YTT Short Course

Rasayana:
The Sacred Sap, Rejuvenation, and Slowing the Aging Process

Rasayana: The Sacred Sap of Rejuvenation

  • Format: YTT Short Course
  • Chose four Short Courses to create an Eclectic Weekend Module
  • Also part of “Swasthavritta: The Enlightened Self Care of Ayurveda” YTT Themed Intensive Module
  • Instruction Time: 3 hours

Ayurveda describes a sacred juice or sap within us that when preserved through life defines our youthfulness and longevity. As with all things in life, the practice of yoga will either cultivate or deplete this juice. Otherwise known as ojas, or rasa, the fluid body is an often overlooked aspect of yogic physiology. Strong heating practices are known to dry the fluid body, drying up the tissues, joints, and nervous system, robbing the tissues of needed ojas and vitiating Vata dosha. The tissues then lose suppleness and become increasingly vulnerability to injury. Rasayana practices and lifestyle awarenesses are key to a healthy and long term practice. This course will introduce the practitioner to the fluid body and methods of rejuvenation known as Rasayana Chikitsa that can be done at home, including daily warm oil massage (abhyanga), the use of oils such as ghee in our diet, ayurvedic nutrition, Vata reducing lifestyle tips, as well as daily and seasonal health routines.

Yoga Alliance: This program satisfies Yoga Alliance requirements for anatomy and physiology, philosophy, lifestyle and ethics, and elective hours.

Course Outline (3 hrs)

  • The Ayurvedic Lifecycle
  • The Pancha Maha Bhutas: 5 Great Elements
  • Jala: Sacred Water Element
  • Water: Subtle (Ojas) and Gross (Kapha)
  • Ojas: The Sacred Sap of Life
  • Sapt Dhatu: The Alchemy of the 7 Tissues
  • Rasa: The Fluid Body
  • Aging and Depletion of the Sacred Sap
  • Rasayana: Ayurvedic Medical Specialty System of Rejuvenation and Anti-Aging
  • Rejuvenation of Rasa and Anti-Aging
  • Rasayana as a Way of Life
  • Rasayana Awareness, Techniques, and Practices
  • Rasayana Foods
  • Rasayana Herbs
  • Tonics and Teas Using Rasayana Herbs
  • Bedtime Rasayana Recipe
  • Abhyanga: Warm Oil Massage
  • Vata pacifying Abhyanga
  • The Right Oils for You
  • Performing a Solo Abhyanga
  • Sex and Conservation of Ojas
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