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Ayurveda

Dosha Tests & Beyond

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For my twenty years of Ayurveda practice I’ve avoided using the “Dosha Tests” with my clients. I could determine their doshas simply through history, symptoms and pulse readings.

I want to spread the word on the usefulness of Ayurveda and so many know so little about it. So, with the help of my tech mentor, Karen at Spiezz Digital, we’ve created a less jargon-y quiz to ease people in.

This fun test is perfect for those just getting interested in Ayurveda and wanting to know more about themselves. Please share it with any such humans (not yet calibrated for wild things, pets, or aliens).

Of course, the test is just a first step into the never-ending story of Ayurveda…after all, the science of Life is as long and varied as Life itself…

The Test: Are You Doing All the Wrong Things for Your Health?

Ayurveda Self Care Support Group for YOU!

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Ayurveda self care goes to the heart. It is the framework upon which you can build a life in tune with Nature. Going to the root – it’s radical – and worthy of a support group . Changing your self care routine can change so much in your life. And Ayurveda offers healthy routines for eating, sleeping, exercising, meditating, and more. And I’m starting a free support group to help you get started.

What is your self care routine? Is it routine, locked into a list you automatically check off in your brain every day? How to make new self care part of your life is key.

Once automatic you don’t need willpower!

Getting to automatic is where social support comes in. It’s essential to have a special buddy and or a support group you can be accountable to and get help from in sticking to your routine. For that reason, I’m starting a free on-line Ayurveda self care support group.

Whether you are new to Ayurveda or a certified practitioner, you can use support to improve your self care and live in tune with your nature and Mother Nature. To sign up – email me. Do it today to join in to the weekly support group – we’ll start Wednesday, March 4 at 7pm on Zoom.

Know Your Daily Doshas to Choose Your Day Wisely

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Maybe like me, you wonder how to best choose your food and activities for today. I made up this little chart to share with students and clients to get in the habit of determining our daily dosha needing balance.

If you need to learn how to balance, choose my class series – Learn the Language of Nature – Ayurveda for a background which teaches you how to do just that.

ENHANCING THE CHILDBEARING YEAR with Ayurveda Class Series

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Enhancing the Childbearing Year with Ayurveda Class Series

With Terra Rafael

Ayurveda adds much to caring for the childbearing year. This class covers fertility, pregnancy, birth, and postpartum. and how Ayurveda supports health throughout.

  • Anatomy and physiology of the fertility/menstrual cycle
  • Basic understanding of the physiological view of conception and pregnancy according to Ayurveda
  • Ayurveda approaches to fertility, pregnancy, childbirth and postpartum.
  • Natural family planning techniques with emphasis on fertility awareness
  • Helpful herbs and treatments for the childbearing year

This class series includes 20+ hours of video divided into 7 classes, each with a pdf of notes, slideshow pdfs, and an optional exam.

  1. Anatomy & Physiology of Female Reproduction
  2. Male Anatomy and Fertility
  3. Female Fertility Concerns
  4. Pregnancy I
  5. Pregnancy II
  6. Labor & Birth
  7. Postpartum

The text is Ayurveda for the Childbearing Years, by Terra Rafael , PACE approved class logo - National Ayurvedic Medical Associationavailable from amazon.

This class is approved by NAMA for PACE 24 CEUs can receive a Certificate of Completion after submitting their exams for review to Terra Rafael, at wisewomanhood@gmail.com

You may also be interested in Optimal Menstrual Health with Ayurveda.

Class 1: Female Anatomy and Physiology  

  • Video Part 1 – Introduction
  • Video Part 2 – Female Reproductive Anatomy
  • Female Reproductive Anatomy Slide Show PDF
  • Video Part 3 – Female Reproductive Physiology
  • Female Cycles Slide Show PDF
  • Video Part 4 – Ayurvedic View of Female Reproductive Anatomy and Physiology
  • Exam Class 1 PDF

Class 2: Male A&P and Fertility;

  • Video Part 1 and Video Part 2
  • Male Anatomy and Physiology and Fertility Slide Show PDF 
  • Exam Class 2 PDF

Class 3 Female Fertility

  • Video Part 1 and Video Part 2
  • Exam Class 3 PDF

Class 4 Pregnancy 1 -Health

  • Video Part 1& and Video Part 1.5 Video Part 2
  • Exam Class 4 PDF

Class 5 Pregnancy 2 – Concerns&]

  • Video Part 1 and Video Part 2
  • Exam Class 5 – PDF

Class 6 Labor and Birth

  • Video Part 1 and Video Part 2
  • Class 6 – PDF

Class 7 Postpartum and Newborn

  • Video Part 1: Postpartum
  • Video Part 2: Routine PP Care of Mother
  • Video Part 3: PP Concerns of Mother
  • Ayurveda for PP Slideshow PDF
  • Video Part 4: Newborn PP and Concerns
  • Newborn Slide show PDF
  • Class 7 Exam

Optional Mentoring for professionals will support applying the teachings to your clients.

ENHANCING FERTILITY with Ayurveda

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Enhancing Fertility with Ayurveda

with Terra Rafael
Certified Ayurvedic Practitioner, Midwife (now retired)

With detailed slides and images, Terra outlines the methods available inPACE approved class logo - National Ayurvedic Medical Association Ayurveda to support those having difficulty conceiving who want a more holistic and natural approach to perinatal care, including:

  • Anatomy and physiology of fertility and conception for both women and men
  • Natural family planning techniques with emphasis on fertility awareness and improvement
  • Ayurvedic therapeutic approaches to supporting healthy fertility
  • An overview of Ayurvedic cleansing and rejuvenation techniques to improve fertility

The course includes extensive class materials and visual aids, including  79 pages of written notes and PDFs of the slide shows in the course.

Students will have the option to hire Terra as a mentor to help them study or as a practitioner/consultant to help them troubleshoot fertility issues. She welcomes both professional Ayurvedic practitioners and birthworkers, as well as moms (and Dads) to-be.

This course is approved for  5 NAMA PACE CEUs. To receive Certificate of Completion, complete exams and homework and email them to Terra.

Class 1: Female Anatomy and Physiology

  • Video on Female Reproductive Anatomy
  • Female Reproductive Anatomy Slide Show PDF
  • Video on Female Reproductive Physiology
  • Female Cycles Slide Show PDF
  • Video on Ayurveda’s View of Female Reproductive Anatomy & Physiology
  • Notes PDF
  • Exam Class 1 PDF

Class 2: Male A&P and Fertility

  • Video Part 1: Male Reproductive Anatomy and Ayurveda
  • Video Part 2: Male Fertility with Ayurveda
  • Male Anatomy and Physiology and Fertility Slide Show
  • Notes PDF
  • Exam Class 2 PDF

Class 3 Female Fertility

  • Video Part 1
  • Video Part 2
  • Notes PDF
  • Exam Class 3 PDF


Soothe and Ground for Autumn

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Autumn is Vata season.  Ayurveda teachings share a lot about adjusting to each season. How we eat, how we exercise, our lifestyles, can all help us be balance our personal physiology. By knowing your own balance (or imbalance) and the tendency of the seasonal change to disrupt you, the most individualized approach is possible. This article gives general info about the season. For more about your own personal balance, consult with me or another Ayurveda practitioner.

Of course where you live determines what the season is like.  I live in Colorado.  It’s generally dry, changeable, windy, high in altitude, so thin of air. These conditions tend to increase the Vata in our systems – more air and space.  Our Falls tend to be temperate moving slowly into colder temperatures – unless there’s a sudden snow storm, which is also possible. It can be windy.

In general, Autumn is a Vata season – when plants die back, crops are harvested, leaves fall from trees, nights become cooler and frost will begin to appear. It is a time of Nature letting go above ground, going down into the roots in preparation for Winter cold.

So to guard against the drying, changeable, cooling effects of Autumn, eating a cooked, soupy diet of seasonal vegetables is in order. Crockpot meals are handy and soothing. Avoid any foods that cause gas for you, such as beans or broccoli, unless very well cooked and spiced to increase digestion. That expansive property is too common in this season. Root vegetables are very grounding and balancing for Vata.

Protect yourself against the wind and cold by covering yourself, especially your head and neck.

Vata can agitate the nervous system. After the long days and activities of summer, it becomes time to guard against too much activity, electronics or other ways that can over stimulate us. We begin the inward turning, just as the sun recedes from our hemisphere as the Earth tips away from it.

Other Vata soothing measures that you may include in your daily routines include:

  • slow, gentle warm oil massages with sesame or almond oil before warm showers or baths
  • keep well hydrated to maintain physiology
  • drink warming teas – ginger tea is especially indicated
  • keep a routine for eating and sleeping times
  • moderate exercise and time in nature and fresh air
  • moderate sexual activity to avoid depletion
  • be settled, avoiding too much travel or moving your home or business

Autumn is a wonderful time to enjoy the harvest of food and memories from the summer work and play.