5 meetings on Saturdays' on Ayurvedic acupressure and natural holistic medicine knowledge for common ailments. Starts on Saturday, Feb. 24 at 5 p.m. First meeting is free.

Natural holistic medicine supports the innate healing abilities and potential within you. It addresses you as a whole, considering your physical, emotional, mental and spiritual aspects and our relation with the environment and each other.
In this workshop we will learn and practice:

how to massage/touch energy points in the body and some simple self massage techniques that contribute to the resolution of common ailments and improve our health. You will receive a printed material as a reminder of the location of points.
lifestyle changes, simple natural medicines and nutritional aspects that will potentiate your health.
the emotional aspects of certain symptoms and a way to relate to dis-ease as a call or opportunity for change, growth and connection.

We will work with the energy points from the Ayurvedic Medicine tradition. They are called Marmas and as all other energy points of all traditions, they are junctions between physiology (matter) and consciousness (energy). They activate the inner pharmacy of the body signaling the body to produce what it needs, including hormones, neurochemicals, etc., in a safe and gentle way. We will also include some techniques from Taoist Chi Nei Tsang therapy when working with the digestive organs.

We propose a cycle of 5 meetings every Saturday from 5 to 7 p.m starting on February 17. First meeting is free and will finish at 6:30. We advise you to join all the meetings because the body is better understood and treated as an interconnected whole. Nevertheless if this is not possible you can join single meetings as well. The workshop will be tailored according to the needs of the group so the program might change slightly as we go along.

Program:

Introduction.
Lungs and Heart. Symptoms like cold, flu, cough, fever, congestion, sinusitis, sore throat and asma. Acupressure for heart arritmias and palpitations. Shoulder pain.
Improving digestion, metabolism and releasing blockages to blood flow.
Blood and lymphatic circulation, kidneys, bladder, ovaries and lower back pain.
Emotional and mental balance, anxiety, thyroid, headaches, eyes, ears, jaw and neck tension.

Please come to the meetings on empty stomach, that means you have digested your prior meal (specially to the 2nd meeting). It takes 3 or more hours for a big meal to be digested and less if its something more light. Bring comfortable clothes (not tight, no dresses in the 2nd meeting), something to take notes, a towel (second meeting specially) and a tennis or rubber ball if you have one.

Workshop will be guided in English by Eva Echeverri, therapist in natural holistic medicine, psychosomatic therapy, counseling, Ayurvedic Marma Chikitsa, Chi Nei Tsang, Quiromassage and Biodynamic Craniosacral Therapy.

Disclaimer Alert:
This workshop is for educational purposes and is not intended to be a substitute for professional medical advice, diagnosis or treatment. You should always seek the advice and guidance of a qualified health provider before an emergency or health condition.