morning Ritual
• Workshop Ayurveda & Yoga

THE FOLLOWING SUMMER PROGRAM IS IN DUTCH LANGUAGE

Ayurveda Zomer Vijfdaagse

Van 30 juli t/m 3 augustus 2011

• Wil je meer weten over hoe jij Ayurveda kunt gebruiken in jouw leven?
• Altijd al geïnteresseerd geweest in Ayurveda, maar geen tijd voor een hele studie?
• Of denk je na over een studie, maar weet je niet zeker of Ayurveda echt jouw ding is?

Doe dan mee met deze Ayurveda vijfdaagse!

De volgende onderwerpen komen in deze vijf dagen aan bod:

• De verschillende constituties
• Voeding en leefstijl
• Massage
• De verschillende seizoenen
• De ochtendrituelen
• Mantra
• Pranayama
• Polsdiagnose
• En nog veel meer!

Een mooie gelegenheid om te proeven van wat deze eeuwenoude geneeskunde te bieden heeft!
Wanneer: zaterdag 30 juli t/m woensdag 3 augustus 2011
Iedere dag is er les van 10.00 tot 17.00 met een uur lunchpauze.
Locatie: Academy of Ayurvedic Studies, Amsterdam
De lessen worden gegeven door Miriam Alberts en Frederieke Couvee
Kosten: €375,– voor de hele cursus of €90,– per dag
Opgeven kan via: info@ayurveda-hengelo.com of bel met 06-50482801

Opgeven graag vóór 30 juni.Zie ook: http://www.ayurfreddy.nl/

THE FOLLOWING SUMMER PROGRAMS ARE IN ENGLISH LANGUAGE

Ayurveda Summer Programs at the Yoga Community

Join these summer workshops and learn simple techniques to shift to a lifestyle that can truly support our well being. Each workshop can be followed individually, though following all three will give you a good understanding of different aspects of Ayurveda. Learn the foundation of this ancient Indian wisdom of health and how you can apply it in your own life here in the West!
Introduction to Ayurvedic Nutrition
Sunday, July 10, 14.00 - 17.00
35 euros
In this workshop you will learn the basics of Ayurvedic nutrition and how to adjust your diet to your individual digestive system. You will receive plenty of recipes and ideas to implement what you have learned into your own life.
Dinacharya - The Ayurvedic Morning Ritual
Sunday, July 31, 14.00 - 17.00
35 euros
The morning ritual is an essential part of a balanced lifestyle. In this workshop you will learn the basic principles of Ayurveda and we will discuss - and where applicable we'll practice - the morning ritual including some dietary guidelines and yoga practice. This will allow you to start implementing the morning ritual in your own life.
Workshop Ayurveda & YogaSunday, August 21, 14.00 - 17.00
35 euros
Yoga and Ayurveda have long been connected to each other as sister sciences. In this workshop you will learn the basic principles of Ayurveda and how you can apply these to yoga asanas and breathing exercises. Experience the effects of the different approaches and learn how you can deepen your yoga practice with small and effective adjustments.

Offered by Liese van Dam, ayurvedic consultant and yoga instructor: www.shantiyoga.nl
To register please send an email to yogacommunityOM@gmail.com

De Asthanga – acht ledematen – van Raja Yoga

Raja Yoga verschaft een integrale benadering voor de ontwikkeling van bewustzijn, die bestaat uit acht onderdelen, die organisch met elkaar samenwerken. De eerste vijf hiervan vormen het uiterlijke aspect van Yoga, de andere drie richten zich meer op het innerlijke aspect. Ayurveda helpt voornamelijk bij het op extern niveau harmoniseren van het lichaam en Prana, zodat het innerlijke proces van meditatie zich ontwikkelen kan. Maar Ayurveda gebruikt daarbij ook meditatie-technieken en dingen als mantra en Pratyahara teneinde het lichaam, geest en Prana te harmoniseren, en beweegt zich daarbij in het gebied van de meer innerlijke aspecten van Yoga, ook al ligt het tijdelijke doel daarvan op een iets ander gebied.
In onderstaande tabel volgt een kort en samenvattend overzicht van de paralellen van de acht ledematen van Raja Yoga in Ayurveda. Het wordt gevolgd door een iets uitgebreidere uitleg bij ieder van de acht punten.


De 8 ledematen van Yoga en hun Ayurveda paralellen:

Yoga	Ayurveda
Yama – Sociale regels	Dinacharya (dagelijkse routine), Ahara (dieet), Vichara (leefstijl)
Niyama – Gedragsregels	Dinacharya, Ahara, Vichara
Asana – Fysieke houdingen	therapeutische inzet Asanas, per specifiek doshatype, orgaan, etc.
Pranayama – Beheersing van adem en levensenergie	therapeutische inzet ademhalingsoefeningen voor Agni, geest, Vata/Prana, Gati (richting), etc.
Pratyahara – Beheersing van de zintuigen	therapeutische inzet van vermindering van gebruik zintuigen
Dharana – Correcte concentratie en beheersing van de geest	therapeutische inzet van positief denken, visualiseren, mantra, meditatie (-voorbereiding) etc.
Dhyana – Meditatie	therapeutische inzet van meditatie, afgestemd op dosha typen
Samadhi – Absorptie	Swastha – ultieme ‘gezondheid’

Raja Yoga, Ayurveda en de vier levensdoelen

In Raja Yoga zijn alle aspecten van Yoga verenigd, van asanas (houdingen) en pranayama tot mantra en meditatie. Het uiteindelijke doel van Yoga is Moksha en dat doel komt overeen met het uiteindelijke doel van Ayurveda, hetgeen ook Moksha is (Moksha betekent “bevrijding”, “verlichting”). De wegen zijn verschillend tot op zekere hoogte, maar overlappen elkaar ook. Ayurveda richt zich op een gezond lichaam, de basis voor een spiritueel leven. Omgekeerd heeft iemand een gezonde geest nodig om een lichaam gezond te houden of te maken en dat is meer het terrein van yoga. Beide disciplines vallen onder een wijdere doelstelling in het leven, in Sanskrit aangeduid met de termen: Dharma, Artha, Kama en Moksha (deugd/levenstaak, materiële bronnen, psychologische en sensuele voldoening, en bevrijding/verlichting).

In Ayurveda wordt de connectie tussen gezondheid en bovenstaande vier levensdoelen op de volgende manier in een Sutra verwoord:

“Dharmartha Kama Mokshanam Arogyam Mulam Uttamam.”

“Gezondheid (vrij zijn van ziekte) vormt de beste basis voor deugd, rijkdom, voldoening en ultieme bevrijding.”

Ayurvedic Yoga Therapy: A beautiful modern expression of two ancient sister sciences

by Rolf Jost


As Ayurveda is becoming more and more popular in the West, slowly words like Ayurveda Massages, Ayurvedic Wellness Program, Ayurvedic Skincare Products are appearing in the popular press and mainstream shops. What is still quite new even to people who have heard of Ayurveda in it’s various appearances is the use of Ayurvedic Yoga Therapy. Already the term Yoga Therapy is for many an unknown option of treatment. So what exactly is the meaning of Ayurvedic Yoga Therapy? This article offers an amalgamation of different perspectives presented through time as well as recently. Important contributions to the line of thought set out in this article have been made by important people in the field of Ayurveda and Yoga as well as regarding the close relationship between the two sciences – such as Dr. Vasant Lad, Dr. Robert Svoboda, David Frawley and Mukunda Stiles.


Ayurvedic Yoga Therapy has been receiving more and more attention lately. The question arises as to what the definition of Ayurvedic Yoga Therapy is, as well as a need to describe its implications and purposes. Ayurveda and Yoga have always been so called sister sciences. They both go back to a similar paradigm – based on Vedic parameters of ‘thinking’ or ‘seeing’ (Darshana) – and one could even go as far as to state that both Ayurveda and Yoga most importantly lean on the foundations laid down by the Sankhya Philosophy of Kapila. Although one could definitely make this statement with regards to Ayurveda, Yoga of course has strong connections also with its ‘own’ Yoga Darshana, with Vedanta, and to some extent also with Mimamsa. With regards to Ayurvedic Yoga Therapy, it is useful – in order to understand its highly practical use for ‘common’ people – to stay within the main paradigms of the Sankhya Darshana. Sankhya philosophy offers a most profound mixture of an all round cosmovision on the one hand, and a purely practical description of the material world – as it is being ‘used’ by normal human beings on a daily basis – on the other hand. Ayurvedic Yoga Therapy in a way is a modern ‘concoction’ of old, classical Ayurvedic and Yogic principles combined within the practical scope of helping people in supporting good health and well being, basically an expansion of Ayurveda itself – but focusing on some basic modalities offered by Yoga in its accessible form. Whereas classical Yoga as developed for Yogis tends to focus much more on further development of the mind within the framework of a healthy body with a very strong Agni – which circumstance is definitely not a given one for most people in our era!

“Ayurveda is the healing branch of yogic science. Yoga is the spiritual aspect of Ayurveda. Ayurveda is the therapeutic branch of Yoga.”


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