Ayurvedic Medicine And Ayurvedic Yoga Therapy Services
Schedule an AppointmentOrigin and Philosophy
Ayurveda is a traditional system of humoral medicine originating from India, designed to address the root causes of imbalance and promote well-being through personalized care. In Ayurveda, health is seen as a harmonious balance of physiological, psychological, and spiritual elements unique to each individual, emphasizing prevention over cure whenever possible. Ayurveda defines health in a multi-faceted way, focusing on the root causes of imbalance and emphasizing prevention over cure whenever possible.
Core Concepts: The Five Elements and Doshas
At the foundation of Ayurveda are the five elements—air, space, fire, water, and earth—which combine to form the three doshas:
- Vata (air and space)
- Pitta (fire and water)
- Kapha (water and earth)
These doshas are bioenergetic systems that influence the body-mind connection, shaping each person’s constitution and susceptibility to imbalance.
Personalized Care Through Traditional Diagnostics
A trained Ayurvedic practitioner uses eight traditional diagnostic methods to assess an individual’s constitution and imbalance profile. Based on these insights, they work with the client to create a customized plan that may include dietary recommendations, lifestyle changes, and daily routines tailored to promote vitality, strengthen immunity, and build resilience.
Goals of Ayurveda
Ayurveda aims to:
- Maximize efficacy of therapies, based on patients constitution/ imbalance profile, which represents a state of physiological, psychological and spiritual balance for each individual
- Cultivate long-lasting balance, vitality, and overall well-being
- Pacify and soothe the nervous system
- Detoxify the body’s tissues and senses
Ayurvedic Treatment
Treatment may include:
- yoga therapy
- herbs
- food as medicine
- empowerment-based self-care
- relational therapies
- nature therapies
- manual therapies
- restorative breathwork
- use of light, sound and color to heal
Our Ayurvedic Medicine Provider
Dr. Rioux, Jennifer Rioux, PhD, AD, C-IAYT, RH (AHG), CCA-III holds a PhD in medical, cultural and applied Anthropology and a Doctorate of Ayurvedic Medicine. In addition, she holds certifications:
- yoga therapist (IAYT)
- a registered herbalist (AHG)
- a trauma-wise mindfulness instructor (CMBM)
- a climate café facilitator (CPA-NA)
- Compassion Cultivation Training (CCT) and inter-professional spiritual care (ISPEC).
Ayurvedic Medicine Services
Ayurvedic Medicine Consultations:
- Initial, 90 min: $450 (separate cost for personalized herbal formulations, teas and therapeutic oils.)
- Follow-up consultations, 60 min: $300
- Private Ayurvedic Yoga Therapy Initial, 90 min: $450
- Private Ayurvedic Yoga Therapy follow-up, 60 min: $300
- Ayurvedic Manual Therapies – shirodhara, marma point therapy: (please inquire)
- Ayurvedic Detox and Rejuvenation Therapy, Panchakarma: (please inquire).
Ayurvedic Weight Loss and Maintanance Program
Dr. Jennifer Rioux developed an effective program for weight loss and maintenance based on Ayurvedic medicine principles. This program is evidence-based and can support any individual who is looking to gain control of body composition and health in a natural way. Learn more about this program on Ayurvedic Weight Loss program page on our website.
