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Ayurvedic Facial Rejuvenation
This session will review different Ayurvedic facial rejuvenation techniques and tools including garshana dry skin exfoliation, marma acupressure points, and the kansa wand. Tips and tools that can be easily implemented into your practice will be discussed.
Learning Objectives
After completing this activity, participants will be able to:
- Review the qualities and application of Garshana dry skin exfoliation
- Restate the Marma acupressure points of the face and the benefits they provide
- Summarize the Kansa Wand and how it can improve the facial massage experience for total facial rejuvenation
Faculty
In the early 90’s I moved to San Diego and soon found a position at The Chopra Center for Well Being. I began in the kitchen helping to prepare special meals for guests in the Pancha Karma program, until my heart led me to become an apprentice to the therapists. I was pleased to learn that methods I was being taught were from Dr. John Douilliard who was the former director, and came from the Maharishi lineage where Dr. Douilliard also was a director. Dr. Chopra was on site often back in those days and would hold Satsangs once a month, teaching us about Ayurveda and spirituality. This experience sparked the beginning of my path as a healer.
I enrolled in a 1000 Hr Holistic Health Practitioner program where I was trained in several massage modalities as well as Herbs and Nutrition (Ayurvedic Body Therapy classes were not available then). Upon completing I became an Intern at The Optimum Health Institute, and gained more experience facilitating guests that were undergoing intense cleansing and regaining their health and vitality.
Soon following, I managed a private practice of massage and teaching Yoga classes for 16 years in San Diego. I also trained and practiced as a Holistic Midwife for 10 of those years and acquired more skills such as organic farming of vegetables and medicinal herbs, which I used to create a pharmacy for my clients and myself. During that time I also raised two beautiful sons.
I moved to Nevada City, Ca in the spring of 2016 to return full circle to my path in Ayurveda. I have been trained at the California College of Ayurveda in all the classical Ayurvedic Body Therapies for Pancha Karma and for Day Spa. I quickly joined the team at The Ayurvedic Healthcare Center becoming the lead therapist for Pancha Karma and Day Spa therapies until opening my own practice in 2019. I am an Ayurvedic Health & Wellness counselor and clinical Ayurvedic Body therapist specializing health consulting, cleanse & detox programs that can include Pancha Karma therapies, from a referal by an Ayurvedic Doctorl As well as providing therapies, I am an experienced Ayurvedic chef, & educator.
I am currently an instructor with Healing Mountain teaching Ayurveda, Crystal Healing, & Aromatherapy.
