All Downloads
Below is a list of all downloads in the Resources section:
News and Events
People and Places
Balanced Rock
A Yosemite based non-profit providing yoga, backpacking and mindfulness courses
www.balancedrock.org
Pure Training Studio
A Mariposa based fitness club
www.puretrainingstudio.net
Jack Caraco
A Bootjack based acupuncturist and one of my personal heros
(209) 742-4211
Heather Sullivan
An El Portal based Shiatsu massage therapist.
heathasulli@yahoo.com
(781)-915-7525
Dr. Linda Ottemoeller
A Merced- based gynecologist, recommended to me by a friend
(209) 383-7575
Michalene Seiler
A Bootjack-based homeopath
www.michaleneseiler.com
Penny Otwell
A local artist who created and generously shared the painting featured on this website entitled “Cranes and Flowers Fly Over the Canyon”
www.pennyotwell.com
California Vipassana Center
A Northfork based meditation center
www.mahavana.dhamma.org
Lotus Ayurveda
A Santa Cruz-based Ayurveda practice, specializing in Pancha Karma, also offering weekend courses in Ayurveda and massage
www.lotusayurveda.com
Banyan Botanicals
An excellent source for organic herbs, spices and oils
www.banyanbotanicals.com
Herbs of Ayurveda
A mail order herb company specializing in custom herbal formulas, abhyanga oil and other Ayurvedic products
Herbsofayurveda@yahoo.com
(530) 273 1103
Blue Oak Ayurveda
www.blueoakom.com
(209) 617-1945
Mount Madonna Institute
A retreat center near Santa Cruz which offers courses in yoga and Ayurveda, and a masters degrees in Ayurveda
www.mountmadonna.org
John Doulliard at Life Spa
A Boulder, CO based Ayurvedic practitioner. His website provides Ayurvedic remedies for many imbalances.
www.lifespa.com
Richard Freeman
A Boulder, CO based yoga guru. His website offers great podcasts on yoga philosophy under the “library” tab.
www.yogaworkshop.com
Recommended Reading
ON AYURVEDA:
- A Life of Balance, Maya Tiwari
- Perfect Health, Deepak Chopra
- Balanced Your Hormones, Balance Your Life, Claudia Welch
- Ayurveda and Panchakarma, Sunil Joshi
- The Secret of Self-Healing, Vasant Lad
- Turmeric, The Ayurvedic Spice of Life, Prashanti de Jager
- The Ayurvedic Cookbook, Amadea Morningstar
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Light on Ayurveda, a monthly Ayurvedic journal.
Visit www.loaj.com to subscribe
ON MEDITATION:
Introduction to Insight Meditation, for a free copy of this concise little booklet write to:
Sanghapala Foundation
16201 Tomki Rd.
Redwood Valley, CA 95470
ON YOGA:
- The Mirror of Yoga, Richard Freeman
- Yoga, the Iyengar Way, Silva, Mira and Shyam Mehta
About Your Constitution
To learn about your constitution, either visit the What's Your Dosha page, or download the PDF.
Diet
- Guidelines for healthy eating for all doshas (PDF Download)
- Vata balancing diet (PDF Download)
- Pitta balancing diet (PDF Download)
- Kapha balancing diet (PDF Download)
- How to make ghee (PDF Download)
Daily Routines
Lifestyle
- Lifestyle recommendations for Vata (PDF Download)
- Lifestyle recommendations for Pitta (PDF Download)
- Lifestyle recommendations for Kapha (PDF Download)
Panchakarma
Resources for PK:
Panchakarma Process (PDF document)
On-Line Sources for PK supplies (PDF document)
Sample Custom Home Cleanse (PDF document)
Pre-PK preparation (PDF document)
Pre-PK and Post-PK supply list (PDF document)
Basti Instructions (PDF document)
How to make Kitchari (Recipe)
How to make ghee (Recipe)
Learn more about residential panchakarma retreats (lNFO)
Yoga
- Ashtanga Primary A (PDF Download)
- Ashtanga Primary B (PDF Download)
- Vata Balancing A (PDF Download)
- Vata Balancing B (PDF Download)
- Pitta Balancing A (PDF Download)
- Pitta Balancing B (PDF Download)
- Kapha Balancing A (PDF Download)
- Kapha Balancing B (PDF Download)
- Open this link only if you are a SERIOUS yogi