Ayurveda and Digestion: East Meets West August 2 – 22, 2024
with Melinda Atkins, Adam Flores, and Amba Greene
Change your relationship to food and improve your digestion in just one weekend!
“AUM Home Shala has the best quality of teachers, they fuse Western medicine and Eastern philosophy to give us the whole tools to work with people who need it.” —E.G.
“Amba is an amazing teacher. She really connected with us well and taught the class in a very profound and understanding way. She made me feel at ease and her ability to invite us to share and ask questions was very helpful. I walked away with a great grasp on Ayurveda and digestion and feel confident enough to have that as a first strong foundation on the subjects.” —E. O.
“I loved that we focused on dissecting the philosophy of the Ayurveda and identifying how the concepts work rather than memorizing lists of information. It was practice, simple and accessible.” —A. F.
- Friday, August 2: 5pm–9pm (EST)
- Saturday, August 3: 11am–7pm (EST)
- Sunday, August 4: 11am-7pm (EST)
- Saturday, August 10; 11am-7pm (EST)
- Thursday, August 22; 6pm-9pm (EST), Protocol Review
Day 1: Intro to the Digestive System
Friday’s session will serve as a kickoff to the course, featuring:
- An exploration of the anatomy of digestion from a physiological perspective
- An overview of what’s to come in the weekend-long, in-depth workshop
Day 2: Purusha, Prakruti and Prana: The Journey of Consciousness into Matter
Gain deep insights into the practical ways the 5,000 year old system
of Ayurveda can apply to your life in 2023:
- Explore the historical and philosophical origins of Ayurveda
- Illuminate the nature, purpose and goals of your life
Learn about:
- The 5 subtle elements (tanmatras)
- The 5 great elements (mahabhutas)
- The 3 universal qualities of the mind (maha gunas)
- The 10 pairs of qualities (gunas)
- The 3 principles of bio-energetic organization (doshas)
You’ll take home a plan to bring you back to balance.
Melinda Atkins, M.ED, E-RYT 500, C-IAYT, is the founding director of AUM hOMe Shala, where she trains yoga teachers and yoga therapists. She completed her Professional Level training at Kripalu, received her Clinical Yoga Therapy certification at Loyola Marymount University, became certified in the MELT Method® in 2012, and is currently enrolled in the Master of Science program in Medical Cannabis Science and Therapeutics at the University of Maryland School of Pharmacy. Her yoga therapy practice focuses on those with MS and other chronic conditions and disabilities. Melinda also develops and directs yoga programs for at-risk youth in inner-city Miami schools. She holds a master’s degree in education from the University of Florida and a MSc in pharmacy from the University of Maryland.
Adam Flores, Licensed CCPA, E-RYT®500, YACEP®, C-IAYT, is a dedicated yogi with over 20 years of experience. His journey began in childhood and led him to complete his initial teacher training with Laughing Lotus in NYC. Alongside his love for herbal medicine, Adam taught yoga privately while embarking on a mission to serve diverse communities. With a focus on cancer patients and low-income families in the Caribbean, Adam educated them on incorporating Ayurvedic principles into their lives for improved health and happiness. Currently residing in the Treasure Coast, he serves as a chiropractic assistant and applies yogic principles to develop therapeutic somatic programs for detox and rehabilitation facilities. Adam holds an E-RYT 500 certification from Atmananda Miami and is a registered YACEP with the Yoga Alliance. Additionally, he completed his Yoga Therapy training at Aum Home Shala. His true passion lies in guiding individuals to cultivate a yoga practice that feels like home, while utilizing yoga as a catalyst for personal empowerment and social activism. Adam’s primary focus is on providing free yoga and yoga therapy services to marginalized groups, including homeless LGBTQ+ youth, individuals in drug rehabilitation and transitional housing programs, and incarcerated transgender individuals.
Amba Greene, CAP, FNLP, E-RYT-500, LMT, has been exploring and teaching holistic health and nutrition for more than 40 years. A Yoga Alliance-certified teacher, she is a senior Kali Natha Yoga instructor and was a longtime student of yoga master Ma Jaya Sati Bhagavati before her passing in 2012. Amba is also certified as an Ayurvedic teacher and consultant through the Kripalu School of Ayurveda, where she trained with the foremost Ayurvedic doctors teaching in the West today, including Vasant Lad, Robert Svoboda, John Douillard, and Sunil Joshi. In 2011, she became certified in The MELT Method and continued her training as an Advanced Instructor. In 2014 she became certified as a Functional Medicine Nutritionist, enabling her to offer a unique fusion of ancient and modern perspectives. Amba is also a kirtan singer who executive-produced and performed on the Kashi Ashram CD “Songs of the River.”
Cancellation policy: If you cancel 3 weeks prior to the program, you will receive a full refund minus a $100 nonrefundable processing fee. If you cancel between 3 weeks and 1 week prior to the program, you will receive a refund of half the tuition, minus the $100 non-refundable processing fee. Cancellations less than 1 weeks prior to the program are non-refundable.