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UPCOMING EVENTS
DECEMBER 2011
December 3rd, 2011
Gotta Lotta Vata? – Ayurveda for a Wonderful Winter
In this brief afternoon workshop, Niika will share how Ayurveda can help you understand your own true needs, and how you can each best care for yourself (and your loved ones too, if you like) during the wintry days and nights of this busy, chilly season. By guiding us to gaze at life through the eyes of Ayurveda (the ancient sister-science of yoga and holistic healing system from India), Niika will lead us through simple, pleasurable self-care practices and food choices you can turn to anytime to restore your balance - mentally, physically and emotionally - and keep yourself strong, calm, confident and cozy – right to the dawn of Spring!Tea will be waiting for you.
Got questions? Ask whatever you like about how to select a healthy winter diet, lifestyle and spiritual practice, or about Ayurveda in general. Niika is dedicated to awakening the 'inner sage' in all her students.
Bhakti Barn Yoga - 158 Spring Street, Millburn, New Jersey 07041
www.bhaktibarn.com2 - 4:15 pm ~ Saturday
$30 before November 25th, $35 beginning November 26th
December 3rd, 2011
Goddess Night
Niika jumps in with other women presenting on this special night to evoke the Divine in each woman attending. Niika honors the power of vibration to create our mental and emotional states, and has played and sung sacred music all her life. Niika was the director of kirtan and bhajan for many years in the Siddha Yoga Dham ashram in Oakland, New York and Maharashtra, India. Some say her singing voice is entrancing, but Niika's guru once encouraged the hundreds of devotees who had gathered together for a long chanting session: "If you don't have a good singing voice, chant even louder. Let God hear what he gave you!"Niika will intone a rare and beautiful hymn to the Supreme Goddess in Karnatak (one of the many languages of India). Then through guided breathing, vibration and song, Niika will lead us all into a blissful state, where we can't miss connecting with the power and sweetness of the Goddess within.
Karuna Shala Yoga – Glen Ridge, NJ
www.thekarunashala.org7 - 9 pm ~ Saturday
$40 in advance, $45 day of the event
Contact: Ivy Giacchino-Berrocal - 973.743.1211
December 4th, 2011
Woman - Be a Light unto the Darkness
How Ayurvedic Knowledge Can Help You Shine Strong in all SeasonsAs the days grow darker and pressures seem to rise all around us, how can we stand strong, balanced and peaceful?
How can we shine bright internally and out into our world in these times?
Ayurveda holds many keys to a live of health and personal enlightenment. This afternoon Niika Quistgard, CAS, will guide us to explore - through our senses and engaging our intuitive body (or "truth indicator') - simple, enjoyable shifts we can make to let our true spirit shine fearlessly out into the world. This is especially applicable during the holiday season as we prepare to spend time with loved ones, and what better gift can we give ourselves, than to dive into knowledge and skills that will help us be the beacons of peace, strength and health we were born to be.
This afternoon workshop is open to all women regardless of how much Ayurvedic knowledge they may have (or not have!) Niika will touch upon material she presented in the Women's Health workshop she offered on her last visit to Karuna Shala in the Spring, and guide a rich exploration of our inner treasures and how to keep ourselves in balance through supported digestion and removing toxicity - in body and mind - so we are always free to access our ultimate value.
Karuna Shala Yoga – Glen Ridge, NJ
www.thekarunashala.org2 - 4 pm ~ Sunday
Contact: Ivy Giacchino-Berrocal - 973.743.1211
December 7th, 2011
Ayurveda for Women in South India: Live Interview & Slide Show Webcast with Niika Quistgard, founder of Rasa Ayurveda
Join David Crow of Florocoepia and Niika Quistgard for a dynamic and informative interview exploring the fascinating story of how an American woman has established a traditional Ayurvedic treatment and education center in Kerala. We'll explore the various cultural challenges and unique opportunities Niika has encountered over the four years of founding and operating Rasa Ayurveda, and enjoy a simultaneous slide show that shows us the doctors, therapists, treatment facilities, herb gardens and surrounding countryside where truly classical Ayurveda is still being practiced in Kerala, India.9 pm Eastern Standard Time ~ Wednesday
Enter your name and email for free registration to attend this 90 minute slide show and interview with Niika Quistgard all about Rasa Ayurveda Traditional Healing Centre for Women, The Muthashi Project and the women's trainings and retreats offered at the center.
FEBRUARY 2012
February 1st – 15th, 2012
AyurvedaTrip.com presents
Aromatherapy & Ayurveda Immersion, 2012 ~ with Lucy Miller
Join two dynamic teachers – Lucy Miller of Lucy Miller Pure, and Niika Quistgard of MayaShakti Ayurveda –and the beautiful people of Rasa Ayurveda Traditional Healing Centre for Women – for this amazing aromatic adventure! An unforgettable 14 days in which you will be immersed in the sights, sounds and fragrances of Kerala, India.Highlights of this AyurvedaTrip.com trip include:
- Small classes with Lucy Miller on the basics of aromatherapy history, chemistry and safety, plus hands-on guidance creating three natural perfumes
- Small classes with Niika Quistgard on Ayurveda – at its source– on how to understand and apply the basics of Ayurveda when using essential oils and aromatic medicines
- Travel to flower markets, Kerala’s world reknown tea and spice hills, an untouched tribal village and an ancient sandalwood forest to observe primary essential oil sources and processes
- Learning to prepare for, receive and perform a traditional Ayurveda therapy for the sinuses – nasyam
- Making traditional aromatic medicines and fragrant offerings of incense and flowers
- Contributing your presence and support toward sustaining living Ayurveda and her native plant medicine by connecting with local Malayalee orphan girls through The Muthashi Project
APRIL 2012
April 22nd, 2012
NAMA - National Ayurvedic Medical Association – 9th Annual Conference
Niika will be presenting:
Makin' Mama Happy - How Traditional Relationships and Native Ayurvedic Practices Heal and Strengthen Women, Community & the Environment in South IndiaAyurveda: Healing People, Healing Communities - April 19 - 22, 2012
Hyatt Regency, Bellevue (Seattle), WA 9800411:00 am to 1:00 pm ~ Sunday
AUGUST 2012
August 18-25, 2012
Ashram week
During Ashram week at internationally top-rated Rancho La Puerta spa and resort, Niika will present the history of Ayurveda - from its ancient origins in India, to Ayurveda’s increasing popularity as a system of healthcare worldwide - while looking at the relationship between Ayurveda, yoga and other Vedic sciences. Then through experiments involving all of the senses and the mind, Niika will guide participants in discovering the practical value of Ayurveda -not only as a holistic medicine - but as a tool for self-understanding and for making lifestyle, dietary and other personal choices that restore and protect mental and physical balance, in all life’s stages.Rancho La Puerta - Tecate, Mexico
www.RanchoLaPuerta.com1(800) 443-7565
Worldwide, (858) 764-5500
OCTOBER 2012
October 5th - 7th, 2012
Perfect Together: Ayurveda & Yoga with Niika Quistgard, CAS
Devotion Yoga Hoboken, New Jersey 201-610-YOGA
info@devotionyoga.com
PAST EVENTS
OCTOBER 2010
October 3rd - 19th, 2010
Kerala, India
Ayurvedic Aromatherapy Immersion
with Niika Quistgard & David Crow of Floracopeia
Hosted at Rasa Ayurveda Traditional Healing Centre
$3,450 Single occupancy / $3,150 Double occupancy
JULY 2010
July 19th, 2010
Berkeley, California
Niika will be speaking on a topic titled "Ayurveda: Ancient Wisdom for Modern Health" for the Healthcare in the 21st Century Seminar, as part of the National Youth Leadership Forum in San Francisco.
Time: 1:30pm
Location: Clark Kerr Campus, University of California, Berkeley, CA
JUNE 2010
Saturday, June 19, 2010
Seattle, Washington
WAMA Sangha - Washington Ayurvedic Medical AssociationNiika will speak on the value of receiving traditional Ayurvedic treatment, followed by a sunset puja.
Time: 5:30 pm
Location: Shangrila in Normandy Park
For more information, visit:
http://www.ayurveda-wama.org
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