When diet is wrong, medicine is of no use. When diet is correct, medicine is of no need - Ayurvedic Proverb
Ayurveda, sister science to Yoga, is an ancient system of healing which originated 5000 years ago in India. In Sanskrit `Ayu´ means life and `Veda´ means knowledge, so Ayurveda is often referred to as the `science of life´. As per Ayurveda everything on this planet, including our bodies, consists of five elements: fire, water, earth, air, and space. Ayurveda believes that every individual is a unique combination of these five elements and imbalance of these elements cause the diseases or disorders.
Ayurvedic treatment aims at balancing these elements (or Dosha) to neutralize the disease process. Opposite of western medicine, which treats manifestations of disease, Ayurveda assess directly to the root cause of all diseases.
Arpita is
NAMA registered Ayurveda Practitioner. She meets currently established
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Arpita's ayurveda journey !!!
Due to the COVID-19 outbreak, all Ayurveda consultations appointments will be conducted online.
Initial Ayurveda Consultation:
Duration: 75 minutes
During your initial consultation, Arpita will assess your unique constitution (prakriti) and tendencies toward imbalances (vikriti), Conduct a detailed assessment and offer educational suggestions tailored to your unique constitution and current concerns.
This consultation includes:
- Finding your Dosha
- Pulse and tongue analysis
- Individualized dietary information
- Lifestyle recommendation to establish daily routine to find mind-body-spirit balance
- Cleansing and detoxification recommendation
- Yoga Postures, Meditation and Breathing techniques specific to your needs
- Special oil recommendation for Abhyanga
- Herbal supplement suggestions
- Email and Phone support
Follow up Consultation:
Duration: 45 minutes
Once you’ve had your initial consultation and started on initial Lifestyle recommendations, it’s time to check-in with your Arpita for follow-up Appointment. We recommend that you should have follow-up sessions every quarter. During this visit Arpita will review the changes that you experienced since your last consultation and make appropriate seasonal adjustments. You can buy individual follow-up session or package of four follow-up sessions.
To schedule your consultation appointment, Contact Arpita by filling out contact form on this page. Payment is required to schedule and confirm your appointment.
Testimonials:
Do not hesitate to begin your Ayurveda wellness practice now with Arpita Shah of Om Yoga Journey. Arpita brings wisdom, experience, and professionalism to her clients with an ability to listen with a keen and kind attention. Down-to-earth suggestions are offered to address your unique and changing healthcare concerns. I personally continue to enjoy positive outcomes under her guidance. This is Ayurveda at its best.
- Lynnel W.
After many, many years of not able to breathe through my nose, coughing & multiple infections in my nasal cavity, I finally received a diagnosis from my ENT Doctor of Nasal Polyps.
My Options were:
1. Flonase, a steriod spray to try to shrink the polps, which has side effects
2. Surgery, but no guarantee they will Not return
3. Allergy Shots for the next 3-4 years to help manage the amount of mucous & drainage.
After just 1 week on your Herb protocol, the amount of mucous in my upper Respiratory system was getting better & unknowingly, the the Nasal Polyps were drying up. When I blew my nose over the 2nd & 3rd week, the Nasal Polps were coming out!
My smell is returning and my Lungs do not feel as conjested. I am not coughing as much, essentially non existent now & breathing better.
This is the best Christmas gift I could of ever got myself! Thank You!
You are the best!
- Ada M.
I am very thankful to be working with Arpita on regaining health, vitality, and life force. We have been working together for less than 6 months and I am noticing slow and steady gain in my energy as my digestive system heals from extended antibiotic use from hospital infections associated with surgeries related to breast cancer. Many of the maladies that I experienced were related to anxiety and stress which built up over time. This was not only situationally based but also inherent in some of my belief systems and then related emotions. I didn’t have the tools to comprehensively address physical, social, cognitive, emotional, and spiritual wholeness. In working with Arpita, I am learning more about myself and my needs as well as applicable methods to healing. I have noticed that my digestion has been improving, (and the scalloping on my tongue disappearing), and my sleeping and eating patterns regulating. I have less sugar and salt cravings. My lifestyle is more rhythmic and I have a lot more self compassion. I have incorporated many lifestyle practices...The list goes on! I was also a student in her Ayurvedic Lifestyle Health Counseling program which helped me understand the process of partnering in my own health care. I highly recommend working with Arpita!
- Kate C.
Thank you so much, Arpita, for your care! I am so lucky to have found you! I was suffering from much nervousness, anxiety, and poor digestion, and the protocol you set for me gives me great relief from this. I look forward to taking my herbs because I know that they do wonders for me. Also, the daily routine you prescribed helps to keep me feeling grounded. My mind is more clear and focused, and I have more energy! I look forward to continuing to imporove the health of my mind, body and spirit under your guidance.
All the best,
-Debbie S.
My interest in yoga led me to seek an Aryuvedic consultation with Arpita to work on the physical part of the body/mind/spirit path. I found this consultation to be very helpful and especially liked understanding my physical difficulties within the Aryuvedic tradition rather than relying solely on the traditional Western medical one. I have already seen some positive results after a short time of following Arpita's recommendations. I would highly recommend Arpita and was particularly inspired by her knowledge, genuineness, and kindness in her work with me.
-Barbara H., Ph.D., Psychologist
Working with Arpita has deepened my understanding of myself and of Ayurveda. Arpita is that special blend of knowledge and compassion that makes a truly gifted healer. I am grateful to be able to learn from her and grateful for the physical and mental benefits I have experienced following her recommendations.
-Lisa C.
When I asked Arpita if she would be willing to help me understand why my energy level was so low, she eagerly opened up her home and invited me for a consultation. Instead of a cold rigid interview like I would find in any doctor’s office, we spent the afternoon curled up, drinking tea, talking and chatting as she got to know and understand my daily habits and routines. After much thought and careful consideration the next day Arpita created a protocol specifically to meet my individual needs. She invited me to re-organize my own daily routine to include food and herbs I already enjoy into my diet along with specific exercise and asanas, natural oils as well as mediations. Arpita’s kind and gentle wisdom made these smart and easy little adjustments to my daily routine seem effortless! Within just a few days I had already begun noticing a difference! She continued to make me feel cared for by taking the time to follow up with me not just once, but thorough out my journey of healing. I continue to enjoy Arpita’s guidance and count myself lucky to have her to care for me.
- Stephanie R.
I have been practicing yoga for years, but wasn't until I met Arpita that learned there was the sister science of Ayurveda. Because of the amazing transformation I had experienced through my yoga practice, I knew that I had much to gain from learning about the complementary dietary and lifestyle side. I soon set up an appointment with Arpita where she took inventory of my outward physical state which provided us both with a suprisingly accurate evaluation of my internal balance. She explained the complex concepts in ways that I could understand and provided me with key tips to begin restoring balance into my body through an Ayurvedic routine. The solutions were simple, yet very different than the Western approaches I was used to. After a short time of following my prescribed routine, I began noticing that my physical and emotional state remained much more calm and predictable. Previously common emotional states like anxiety, anger, reactivity, etc. could all be traced to what I was taking into my body. I sleep better, and for the first time in my life, I wake up feeling refreshed and ready to take on the day from the second I open my eyes. Since my initial consult with Arpita, I have attended two of her workshops at Divine Yoga, read Dr. Lad's book and am signing up for an Ayurveda retreat in Austin. I am very excited to continue learning about this internally balancing approach to health so I can share this life changing wisdom with others.
- Laura B.
My interaction with Arpita has been quite enlightening. I learnt about Ayurvedic consultations from Divine center of Yoga where I used to take yoga classes. Arpita is a nutritionist by training and has well rounded knowledge of the science of Ayurveda. During my Ayurvedic consultations I have found Arpita to be very caring and compassionate. Emphasis is on treating the cause not only the symptoms of the disease. I am very thankful for Arpita’s ayurvedic protocol and recommendations and have felt much better over the past few months. She is a very meticulous and well informed ayurvedic practitioner that I would highly recommend for acute and chronic health problems.
-Sukrita B.
