ing conflicts, an individual naturally becomes more securely established in their core self; thus, their life force is freed to activate and accelerate the power of pranic healing. Ayurveda, a holistic health system
and sister science of yoga, works from the outside in; yoga works from the inside out. Yoga physically initi- ates an unfolding of the spirit and a consequent transformation. Ayurveda initiates the same process, begin- ning with in-depth purification of body and mind. Ayurvedic treatments such as diet, nutritional herbs and an herbal detoxification process known as panchakarma, as well as meditation, not only work hand-in-hand to create a shift on a physical level, they also remove unconscious blocks that create chronic stress.
Desai’s approaches to yoga and ayurvedic treatments are focused on working on subtle pranic levels of heal- ing. Ayurvedic treatments are geared towards restoring energetic balance, according to an individual’s physical and psychological constitution, which
are considered to be interrelated and interactive. Healthful herbs and recom- mended lifestyle changes are precisely tailored to an individual’s primary psycho-physiological constitutional type—vata, which controls move- ment; pitta, which rules metabolism; or kapha, which controls structure. This approach determines an effective pro- gram of diet, exercise and other regular measures vital for maintaining inner balance and reducing stress. Desai’s Amrit Yoga Institute combines ayurvedic treatments with the practice of Amrit yoga, yoga nidra (a form of meditation) and quantum breath meditation to create harmony, balance and union and to connect indi- viduals with their inner source of inte- gration. This works to restore a natural balance, preventing people from being the victim of stress. “Relaxing in a zero stress zone
helps to dismantle the preprogrammed self-image, phobias, addictions and stress-creating conflicts that lie beyond any mental or intellectual approach,” Desai explains, “When you join yoga
with Ayurveda, you have the com- bined power of body and soul, a pow- erful synergy for healing and recovery from addictions,” which he refers to as unwanted weeds. An analogy is that while Western medicine fights weeds with herbicides, ayurvedic treatments cleanse and rejuvenate the body, mind and consciousness, thus “keeping the soil inhospitable for weeds to grow in.” “Spirit, representing our core self, and the energy body, through which our spirit manifests, are eternal and in- separably one,” concludes Desai, who clarifies that the visible physical body is an extension of the invisible energy body. In the release of blockages and the purifying of the body, we are linked to our invisible presence, oneness. We enter the domain of divine presence and grace, which initiates spontaneous healing. In this domain the doer, the ego mind, disappears and “the pres- ence performs the miracle.”
For more info on Ayurveda and the Amrit Yoga Institute, visit
AmritYoga.org or call 352-685-3001. See ad, page 60.
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