Ayurvedic Bodywork Specialist Manual
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Members of the Board of Directors . . . 6
Ayurvedic Bodywork Specialist Program Course Descriptions . . . 7
Sacred Stone School’s Philosophy . . . 12
The 10 Ethical Ways of Living . . . 12
Developing Sattva . . . 13
May Our Learning Be Luminous . . . 14
History of Ayurveda . . . 15
What is Ayurveda? . . . 16
5 Great Elements . . . 17
The Three Doshas . . . 17
Gunas . . . 18
Seven Ayurvedic Constitutions . . . 19
8 Ways to Go Out of Balance . . . 20
Types, Symptoms, Examples of Dosha Imbalance . . . 21
Ayurvedic Protocols by Quality and by Dosha . . . 23
Dosha Pain Classification . . . 29
Ayurvedic Dietary Guidelines . . . 30
Dosha Pacifying Food List . . . 33
How to Support Optimal Digestion . . . 34
How to Eat . . . 3
Should We Taste Our Vitamins? . . . 38
Ayurvedic Rhythms and Cycle of Nature . . . 39
Dhatus . . . 40
Sattva Rajas Tamas . . . 41
Dosha Charts . . . 42
Daily Routine . . . 45
Taking Care of the Healer . . . 46
Ayurvedic Oil Massage Benefits . . . 49
Classification of Massage Oils . . . 51
Medicinal Oils . . . 55
Castor Oil . . . 55
Self Massage . . . 59
Four Pillars of Life . . . 60
Prana, Tejas, Ojas . . . 61
Pranayama . . . 62
Yoga Mean Union . . . 66
Eight Fields of Living . . . 67
The Eight Great Paths to Liberation . . . 68
Different types of Ayurvedic Bodywork . . . 69
Pancha Karma . . . 69
Kitchadi Recipe . . . 72
What are Chakras? . . . 73
Chakra Activation Technique . . .76
Chakra Challenges . . . 77
Vayus . . . 78
Mudras . . . 79
Tongue Diagnosis . . . 80
Tongue Diagnosis Diagram . . . 82
Sample Client Profile Form . . . 83
Charaka’s Life Tonics . . . 85
Chinese and Ayurvedic Medicine Merge . . . 87
Emotions and Sounds of the Internal Organs . . . 88
Planetary Mantras . . . 89
Yantratecture . . . 90
Koshas . . . 91
Hair and Scalp Care . . . 93
The Nails . . . 93
Reading the Lips . . . 94
What are your Feet telling you? . . . 95
The Hands and Feet . . . 95
Ayurvedic Constitution Questionnaire (Prakruti) . . . 97
Dosha Questionnaire (Vikruti) . . . 98
Abhyanga: To Rub the Limbs with Oil . . . 101
Terminal Clearance . . . 102
The Abhyanga Sequence . . . 103
Tandem Marma-Abhyanga Therapy . . . 106
Facial Analysis . . . 108
Facial Analysis Key . . . 109
Nasya Therapy . . . 110
Karna Purana . . . 113
Marmani Therapy . . . 115
Fibromyalgia . . . 119
Diagrams of Marma Points . . . 120
Marma Chikitsa . . . 128
Shila Abhyanga . . . 129
Sacred Geology 101 . . . 131
Dosha-genic Stone Principles . . . 138
Luminous Gemstone Therapy . . . 141
Quantum-Touch . . . 147
Shakti Factor . . . 14
Five Sacred A’s . . . 150
Helpful Tidbits for Stone Therapists . . . 151
Precautionary Guidelines . . . 153
Chakra Stone Activation Technique . . . 155
Sacred Stone Facial Therapy . . . 157
Getting Started . . . 159
Stones You Will Need for Sacred Stone Facial Therapy . . . 161
Use and Maintenance of Heating Unit and Stones . . . 165
Arrangement of Stones in the heating Unit . . . 167
Benefits of Laying Stones Directly on the Skin Stone Applications . . . 168
Stone Protocol: Eye Area . . . 171
Toe Stone Application . . . 172
Benefits of castor oil when applied to the feet . . . 172
Favorite, Easy Moves . . . 173
Contrast Thermal Stone Therapy . . . 175
Sacred Stone Facial Sequence . . . 176
Controversial Topical Ingredients . . . 179
Quick guide to help determine predominant skin type . . . 184
Skin Care and Ayurveda . . . 184
Skin Rasayanas; Herbal Energetics: The wisdom of Ayurvedic beauty! . . 185
Raw Honey on the Skin for Beauty & Healing . . . 190
Marketing Tips . . . 192
Sample Client Profile Intake Form . . . 193
Ayurvedic Beautiful Breast Balm . . . 194
Sacred Stone’s Ayurvedic Anti-Cellulite Massage Oil Recipe and Tips . . . 195
Essential Oils . . . 196
Floral Waters: Hydrolats . . . 198
Hydrosols . . . 198
Neem Oil to the Rescue . . . 200
Rockaroma: Ayurvedic Aromatherapy . . . 201
Rakta Moksha Stone Technique (Gua Sha) . . . 204
Stones as Restorative Props . . . 206
Leave No Stone Unturned! Stone Techniques . . . 206
Favorite, Easy Moves . . . 209
Sacred Stone Sequence . . . 212
Resonant Frequency . . . 218
Swedhana Therapy . . . 220
Swedhana Therapy Sequence . . . 224
Udvartnana (Herbal Paste Massage) . . . 227
Pinda Swedana . . . 228
Garshana . . . 232
Kati Basti . . . 235
Cupping . . . 243
Moxibustion . . . 243
Meridian Therapy . . . 246
Shirodhara Therapy . . . 256
The Shirodhara Sequence . . . 260
Shirodhara and Copper . . . 264
Sacred Stone’s Shirodhara Equipment . . . 265
Ayurvedic Terminology . . . 267
Self-Exam . . . 268
Product Resources . . . 275
Acknowledgements . . . 277
Suggested Reading . . . 279
