My Āyurveda Specialist Training began, ironically or perhaps serendipitously, the last weekend in January 2022 when I had myomectomy surgery (see my last blog). This Āyurvedic Specialist Training with Kathryn Templeton via Yoga International has been a mixture of live online and prerecorded classes, which include lectures, question and answer sessions, Āyurvedic yoga sessions, meditations, and pranayama (breathing exercises). Even though I couldn’t begin the live classes with the other Āyurveda students, being able to work at my own pace provided me with a sense of peace and calm that, yes, I would be able to complete this training.

“Āyur-Veda” is “The Science of Life” and is part of the ancient Vedas. This collection of knowledge has informed and guided people and civilizations for thousands of years. Yoga and Āyurveda are sister sciences. Yoga is the art and science of self-realization or enlightenment, and Āyurveda is the art and science of optimal health and healing. Āyurveda is designed to support each individual and their unique constitution, or collection of elemental qualities, to discover balance in mind, body, and Spirit.