Everyday Nectar: Ayurveda in Daily Life
with Matthew Remski
Tuesdays, 6:30-9pm
February 7 – April 24
12 Weeks: $650
Everyday Nectar is a 12-week practical and interactive introduction to Ayurvedic worldview and daily rhythm. We’ll work with our general ecology, digestive capacity, diet, tissue formation, imbalances, daily routine, cleansing practices, and psycho-somatic contexts to generate a holistic vision of health that is realistic to individual circumstance. We’ll spend 3 months looking at ourselves and each other
through the lenses of natal and situational constitution. Each week features readings from root texts, lecture notes, and a powerpoint presentation. Lectures are recorded and shared through dropbox. There is an optional online testing tool for those who wish to begin the journey towards becoming a practitioner. There is also a discussion board for all students to use. I have been teaching this material for 6 years now, and I’ve learned a lot about how to make it immediately translatable to our culture. This is what I enjoy most: learning from each other that Ayurvedic wisdom is not foreign or ancient at all: it’s something we can all help each other remember.
Testimonials
Matthew brings a rare intelligence and poetic sensibility to his teaching of Ayurveda. Always attentive to modern applications and contemporary context, his classes encompass a riveting dialogue between different times, places and ways of knowing. He makes Ayurveda feel at once intuitive and familiar, while at the same time, offering it as a way think about and experience the the world in radical new ways.
The Everyday Nectar course with Matthew has opened an oceanic world of insightful information for me. The wealth of Ayurvedic principles, knowledge and integrating lifestyle practices presented, has initiated a deeper awareness of my body’s inner intelligence, beneficial change and a loving relationship with self. It’s a true blessing and has made a positive impact in my life. I’m looking so forward to diving deeper.
Matthew’s vast knowledge, biting insight and irreverent humour ignite this introduction to Ayurveda. He takes an ancient practice and makes it new again, banging Caraka up against Merleau-Ponty, traditional wisdom against the sparks of intuition, human-made constructs against nature’s pulse, in a rich and compelling study of what it means to live with awareness and integrity in the world. If you let it, this course will touch all aspects of your life, from the pattern of your days to your understanding of yourself and your relationships.
Everyday Nectar with Matthew Remski is an in depth, comprehensive first step into the world of Ayurveda. It sets the student up with a strong enough foundation of knowledge and experience to then explore the subtle nature of your their own inner health. I thank Matthew for helping me deepen the relationship between myself and my environment. Where my Vayus at??
In a world that too often emphasizes busy work schedules, imbalance and disconnection, I found that Everyday Nectar offered concrete and practical ways to retune my awareness towards health and wholeness. I think it would be impossible to be unchanged by the course learning. There are opportunities to make the simple adjustments in your day-to-day experience that may have significant health benefits. Matthew is a caring, knowledgable teacher that creates space for a warm, nourishing inquiry into how ayurveda can positively support our human experience.
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Workshop and Pre-registered Class Refund Policy
Payment is due upon registration to secure your spot. Once payment has been made, refunds may occur up until 48 hours prior to the start date of the workshop or pre-registered series. No refunds or exchanges will be given within the final 48 hours before a workshop or pre-registered series begins. Refunds or credits will not be given for missed sessions within a workshop or pre-registered class.
All fees are subject to HST and are in Canadian Dollars.