SOLSTICE NEWS!

Dear Friend:

Website Re-Launch!
www.ayurveda-seminars.com  

Announcing the re-launch of my revised website:  Friends have told me for years that my website needed an update and now, I’m please to reveal the new look!  Please check it out and share it with those in your network whom you feel may benefit from Ayurveda.  The original flow created by Jerri Jo Idarius of www.creation-designs.com remains after serving well for over 20 years!  Kudos to Lys Lawrence who created the revisions!  Thanks to all those who have supported my online presence.  Hope you’re happy to see this evolution!  Your suggestions are welcome!

Thoughts on the Movement of Time:  Winter Solstice

Moving toward the winter solstice in our northern hemisphere here, then pulling away from this unfolding perihelion, bring heightened awareness of the importance of time as a causative factor.  Easily we notice the changing light day to day, temperature fluctuations morning to evening and even changing moods moment to moment.  

Thoughts, feelings and emotions are very transitory, whereas our inner being seeks permanence, certainty and calm.  Joy flies away when anxiety or cynicism come.  This pandemic year requires us to stay put, look within for recalibration and invest going forward in our beloved priorities. 

Do you feel time stole opportunities in your life?  Have circumstances stolen our ability to choose?  Is there a perception that choice is limited?  Has your energy been functioning under par?  If so, let’s take a re-set with dedicating December to your holistic wellness.  Let’s clarify intentions and options.

If adaptation to change is a primary message of this pandemic, can we arise from the solstice with a revised plan for 2021, based on long-cherished priorities, completions and initiatives? Vata dosha teaches us how to bend to circumstances and thrive with freshness, how to be playful, adventuresome and light-hearted.  Balanced Vata has faith in the unseen, imagined as benevolent. Balanced Vata expresses as ‘yukti’ or skillful faith in action.

Mental health may be associated with repetitive positive thinking, not from rote as much as from developing a philosophy of life.  Ayurveda expresses the Sankhya philosophy of Creation, enumerating her attributes in relation to the individual human journey of self-realization.

Time is change and change needs time.  Please extend unconditional love to yourself as your first responsibility and commitment, OK?  Time multiplies the investment by itself.

Eating at Home for Sustainability 

In 1986 I met one of my important teachers of Ayurveda, Dr. Thricovil Sukumaran from Kerala.  Dr. Sukumaran was associated with the AryaVaidyaSala in Kottakal and became an important and beloved teacher of panchakarma in my life.  

Once in 1986 Dr. Robert Svoboda was coming to Vancouver, one stop along his wandering path of a new Ayurveda graduate, seeking his fortune.  I invited Dr. Sukumaran to accompany us at an Indian restaurant after the event.  I came to learn he had eaten only once away from home in his life of perhaps 38 years at the time.  He was reluctant to accept at first, but did join with us and ate little, keeping his focus on the vibration of harmony at the table.  We all felt the historic, subtle uplift and nourishment.

Raised in the west. I was acculturalized to restaurants at a young age, mostly to develop ‘manners’ - which fork to use and when, how to dab the napkin, etc.  Nothing to do with digestion, praise, assimilation, nourishment of life purpose or the grace of prana.  Later eating with Dr. Sukumaran at his home were times of devotion, offerings, sanctity and fragrance.  The sweetness of family, the care of detail, the refinement of experiencing one another together, these were new to me, and therefore so very poignant and healing.  

What is your value system around the intimacy and sacredness of mealtimes?  How does Covid affect your relationship with food offerings?  Any unexpected discoveries about the benefits of eating at home?  To me, I find it suits my need to simplify daily life in pursuit of wholesomeness. I also notice the thrift of eating at home and appreciate knowing ithe meal is fresh.  I find soups are variable, easy, digestible and quick to create.  

Eating at home helps me gauge 50% vegetable intake and inclusion of the six fundamental flavours required for good assimilation and elimination.  Growing at home is the next logical step.  Are you ready to take your own simple steps?  The solstice is a powerful  time of new beginnings, empowering new cycles and opportunities.  May you, dear reader, take full advantage of 2021 while giving a lift to others as feasible and appropriate.  HAPPY NEW YEAR!

Radiant Living with Muneera Wallace Presents: New Health Coaching Membership!

Curious about Ayurveda but don't know where to start?
Wondering what Ayurveda health coaching is all about?

My Radiant Living With Ayurveda monthly membership is an easy, affordable way to learn Ayurveda basics and apply them in your everyday life.  Our focus is on action!
*Ayurveda wisdom
*Live practices
*Cooking lessons
*Stress-free 'drop-in' structure - learn at your own pace

Membership is just $20 per month and your first drop-in is 50% OFF!  Click here to read more about upcoming topics and class times:
http://www.radiantlivingvancouver.com/living-ayurveda-membership.html

About Muneera Wallace

Muneera is an Ayurveda health coach, living and sharing Ayurveda and Fitness for the last 18 years on the unceded lands of the Coastal First Nations, now called Vancouver.  She helps you use the wisdom of Ayurveda to master habits and routines for more energy, lightness, immunity and calm.  She created the online health program “Be Radiant” for those seeking a personal guide to establishing your pro-active routines.  Your Radiant Living membership is a way of developing your journey with Ayurveda and Fitness.  Enjoy a bi-weekly drop-in to learn practical skills while gently working on your health. 

To reach Muneera, please click here: 
www.radiantlivingvancouver.com or call her mobile: 778.558.5473

Practitioner Profile and Offer

Do the feel more grief, anxiety and sadness during the holidays?
Are you experiencing overwhelming stress?
Are you seeking long-term solutions for mental and emotional wellness?
Do you need to restore peace and joy in your life?

Angelika Bendrich is an experienced counselor and life coach working from home by Zoom in the south Surrey/White Rock area. A naturally gifted healer, she’s a Certified Registered Transpersonal Counselor, Reiki Master, Holistic Nutritionist and Energy Worker, and draws on eastern and western modalities to support and empower clients to thrive with optimal wellness of body and mind.

Angelika is on the faculty at the Institute of Holistic Nutrition in Vancouver, specializing in the Psychology of Disease and the Introductory Ayurveda programs. She also offers a continuing education course on Energy Medicine.  For more information and to register, please call her at 778-772-5772 or  www.angelikabendrich.com.  

Angelika provides personalized help for helping restore body, mind, emotions and spirit.  She is uniquely qualified for trauma resolution, creative re-writing of your life script and nutritional support for everyday holistic health.  In dealing with the loss of both her parents to cancer, Angelika learned to turn her grief into a powerful journey of personal growth and discovery. Along the way, she successfully overcame her own serious health challenges.

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Your Ayurveda Winter Wellness Guide by Vaidya Vasant D. Lad

Check out this link to an older article by Dr. Lad on the topic of making the most of winter according to Ayurveda.  Such a simple, clear, easy-to-follow summary.  Hope it makes you smile!

The photo was taken in May 2018 when Dr. Lad came to Vancouver at my invitation and was the keynote speaker at our Share Ayurveda Conference.  Amazing memories of love and learning!

https://yogainternational.com/article/view/your-winter-wellness-guide 

You know I love to receive your feedback, suggestions and comments about this newsletter, which is meant to keep you informed of Ayurveda developments in my world!

This Holy Day season, may you freely celebrate in your preferred style and may we be now aware of our equality with each and every living soul on this beautiful planet Earth!  May all beings be happy and healthy!  May 2021 unleash our best selves with more patience, forgiveness and compassion.  

With good wishes from,

Jaisri M. Lambert, Founder
Ayurveda Seminars & Consulting
https://www.ayurveda-seminars.com

C.A.R.E. Foundation
Canada Ayurveda Research & Education Foundation  
https://www.canadaayurvedaresearch-educationfoundation.org