An empowering immersion into the practical, mystical and healing wisdom of three ancient traditions: Yoga, Ayurveda and Herbalism.
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Ayuerveda, Herbalism, Self-Care Advanced Training / Retreat
50 Hours
APRIL 6-12, 2019
Harmony Ridge Retreat Center in Nevada City, CA
This unique retreat-style training is open to all-levels of students and ALSO counts for 100 Hours towards our 500 Hour Yoga Alliance Certified Advanced Teacher Training Program.
An empowering immersion into the practical, mystical and healing wisdom of three ancient traditions: Yoga, Ayurveda and Herbalism. These three distinct pathways each celebrate our alignment with nature as the foundation of vital health. This retreat-style training is a mind-opening journey into some of the oldest healing traditions in the world. Learn how they are unique and distinct and where these pathways intersect through the lens of prana: the intelligent force that is the essence of life. Cultivate your personal path of wellbeing, gather more tools and techniques to help others and deepen your intuitive capacity for healing and personal evolution.
In this retreat you will explore, experience and learn:
- How to use prana, the vital source of life, to create healing, evolution and clarity.
- A wide array of physical movement practices to create elasticity in the connective tissues, revitalize the organs, support the central nervous system and balance the endocrine system.
- Traditional yogic purification and self-care techniques that support mental, physical, emotional and spiritual health.
- What are the doshas and how they can affect our energy.
- The doshas and sub-doshas and how they relate to the chakras.
- Methods for assessing and rectifying chakra imbalances.
- Pranayama and meditation practices to access healing states.
- How to cope with stress and change.
- Ayurvedic massage: how & why to practice it.
- How to finally get a good night’s sleep.
- How to eat for your body type.
- Intro to Western Herbalism: Theory and Practice.
- Herbal rasayanas for energy renewal.
- Plant Spirit Medicine: Connecting with your plant allies and their sentience to facilitate healing for yourself and your clients.
- Spiritual Hygiene: Plants for clearing, protecting and assisting with energetic boundaries.
Our Retreat Center
Harmony Ridge Lodge
Nestled in the stunning beauty of the Tahoe National Forest in Nevada City, California, Harmony Ridge Lodge, a cozy, rustic-luxury lodge provides a perfect sanctuary for our residential retreat and training. The lodge combines the natural beauty of alpine forest, extensive gardens, hiking trails, cozy practice spaces with fireplaces and distinctively designed and decorated guest suites. HRL is conveniently located 60 miles east of Sacramento and 80 miles west of Reno and 3 hours from San Francisco.
Harmony Ridge Lodge features communal spaces and guests suites decorated with a distinctive contemporary mountain design. The public rooms including the dining room, library, great room and conference room feature custom hand-carved furniture and the guest rooms blend Crate and Barrel furniture, original art, and flea market treasures with each room having a distinctive look and point of view.
Your Guides
E-RYT 500 Co-Founder, Alaya Yoga School
MEG MCCRAKEN
Meg is passionate about sharing the full, rich teachings of yoga and meditation in a truly experiential way that helps us to positively transform and enrich our lives. Having worked as a yoga therapist for over a decade, she is continually inspired by the vitality of the human spirit and the power of yoga to help us tap into a source deep inner-peace and well-being.
She been sharing the yoga life with all kinds of seekers for over 18 years and is the Co-Founder of the Alaya Yoga School; a Wanderlust Presenter and Teacher Trainer; featured teacher on Gaia; and the original founder of Simple Yoga and Wellness Studio. She is a passionate community builder and gives talks, leads teacher trainings, satsangs, workshops and retreats all over the world.
E-RYT 500 Co-Founder, Alaya Yoga School
Meg McCraken
Meg is passionate about sharing the full, rich teachings of yoga and meditation in a truly experiential way that helps us to positively transform and enrich our lives. Having worked as a yoga therapist for over a decade, she is continually inspired by the vitality of the human spirit and the power of yoga to help us tap into a source deep inner-peace and well-being.
She been sharing the yoga life with all kinds of seekers for over 22 years and is the Co-Founder of the Alaya Yoga School; a Wanderlust Presenter and Teacher Trainer; featured teacher on Gaia; and the original founder of Simple Yoga and Wellness Studio. She is a passionate community builder and gives talks, leads teacher trainings, satsangs, workshops and retreats all over the world.
Ayurvedic Specialist
Dr. Justine Lemos
Guest Scholar for Advanced Training - Ayurveda, Herbalism and Self Care
Dr. Lemos has been studying Ayurveda's ancient healing practices for many years and has studied Clinical Ayurveda, Ayurvedic Spiritual Counseling and Jyotish (Vedic Astrology). She currently practices as an Ayurvedic practitioner and Ayurvedic Spiritual Counselor. She has studied Jyotish with Komilla Sutton and Sam Geppi. She offers private consults and workshops on Ayurveda and wellness. She has also completed extensive study on the relationship between Ayurveda and Yoga and trained as teacher of Hatha Yoga under Scott Miller of Western Yoga College, Kundalini Yoga at Yoga West and studied Yoga Philosophy under Pandit Sri Kumar in Kerala, India. She currently teaches as faculty at Western Yoga College and runs and owns at One Yoga (www.at1yoga.com) on the Mendocino Coast. She also holds a PhD in Cultural Anthropology from UC Riverside in addition to a Master’s degree in Dance from Mills College, a Master’s degree in Anthropology from UC Riverside and a B.A. in World Dance from Hampshire College in Amherst, MA.
Herbalist
Mary Wutz
Guest Scholar for Advanced Training - Ayurveda, Herbalism and Self Care
A graduate of The College of Charleston, The Southeastern School of Neuromuscular Therapy, California School of Herbal Studies, Living Light Culinary Institute, and Occidental Arts & Ecology Center Permaculture Design Program, Mary now serves as an herbalist, permaculturist, consciousness educator, and visionary.
By learning how ancient communities interact with plants, Mary has come to better understand their growth patterns, means of thriving, and inherent nourishing properties. Her desire to restore earth balance through deeper alignment with nature rests at the core of her plant- healing brand. Timeless wisdom inherent to systems in nature in uences every aspect of her business model from transparency in the production lifecycle, to collaboration with others, as well as self-healing education, which she teaches practically and by example.
Registration Information
Investment
Pricing includes:
- 6 nights accommodations in a shared room with your own double/queen bed
- 3 local and organic meals per day
- Tuition for the event.
Pricing DOES NOT include: transportation to/from the retreat center, sales tax and credit card processing fees.
- Early Bird Rate: $1450 (Total balance due by January 15, 2019
- Full Price Rate: $1700 (Total Balance Due March 1, 2019)
** A $500 non-refundable deposit is required to reserve your spot. This training is limited to 18 people to keep the atmosphere intimate and cozy. Reserve your spot today! **
Accreditation
This training is part of The Alaya Yoga School 300-HR Advanced Teacher Training Program. You may combine this module with other 100, 50 and 25-HR trainings to acquire your 500-HR Yoga Alliance Certification. For more information and prerequisites please click here.
