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Ayurveda Week: Managing Your Health & Wellness Through Yogic Principles and Practices

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Announcing MyYogaTeacher’s first ever FREE Ayurveda Week Event! 

You’re invited to participate in seven days of free sessions focused on managing your health & wellness through Ayurvedic principles and practices!

Ayurveda is one of the world’s oldest holistic health practices and is based on the idea that illnesses and disease are a product of imbalance and stress in a person’s consciousness.

In a world that is so focused on traditional medicine, Ayurveda principles and practices holistically:

  • Improve gut health
  • Decrease symptoms of anxiety
  • Reduce inflammation in the body
  • Help with pain management
  • Boost immunity
  • Promote weight loss

and so much more! 

How to join the Ayurveda Week Event:

Members

Just click the links below to one or all of the classes you’d like to attend and register as you would any other group class! Simple as that.

Non-Members

Click this link to sign up for your free two week trial to get access to this incredible event! No credit card required.

Are you a nonmember who signed up for a trial in the past but it’s lapsed?

If you’re not a member but signed up for a free-trial in the past, and it has expired, just reach out to care@myyogateacher.com to let us know!  We'll reset your trial and give you full access to the event.

Consider how different your life would be if you were mentally, emotionally, and physically healthier! How much more joy would you have? How would you move better in the world? What kinds of activities would you participate in that you can’t now?

We've put together an entire schedule of Ayurveda classes dedicated to helping you be your healthiest self, even amidst all the internal and external chaos in the world right now.

Check out the educational, inspiring, and exciting event classes and very special guest instructors making this event happen!

(Click the class links to register for any or all of these amazing sessions!)

Introduction to Ayurveda with Anjali Deva

Wednesday, September 14 at 4:00 pm PST/7:00 pm EST

Join Anjali, Ayurveda practitioner and founder of Madhya Way, a school for Ayurveda! Anjali specializes in an integrated and trauma-informed approach to this ancient practice. This class will cover the history, current practice and introduction to the philosophy of Ayurveda, the traditional medical system from India that is over 5,000 years old. This will be a 45-minute interactive lecture and discussion.

Gut Health - An Ayurvedic Perspective with Dr. Akhilesh Sharma

Thursday, September 15 at 4:30 pm PST/7:30 pm EST

We are excited to welcome Dr. Akhilesh, special guest expert, former Ayurveda Advisor to the Government of Delhi, and Ayurvedic physician with over 30 years of experience practicing and promoting Ayurveda across 19 countries globally! Join him as he teaches you the basic theory of Tridosha and its application in daily life. This will give you a fair understanding about Ayurvedic perspective towards a Diet Plan and Kitchen remedies from Ayurvedic Food. This will be a lecture session followed by Q&A from participants

Yoga and Ayurveda with Arun Deva

Friday, September 16 at 4:00 pm PST/7:00 pm EST

Meet Arun! Certified Ayurvedic Practitioner (NAMA), Ayurvedic Yoga Therapist, Yoga Therapist (IAYT), Vinyasa Krama certified yoga teacher, and international lecturer, speaker, and teacher!  He also serves on the National and State Ayurvedic Associations. Join him in learning how Ayurveda and Yoga are intertwined in healthcare. When our yoga is informed by Ayurveda, it becomes more of a healing art. In this short session, learn how yoga and Ayurveda connect, where they intersect and how they support each other in our healing paradigm. Participants will learn about the health benefits of Ayurveda and Yoga. This session will also introduce Ayurveda as an alternate approach to your health which will help you in your day to day life.

Pregnancy and Nutrition with Dr. Geetanjali Shah

Saturday, September 17 at 4:30 pm PST/7:30 pm EST

Join pediatrician, prenatal coach, author, and co-owner of three hospitals, Dr. Shah, in her class for parents-to-be! In this session, parents-to-be will get guidelines on what to eat and what are the right proportions to be followed for a balanced maternity diet. We will also talk about Pranic foods and how they are important for fetal brain development. This session will help participants create their own diet plan and weekly food timetable. It will be helpful for couples planning to have a baby, pregnant women and their partners, and also post delivery lactating mothers.

Food and Spirituality with Vinay Varanasi

Sunday, September 18 at 5:00 pm PST/8:00 pm EST

A keen practitioner of Sanatana dharma, Vinay is a lecturer, teacher, and spiritual guide. With his heavy focus on Shiva consciousness, Vinay will lead all those seeking to deepen their spiritual journey. This session will help seekers identify ways to connect with their food, recognize it as a form of the divine and deepen their spiritual practice through moments of gratitude around food.

Managing Vata This Autumn with Dr. Bhattacharya

Monday, September 19 at 4:30 pm PST/7:30 pm EST

As director of the DINacharya Institute in New York, Dr. Bhattacharya leads workshops and seminars, and trains health practitioners in Ayurveda. She has a PhD in ancient Indian chemistry, is a licensed physician, published author, educator, and scientist! She has also been featured on the Discovery Channel in a documentary about Ayurveda. Join her in learning about Vata and its management. Vata is the principle of movement in the microcosm and macrocosm of your being. We will explore how Vata management can help ensure better digestion, ensure better mental health and also help in pain management.

Ayurveda and Joint Health with Dr. Dhanada Kulkarni

Tuesday, September 20 at 6:00 pm PST/9:00 pm EST

We’re excited to welcome Dr. Kulkarni, Bachelors of Ayurvedic Medicine & Surgery, Masters in Alternative Medicine, Yoga Therapy Specialist & Expert, licensed Massage Therapist, and renowned Ayurveda physician! Her session, the last of our event, will focus on joint health. You will explore how Ayurveda can help in improving joint health. By the end, participants will understand how Ayurveda can help improve back health and knee health.

Helping you live your most joyful, healthiest life is important to all of us here at MyYogaTeacher! We are so excited to have you join us on the journey to holistic health and more harmony!

You don’t need to know exactly what Ayurveda is to join. Just come and experience it for yourself!

And remember: If you’re a nonmember who’s two-week free trial has ended, reach out to care@myyogateacher.com to have your trial reset so you can easily sign up for these awesome classes!

Welcome to MyYogaTeacher’s Ayurvedic Week Event!

See you soon!

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