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Dr. Sarasvati Buhrman, private practice since 1977 Dr. Sarasvati Buhrman, Ayurvedic Medicine and Classical Yoga Therapy Marine St. Integrative Health Center 2825 Marine St. & Culver St. (just off 28th and Arapahoe) Boulder, CO 80303 Appointments: (303) 443-6923 BRIEF BIOGRAPHICAL STATEMENT Dr. Buhrman holds a B.S. and an M.S. equivalency in Biology (College of William and Mary and University of Illinois), and a Ph.D. in Psychological Anthropology (University of Colorado). She has practiced Yoga since 1973, and has studied extensively in all aspects of Yoga and meditation with her spiritual teacher, Baba Hari Dass, since 1976. She was trained and qualified to practice Ayurvedic medicine with the late Dr. R.P. Trivedi, M.D. (Ayur), Professor of Ayurvedic Medicine at Benares Hindu University in India, and is a Yogic renunciate in the Vairagi order. She has also studied with various other Ayurvedic practitioners such as Dr. Vasant Lad, MaSc and Dr. Sarita Shrestha, M.D. Sarasvatiji has maintained an Ayurvedic medicine and Yoga Therapy practice in Boulder, Co. since 1987. She co-founded the Rocky Mountain Institute of Yoga and Ayurveda in 1990, and is currently its senior faculty member. RMIYA is a nonprofit educational institution for training Yoga therapists, Yoga teachers, and Ayurvedic practitioners. Sarasvatiji has published several articles in Yoga International and in the Protocol Journal of Botanical Medicine, as well as academic publications. She served five years on the board of directors of the National Ayurvedic Medical Association, and has served on the faculty of the Naropa Institute, International Yoga College, Whedan Cancer Center, and Rocky Mountain Institute of Yoga and Ayurveda, and Metropolitan State University. WHAT IS AYURVEDIC MEDICINE? Ayurvedic medicine is the indigenous medical system of ancient India. In the United States, it is practiced as complementary medicine. Well-known in this country for its preventative wellness aspects, luxurious oil treatments and dietary and lifestyle modifications, Ayurveda is also a systematic approach to health which is highly effective in the management of chronic and infectious illnesses. Yoga Therapy is the application of the practices of Yoga for Health and for Healing. Yoga and Ayurveda share the same roots, and both believe that true healing occurs on physical, emotional, mental, social, and spiritual levels. WHAT HAPPENS IN AN AYURVEDIC CONSULTATION? Consultation includes: Ayurvedic assessment of present health issues and concerns, pulse and tongue diagnosis (vikrti); constitutional assessment (prakrti); individualised herbal formulation, and dietary, lifestyle, and yoga practice recommendations. Pancha karma treatments are available through referral. The individual herbal formula is called in by the practitioner to the Ayurvedic pharmacist, who prepares it and mails it to the patient. Consultations may be done by phone in areas where no Ayurvedic practitioner is available. FOR APPOINTMENTS call (303) 443-6923 or email Sarasvati@AyurvedicSolutions.com Private Consultations in Ayurvedic Medicine and Classical Yoga Therapy include: Initial session (one and one-half hours): $125 plus $25 deposit for herbs. Sliding scale available. Follow-up session (one-half hour, approximately 3 weeks after the initial $50. Ongoing follow-ups are spaced at monthly intervals until healing is complete. In the case of an illness requiring long-term management, seasonal adjustments are often adequate. If you do not have a medical physician or a medical diagnosis at the time of your appointment, you may be referred to a physician as a result of your Ayurvedic examination. Dr. Sarasvati Buhrman, Ph.D. For appointments (303) 443-6923 Our referral physicians are: Dr. John Ohearn, M.D. (720) 406-7581, and Dr. Gary Brown, D.O. (719) 597-4200 who are available for consultation. Additional referral affiliates include: Sarita Shrestha, M.D., B.A.M.S., Jennifer Workman, M.S., R.D., and Diane Kimmell, MSW, LCSW. Articles by Dr. Sarasvati Buhrman: "Meditation: Meditation Experiences According to the Ashtanga Yoga Tradition with Commentary on Patanjali's Yoga Sutra" -- http://www.experiencefestival.com/a/MeditationExperiences/id/52552 Trance Types and Amnesia Revisited: Using Detailed Interviews to Fill in the Gaps -- http://www.blackwell-synergy.com/doi/abs/10.1525/ac.1997.8.1.10 Light on Yoga -- What is the Mind, How Does It Cause Depression, What Can We Do About It? Part II by Sarasvati Buhrman Experiences of Meditation (Part I) by Sarasvati Buhrman Ph.D. This article is taken from Yoga International Magazine, Nov. 2000 issue. http://www.cit-sakti.com/kundalini/experiences-of-meditation.htm The guest speaker for May 21 will be Sarasvati Buhrman, Ph.D. Her topic will be the treatment of cardiac patients through yoga and Ayurvedic holistic medicine. http://www.eptrail.com/pages/01wednesday_w/wed09_datebook.html KLESHAS (afflictions of mind) according to Patanjali's Yoga Sutras http://www.physics.udel.edu/~bnikolic/klesa.html