Ayurvedic Foundations
April 10-13, 2025
Price: $125 plus accommodations
This program is designed to expand your knowledge of Ayurveda, the ancient healing science of India, and its relationship to yoga. We will introduce you to fundamental concepts of Ayurveda so you can begin to recognize them in yourself, your friends, family and students. Our classes will incorporate discussion and lecture as well as hands-on learning through Ayurvedic yoga classes, group projects, and cooking in the Shoshoni kitchen.
Topics include:
- Introduction to the Doshas and deepening Dosha awareness
- Dinacharya – Ayurveda daily routine, including yoga and meditation
- Food as medicine
- Self-Care with Ayurveda and natural products
Ayurveda Lifestyle Weekend schedule
Friday
3:00pm Check in
3:45-4:45pm Slow Flow Yoga
5:00pm Dinner
5:45-6:15pm Introductions and Orientation – What is Ayurveda?
6:30-7:30pm Evening Meditation in the Main Temple
7:45pm Q&A and Tea (optional)
Saturday
6:00am Yajna in the Fire Temple
6:00am Guru Gita Chant in the Main Temple
7:00am Silent Meditation in the Main Temple
7:30am Breakfast
8:30-10:15am The 5 Elements; The 3 Measures of Vitality; Ayurveda Life Cycles – Seasons & the Times of Day. Make Ojas Balls.
10:30-12:00pm Hatha Yoga
12:00pm Lunch
1:00pm-2:30pm The Tri-Doshic System; Who am I? Your Constitution & Current State of Being with Q&A
Break – Holy Basil Tea & Ojas Balls
2:45-4:00pm The Mistake of the Intellect, The Pure Intelligence or “Essence” of the Tissues, Imbalances or Blockages, The Fire of Digestion
4:00pm Personal Time
5:00pm Dinner
6:30-7:30pm Evening Meditation in the Main Temple
7:45pm Q&A and Tea (optional)
Sunday
6:00am Medicine Buddha Chant in the Main Temple
7:00am Silent Meditation in the Main Temple
7:30am Breakfast
8:30am Food As Medicine – The 3 Great Qualities (Maha Gunas – Sattva, Rajas & Tamas); The Six Tastes, Food list per Dosha, Seasonal Foods
Break
10:30am Bringing it all together for vibrant health & vitality. Daily Routine of Ayurvedic “Sattvic” Practices. Create Herbs, Spices, & Teas per your dosha.
12:00pm Lunch
1:00pm Check-out
*schedule subject to change
About the Instructor
Shanti Pitschka
Ayurvedic Health Practitioner, Health Coach, Yoga & Meditation Teacher, ERYT 500
Shanti started practicing yoga at age 16 after experiencing pain from scoliosis. Drawn to Ayurveda, the sister science of yoga, she began her studies at the Ayurveda Institute in 1998. In 2011, outside of her then home town of Nederland, Colorado, she found ShambhavAnanda Yoga and received the ERYT500 hour Hatha yoga and meditation teacher certifications. She became an Integrative Nutrition Health Coach in 2018, but her love and fascination with the Vedic arts continued. In June 2019 she graduated from the New World Ayurveda School as an Ayurvedic Health Practitioner. With her love teaching, and sharing this ancient wisdom, Shanti teaches Ayurveda at New World Ayurveda in the Ayurvedic Health Practitioner Program and Introduction to Ayurveda, and Yoga Teacher Training at Red Rocks Community College. Shanti works out of PranaTonic Yoga & Wellness in Golden, CO and enjoys guiding and nurturing others through life’s many transitions by offering a unique 6 month Ayurvedic Lifestyle Coaching program, one on one consultations, Vedic Astrology Readings, Ayurvedic treatments – Shirodhara, Abhyanga Oil Massage, Marma Point Therapy and Herbal Scrubs. She also offers Ayurvedic seasonal workshop series – “Living an Ayurvedic Lifestyle with the Rhythms of Nature” including Spring and Fall Gentle Cleanses, Women’s Health, Mala Making, etc. She is a yoga and meditation teacher, teaching meditation classes 3 days a week, aerial yoga and hatha yoga throughout the week.
The scenery is gorgeous with hiking all around, staff is excellent, the food is delicious, the temples are beautiful, the yoga is great and relaxing, and the cabins are clean and nice. I always feel so peaceful there and the meditation is wonderful. It’s a very spiritual place and wonderful for decompressing from city life and for getting back to your true self.