At its essence, Ayurveda teaches us to lean into our intuitive self, to love and honor who we are, not as who people think or tell us who or how we should be.
Feminine Form Medicine
Ayurveda will change your life.
Ayurveda {Aye-your-vay-duh}, from a feminine form approach, is steeped in practices + rituals that not only make you feel adored, radiant, and healthy, but also create a body, mind, and heart primed for bliss and spiritual enlightenment.
Ayurveda is the sacred knowledge and science of life. It is a 5,000 year old system with time tested wisdom, like your grandmother’s medicine. You were born into this perfect combination of the elements. Through your own life experiences, environments, and karmas, these elements get our of balance.
Because we all made up of unique amounts of the elements and particular patterns of energy, there is no “one size fits all” approach in Ayurveda. When the body is out of balance, integrating Ayurvedic practices brings freedom, simplicity, and encourages the body, mind, and spirit come back into harmony.
Perfect health is to be situated within yourself.
Health, swastha, is like the pulsation of breathing – in and out. Like sex, birthing, like day and night, the seasons… do you see? All that you are is to be situated in who you really are. When you hear the word swastha spoken aloud, you’ll hear that the second syllable has a stop in it. Like, a hard stah (stop). Like, this is where you are.
Health is a becoming steady, being in communion with your own body.
When we bring Ayurveda intertwined with Tantra, we begin to take refuge in something that is infinite within. This is where the magic weaves in..
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Ayurvedic Services
Since Ayurveda is a life-long journey, there are no quick fixes. We have found that one-time consultations are only helpful after one has deeper understanding of their constitution and has developed a stronger Ayurvedic foundation. The sweetness is in your commitment to the practices, changes, and experiences.
Discover your Dosha
If you are curious about Ayurveda and want a clear introduction, this single session is a simple place to begin.
In this session, we explore your doshic constitution, what is currently in balance, and what may be out of alignment. You will leave with simple, supportive suggestions to help you live more in harmony with your unique nature.
– $350 –
Ayurveda 60-day Immersion
A Four Session Foundational Container
This is a deep and supportive container designed to help you understand your constitution, unwind imbalances, and integrate practices that support real and lasting change.
Rather than quick fixes, this immersion creates space for your body and nervous system to respond, integrate, and restore balance over time.
– $880 –
Ayurveda Workshops
If you are wanting to understand the basics of Ayurveda and simple ways to implement supportive changes in your life, then join us every spring and fall.
We offer Intro to Ayurveda and Seasonal Cleanses. More workshops will be added over the course of time.
What is feminine-form Ayurveda?
Food. Sleep. Sex.
When you are able to tune into the rhythm within, the divine cosmos within, the shakti, the divine feminine (that all genders have), you are able to deeply connect and awaken your inner and ancient knowing.
In Ayurveda, these are the three pillars of health for living an abundant and radiant life. When these three are cared for according to your body type, dosha, the ancient teachings say that you will live a long healthy life without disease. woohoo!
the elements + energies
Dosha: Your Unique Body Type
We are all made of the five elements: water, earth, air, ether, fire. Because each person has different amount of each element and how it plays in the body, we are uniquely different. What supports one person, might cause imbalance in another. Ayurveda sees each person in three categories/body types, called doshas. We are born with certain elements, and also we experience excess or depletion of the elements according to what happens in life. Therefore, we are always pulsing in and out of balance.
Who you are at your core, never changes. Understanding yourself can offer you such profound insight. Here’s a brief overview of each dosha:
Vata
AIR + ETHER
Qualities: lightness, movement, change, roughness, quickness and dryness.
Physiological: Force behind the nervous system, respiration and elimination.
Imbalanced Vata: Dry skin, constipation, premature wrinkles, anxiety, fear or a general feeling of being spaced out.
Balanced Vata: Enthusiasm for life. Excellent healers, inspired writers and artists, and enthusiastic speakers
Pitta
FIRE + WATER
Qualities: sharpness, oiliness, lightness and instability.
Physiological: digestion and metabolism
Imbalanced Pitta: fever, loose stools, skin rash or acne, or the heated emotions of anger and frustration. We become overly critical and compulsive.
Balanced Pitta: On the plane of the mind and spirit, pitta carries the gift of discernment that can cut through the smokescreen, allowing you to see a situation clearly.
Kapha
EARTH + WATER
Qualities: stability, heaviness, wetness and coolness
Physiological: force behind the lymphatic system and the mucus membranes
Imbalanced Kapha: Hard time losing excess weight, and can gain easily. Quality of holding on can turn into gripping or a codependent attachment.
Balanced Kapha: Luscious, well-lubricated, sturdy and dependable
Ayurveda is the the grandmother medicine
Steeped in ancient practices + rituals that help you feel adored, radiant, and healthy.
Whether you’re experiencing digestive issues, insomnia, fatigue, stress, anxiety, or more serious and chronic conditions like heart disease, diabetes or asthma, Ayurveda was built to unearth the root cause of dis-ease and address it head on with simple dietary and lifestyle changes, customized for YOU.
Jill’s approach to Ayurveda is from an intuitive and listening space. There is no one to “fix”, nor a specific herb that will be the miracle cure. In this way, Ayurveda holds you with gentleness and releases from structured “rules”. This allows for more space in your life, rather than filling it more (even if it is with good things).
Come let yourself feel alive within the flow, enjoy the pleasures within the temple of your body, and ease into grace and love through the lens of feminine-form Ayurveda.
What to expect in the 60-Day Ayurveda Immersion
We will come together virtually or in-person for 4 sessions, meeting once every 2-3 weeks. This gives enough space to integrate practices and re-assess your protocols during our time together.
Step One: Comprehensive Intake Consultation
48-hours before our Initial Consultation, you will fill out a detailed intake form. This allows time to review and prepare for your session. Once together, we will discuss your entire health history. This gives you the opportunity to safely share past and present state of your physical, mental, emotional, and spiritual wellbeing.
Step Two: Review of Elemental Findings
Based on the initial intake consultation and my evaluation, we will meet about one week after your initial consult where you will receive a treatment plan. This is your blueprint of your unique constitution, what elements are at play, how imbalances are manifesting, and your true state of health.
In this thorough 60-minute session, you will receive:
- Tongue diagnosis
- Review of digestion and elimination pathways as well as other bodily systems.
- Assessment of psychological well being and immunity
- An exploration of your doshic prakriti (original state of constitution) + vikriti (current state of imbalance) in the context of season, age, and physiological dynamics.
- Strategies for current ailments and challenges
- Specific protocols for diet and lifestyle practices including meditation, breath work, yoga, and other intuitive therapies such as aromatherapy, sound healing, chakra balancing, and Reiki.
You will receive a treatment plan that addresses both short and long-term goals. This will assist you on your journey back to harmony, health and well-being. We will start small and gradually add practices over time in our follow-up wellness sessions.
Step Three: Follow-Up Wellness Sessions
Following the two initial sessions, we will meet every 2-3 weeks (60 minute sessions) to discuss your progress and adjust the treatment plan if needed. This gives you time to implement suggested protocols, noting what has been supportive and what hasn’t. Depending on the client’s needs, some sessions you might experience intuitive therapies, such as energy healing, essential oils, meditation, or even yoga asanas.
Also included:
- Support: Email/text support in between appointments.
- Discounts: on Ayurvedic products, herbs, oils, spices, and other services.
Spiritual disconnection is the root cause of disease
Ayurveda does a brilliant job on offering practices to help live in this human body. But most importantly, how are you nourishing your spirit? There are practices for ancestral healing, practices to connect to the divine and this ancient wisdom, and practices to support your energetic realm that is within you and surrounds you.
Ayurveda is not a religion, and honors your spiritual/religious practices. We meet you where you are to help deepen what supports you most.
What health concerns can Ayurveda address?
Ayurveda is a holistic science that looks at the root of illness and disease. Because of this unique approach, we can address a wide range of issues in the body and mind. Here are a few of the common reasons people seek an Ayurvedic consultation (note this list is not comprehensive):
- Digestive issues (for example, IBS, Crohn’s, diverticulitis, constipation, diarrhea)
- Hormone imbalance (PMS, symptoms of menopause)
- Weight loss
- Improving diet
- Infertility, pregnancy and postpartum support
- Mental illness
- Emotional issues
- Autoimmune disorders and inflammatory conditions
- Addiction recovery
- Eating disorders (for example, restricting eating, overeating, addiction to sugar, emotional eating).
- Stress and anxiety reduction
- Chronic fatigue and sleep support
- Improving skin issues (eczema, acne, dry skin, psoriasis)
- Allergies to food or environment
If you would like to learn more about how an Ayurvedic consultation can help you feel your best, reach out to Jill Nelson with your questions to jill@asanayoga.net or schedule a free clarity call.
You are already connected to nature.
Honor your desires, intentionally connect with community, and flow in life so that you can lean into the pulsation of your heart.