Thursday Satsang In-Person and Via Zoom – “Ayurvedic Study Group: Rasa, The Heart of Ayurveda with Gary Gran DAy. CYT and Cynthia Gran DAy. E-RYT 500, YACEP – September 21, 2023
Thursday Satsang In-Person and Via Zoom
September 21, 2023
“Ayurvedic Study Group: Rasa: The Heart of Ayurveda”
with Gary Gran DAy. CYT and Cynthia Gran DAy. E-RYT 500, YACEP
7:00-8:30 p.m. CDT
New Time – 5:30-6:45 p.m.: Gentle Hatha Yoga with Susan Guthrie
7:00-7:30 p.m.: Guided Meditation with Swami Radha Bharati
7:30-8:30 p.m.: “Ayurvedic Study Group: Rasa: The Heart of Ayurveda” with Gary and Cynthia Gran
8:30 p.m.: Evening Prayers
8:40 p.m.: Snacks
Please join us for the next meeting of our Ayurvedic study group. Attendance at prior meetings is not required. All are welcome. For this class, we’ll move to Chapter 26 of the Charaka Samhita to continue our discussion of rasa, the six tastes. Here, we’ll learn of an historic conference of the sages who raised questions about rasa, and we’ll hear what they concluded. This will give us a chance to raise our own questions about rasa, and to deepen our appreciation of ‘the heart of Ayurveda’. Please bring your ‘beginner’s mind’ and join us as we listen deeply and reflect on the words of the sages.
“Taste occurs as a sensation on the tongue. The underlying elements of taste are water and earth. Variations in taste are caused by the other
three elements of fire, air, and ether.” –
“Charaka Samhita”, Sutrasthana, 1.64
Gary and Cynthia Gran have been treading the Himalayan path since the late 1970s. They met at the old Glenview Center in Illinois and have served the tradition in various capacities over the years. They are both certified yoga teachers and Ayurvedic educators. They have published more than eighty articles on yoga, meditation and Ayurveda. They are once again enjoying desert gardening, cooking and hiking at their home in Tucson, Arizona.
Gary Gran, DAy. CYT
Cynthia Gran, DAy. E-RYT 500, YACEP