After booking in your initial appointment you will be emailed a form that you will need to fill out prior to your consultation. It will take roughly 30-60 minutes and asks you to completely evaluate your current state of health and our life circumstances. Each of these questions has been carefully curated so that I can get the best understanding of your current state of imbalance or dis-ease, known as vikruti as well as clearing up the picture so we can see your natural state of balance a little more clearly.

Once the questionnaire is received, I will look over it prior to our initial consultation and prepare my initial findings and understanding of your circumstances.

In our initial consultation 60-90 minutes, we go over the questionnaire you have filled out and I will ask a few follow up questions to get a better idea of your current state of health. From this place I will suggest what I will consider the most important changes for you to put in place based on the information you have provided to me, I will explain why these suggestions will be helpful for you and how directly you will be able to see the effects of these changes. Together we will decide what choices are sustainable and accessible in your life right now and how we can set you up for success as you begin your journey on the path to your own unique state of health.

My recommendations will be rooted in ahar (food choices and habits), vihar (lifestyle choices and habits), brahmacharya (right use of energy), nidra (sleep habits) as well as yoga practice, Ayurvedic treatments and herbs when necessary.

After your initial consultation I will send you a follow up email with a detailed list of recommendations as well as any resources that I think you will find helpful.

Follow Up Consultations are recommended:

Fortnightly - if you struggle to hold yourself accountable

Monthly - if you are excited and ready to make some changes

Every 6-8 Weeks - if you are extremely motivated, driven and ready to shift your life

Ayurveda is a holisic health science that is for everyone and anyone. It is wisdom rooted in nature and thus is not bound to any one culture, geographically location or class of people.

Ayurveda is for anyone who is deeply interested in preventative medicine an is interested in aligning their food lifestyle, sleep and energy management practices to the rhythms of nature.

Ayurveda is for anyone who is prepared to evaluate their life and make slow, sustainable changes that will propel them towards health. Ayurveda is NOT a ‘quick fix’.

Ayurveda can help support most health conditions.

Our main focus is within the digestive system, working to eliminate symptoms like gas, bloating, acid reflux, burping, diarrhoea, constipation, sluggish digestion etc.

We can also work to support a range of women’s health conditions. Ayurveda may be able to provide some relief from what are classified as ’PMS’ symptoms, but are really just imbalanced dosha such as cramps, mood swings, anxiety, depression, swollen breasts, excessive flow, stagnant cycle, clotting, etc.

Ayurveda is also able to provide support for most other health conditions, however the more deeply rooted they become within the phyical body the more work necessary to get to the root cause. A good guideline is to think about how long you have been taking the actions leading to your imbalance maybe 5, maybe 10, maybe 20+ years… We need to be willing to make significant changes and hold them for a sustainable time or sometimes up to half the amount of time it took to get us where we are. There are no quick fixes in Ayurveda.

Absolutely not.

Although Ayurveda ‘mostly’ recommends a vegetarian diet, this is not something I would force upon you if you do not feel comfortable doing so.

Unless your meat intake is significantly impacting your health you will be able to keep meat in your diet. Keep in mind I may make some suggestions about the quality, quantity and portions of meat in your diet like I would with any food choice.

Let’s get something straight. I will never ask you to ‘give up’ sometin without finding you a sustainble and supportive alternative. If we take anything away without replacement, we are left with a void and voids make us feel empty, sad or helpless. So it is so important if we take something away in your diet or lifestyle, that we replace it with something that creates the same feeling, whether it be comfort, ritual or taste.

Caffeine is one of those things that cause a lot of people issues. Whether it be excessive stress in the nervous system, high pitta dosha in the digestive system (acid reflux or loose stools) or adds to inflammation. We may discuss replacing caffeine with alternative during our session, however at the end of the day it is always you decision and choice as to what changes you make, I can only guide you towards health.

The one thing that I teach EVERYONE that I work with is cause and effect.

We are always so obsessed with symptoms, but very rarely do we take the time to work out what exactly is causing that symptom. In western medicine, they wont ask you about your diet or lifestyle, they will just prescribe you a pill that will hopefully alleviate the symptom, but without addressing the root cause, that same imbalance will just manifest elsewhere.

Understanding how our actions, thoughts and choices effect our state of health is pivotal.

If you understand that your consumption of hot, spicy food, caffeine, refined sugar, alcohol or deep fried foods, high stress work environment and competitive mental attitude is contributing to imbalanced pitta dosha which is manifesting as inflammation, loose stools, acid reflux, skin breakouts or rashes etc. then MAYBE, just MAYBE it will be a little harder to continue to choose to act in this way.

Perhaps, with the understanding of cause and effect it even becomes EASIER to live a life that propels you towards health, vitality and vibrancy.

… and if not, maybe you aren’t ready for Ayurveda, and that’s okay too.

All material provided from Om Som Yoga & Ayurveda for the Ayurvedic Health Consultations is provided for informational or educational purposes only. Speak with your medical doctor regarding the applicability of any opinions or recommendations with respect to your symptoms or medical condition. The instructions and advice presented from Om Som Yoga & Ayurveda for Ayurvedic Health Consultations are in no way intended as medical advice or as a substitute for medical counselling. The information should be used in conjunction with the guidance and care of your physician.

You must be at least 16 years of age or older to complete an Ayurvedic Health Consultation.