Ayurvedic Lecture Videos
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Pulse Practicum
with Dr. Vasant Lad BAM & S, MASc.
Recorded on June 19, 2009
Below is full lecture outline (Friday lectures are just an Introduction)
The pulse is a mirror of the state of one's health. Prana flows from the outer skin to the deepest organ. Under each of the three fingers are three doors that tap into inner organs so that one can be in tune with the individual's prana. Reading the pulse is an art of deeper meditation. Vasant Lad will teach you to access the prana to become more intuitive with the pulse. Learn to assess the states of the doshas, organs and tissues, the stages of disease, and a person's mental state. Learn the theory behind the levels of the pulse and be guided through specific aspects of pulse assessment by Vasant Lad and qualified Institute staff.
Marma Chikitsa
with Dr. Vasant Lad BAM & S, MASc.
Recorded on June 26, 2009
Below is full lecture outline (Friday lectures are just an Introduction)
A marma is a vital energy point accessed on the skin's surface, serving as a bridge between body, mind and spirit. Marma is both a diagnostic tool and a simple therapeutic measure to balance the doshas and promote health and well being. Through lecture and practice, learn methods to bring the doshas, tissues and channels back into balance using oils, touch, gemstones and color.
Art of Clinical Practicum:The Ancient Ayurvedic Clinical Art
with Dr. Vasant Lad BAM & S, MASc.
Recorded on July 3, 2009
Below is full lecture outline (Friday lectures are just an Introduction)
Developed for Ayurvedic practitioners and health care providers with Ayurvedic training, this seminar is for those who are seeking to enhance their Ayurvedic consultation skills through study with an experienced and respected Ayurvedic physician. Vasant Lad helps the physician and student enter the heart of the patient with the light of knowledge and a sense of compassion. Darshana (observation), sparshana (touch), and prashna (dialogue) unfold your awareness of the inner samprapti (stage of imbalance).
Every person is a living book and reading that book is the fascinating art that you will learn in this clinical practicum. Vasant Lad will share how to integrate western and Ayurvedic views to get a complete picture of pathogenesis. Enhance your ability to consult with the client, learn to communicate at their level of need and understanding and have your consultation be a meeting ground of education, intuition and clinical experience. This is a problem-based, client-centered approach to Ayurvedic assessment and recommendations.
Ayurvedic Cooking: Basic Ayurvedic Cooking with Indian Cuisine
with Dr. Vasant Lad & Usha Lad
Recorded on April 9, 2010
Below is full lecture outline (Friday lectures are just an Introduction)
Food is Consciousness. Food nourishes not only the body but the mind and awareness as well. Learn how to choose foods for your constitution, emotional patterns and environmental fluctuations. A standard tri-doshic diet is suitable for everyone and we will learn a practical, simple way of cooking balancing foods. Healthy food is equal to a healthy body and a happy, healthy human being. Learn about the energetic effects of different foods, the role of taste in Ayurveda, their effects on the doshas, and their actions on the body and mind. Enjoy a combination of lecture and practical “hands on” cooking as Usha Lad brings her decades of Ayurvedic cooking experience to the classroom. Vasant Lad, B.A.M. & S., M.A.Sc., discusses the importance of proper food combining and gives appropriate diets based on the season and geographical location.
Herbal Preparations Traditional Ayurvedic Methods of Preparing Herbs
with Dr. Vasant Lad BAM & S, MASc.
Recorded on May 14, 2010
Below is full lecture outline (Friday lectures are just an Introduction)
The power of Ayurvedic herbs can be enhanced by the ancient art of traditional herbal preparation. In this seminar Vasant Lad will provide the classic overview of Ayurvedic herbology as well as demonstrate the making of a few of the most potent classical preparations. Learn the qualities and actions of herbs and different preparations of the same herb have different actions.
You will learn how to create a high potency medicated milk, medicated ghee, digestive aids and more. Cover herbs suitable for each dosha. Join Vasant Lad in what will certainly be a memorable journey.
Panchakarma Theory and Practicum
with Dr. Vasant Lad BAM & S, MASc.
Recorded on June 25, 2010
Below is full lecture outline (Friday lectures are just an Introduction)
Vasant Lad and the Institute's panchakarma staff present the theoretical foundation of a successful panchakarma program and also give practical, hands-on experience of this ancient art. You will practice panchakarma procedures on each other under the guidance of Vasant Lad and our experienced team. Learn how to apply specific techniques that are suitable for each dosha. Incorporate the importance of cultivating a daily routine including dietary, spiritual, and lifestyle practices that maintain health and rejuvenate the body after panchakarma.
This 74 hour intensive includes 30 hours of practical hands-on training in the techniques of abhyanga, shirodhara, swedana, nasya and other methods utilized in panchakarma.
Understanding the Omens in Life
with Robert Svoboda, BAMS
Recorded on November 12, 2010
Below is full lecture outline (Friday lectures are just an Introduction)
An omen is a message from Reality, written in the Book of Nature, a dispatch composed in the language of events like the flights of birds, incidents occurring during travel, the streaking of meteors through the skies, and other such synchronies. We who are literate tend to believe that all knowledge worthy of the name can be consigned to print, when in reality the deepest, most meaningful truths are those that cannot be put into human language. Though information is freely delivered today to all who can read, veritable knowledge has become harder than ever to procure. Even India's classical vidyas emphasize what can be conveyed in words, when what is most real, and most important, in life can only be verbalized indirectly.
Vastu and Yantras: Healing your Home Environment
with Dr. Vasant Lad BAM & S, MASc.
Recorded on January 21, 2011
Below is full lecture outline (Friday lectures are just an Introduction)
Vastu Shastra is the science of bringing beauty and harmony into your environment, helping to maintain a flow of healing energy. Our environment has a strong influence on body and mind. Spaces, houses and offices can leave you feeling in harmony or sometimes uncomfortable.
In this seminar, you will learn how physical and energetic surroundings influence your health, wealth and happiness. Using vastu shastra, mantra, yantra, crystals and puja, Vasant Lad will offer information on favorable designs and remedial solutions for the creation of harmonious, happy and healthy spaces.
Emotional, Psychological and Spiritual Healing
with Dr. Vasant Lad BAM & S, MASc.
Recorded on February 25, 2011
Below is full lecture outline (Friday lectures are just an Introduction)
You have great potential to heal yourself. Ayurveda provides holistic therapies and practices that can help us to release traumas deeply rooted in the unconscious. Learn practical applications for self-healing as revealed in the ancient Vedic tradition. Discover how healing can take place to create deeper peace and clarity.
Vasant Lad shares decades of experience successfully using these techniques to support his client's health and well-being. Both therapists and laypeople will benefit from understanding these techniques, using them with their clients and themselves in the journey towards wellness. These healing techniques include understanding the relationship between and imbalances of body, mind, and spirit. He will review appropriate food and herbs for your unique constitution and discuss yoga and the subtle therapies of Ayurveda: marma, color, sound, and aroma.
Ayurvedic Cooking: Basic Ayurvedic Cooking with Indian Cuisine
with Dr. Vasant Lad & Usha Lad
Recorded on April 1, 2011
Below is full lecture outline (Friday lectures are just an Introduction)
Food is Consciousness. Food nourishes not only the body but also the mind and your awareness. Learn how to choose foods for your constitution, emotional patterns, and environmental fluctuations. A standard tri-doshic diet is suitable for everyone and we will learn a practical, simple way of cooking balancing foods. Healthy food is equal to a healthy body and a happy, healthy human being.
Learn about the energetic effects of different foods, the role of taste in Ayurveda, their effects on the doshas, and their actions on the body and mind. Enjoy a combination of lecture and practical “hands on” cooking as Usha Lad brings her decades of Ayurvedic cooking experience to the classroom. Vasant Lad, B.A.M.&S., M.A.SC., discusses the importance of proper food combining and gives appropriate diets based on the season and geographical location.
You will learn some tasty and balancing recipes for self-healing, and on Saturday get the chance to eat a complete meal cooked by Usha with class participation. Recipes are provided.
Women's Transitions, Women's Lives
with Dr. Claudia Welch, DOM
Recorded on April 29, 2011
Below is full lecture outline (Friday lectures are just an Introduction)
Explore some major physiological changes women encounter in their lives and the factors that go to facilitate smooth transitions at those times. Special attention is given to changes that occur around ages 35 and 50, but others are addressed as well.
Learn the western (allopathic) understanding of hormones and how they relate to women's transitions and lives, alternatives to HRT (hormone replacement therapy) and an Ayurvedic approach to bringing balance to these areas. Approach these transitions with awareness and understanding to set the foundation for realizing your full potential in your life and path at any time.
Balancing the Doshas with 15 Herbs
with Dr. Vasant Lad BAM & S, MASc.
Recorded on May 13, 2011
Below is full lecture outline (Friday lectures are just an Introduction)
Discover how the innate intelligence of herbs can be applied specifically to affect cellular intelligence, enhance life span, support rejuvenation, and bring balance to the doshas and specific pathologies.
Vasant Lad, B.A.M.&S., M.A.Sc., Ayurvedic Physician, presents the theoretical principles of Ayurvedic herbology as they apply to 15 classic herbs he uses in clinical practice. He will explain the principles of taste and digestion and the influence herbs have on these factors. He will also cover the use of appropriate carriers to affect the tissues of the body. The applications of each herb will be thoroughly described.
This seminar is clinically oriented and directed towards practitioners and students who have completed at least 500 hours of Ayurvedic education.
How to Create an Individual Herbal Formula Based on Doshic, Vyadhi (Disease), and Ubhaya (Organ) Pratanika
with Dr. Vasant Lad BAM & S, MASc.
Recorded on June 10, 2011
Below is full lecture outline (Friday lectures are just an Introduction)
Deepen your understanding of the innate intelligence and synergistic use of herbs in the creation of a personalized herbal formula. In addition to bringing greater balance, supporting rejuvenation, and enhancing life span, individual formulations will specifically target dosha, vyadhi (disease), and ubhaya (organs).
Vasant Lad, Ayurvedic Physician, presents the theory and principles of Ayurvedic herbology (dravyaguna rasa shastra). He will cover the Ayurvedic theory of taste and digestion, the principles of compounding, and the preparation of herbal formulas. In addition to lecturing, he will use case studies and live clients to illustrate practical application of the theory and principles.
This seminar is clinically oriented and directed toward practitioners and students of health disciplines.
Pulse Reading for Clinical Assessment and Herbal Protocol
with Dr. Vasant Lad BAM & S, MASc.
Recorded on June 17, 2011
Below is full lecture outline (Friday lectures are just an Introduction)
The pulse is a doorway the physician passes through to reach the inner state of a person's mental and physical health and well-being. Prana (life force) flows through the nadis from the deepest organs and inner pathways to the skin, revealing under each of the three fingers the doors leading into this inner world so that one can be in tune with the individual's prana. Reading the pulse is both an art and a science.
Vasant Lad, Ayurvedic Physician, gives his unique skill of reading the pulse. Students will apply this simple clinical barometer to their own practice. This information will be used to create herbal formulas to address the imbalances in the doshas, organs, tissues, appropriate to the stage of disease and an individual's state of mind.
This seminar is clinically oriented and directed toward practitioners and students of health disciplines.
Marma Chikitsa
with Dr. Vasant Lad BAM & S, MASc.
Recorded on June 24, 2011
Below is full lecture outline (Friday lectures are just an Introduction)
A marma is a vital energy point accessed on the skin's surface, serving as a bridge between body, mind, and spirit. Touching a marma point changes the body's biochemistry and can unfold radical, alchemical changes in one's makeup. Stimulation of these inner pharmacy pathways signals the body to produce exactly what it needs, including hormones and neurochemicals that heal. Marma is both a diagnostic tool and a simple therapeutic measure to balance the doshas and promote health and well-being.
Through lecture and practice, Vasant Lad will teach the theory and methodology of affecting marma points through the use of oils, touch, gemstones, and color to bring the doshas, tissues, and channels back into balance.
Ayurvedic Art of Clinical Assessment
with Dr. Vasant Lad BAM & S, MASc.
Recorded on July 1, 2011
Below is full lecture outline (Friday lectures are just an Introduction)
Every individual is a living book. Page after page has been written in his/her consciousness. To read this book, Ayurveda gives eight clinical methods of examination. Vasant Lad, Ayurvedic Physician, has worked extensively in hospitals and clinics, with out-patients and in-patients. This depth of experience provides the student with a more clinical approach to prakruti, vikruti, and other pre- and post-pathological signs and symptoms.
Vasant Lad will talk about the subtle means and skills with which a practitioner can explore a patient's thoughts, feelings, and emotions, and their relationship with current psycho-somatic manifestations. If a physician, even though he or she has a profound knowledge of the scriptures, does not enter into the heart of the patient with the flame of love and the light of knowledge, he or she will not be able to treat the disease properly.
Deepen your understanding of Ayurvedic clinical examination through clinical practicum. Explore and apply the principles of trividha pariksha (three-fold examination), asthavidha pariksha (eight-fold examination), and nidana panchakam (five clinical barometers).
This seminar is clinically oriented and directed toward practitioners and students of health disciplines.