The sister sciences of yoga and ayurveda give us great insight into how to dissolve stress in our lives.
Through the lens of ayurveda, we can see how different body types (constitutions) respond to stress differently and we can cultivate practices which nurture a self awareness and reduce our habitual stress responses. We will look at the doshas (body types) and gunas (sattva-rajas-tamas) in relation to our mental outlook. Understanding how we see ourselves and the world around us.
With yogic philosophy, we can start to understand how we create the story of Self and how often it is our judgments and expectations of ourselves that create stress. If we can cultivate the two yogic keys of non-attachment and non-judgment we can loosen the impact of stress on our lives.
Through asana, meditation and pranayama, we can feel the impact that stress has on our body and breath; if we can switch off auto-pilot and immerse ourselves in our practice, we can develop a greater sense of spaciousness where we can deal with stressful situations more effectively. The one thing that stresses us all out, is that we feel we lack enough time and space. So through practice, movement and meditation we will create a sense of expansion.
With Ayurveda, we can bolster our immune system and how we deal with stress through understanding our constitution with lifestyle and dietary changes and herbal supplements.
This will be an experiential workshop with asana and meditation practice as well as ayurvedic insights and lifestyle advice.
