More than 46 countries around the globe have a special day when they pay tribute to mothers. The traditional mother’s day here was born out of the love of Anna Jarvis who in 1907, persuaded her mother’s church to honor her mother’s death and to heal the scars of the Civil War. As a result of this love, President Woodrow Wilson,in 1914, made the official proclamation that a day would be set aside to celebrate mothers nationally.

In India, a traditional nine- day festival, Spring Navarathri just ended on April 14 honoring, Mother Durga, the goddess of valor, compassion and creator of all things good and destroyer of ego and other suffering along the way.

Make this day a special day of love and giving as you recognize all that your mother represents. All of our specials include a unique mud and clay mask treatment for the feet, representing the solidity and foundation of the earth element, hence the term Mother Nature or Mother Earth is born. A traditional red carnation garland is offered as a lei for an extra special add on.

Cost: $35 rsvp, $45 at door

Join us to experience internationally acclaimed Ayurveda consultant and teacher Jaisri M. Lambert for an evening exploring breast cancer and its effects on both client and the affected relationships. We will discuss the cyclical influences of the day and the seasons with a view to prevention and treatment of breast cancer and maximizing of spiritual opportunity. With awareness each day provides unique opportunities for strengthening health and for spiritual advancement.

Evening Preview: “Prevention and Management of Breast Cancer According to Ayurveda” Jaisri Lambert

Note: This is a monthly program offered at Safronya. Please visit our website for future dates under Events section.

Group Consultation/Facilitation: 4-6PM
Cost: $75
(must have prior visit with Ayurvedic practitioner for initial consultation)

click here for complete schedule.

Join Pratichi Mathur for a unique experience of a group facilitation where you can dwell deeper into your true path of self -discovery. Participation is currently limited to six and interested parties should first seek a basic consultation with one of our practitioners before embarking on this program that occurs on the third Wednesday of each month.

Safronya Sangha Community Gathering

7-9PM Free introductory visit, $30 ongoing to support for Vedika Global. (donations accepted and no one is turned away for lack of funds)

Continue in bathing in this energy of a compassionate and masterful healer as she leads us into a sangha or community with a common goal or vision.

Here Pratichi leads us into a way of being that is rooted in awakening our true nature casting away the layers of belief systems, egos and agendas in our minds to reveal the bliss that can be attained in simple, mindful practices. Come with your questions, or come with emptiness. Pratichi will embrace all of it with her unique expressions and rooted knowledge.

Pratichi Mathur
Pratichi Mathur is the Founder and Spiritual Director of Vedika Global, Inc.

Pratichi Mathur created Vedika Global Inc to restore Ayurveda to its pristine glory. In the olden days, Ayurveda was considered more than merely natural medicine for the body, but a spiritual path of self -discovery and a profound approach to total transformation of consciousness underlying body, mind and soul; especially when Ayurveda is studied and lived mindfully in day to day life .

Pratichi’s inspiration to connect modern day seekers with ancient sage consciousness, thoughts, scriptures, practices and way of life called Sanatana Dharma led to the formation of not for profit Vedika Global Inc with its three glittering goals of consciousness illumination (Gurukula), community building (Sangha) and service to humanity (Seva) with the tools contained in the Vedic science of healthy body and masterful living.

www.vedikaglobal.org

Fees: by donation

Chanting has been used throughout history to plunge into the deepest mystery of the universe - the question of who we are beyond the surface level of existence. Many souls have aspired for God through the use of mantra or chant. The calling and yearning for God is the heart of Bhakti yoga. Sri Ramakrishna said that one can realize the Mother through intense restlessness, the restlessness that a drowning man feels for a breath of air.

Kalidas
Kalidas is a yogi who has been practicing Bhakti and Karma Yoga for ten years in ashrams in the Southwest and India.

He was born in India where he lived in a small village for the first five years of his life. After coming to the United States and graduating from Vanderbilt University with a B.A., he felt a longing for a more simple Dharmic life. He revisited India, moved to the Southwest and began studying Eastern mysticism in spiritual communities, mainly Hindu and Buddhist. The next ten years helped him reconnect with the basic principles of Sanatan Dharma and recreate a sense of balance that he had lost. Based on his own life experiences, Kalidas feels that if we learn to curb our attachment to modern technology and return to the simple laws of Mother nature, we will be able to live more fulfilling lives.

Visit www.kalidasmusic.com

Cost: $55 rsvp, $60 at door- includes sample meal

Summer is a time for pitta (or heat) reducing foods to balance what is the element most prevalent during this time of the year. Ayurveda has time tested knowledge and tools to guide you with keeping yourself cool internally and externally, thus affecting your skin texture as well during this dry and hot months. Come find out more about this seasonal cooking demonstration to keep you cool and your head calm in the upcoming months.

Mary Thompson
Mary Thompson, CAS has been teaching fundamentals and clinical protocols to students at the California College of Ayurveda since her graduation in 1997. She also has developed and taught Ayurvedic life skills to numerous groups through independent classes, workshops and retreats. Her recognition that conscious cooking leads to healthful dining inspired her to develop cooking classes that empower people to incorporate the principles of Ayurvedic cooking into their daily lives. With her business, The Ayurvedic Approach, she has provided seasonal cooking classes both in Grass Valley and in the Bay Area.

Location: Rudramandir, 830 Bancroft Way, Berkeley
RSVP : Jennifer at 510-845-1656
Cost : $285
Time : 9-5pm
Email: Jennifer@BlueSage-Ayurveda.com

For Ayurvedic Practitioners- learn how to integrate pre-conception, pregnancy and post-partum support to your clients. This workshop is for practitioners desiring to more deeply interact with clients in any part of pregnancy. A 12 -month program will be laid out from pre-conception to the postpartum period. See how you can expand your current expertise by offering pre-natal nutritional support, bodywork and nourishment for the mother to be.

Dr Sarita
Dr Sarita has taught and consulted for over 20 years in international institutions, hospitals and clinics. She has received numerous international awards honoring her presentations and services with special recognition as the first Nepali woman Ayurvedic physician and specialist.

Dr Shrestha is renowned in Nepal for achieving 94% conception rate in difficult fertility cases. She is the Founder/Director of Devi Ma Ayurveda Rural Hospital, Director at Dhanwantari Hospital, attends to patients at
several clinics and teaches throughout the US three months each year. She is also known for her unique and effective herbal formulations.

For Dr Sarita's calendar- click here

Time : 6:30-9pm
Cost : $45
Location : Rudramandir – Room #104
830 Bancroft Way, Berkeley 94710
Info: www.vedikaglobal.org
Topic: The Science and Divinity of Ayurveda Herbs

Come listen to two teachers from the timeless Ayurveda tradition expound on the use and tradition of Ayurveda herbs. Special Guest Speaker to Vedika Gurukula Dr. Sarita Shreshtha will be ritually welcomed to the Gurukula family through tilak ceremony and by the collective chants of Gurukula students welcoming the teacher. She will enlighten the audience by expounding upon the multifaceted usage of popular Ayurvedic herbs and how simple herbs consumed in daily use can impact our health and well being, so profoundly and permanently.

Gurukula teacher Pratichi Mathur will follow up by expounding upon the divinity inherent in the herbs. We will be celebrating the amazing herb tradition of Ayurveda with interconnected excerpts from the Atharva Veda(magical herbs), Upanishads and chants from the Ayurveda scriptures.

*You will walk away with the enchanted forest of Ayurveda herbs in your heart...and knowledge of their use, clearly embedded in your mind.

*Please arrive by 6:00 pm sharp. Tea and snacks will be served by Vedika Gurukula.