Examples of use in clinical practice and yoga training:
- One physician, an anesthesiologist, uses one of these techniques while preparing patients for surgery. She holds their feet and does the toe balance technique prior to surgery while she meets with them and talks about the upcoming procedure.
- A home care LPN uses the toe balance technique while meeting with hospice patients and their families. With the patient in bed and family members gathered, she holds the patient’s feet during family conferences.
- One physician (a psychiatrist) and his professional teaching partner (a yoga therapist) have been integrating the dosha calming mantras into their yoga and meditation classes which they lead at their local hospital.
- One nurse uses the five-pointed star technique to relieve tension around her patients’ necks and shoulders with gentle holds on the torso.
- One nutrition educator, working in a family practice physician’s office, teaches patients the simple Ayurvedic techniques presented here, such as not skipping meals, having the largest meal mid-day for best digestion, and drinking hot water to calm the stomach and mood.
- One physician in family practice now regularly instructs his patients in how to massage their own feet with olive oil as a way to calm and ground themselves.
Testimonial:
Amadea Morningstar is a teacher with a superior teaching style. She generously shares her deep wisdom and blends this wisdom with an experiential, practical classroom format that makes the material both easy to understand and fun! If you have thoughts that energy work is not your thing, think again. Amadea makes this technique accessible to everyone. You will leave this course able to do the work with clear understanding and the ability to incorporate what you have learned instantly. This system is partner to both Yoga and Ayurveda. If you have interest in serving your students/clients in those times when a gentler, subtler application to bring balance is just what is called for you will want to be introduced to Amadea and Ayurvedic Polarity Therapy. This workshop is appropriate for Body Workers, Yoga Teachers, Ayurvedic Practitioners and those of us who want to learn self healing techniques. Highly recommended!
Manjula Spears, Integral Yoga teacher, yoga therapist
