Introduction to Self-Healing through Ayurveda
at East West Bookshop, Mountain View, CA

East West is pleased to offer a special series of classes on Ayurveda and the mastery of self-healing with Pratichi Mathur, renowned Ayurvedic scholar, teacher and healer. In this introduction to her November workshops, Pratichi and her senior students will present a compelling overview of the art and science of Ayurveda's proven approach to wellness, including the role of the doshas in healing and prevention, individual dietary needs and lifestyle choices. These classes will open doorways to experience the power of Ayurveda's balanced path to superior health of mind, body and spirit. See classes Nov 1, 2, 16 and 30.

October 27th
7:30 p.m - 5:00 p.m

Cost - Free but call to reserve a place

Women’s Health, Cleanse and Rituals

Learn from Vedika Guru, Pratichi Mathur, all about Ayurveda’s path of self healing the feminine in body, mind and soul. Women have special needs – physical, mental, emotional and existential – understand what the Vedic sages have to say about this. From manifesting potent sexuality and fertility to developing Vairagya - renunciation and expressing the inner yogini when it is time, the classic tradition provides in-depth guidance. In this two day workshop with Pratichi, live the wisdom, absorb the rituals of mantra and goddess invocation, touch and smell the divine herbs that heal the female body, and eat the foods that assist in detoxification and biological transitions such as onset of menarche, menopause, pregnancy, post delivery, etc. Learn the extra steps to take care of the female organs and prevent the onset of potential conditions. Reclaim dignity, health and wellbeing that you deserve. read more

Oct 4th & 5th
9:00 a.m - 5:00 p.m each day

Cost - $ 200
Healing Lunch is included in cost

Nada Yoga – Music Recital for the Soul

Nada Yoga means "union through sound." It is the ancient Vedic art and science of inner transformation through sound and tone. Meditation on sound is a universal path to Self Realization, accessible to anyone, and appropriate for people of any religion or spiritual aspiration. Attend the one of kind recital by India’s renowned Violinist Srimathi and heal your being by absorbing healing ragas and let your spirit soar. Srimathi hails from a family of stellar musicians in South India devoted to traditional music for four generations.  Srimathi learnt to play the violin from the age of six from her own father in the Guru-Shishya tradition. With her lofty flights of imagination, she can take the discerning listener to musical heights of undiluted delight.

Sept 21st
6:00 p.m - 7:30 p.m

Cost - $ 30

Beginner’s Sanskrit Instruction and Mantra workshop

Sanskrit is the language of the Rishis, the sages of India. This Sanskrit Beginners Immersion is open to all lovers of Ayurveda, Indian philosophy and spirituality who wish to better comprehend and appreciate the classic Ayurveda scriptures, Vedic chants and transcendental wisdom contained in India's sage tradition. The course aims to provide a thorough introduction to the Sanskrit language, the Devanagari script in which it is written, its pronunciation and basic grammar, and a familiarity with selected key verses and vocabulary from the texts of Ayurveda and the Upanishads. This will enable students to read, write and transcribe Devanagari script, and to recite some key verses in Sanskrit. In this way, it creates a platform for learning, in future classes, and all essential aspects of Sanskrit grammar. The course is designed to teach Classical Sanskrit and so from time to time relevant references will also be made to the history and cultural background of Sanskrit literature. read more

Aug 7th/21st/28th
6:00 pm - 9:00 pm

Aug 9th
1:00 p.m - 5:00pm

Cost: $120 for the entire series

Singing the Poetry of the Indian Saints

In India there is a long tradition of poet-saints who have expressed the wisdom of the Vedas in exquisitely moving yet simple songs. Their purpose was to make this wisdom easily understood and remembered, accessible and attractive, and to bolster people's well-being through the rejuvenating power of music and devotion. Learn how to sing the exquisitely moving yet simple Hindi songs (bhajans) of the poet-saints of India, and experience the rejuvenating power of music and devotion with Hema Patankar. She learned these songs over many years of Gurukula life in India with great souls who sang for God. read more

Aug 4th and 11th
7:00 p.m - 8:30 p.m.

Cost: $ 30 per session