Ayurveda Center Oak Ridge TN -
The Ayurveda Center offers health services and educational experiences oriented toward helping to restore the bodies' natural intelligence in a holistic way. Our fully licensed or certified healthcare professionals utilize the best of both ancient and modern Western approaches to bring balance and healing.
Happy Spring, Everyone!
Spring Notes
There is nothing like the renewal of new life in the spring. It has been a warm winter making it feel as I write that summer is almost here. This trend may be causing some of us to run a little hot, as well. Remember that in Ayurveda, "like increases like." So, if it is unusually warm on the outside and you usually run a little warmer than most, this weather may aggravate the fire element within you. This imbalance can be associated with increased increased irritability or anger and the tendancy to be judgmental and critical. In addition, this underlying imbalance may result in skin conditions and other symptoms.
Food tastes that might be useful to balance the excess heat are bitter, astringent, and sweet. In Ayurveda, sweet is not just "sugar" sweet. There are sweet vegetables, grains, and fruits. The best examples of bitter are in the green leafy vegetables category (e.g., kale, chard). Beans, barley, rye, and millet are some astringent foods. Don't engage in overheating activities, and avoid over indulgences -- including work! Yes, overwork is an indulgence in Ayurveda. For those of you who are not running too hot, the foods that would be balancing to the cool and damp of spring are bitter, astringent, and pungent (spicy).
Happy Mother's Day: Please think of us when you are brainstorming that perfect give for your mom, the mother of your children (or pets!), grandmother, and Earth mother! You may want to take advantage of Heather's intro special: see below. Mother's day is May 6 this year. See our little write up on gift certificates. There are links there to the bodywork page and services flyer.
Staff Changes: Goodbye to Patti, Welcome Aboard Heather -- Intro Special
We are sad to report that Patti Winter, LMT, has left her position at the Ayurveda Center. She continues to work her main position at a spa in Knoxville; it was a little too much to work at both places. For those of you who have outstanding gift certificates with Patti, she is willing to honor those as you book your appointment. But whenever God closes a window .... an open door. 
Heather Fraser, LMT, is joining the Ayurveda Center staff. Heather is a graduate of Arbor Institute of Massage Therapy. She has worked in the spa and salon industry for many years. I can personally attest that she gives a great deep tissue massage, having had one myself last week. For more on Heather, see the staff page. Heather wants to invite you to try her out at a reduced rate. She is giving $15 off your first massage through 6/30/2012. Please call to set up an appointment 482-0981.
New and Rejuvenated Service with Mary Roberson, Ph.D.
New and rejuvenated services are now offered by Mary Roberson, Ph.D. (1) Created and refined by Zivarad Slavensky, Spiritual Technology is a holistic method for advancing holistic personal growth. For more click: Spiritual Technology. (2) Coming in May, Mary is restructuring the Ayurvedic consultation service and gearing up a support group for those who want to integrate the Ayurvedic principles into their lives. The support group will include educational topics, cooking demonstrations and ongoing support to problem solve, create and stabilize new diet and lifestyle patterns. More on new Ayurvedic offerings soon. The services of Ayurvedic consultation and Spiritual Technology are being offered as separate services or they may be imbedded in an ongoing psychotherapy program. Health insurance may cover psychotherapy if there are mental health symptoms (e.g., anxiety, depression). (3) Last, a new and improved Ayurvedic facial is back on a limited basis. We will be training Heather who is also an aesthetician to conduct the Ayurvedic facials in the future.
Again, wishing you the best spring possible.
Namaste,
Mary Vaishnavi Roberson, Ph.D.
Spiritual Technology -- Deep PEAT
Developed and refined by Zivorad M Slavinsky, Spiritual Technology is a collection of methods, the goal of which is to develop spiritually. In the process, one also addresses emotional and even physical issues, as well. Thus it can be undertaken as a stand alone or as a part of a psychotherapy process. Slavinsky has authored many books that have been translated into several languages.
The theoretical background fits very nicely with Vedic philosophy in that examines how most of us are caught up in a dualistic consciousness. We spiritually long to transcend and move beyond that to a more unified state of consciousness in which one transcends the duality. Slavinsky posits that each person comes into this life having a set of Primordial Polarities or Primes or Personal Codes that are unique. We then spend our lives unconsiously moving from one polarity to the other. Examples are love and hate, peace and fear, I and not-I, physical and spiritual, connected and disconnected. Polarities are not always good and bad. For example, one might have a polarity of love and freedom.
It's really much like the yin and yang symbol. Yin is often described as female, dark, passive, cool. Yang is the male aspect, light, active, warm. As the symbol depicts, at the center of yin is yang and vice versa. If one goes to one extreme of a polarity, one often finds the seeds of the of the other. In the case of the last sample polarity, love and freedom. one unconsciously moves toward love. Once there, a longing would begin for freedom. We unconsciously choose people and situations in our lives to enact these polarities.
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Gift CertificatesGive the Gift of Massage |
Coming Soon:Ayurvedic Treament UdvartanaWe are in the process of working out a new Ayurvedic services for pitta and kapha types, especially those that have some excess weight. It is called udvartana. It involves two people conducting a massage with a very warm paste made of herbs and powders. It is a powerful way to clear the channels of the body of obstruction, as well as a great treatment for the skin (e.g., exfoliation). |
