Intro to Ayurveda: A 2-Day Intensive

Join Anima Mundi Herbalist Marisa Clementi at our Brooklyn Apothecary on Thursday March 12 + Friday March 13 (7-9pm) for this two-day intensive exploring the ancient medicine system from India. 

The Ayurvedic approach to health and wellbeing is based on nature’s rhythms and laws, and the understanding that humans - as a part of nature - are governed by those same principles. Just as each flower is completely unique, each person is unique with their own particular needs for maintaining health. 

Session 1: The 5 Elements + The 5 Senses

In our first session, we will learn about Ayurveda's origins and founding principles, particularly focusing on the 5 Elements: ether, air, fire, water, and earth. The relationships between the 5 Elements define ecosystems, climates and seasons in the wider world. They also determine each person’s individual constitution and what’s needed to maintain health in navigating changes in the seasons and in life: by helping to prevent, recognize and heal imbalances. 

We will deepen our understanding of the 5 Elements through the 5 Senses, exploring how each sense organ (eyes, ears, nose, mouth, and skin) correlates to a particular Element in nature. Our senses are the filters through which we perceive and respond to the outer world; Sensitivities within a particular sense organ can give a clue as to what your Dosha is and how you can support yourself to return to balance. We will also discuss how the 5 Senses are affected by seasonal shifts. 

Session 2: Digestion + The 6 Tastes

Our second session will take a deep dive into the digestive system and the 6 Tastes: sweet, salty, sour, pungent, bitter, and astringent. We will discuss how each taste supports specific parts of the digestive tract, and how we can use foods and herbs intentionally to nourish our digestion. We will learn how the digestive system incorporates each of the 5 Elements, 5 Senses and 6 Tastes. We will also learn about how optimal mealtimes and proper food combining can support healthy digestion, immunity and more. 

In this workshop, you'll learn: 

- how to discover your unique constitution, aka Dosha

- gain a preliminary understanding of how to recognize imbalances within yourself

- how to transition holistically from Winter into Spring using food and lifestyle practices

• Come with an open mind, a journal and pen.
• Tea will be provided.
• Guests can enjoy 15% off Anima Mundi products for in store purchase. 

Space is very limited please purchase tickets in advance. Refunds accepted up to 24 hours prior to event unless otherwise cancelled. 

Marisa Clementi is an Ayurvedic Nutrition Counselor and Herbalist who lives for creative practice: gardening, foraging, dancing, singing, cooking, feasting, and mothering. She's particularly interested in mixing the medicine practices of her Latvian and Italian heritage with the brilliance of Ayurveda. Marisa also brings her artistry as a professional dancer to her work through her deep knowledge of functional anatomy and somatic inquiry, as well as her inherited ancestral understanding of food and friendship as medicine. She wholly believes in the pleasure and freedom that come from cultivating a relationship with one's being: where practicality meets imagination as a path to abundant health.

@mclementi, marisa-clementi.com