AyurvedicYogi
Yoga and Ayurveda were inspired and developed by the great sages of ancient India, over 5000 years ago. Both were created to keep the body and mind strong, allowing people to focus on the really important job of finding their true purpose. Though both sciences are very old, neither are ‘primitive’. Much of their advice is founded on common sense, and has much to teach us in the 21st Century.
AyurvedicYogi’s vision is to make Ayurvedic and Yogic wisdom readily available. The focus is on practical diet and lifestyle advice to help you feel full of life, and minimise physical illness and mental stress. Use both of these ancient sciences to discover your purpose, whilst staying in balance with your own nature and the changing world around you.
Joanna Johnston is a British trained Ayurvedic practitioner. She studied with Manipal University in London. After further training in hospitals and clinics in India, she is a full member of the UK’s Ayurvedic Practitioner’s Association (APA). She offers Ayurvedic consultations, treatments, workshops and retreats in the UK. She is also a Sivananda Yoga teacher, and enjoys bringing the two sciences together.
Latest Articles
A 21st century look at ghee- Ayurvedic nectar or heart disease risk factor?
In an ancient Indian tradition, newborns are given ghee and honey impregnated with special mantras. A daily dose helps with daily digestion and cow’s ghee is viewed as most wholesome. This view is supported by a modern scientific analysis. Rather than ghee being to blame for rising heart disease, it appears there are other culprits at hand…
Summer Ayurvedic beauty care:
Ayurveda places much emphasis on internal cleansing, but external beauty care is also important. Very few of us have naturally perfect skin and most of us lead stressful lives in polluted cities. A regular skin care routine is not a luxury but an essential! Convert your bathroom to a home spa once a week using [...]
Enjoy a healthy Summer with Ayurveda
The forecast is sizzling and thermometers are rising. As Summer is now officially here, we require a different diet and lifestyle to stay balanced in the heat. Mind body awareness techniques, such as yoga, help us to naturally want to make such changes. Common sense also draws us to lighter, seasonal foods rather [...]
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