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January Specialties
Ayurveda Treatment Series
Ayurveda assessments and treatments give you the tools to monitor your health, understand what diseases we are pre-disposed to and learn how to prevent them. Ayurveda helps you have an experience, understand the effects, and develop a good relationship with food, your lifestyle choices and you emotion self. A Dosha Assessment (Ayurvedic consultation) is a great place to start. It will teach you how you can take charge and master your own health in simple and very effective ways. Whether you wish to lose weight, manage a disease, sleep better, de-stress or just simply want to live a more balanced life.
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Ayurveda treatments are unique to the practice of Ayurveda.
Whether you are looking for stress relief, improving digestion or help with a chronic condition, Ayurveda has a treatment for you. |
The Ayurvedic art of Shamana ( cleansing) is an ancient
system of healing that involves balancing and pacifying the three bodily doshas by a number of therapies. |
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Home treatments are an important part of Ayurveda life.
Whether it is leaning how to oil the body with the correct oils or how to use the correct food treatment. |
Panchakarma is a Sanskrit word that means "five actions" or "five treatments".
This is a process used to clean the body of toxic materials left by disease and poor nutrition. |
Dosha Information
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Vata derives from the elements of air and space.
The cold,rough, light and cold qualities of these elements make it important to chose the correct foods. |
Pitta devrives fro the elements of fire and water.
The hot, light, moist nature of Pitta make a specific diet important. |
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Workshops
An excellent resource for your continuing Ayurveda education...
Food as Medicine
The power of Ayurveda Cooking
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Ayurveda cooking is a practice, much like yoga. As such it is not something you do for a few weeks but it is a cooking style that creates a vibrant, healthy and self-healing you. This style of cooking inspires an integration of stewardship towards your body.
You do not have to be an Ayurveda practitioner or be well versed in Ayurveda to enjoy the benefits of this Ayurvedic cooking class. |
The Importance Of Water
Water is absolutely fundamental to long-term health. The human body is about 60% water,
and without it a person will die within just a few days.
Every single cell, tissue, and organ in your body
needs water in order to function properly.
Each day, water:
and without it a person will die within just a few days.
Every single cell, tissue, and organ in your body
needs water in order to function properly.
Each day, water:
Testimonial...
"I had been looking on the internet about Ayurveda and I was more confused than ever. I decided to visit Erica at Okanagan Ayurveda.
I was happy that I did. Erica made Ayurveda very approachable and started my on a lifestyle plan suited to me.
What the internet did not tell me was that just because you are a certain dosha,
it does not mean that you need all the protocols. If you are interested in
understanding Ayurveda and getting on the correct plan,
I suggest you go and see Erica."
– Jan
I was happy that I did. Erica made Ayurveda very approachable and started my on a lifestyle plan suited to me.
What the internet did not tell me was that just because you are a certain dosha,
it does not mean that you need all the protocols. If you are interested in
understanding Ayurveda and getting on the correct plan,
I suggest you go and see Erica."
– Jan
Who I am...
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My deep personal connection to Ayurveda and years of study and research led me to the opening of Okanagan Ayurvdeda in 2014. My goal is to introduce traditional Kerala Ayurveda to my community and the world. Reaching my goal will help individuals
"come back to who they truly are". It is needed in the midst of chaos that drives our society and culture. Ayurveda is a central and stabilizing force that is needed today. When one takes the time to learn and practice these ancient Ayurveda principals, rooted in the Vedas, the world unfolds in a new and exciting way. This "nature inspired and consciousness driven" medical healing system will revolutions healthcare and create infinite possibility for the individual. With respect and gratitude Okanagan Ayurveda encourages healthy relationships and community. With a healthy you, a healthy community we can begin to build a healthy world. |
A little more about me...
Erica’s passion for yoga and Ayurveda began 20 years ago. Desiring a deeper and more subtle understanding of the human experience led her to yoga teacher training and a yoga therapy certification at Mount Royal University (2009). There she met and studied with Nischala Joy Devi who offered her unique feminine perspective of the Yoga Sutras. Nischala Joy Devi is a master teacher and healer and monastic disciple of Sri Swami Satchidananda. She studied with Susi Hatley and her functional synergy “ approach to anatomy and asana and Robin Rothenberg and her energetic models for using asana and pranayama for healing. While studying at Mount Royal, Erica was certified as a Thrive instructor. The Thrive program was designed specifically for cancer patients at the University of Calgary.
At Mount royal she had her first formal Ayurveda class which took her on another journey to initial study with Matthew Remski and Todd Caldecott until she found her true home in traditional Kerala Ayurveda. At Kerala Academy it was an honor to learn traditional Ayurveda from Dr. Jayarajan Kodikannath and Dr. Suhas Kshirsagar and accomplishing an Ayurveda Practitioners certification. Along the way, she interned in an Ayurveda hospital in India and took courses in Panchakarma and Ayurveda body work. While in India she had the opportunity to intern at Ayuervedagram, a private clinic outside of Bangalore, India. My training continued with Ayurveda formulation and bodywork certification at CCa and the study of Yoga Nidra and mindfulness-centered somatic psychotherapy. |
