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Balance: Dosha-Balancing through Yoga Therapy 🤸🏾
Wisdom Tradition: South Asian medicineSpotlight Cultures: Indian, Nepali, Sri Lankan, Bangladeshi, PakistaniDate & Time: Friday, May 9 | 10:10 AM–12:00 PMLocation: Mount Zion Campus – Osher Center, 5th Floor, Yoga Room (526)Takeaway: A one-page guide on yoga therapy and movement aligned with Ayurvedic doshasWhat does balance mean to you? Rooted in over 5,000 years of South Asian healing traditions, this session explores the connection between mind, body, and energy through the lens of Ayurveda. Led by Sudha Prathikanti, MD and Yumi Munir, YTT-200, participants will be introduced to the three doshas—Vata, Pitta, and Kapha—and how these energies shape physical and emotional patterns. Whether new to yoga or experienced, learn how to identify imbalances and gently realign with practices tailored to your constitution.
Rooted in 8 Senses: Connecting to AANHPI Wisdom Traditions. This event is part of Rooted in 8 Senses, an experiential series co-created by clinicians, faculty, and trainees from the UCSF Osher Center for Integrative Health. The series explores time-honored healing traditions rooted in whole-person, collective, and relational well-being. Beyond the individual experience of sight, smell, sound, taste, and touch, many Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander (AANHPI) healing traditions recognize three additional senses—balance, resourcefulness, and wholeness. These senses expand how we engage with the world: through community, in connection with nature, and within ecosystems of interdependence and care.
View the full April 28–May 9, schedule: apasa.ucsf.edu/aanhpi-wellness-week. The inaugural 2025 UCSF AANHPI Health & Wellness Weeks is a multi-organization collaboration co-led by the Asian Pacific American Systemwide Alliance (APASA). All events are free and supported by the UCSF Human Resources Community Wellbeing Grant. Everyone is welcome. To request a reasonable accommodation, please email [email protected].