Open Ayurveda

Traditional Cooking 101: Bone Broth and Jook
Nutritive bone broth is the foundation of cooking. It is the basis for simple, low-budget, health-conscious meals and complex, gourmet cuisine alike. In this workshop, we will discuss the benefits of bone broth and its uses.
Jook, or rice porridge, is an easy and adaptable recipe that can be eaten [...]

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Our yoga studio has a really great deal going on now where you can bring in a friend for free all this month. Consequently, we’ve met lots of new people. It has been a really fun opportunity to teach more than just the usual suspects at Yoga Mandala in Berkeley.
In response to the newcomer energy [...]

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I am appalled by the way St. Luke’s Hospital’s charitable programming is being gutted. Not only that, but its *natural* medicine: a Touro osteopathic teaching clinic. That’s right, they are cutting effective, natural medicine offered for free to those in need in a clinical context in which medical students are trained. The patients lose; the [...]

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Lovers of yoga,
This is just a quick one to let you know I’ve got a great sub for my usual 4:30 Sunday class at Yoga Mandala for a brief period. I’ll be out for May through the first part of June.
Kamesh, the studio manager, really went out of her way to find a nice sub. [...]

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[ February 15, 2009; 10:00 am to 3:00 pm. ] Postpartum Health: Preparing for the Postpartum Period with Ayurveda at Yoga Mandala

During pregnancy, emphasis is given to being ready for the “big day” when a woman gives birth to her child. Books guide parents in creating birth plans, classes offer methods to cope with the labor and delivery process and doulas can be hired to [...]

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[ January 14, 2009; 6:30 pm to 7:15 pm. ] Caring for the Neck: A Daily Yoga Regimen

We know that building and maintaining strength and flexibility the spine is key to health, longevity and a sense of vitality. However, we sometimes forget that the neck is part of the spine! In many exercise and yoga regimens, the neck is often overlooked.

In this brief, 45 minute [...]

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[ January 4, 2009; 4:30 pm to 6:00 pm. January 11, 2009; 4:30 pm to 6:00 pm. January 18, 2009; 4:30 pm to 6:00 pm. January 25, 2009; 4:30 pm to 6:00 pm. February 1, 2009; 4:30 pm to 6:00 pm. February 8, 2009; 4:30 pm to 6:00 pm. February 15, 2009; 4:30 pm to 6:00 pm. February 22, 2009; 4:30 pm to 6:00 pm. March 1, 2009; 4:30 pm to 6:00 pm. March 8, 2009; 4:30 pm to 6:00 pm. 4:30 pm to 6:00 pm. March 15, 2009; 4:30 pm to 6:00 pm. 4:30 pm to 6:00 pm. 4:30 pm to 6:00 pm. March 22, 2009; 4:30 pm to 6:00 pm. 4:30 pm to 6:00 pm. March 29, 2009; 4:30 pm to 6:00 pm. 4:30 pm to 6:00 pm. ] A winter yoga practice is so delicious.

Now that we have been on Daylight Savings Time for a bit, I’ve gotten used to the fact that our regular Sunday afternoon yoga class at Yoga Mandala occurs during magic hour. While my favorite place to be at sunset is probably outside gazing at the amber horizon in [...]

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