Ayurveda And Yoga Wellness Center Kanyakumari

Kanyakumari Ayurveda was formed in January 2004, with the vision of providing an accredited Ayurveda & Yoga school and a full service Ayurvedic healing center here in the Midwest. Kanyakumari offers several professional certifications: Ayurvedic Health Counselor (AHC), Certified Ayurvedic Practitioner (CAP), Registered Yoga Teacher (RYT) & Certified Panchakarma Technician (CPT). In addition to Ayurveda & Yoga training programs, Kanyakumari also offers a full service Ayurvedic clinic. This includes a full line of individualized rejuvenative therapies, full Panchakarma cleansing programs, and individual energy work therapies. Within the care of our Practitioners and Interns you will experience the deep respect Kanyakumari holds for Ayurveda and the passion it exhibits towards the spiritual journey of healing. Our on site Apothecary and Wellness Shop carries a wide variety of books on Ayurveda, yoga, and health related topics. We also stock the many products needed to integrate Yoga and Ayurvedic daily practices into your life such as herbs, neti pots, eye cups, herbs and massage oils. As a way to educate and support you on your healing journey, we also offer on-going wellness classes in yoga, meditation, cooking and much more. Most importantly we offer a quiet, calm space dedicated to balance, healing, wisdom and compassion. The Legend of Kanyakumari Kanyakumari represents the “youthful form” of the goddess and is translated “virgin goddess”. She also represents the divine power of the feminine spirit to nurture, nourish and make whole. There is a temple and statue honoring Kanyakumari at the most southern tip of. Many energies merge at this sacred historical place at the cape of. Kanyakumari is at the center of the convergence of three beautiful oceans - The Bay of Bengal,n Ocean and the Arabian Sea. One truly feels the unity of mind, body and spirit, and the interplay of the three doshas or physical energies in Ayurveda as these three seas merge into one. Many seekers in pilgrimage to Kanyakumari in search of health, inner peace and balance. It is our hope that Kanyakumari U.S. will offer seekers the same holistic renewal. The Kanyakumari legend and temple is an ancient one and has been mentioned in the Ramayana and the Mahabharata sacred texts. Legend has it that a demon wreaked havoc on the inhabitants of this world,and Mahavishnu asked the gods and humans to request the primeval energy of Paraaskthi to vanquish the demon. Answering the prayers of the oppressed, Shakti appeared as a young virgin girl at Kanyakumari and commenced penance with the desire of marrying Shiva at Suchindram. Legend has it that the celestial sage, Narada, fixed the midnight hour as the auspicious time for the wedding. However, when Shiva’s procession reached the site, a rooster crowed, and Shiva assumed the auspicious hour was past and it was already dawn. He returned to Suchindram, missing Kanyakumari who was left stranded at the altar. The disappointed Goddess decided to spend her life in Kanyakumari as a virgin, protecting the faithful intentions of the oppressed. All of the food prepared for the wedding was laid to waste, and is said to have merged into the colored sand still seen upon the shores of southern. The demon returned after hearing of Shakti’s story and proceeded to Kanyakumari in an attempt to win her hand in marriage by force. He was slain by her in a fierce battle and she forevermore remained at the southern tip protecting all inland from those outsiders who try to enter the subcontinent with less than pure intentions.