Dear Friend:

This time of year, hibernation is the inclination. Now that the sun is increasing in the northern hemisphere, activity tends to begin its quiet increase in nature. With good sunlight, we tend to do outdoor tasks during the warm part of the day, while considering the upcoming spring season. 

Kapha dominates at present with cold, damp, heavy and dense qualities, whereas in spring, frozen spaces begin to melt. Now is a time of colds, flu, and coughs. Lungs are particularly vulnerable to cold disturbances because they are the principal site of Kapha dosha in the human and animal bodies. The lungs of plants and trees also tend to undergo congealing and slow metabolism at this time of year.

So, be prepared with your favourite immune-building remedies. I tend to use 1,000 mg. of Ester C as needed, a buffered Ph-neutral drying agent to combat excess mucous build-up and help scavenge blood-borne toxins in the form of free radicals. 

If a cold or flu tries to begin, right away I’ll go for a dose or two of Ester C and if needed, 1 tsp. goldenseal root powder, a very bitter, very cooling (anti-inflammatory) – classified as a ‘refrigerant’, and very astringent (drying) plant, gathered, cleaned, dried and powdered in October when the plant’s energy returns to its root system. 

These properties work for me when taken on the tongue and washed quickly down with warm water.  No colds or flu in years, touch wood! Little use or benefit is in capsules or tinctures I find, as compared to obtaining the most recent crop in powdered form from the herbal supply store.  Who knows how old the plant was at the time of processing?

Others have talked to me about bee pollen, oregano oil, homeopathy, echinacea (has specific affinity for the throat, especially in case of bacterial accumulation), elderberry (astringent, bitter, cooling), neti pot use, steam inhalations or other favoured measures to boost immunity and avert winter complaints.  Whatever are your personal favourites, be sure to have them on hand for immediate use as and when needed.  No use to wait a day or two until the shop opens.  Maintain your gut/brain biome with simple re-balancing measures as needed.

When treating your acute symptoms, you would put aside your chronic, deep-acting herbal program for a day or two to avoid taking too many herbal supplements, and avoid overloading the system with quick and slow acting substances taken together.  Remember to starve a cold and feed a fever. Stay warm and avoid infectious exposures, while building your immunity with warming foods and activities during the daylight and resting after dark.

CONSULTATION FOLLOW-UPS AND REFERRALS:

Now is always the right time to get back on track with your Ayurveda program. I’ve noticed that those following Ayurveda, Meditation, Yoga in their lives do tend to influence others around them to feel inspired in self-care, too. 

Distance consultation appointments can be available by email, Skype or telephone. Though pulse reading isn’t possible at a distance, at least a beginning or updating of your individualized self-care program.

Bodywork treatments such as Abhyanga, Turiya Therapy, Shirodhara may be suggested by appointment with younger graduates. I do supervise Panchakarma programs, while treatments are arranged with trusted therapists.

Please note that consultation rates have not increased in nearly 5 years, despite the significant cost of living hikes.  To book your follow-up appt. or to friend or family member who could be benefiting from Ayurveda, please email Jaisri@ayurveda-seminars.com.
For more information about ‘Consultations’, please click here.

C.A.R.E. FOUNDATION PROGRESS REPORT

Our first volunteer meeting of 2019 took place on Feb. 24 to informally review our goals and objectives as below. Our upcoming volunteer meeting for committees and timelines is planned for March 24 also at 11am-12: 30 pm. We plan to start and finish on time with our usual prayers.

Amazing developments are coming forward with our Canada Ayurveda Research and Education Foundation, now in its second year in good standing as a federal non-profit organization, created to support research and education in B.C. and Canada.

Our educational goals are to:

1. Approve and implement a six-month Ayurveda Elder Home Care Certificate program
2. Approve and implement a six-month Turiya (Marma Energy) Therapy Certificate program
3. Create the first 6-year Ayurveda College in Canada
4. Become a satellite for Ayurveda and related Vedic studies in BC.

Our research goals are to:

1. Create a central portal to unify access to credible existing Ayurveda research from international sources
2. Research and document the Ayurveda classifications of indigenous plants of Cascadia and British Columbia
3. Research single plant species or compound such as Punarnava, Brahmi, Boswellia, Kaishor Guggulu, etc. with a view to importing more widely from India

Skills and abilities needed in our new volunteer team:  commitment to Ayurveda in Canada, knowledge of non-profit and Ministry of Education law, fund-raising and grant-writing, Vedic administration and management,

These are exciting times and now our foundations are laid. Now is the time to come forward with your love of these purposes, goals, and objectives. Many hands, hearts, and minds are needed to move forward together with these plans. Please call me at 604-290-8201 with your skills and interests. Thank you!

TURIYA THERAPY 10-DAY PROGRAM -
LAST CHANCE TO SIGN UP
BALANCE THE DOAHAS WITH
APPLIED MARMA SCIENCE

Spaces are filling now because this class will not be offered again until its upcoming government approval when the tuition is likely to go up. Your tuition can be earned back in about 12 sessions.

Mental health is the need of the day, especially for young people and those in wanted or unwanted life transitions.  To know oneself from within arises from inner stillness.  I’ve come to believe through this work of more than 35 years of clinical practice, that all answers and right guidance lie within.

Simply put, we need to still our mind to realize our own causes and solutions. Turiya Therapy is applied marma (doorways to deeper psycho-biological functions) science for mental health. The techniques help to still the mind and re-direct prana (life force currents). The methods are simple, safe, natural, drugless therapies with a proven record of tools to transform negative emotional states into healthy ones.

This program is suitable for hands-on healers, body workers, massage therapists, physiotherapists, chiropractors, shiatsu practitioners, Reiki graduates, and psychologists.  Included are the techniques for the General Session (returning students enjoy a 50% discount) and the all-important Dosha Balancing Protocols. 

Comment from a recent client:  Wow. That was so profound. I feel like I’m coming back from a very deep place of peace within. 
                                                  J.T., Massage Therapist. 

Comment for a graduate: I took Turiya Therapy in January 2010 with Jaisri Lambert and it changed my entire perspective on life. The depth that Jaisri brings to each subject on Ayurveda & Turiya Therapy is a rare and precious gift. Her teaching style is utterly restorative and profound. She is a true master of this ancient knowledge. Learning from Jaisri also illuminated the importance of learning from a teacher who lives the knowledge & wisdom. Jaisri certainly does and it was an honour to be her student.
                           N.Z., Business & Immigration Consultant

To view/print/forward/post the Turiya Therapy flier, please click here. Register now for discount.

YOGA TEACHER TRAINING IN COAST RICA
WITH JESSICA KRUSE

DATES:                         April 1-29th, 2019
TIMES:                          Mon.–Sat., 7 am - 5:30 pm
                                     Sundays are rest/free days
LOCATION:                   Villa in Esterillos, Costa Rica

Training Includes:
• 29 days of instruction and 28 nights of all-inclusive, completely private beachside accommodation
• 3 organic plant-based meals a day: breakfast, lunch, and dinner
• Daily Ayurveda lectures, yoga practices and meditation sessions
• Two1 hour personal Ayurvedic consultations with Jessica
• Day trip to the Nauyaca waterfalls, the largest and most beautiful in the area
• Yoga Teacher Training Manual

 Tuition deadlines: Based on double occupancy:
•  Early bird registration by Jan. 16th, 2019: $4880
•  Regular pricing thereafter: $5380

Payment details:
• Non-refundable deposit of $1000 due upon acceptance
• Full tuition due by March 16th, 2019
• Payment plan may be available by special arrangement

For more information and to register, please contact: Jessica Kruse, Ayurveda Practitioner, RMT, E-RYT
jessica@lavidaveda.ca   www.lavidaveda.ca
To view and print the flyer, please click here.

INTRODUCTION TO AYURVEDA
FOR HEALTH & HAPPINESS

For those new to Ayurveda, please join me at my home for this exciting program, bringing together theory and practices of ancient Ayurveda.  Meet other like-minded people who are taking up the Ayurveda lifestyle.  Emphasis is on interaction and participation.

Join us for a fun, enjoyable, enlightening program.  Please convey to your near and dear ones who are new to Ayurveda and join us for this affordable, life-changing sharing!

Dates:          Sat. May 18, 2019
Times:          1-5 p.m.  
                    We plan to start and finish on time.
Investment: Register a friend to receive 10% discount ($75) by May 8, 2019; $99 / person thereafter. 

So much more value than an individual consultation, though plenty of individual attention! For forwarding, posting or printing this flyer for your network, please click here.

COOKING AND FOOD PRACTICUM
MAY  IN SURREY, BC

It has been such a long time since these hands-on classes have been offered. There are now so many of you new to Ayurveda and in need of understanding the principles and practices of Ayurveda home cooking. Simple, delicious family-style meals are presented over 2 days, 10am-3pm each day. 

These classes incorporate fun, hand-on experience and recipes your family will love. You’ll love taking home recipes, guidelines and understandings, representing my many years of food selection and preparation for balancing the digestion, the key to health according to ancient Ayurveda. 

Dates:               Sun. May 19, 2019     
Times:              10am – 3pm
                         We plan to start and finish on time.
Investment:      $175 until May 8; $195 thereafter,
                         space permitting.
                         Includes delicious vegetarian lunch, 
                         recipes etc.

Register yourself and your friend or family member before May 8 and receive a 10% discount for each of you. To view, forward or post the flier for others in your network whom you know need this program, please click here.
 

FREE INTRO. TO AYURVEDA AT IHN
(BROADWAY & ASH) JUNE 1, 2019

Ayurveda: The World’s Oldest Mind/Body
Self-Healing Science for OPTIMUM DIGESTION

Join us for this OPEN HOUSE program to explore Imbalances that are informed by and later precipitate disease symptoms. Causes are considered to originate in psycho-emotional and psycho-spiritual disturbances, therefore meditation is considered the first and last medicine, to help re-equilibriate our consciousness.  

Balance and imbalance are defined according to the five-element (panchamahabhuta) theory of Sankhiya philosophy, which also informs Yoga, or the science of re-unification of soul and Oversoul. Ayurveda helps to understand and re-balance the physiology, particularly optimal digestion and elimination, while Yoga is principally for re-balancing the mind. The two are therefore inseparable and were always taught together until modern times.  

You will learn practical means of restoring your physical health through digestion as the foundation for symptom-free living, such as individualized food guidelines (including herbal science), daily self-care practices and the theory of cleansing and rejuvenation according to ancient Ayurveda, still most valid today.  

DATE:          Sat. June 1st, 2019
TIME:           11:30am - 1pm
LOCATION:  604 West Broadway #300, Vancouver, BC
                     at Cambie Skytrain
RSVP:           Institute of Holistic Nutrition, 604-558-4000

TO VIEW THE FLIER, PLEASE CLICK HERE

Update: NADI PARIKSHA-PULSE ASSESSMENT near Lyon FRANCE

This advanced program for practitioners and senior students requires background knowledge and vocabulary from Ayurveda. To apply, register and forward the flier to a colleague whom you know will benefit by attending, especially those in Europe, please click here for the French flier and here for the English language flier. 

The program is bilingual, delivered in French and English, an all-time first for this content.  I look so very much forward to being in Europe again!  I do hope we bring together our community members to celebrate and learn together.

If you wish to sponsor this 5-day program in your area, or the more in-depth 10-day retreat program in Pulse Assessment according to Dr. Lad, please contact me at 604-290-8201 or email me at: 
jaisri@ayurveda-seminars.com. 

Update: PANCHAKARMA - TAMIL NADU
NOV. 26,‘19–JAN. 6, ‘20

Spots are filling up even now, so I’m advising not to wait until the Sept. 1 payment deadline, instead to reserve your spot and accommodations now. Last year, applicants were disappointed to be declined during the final weeks leading up to the program, as patients reserve from all over the world at this time of year, optimal for westerners. To print/forward/post the flier, please click here.

EYE ON YOGA YEARLY PLANNER

This beautiful weekly and monthly planner inspired by Ayurveda, Yoga and Jyotish is your personal guide for 2019. Designed by the talented Andrea Olivera, mother of the award-winning Ancient Ayurveda Rituals Studio & Spa in Toronto, is rich in art featuring the divine feminine and significant astrological events. This lovely, detailed, full-colour, premium quality almanac is a true collector’s item, a keeper and keepsake. It makes a beautiful gift at any time!

Features:
*  How to set your “Sankalpa” (intentions) for success
*  Focus on your personal growth by reflecting on
   check-in pages
*  Powerful monthly thematic analyses
*  World-class practitioners commentaries
*  Inspiring classic fine art and poetry
*  Mini goals, notes, progress analyses to help keep
   you on track
*  Cross-cultural religious, civic and special holidays
*  Relevant daily themes through Jyotish astrology
    analysis

For more information about the birth in 2018 of this outstanding almanac, booking Andrea’s leading-edge treatments, or to pre-order your 2020 ‘Eye on Yoga’ appointment planner, Buy Direct from Amazon: Canadian link; American Link

Please visit her website:ayurvedictouch.com or call Andrea Olivera at (416) 504-6049
 

KAVALA OR MOUTH SWISHING
WITH WARM SESAME OIL

Kavala is the ancient practice of swishing the mouth according to Ayurveda, the world’s oldest holistic health science. DinaCharya includes daily morning practices for health and happiness.  Swishing with warm sesame oil after brushing, flossing and tongue scraping with a silver (cooling, Pitta reducing), copper (warming, kapha or ama reducing) or stainless steel (inert, cooling) tongue scraper, helps maintain oral hygiene, strengthens gum adherence and tooth enamel, and most importantly maintains the tongue health, as the tongue can make or break one’s life depending on suitable food and word choices. 

Swish once or twice daily for 3-10 minutes by pulling the oil between the teeth and holding the oil in the oral cavity to bath the surfaces. Draw the oil through the spaces between and around the teeth to help remove subtle food or bacterial particles.  Spit the contents into the sink and rinse the drain with hot water.  Massage the gums downward on the top teeth with a clean index finger and upward on the lower teeth to help maintain whiteness and freshness.  Kavala daily practice helps maintain healthy mouth flora.

© Jaisri M. Lambert, Ayurveda Doctor (NAMA),
www.ayurveda-seminars.com 

ANNOUNCING NEW YOGA/MEETING SPACE
IN NORTH SURREY!

My space is now re-arranged to welcome smaller classes for early morning yoga, especially weekdays.  Other classes can be planned for later in the day, such as morning yoga for seniors and pre-schoolers, lunchtime yoga for neighbourhood workers, after-school yoga for children and teens, and restorative yoga to help wind down before 6 p.m. To suggest teaching your regular weekday yoga class or inquire about your meeting space specifications, please call me at 604-290-8201. 

Yes, I love to read your responses, comments and suggestions.  Please take the time to forward this newsletter to someone you would like to introduce to Ayurveda Seminars & Consulting. Newsletter subscription is now a quick click on my website home page at the bottom.

Love from,
Jaisri

Dr. Jaisri M. Lambert
Ayurveda Doctor (NAMA)
Founder, Ayurveda Seminars & Consulting Ltd - 2004
Share Ayurveda Conference
Founder, Canada Ayurveda Research & Education
(C.A.R.E.) Foundation - 2017
604-290-8201