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Thunderbolt Ayurveda Proprietor Leah Kaplan - Clinical Ayurvedic Specialist

Leah Kaplan

Clinical Ayurvedic Specialist and Yoga Teacher

Leah Kaplan, BS, CAS, is a Clinical Ayurvedic Specialist and a 500 Hour Certified Yoga Teacher. She is a former Intern Supervisor for the California College of Ayurveda and Ayurvedic Consultant for the NuPower Yoga Nutrition Program. She currently runs her own private practice, Thunderbolt Ayurveda, in Petaluma, CA and sees clients worldwide over Skype. 

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— Zen Master Shunryu Suzuki-Roshi
 
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Freedom is total responsibility for your actions. I promise. And so does Esther. It’s one of those backwards truths ~ in structure lies freedom. In responsibility lies liberation. #Repost @estherperelofficial with @get_repost ・・・ People don’t come to couples therapy to tell me what they’ve done wrong. They come to tell me what’s wrong with their partners. In relationships, you change the other by changing yourself. If you don’t want a certain dynamic, do something different. If relationships are made up of interdependent parts, when one part changes, sooner or later the other one has to adapt. Accountability is huge: it is responsibility, which is freedom. #thunderboltayurveda
TGIF #thunderboltayurveda #chihuahua #lifeofdayz #naturalhealing #therapydog
I let my subscription to @yogajournal expire a couple of years ago. It was just focusing on all the least interesting parts of yoga, to me. But I couldn’t pass up this issue that features both @mynameisjessamyn and Maty Ezraty. Go read their words, especially what Jessamyn says about the word “yogi” and just everything from the mouth of Master Maty. Here’s to more inclusivity, more earnest study, and more schools not studios. I am so happy I bought this issue. #thunderboltayurveda #yogajournal #yogastudent #yogaforall @ekkabecca @heytherecasey #fryday socks for the Schmidt Bakers by @stancesocks
Ayurveda would not counsel us to not go to the party. But, she might give these tips... * Don’t be the first to arrive (even Ayurveda wants you to be fashionably late) * Don’t be the last one to leave * Drink twice as much water during the day if you know Champagne will be consumed * Consider taking two milk thistle capsules after said Champagne has been consumed before going to bed * Be a loving presence and have a blast (pretty sure that’s in the Charaka Samhita...) Nails by @jess.scott.designs and silver for the Full Moooooon #thunderboltayurveda #fullmoonparty #ayurvedalife #silvernails
Join Leah Kaplan and Heidi Manly, December 30th from 2:30-5pm ($55), for a special holiday treat - relax, restore and unwind before the New Year begins! As you move through a thoughtful restorative asana sequence, Leah and Heidi will offer therapeutic touch that complements the poses, using custom Ayurvedic aromatherapy blends to calm your mind and nourish your spirit. Don’t miss the chance to let go of holiday stress and greet the new year refreshed and rebalanced! - The Luma Center 616 Petaluma Blvd. N Petaluma, CA 94952 - Please register online at: thunderboltayurveda.com/workshops - *Space is limited; reservations required. *Payment in advance
What I want to say about routine feels contradictory and not helpful, but here goes. Ayurveda teaches that routine is the container that directs your prana in a focused and productive manner, leaving you more calm, centered and stable. Like you are oriented in time and space rather than at the mercy of it. For clients who struggle with routine because they value their freedom, the thinking is all backwards. The structure provides the freedom. I have always been and will always be prone to routine. It’s my nature. It comes easily to me. In fact, as hard as establishing routine is for some folks, that’s how hard it can be for me to stray from routine. But when I acknowledge that I’ve put a strong enough container in place to withstand a night or even two of staying up later (especially to watch the finale of Great British Baking Show KIMJOY FOREVER), and to take an extra long stroll with the DayZ dog which resulted in taking in this double rainbow on a beautiful fall morning in Petaluma, I am so glad for both sides. The routine and the variance. #thunderboltayurveda #routine #morningroutine #vataseason #doublerainbow #sonomacounty