Journey Through the Chakras (AYUR/09JOUR05) INACTIVE
Schedule:
May 22-23, 2010
Saturday 10am – 6pm Sunday 10am – 3pm
Credits:
10 contact hours
Audience:
Open to health care professionals & general public
Cost:
General $345
Students $175
Approved for 10 NCCAOM PDA’s
Two hour lunch on Saturday, one hour lunch on Sunday. Room 1062
Description: We will explore the chakras, the major Ayurvedic energy centers of the body. Chakras are located at points along the spinal cord. They are associated with the five elements and each of the seven major chakras connect with our physical organs and systems, as well as our emotions. Dr Lad will discuss Ayurvedic diagnosis and healing associated with these points that fall along the midline of the body.
Every chakra is a reservoir of consciousness. There is an increased concentration of neuropeptides at the different levels of the chakras. There are chakras in the physical, mental and astral bodies. As long as the chakra is open, the person experiences health in the organ related to that chakra. When a chakra is blocked, the person has repeated pain in the associated organ. Explore how to unblock the chakras and make the energy move smoothly so they can unfold inner bliss. Lad will also share different chakra meditations. Join him on this journey through the chakras as a bridge between body, mind and spirit.
Instructor:Vasant Lad, MS, BS, brings a wealth of classroom and practical experience to the United States. He received his bachelor’s degree in Ayurvedic medicine and surgery in 1968 from the University of Pune, in Pune, India, and a master’s degree in Ayurvedic science from Tilak Ayurved Mahavidyalaya in Pune in 1980. Lad served for three years as medical director of the Ayurveda Hospital in Pune, India. He also held the position of professor of clinical medicine for seven years at the Pune University College of Ayurvedic Medicine, where he was an instructor for many years. Lad's academic and practical training includes the study of allopathic medicine (Western medicine) and surgery as well as traditional Ayurveda. In 1979, he began traveling throughout the United States sharing his knowledge of Ayurveda, and in 1981 he returned to New Mexico to teach Ayurveda. In 1984, he founded The Ayurvedic Institute and has since served as its director.
Lad is the author of numerous articles and several books. He wrote Ayurveda, The Science of Self-Healing, and coauthored The Yoga of Herbs and Ayurvedic Cooking for Self-Healing. His book, Secrets of the Pulse: The Ancient Art of Ayurvedic Pulse Diagnosis, presents this fascinating subject for the first time. His work, The Complete Book of Ayurvedic Home Remedies, is a compendium of classic Ayurvedic treatments for common and chronic ailments. His most recent book, The Textbook of Ayurveda: Fundamental Principles, is the first of a four-volume set of textbooks covering the topics he teaches in his eight-month Ayurvedic Studies Program.
