APA Webinar ~ Exploring the role of the emotions within an Ayurvedic consultation

Tuesday, 25th Feb 2025 18:30 - 20:00 GMT

Online

Join the APA for the upcoming APA webinar on Exploring the Role of the Emotions within an Ayurvedic Consultation, by Kate Siraj & Joanna Webber.

This webinar will look at how the role of emotions can be explored within a consultation. It’s been ten years since the publication of Bessel van der Kolk’s 2014 groundbreaking book ‘The Body Keeps the Score’, which outlined how trauma affects both the mind and body. This perspective challenged the traditional idea that trauma is solely a mental phenomenon. However, it strongly resonates with Ayurveda which sees the mind as having its seat in the heart, which is also the seat of the soul and consciousness, and the channels of the mind (mano vaha srota) being everywhere in the body. There remain many open questions about the extent to which the body versus the brain holds and processes trauma, emphasizing the intricate connection between physical and psychological well-being.

However, the Ayurvedic approach has much to offer and Kate and Jo will share clinical case studies to highlight this, including auto-immune disease which now affects 1 in 10 people (The Lancet). They will share ideas of how best to talk to clients about their emotions, and how to help people feel safe. They will also examine what is helpful from the ancient texts, including behavioural rasayanas. As well as being Ayurvedic practitioners, Kate is also a certified Shadow Work Group Facilitator & Coach and Jo is training to be a Person Centered Integrative counsellor.

Incidence, prevalence, and co-occurrence of autoimmune disorders over time and by age, sex, and socioeconomic status: a population-based cohort study of 22 million individuals in the UK - The Lancet

About the Speakers

Kate Siraj and Joanna Webber are both fully qualified Ayurvedic Practitioners after completing a BSc in Ayurveda (Manipal, India, First Class Honours). Kate has also completed a Master of Chemistry degree at Oxford University (First Class Honours). She is a qualified Shadow Work Group Facilitator & Coach and founder of The Ayurveda Practice and The Shadow Practice in South West London. Joanna has also completed a Masters in Human Sciences at Oxford University. She is a Hatha Yoga teacher, forager and trainee in integrative counselling. She runs her Ayurveda practice in Somerset. Together, they are co-founders of The Ayurveda Academy, offering practical and engaging Introduction to Practitioner level courses (level H).

Accessing the webinar

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Video Recordings

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