Faculty - Deepti Sehgal

Ayurvedic Approach to Yoga. 6-Hr Workshop (Theory + Demonstration)At the heart of a great Yoga practice lies a belief to be able to heal the body & the mind. Traditionally, Yoga is not a one-size-fits-all approach. True healing with Yoga begins with knowing one's physical, emotional & behavioral tendencies deeply, and being able to co-relate the health conditions surfacing from these tendencies. The Ayurvedic approach to Yoga directly works on your energy systems to make you feel great, energized & relaxed. It is based on a definitive body-mind framework from the Ayurveda perspective. It brings about inner harmony in the body & mind by regulating the disturbed energy due to doshic (energetic) imbalances. In this Ayurvedic approach to Yoga? workshop, you learn this framework for recognizing your specific body-mind archetype based on Vata, Pitta & Kapha dosha tendencies manifesting within you as health conditions or emotional disturbances. This approach brings a deeper awareness to your yoga practice by filtering your practice from the lens of Ayurveda. You will learn the alchemy of Yoga & Ayurveda combined with diet & lifestyle shifts to create a state of inner harmony & balance with strategically designed Yoga practice. This 6 hr workshop dives deeper into realizing your dosha, physical & emotional manifestations of your aggravated doshas, physical sites where these doshas create health concerns, and targeting these dosha-aggravated spots in the body with a clearly defined yoga practice and aligning it with dosha-specific yoga asanas, pranayama, diet, lifestyle & herbs. The workshop is divided into four parts:-Part 1 ? Explains Ayurvedic concepts of body-mind archetypes known as dosha-guna theory, the concept of Prakriti (constitution) & concept of pranas (energy) which are key concepts behind harmonizing the imbalanced doshas.-Part 2, 3 & 4 ? Here, we peel each archetype of Vata Pitta & Kapha layer by layer. It explains a framework to recognize your specific dosha prominence, signs of dosha excesses & deficiencies (imbalances), manifestations of doshas into physical & emotional states, and health conditions arising out of these imbalances. You will learn the logic behind choosing the right yoga asana, pranayama, diet & lifestyle for your archetype & imbalances arising out of it.

"Understanding Yoga Ayurveda Approach to Women?s Health & Hormones ? 2 Hr Workshop (Theory + Demonstration)A woman goes through different phases in her lifetime from puberty till menopause, specifically from the hormonal-shift perspective. If balanced, these hormones may cause a woman to look & feel her best, or get grumpy and dull looking if the hormones are imbalanced. The two pillars that can support women?s health drastically include hormonal health & pelvic floor health. While so many women seek medical treatments for hormonal conditions like PCOD & PCOS, the actual issue begins with deep-rooted imbalances manifesting as these conditions. Yoga & Ayurveda give us a strong framework to deal with women health conditions naturally while strengthening the inner root factors which are the cause of such conditions.In this workshop you will learn the prominent female hormones that have a deep impact on how you look & feel in each phase of life, which parts of the body to work on to support female hormones, relationship of stress hormones with female health, pelvic floor health & its importance, 3 Powerful yogasanas for female health & optimizing womens hormones with yoga, ayurveda & diet & lifestyle."

"Importance of Morning Yoga & Ayurveda Practices ? 2 Hr Workshop (Theory + Demonstration)Mornings are powerful and in the land of Yoga & Ayurveda, India, the early mornings are considered sacred. The mornings are believed to contain the subtle energy of purity (sattva) & aligning our Yoga & Ayurveda practices with early mornings help us imbibe the similar energies that uplift us, make us healthier & positively impact our health, wellbeing, energy & vitality. Traditionally, mornings are the time to cleanse, activate & energize the inner systems to get the physiological functioning activated. And there is a deep-rooted science behind health, wellbeing, peace, calm and energy gained by practicing Yoga & Ayurveda morning practices.In this workshop you learn the traditional & scientific reasoning behind incorporating morning cleansing practices from Yoga & Ayurveda in daily routine. The workshop discusses the traditional concepts like ?prana? movement, ?Yogic Kriyas?, ?Ayurveda morning rituals? for the activation of body, mind & senses. Likewise, you also learn the latest research & science behind the validation of these practices specially from the perspective on their impact on nervous system & hormones via the detoxification & activation of circulatory system, respiratory system, digestive system & lymphatic system in the morning. You learn a sequence of practices to perform in the morning that will keep your inner systems clean & energized on top of which robust body & mind health builds. "

"Insights into Classical Yoga Practice & Modern Yoga Practice ? 2 Hr Workshop (Theory + Demonstration)Do you know how classical yoga practice differs drastically from modern yoga practice? Classical Yoga practice is mainly practiced in India & is specifically taught by Yoga lineages while modern Yoga is more inclined towards yoga as a therapy or yoga for physicality. Even though the asanas in both practices are the same, it is the ideology behind performing these asanas that makes it different. Classical Yoga is inclined more towards spirituality, and scientifically it closely relates to bringing balance in the nervous system and activating the parasympathetic nervous system response of the body. Modern yoga practices are more aligned towards musculoskeletal system.In this workshop you will learn & experience the ideology behind the two approaches, differences between the classical & modern approach to yoga, benefits of performing Yoga with the classical & modern approach, and learning to perform asanas as per the two approaches."