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With the ballooning popularity of yoga, its sister science, Ayurveda, is also becoming more recognized and respected in the west. Ayurveda is the world's oldest form of medicine, and has been practiced across India for thousands of years. It has influenced the traditional medicines of China, Tibet and Thailand. Like any emerging eastern modality, it does not have widely accepted standards, apart from the National Ayurvedic Medical Association, which reviews Ayurvedic training programs and has a list of qualified practioners. Jessica has been studying Ayurveda since 2003 with some of the most respected teachers in the field, including Dr. Robert Svoboda, Dr. Sunil Joshi and Vaidya Atreya Smith. She completed the four year Practitioner's Training Program at the European Institute of Vedic Studies, studying directly under Vaidya Atreya Smith. She is a member of NAMA, the governing body for the profession of Ayurveda in the United States.

Ayurveda is an ideal way to improve your health, whatever its current state, because it looks at individuals on a holistic level. It is especially helpful for those with problems which western medicine cannot treat. If you would like to learn more about Ayurveda, you can schedule a consultation with Jessica at Balance Yoga & Wellness studio.

Ayurvedic Consultation In Person: Initial intake of ninety minutes, which consists of a detailed examination of your state of health, using traditional diagnosis techniques, including tongue analysis and taking of the pulse and detailed questionning regarding your diet, lifestyle habits, yoga and exercise habits.

Ayurvedic Consultation Online: Client fills out a detailed intake questionnaire and diet diary, and sends jessica few photos of the tongue, face, and hands. When client sends jessica the forms a phone or video consultation is arranged via skype. One hour phone or consultation where Jessica makes recommendations for diet, lifestlyle and yogic practices. Herbal therapy may be recommended. Payments can be made throught the website for consultations and herbs. Contact Jessica to set up a constulation.

Costs: $100 initial consultation, which includes a detailed set of dietary recommendations for your constitutional type, and advice on other lifestyle changes such as yoga practice, exercises, breathing exercises, and herbal remedies. Jessica mixes herbal remedies for each person, based on their specific conditions. All herbs are organically grown, and this cost is not included in the consultation fee. On average the cost of herbs is $30 for a one month supply(180g). Follow up consultations, recommended every 2-3 months are $50 for up to one hour.

Ayurveda is a science which has always existed, because its principles come directly from the laws of nature; one individual did not invent it. For example, when we feel sick, often we want to stop eating, and take a rest from daily activities.  We know instinctively how to behave.  In modern life, disease comes when we ignore our instincts, and repeatedly make choices that are against our natural rhythms.  Ayurveda teaches us to use nature’s laws to achieve balanced state of health. 

Ayurveda understands the basic rules of nature, and respects them, such as the daily and monthly cycles of the sun and moon and the seasons.   Ayurvedic remedies are created using plants and minerals in their whole form, rather than extracting the active compounds.  Nature intelligently creates plants so that there are active compounds and other qualities that tell the body how to utilize the substance, this prevents side effects from occurring. Through a thorough and deep understanding of all parts of the plants, minerals, even animal products, the science of ayurveda makes very detailed recommendations for diet, lifestyle, and disease treatment.

Ayurveda is built upon the Samkya philosophy, which breaks the universe up into twenty four principals.  Those composing the earth on a gross physical level are the five elements: ether, air, fire, water and earth.  On a subtle level, there are the five senses, one associated with each element:  hearing with ether, touch with air, sight with fire, taste with water and smell with earth.  The senses connect the external world with the internal world.   The five elements compose our body, but something must give the body intelligence.  The five elements control the body through the three doshas or ‘tridosha’.  When the doshas are out of balance, an individual becomes disturbed.  The doshas are the principles of intelligence in the body that manage the combinations of different elements.  They manage the metabolism of the body, each playing a specific role.

• Vata dosha – ‘that which moves,’ composed of air and ether
• Pitta dosha – ‘that which transforms,’ composed of fire and water
• Kapha dosha – ‘that which binds or stabilizes,’ composed of water and earth