Sevanti Workshops

Featured Program

Marma & Ayurveda Bodywork Program

This 3-tiered comprehensive program is designed to provide lovers of bodywork with an in-depth understanding of the principles and techniques of Ayurvedic body therapies and the therapeutic use of Marma points. The course is structured to progress from a foundation level to an immersion level, ultimately culminating in an in-person training session for final certification. Take one or all three levels.

Instructor: Seva Van Why
– Foundation Program (10-hrs, $195): Feb 8-9, 2025
– Immersion Program (24-hrs, $425): Mar 8-9 & Mar 22-23, 2025
– Ayurvedic Bodywork Technician – Certification Training | Live In-person (40-hrs, $1495): TBD
– Marma Therapist – Certification Training | Live In-person (40-hrs, $1495): TBD
Zoom Link: Available upon enrollment

Summer 2024

Rasayana: Rejuvenation & Anti-Aging Practices

Ayurveda describes a subtle juice or sap within us, known as Ojas or rasa, that nourishes our youthfulness and longevity when preserved through life. Stress and inflammation are heating and depleting to the Ojas. With the loss of Ojas, tissues lose suppleness and become increasingly vulnerable to injury and aging. Rasayana is the Ayurvedic practice of restoring spent Ojas reserves and the key to longevity. This course will introduce the audience to the powerful method of Ojas rejuvenation in Ayurveda, known as Rasayana Chikitsa, that can be done at home, including nervine herbs such as ashwagandha, warm oil massage (abhyanga), culinary oils, and ghee in our diet, Ayurvedic nutrition, as well as daily and seasonal health routines.

Instructor: James Bailey, AD, DASc, LAc
Date: July 14, 2024, 1:00 pm – 3:00 pm CST
Tuition: $50
Zoom Link: Available upon enrollment

Agni: The Fires of Digestion & Metabolism

Once considered the deity of fire, Agni was the messenger of the Gods, the acceptor of sacrifice, taking offerings to the Gods. It is believed that all offerings and prayers are delivered to the Divine through fire. Likewise, in the human body, it is through Agni that all metabolic transformations occur, all thoughts are thought, and all organs and tissues are nourished. This course presents practical Ayurvedic techniques and remedies to preserve, cleanse, ripen, and strengthen one’s digestive and metabolic Agni. Herbs, spices, teas, fasting, and cleansing techniques included.

Instructor: James Bailey, AD, DASc, LAc
Date: August 11, 2024, 1:00 pm – 3:00 pm CST
Tuition: $50
Zoom Link: Available upon enrollment

Fall 2024

Light on Food: The Yoga and Ayurveda of Nutrition

Food is so sacred in Ayurveda and Yoga that food preparation, cooking, and eating is considered a spiritual sadhana (practice), known as Ahara Sadhana. Food is called ahara in Sanskrit. Ahara is that which nourishes the body’s life essences (rasa). Food is ahara, and so are breath, sensory experiences, and subtle energy. Our life, intelligence, mental clarity, happiness, and strength depend on food. Everything we consume will directly affect our physical and mental health. This course will review and distinguish the dynamics of Yogic and Ayurvedic nutrition and their insights into a spiritual approach to food and eating that can be life-changing. We will examine the impact of physical and subtle toxins in our foods, how to free ourselves from attachments to inappropriate foods, and how to access and utilize the most prana from a sattvic diet. There is no medicine comparable to food appropriate to one’s unique constitution.

Instructor: James Bailey, AD, DASc, LAc
Date: September 15, 2024, 1:00 pm – 3:00 pm CST
Tuition: $50
Zoom Link: Available upon enrollment