INTRODUCING VEDIC ASTROLOGY ....

What: Introduction to Vedic Astrology: An Intensive Workshop with
Ellen Leary

When: August 27th, 28th & 29th (Friday through Sunday) Fri: 6-9pm;
Saturday & Sunday, 12 -7pm

Where: The New Jersey Institute of Ayurveda at
the Starseed Center for Yoga & Wellness, 356 Bloomfield Avenue,
Montclair, New Jersey

Further Information: Please call 973-783-1036, extn. 7, or e-mail us
at ayurveda@...

This is an introductory-level course in Jyotish (Vedic Astrology) for
persons without a background in that area. This course is intended to
introduce the Ayurvedic student (and others interested) to the
fundamental concepts of Jyotish, or Vedic Astrology, and to impart a
basic comprehension of its applications to the issues of health and
disease. In addition to its being a required component of the
Ayurvedic Practitioner program, th is intensive course will be of
interest and usefulness to others, including astrological
practitioners and students seeking a degree of familiarity with
Jyotish concepts and others seeking knowledge of the conceptual
framework of this most ancient "science of light."

Please note that this is a credit-bearing course in our Ayurvedic
Practitioner Program. NOTE: Registrants desiring practitioner program
credit for this course will be subject to a n examination. It is
suggested that students register for this program at their earliest
opportunity. Please note tuition (for non-NJIA registrants) for this
course is $350.00, that a $100. deposit is required to reserve a
guaranteed seat in class.

For further information on our 2-year Ayurvedic Practitioner Training
Program, please visit the website at
www.starseedyoga.com/AyurvedaCourse.htm


Course instructor Ellen Leary is a Certified Iyengar Yoga Instructor
who has studied directly with B.K.S. Iyengar as well as many of his
senior teachers. She has studied Ayurveda with Dr. L. Mahadevan,
director of the Sri Sarada Ayurvedic Hospital in Kanyakumari, India
and was previously tutored for years in Ayurveda by Dr. Robert
Svoboda, with whom she has also conducted research. Ellen was
privately tutored in Jyotish by the late Sri Narendra Desai, has
studied with Hart Defouw, and has also studied Jyotish with Dr. KS
Charak, Nandan Chirmulay, K.N. Rao, and Vinay Aditya A student of
Swami Dyananda Saraswati and his senior disciples, she is an ongoing
student of Vedanta at Arsha Vidya Gurukulam in Saylorsburg,
Pennsylvania. Ms. Leary has a background in the life sciences as well
as in the vedic sciences, including Ayurveda, Jyotisha (vedic
astrology), Vatu Shastra (the vedic science of environmental
medicine) and Ayurvedic manipulative therapy. She instr ucts courses
in anatomy and physiology, Marma points therapy, astrology and Vatu
Shastra at the New Jersey Institute of Ayurveda.