(16 contact hours + 2.5-hour audio course = 18.5 Yoga Alliance CE hours)
Nourish yourself. Boost your energy. Thrive from the inside out.
This nourishing weekend invites you to slow down, tune in, and reconnect with what helps you feel your best. Through yoga, lifestyle, diet, and self-care practices rooted in Ayurveda, you’ll learn how to support your energy, digestion, and overall well-being—so your life supports long-term vitality and ease.
You’ll leave feeling grounded, energized, and more connected to what your body truly needs.
What Is Ayurveda?
Ayurveda is yoga’s sister science—a holistic system of health that helps us understand how we’re wired and how to live in greater balance with nature.
At its core are the three doshas—vata, pitta, and kapha—which influence how we move, digest, think, rest, and respond to stress. During the weekend, you’ll discover your unique Ayurvedic constitution and learn how to work with it to support strong immunity, better digestion, and greater resilience.
What You’ll Experience:
Ayurvedic Yoga Practices
Experience dosha-balancing yoga classes designed to support your energy, nervous system, and seasonal needs—helping you feel relaxed, vibrant, and refreshed.
Ayurvedic Nutrition & Nourishment
Explore healthful, simple, and sustainable approaches to eating that support balanced digestion and vitality, with guidance tailored to different constitutions and seasons. If you have digestive woes, this information can be life changing!
Ayurvedic Self-Care & Daily Rhythms
Learn soothing lifestyle and self-care practices that support balance, boost good sleep, prevent burnout, and help you feel more at home in your body. Discover the radiant benefits of dry brushing, neti, nasya, tongue scraping, oil pulling, rose water, and much more!
Includes guided abhyanga (self-massage with organic oil); please bring a towel on Saturday.
You’ll Leave With:
A clear understanding of your Ayurvedic constitution (vata, pitta, or kapha)
Yoga practices that better support your energy and nervous system
Reliable food and lifestyle tools you can use right away
A renewed sense of balance, vitality, and ease
This Weekend Is For You If…
You’re a yoga practitioner who wants to feel healthier on and off the mat
You’re a YTT student or yoga teacher seeking sustainable self-care (+ Cont. Ed credits!)
You’re curious about Ayurveda and want practical, approachable guidance for radiant health
You’re ready to support your well-being in a way that feels realistic and nourishing
About Your Teacher
Larissa Hall Carlson, M.A., is an Ayurvedic Practitioner, Ayurvedic Yoga Specialist, and E-RYT 500 with 25+ years of teaching experience in yoga, mindfulness, and holistic wellness. She has served as Senior Faculty at Kripalu for 20+ years, is a Kripalu 1000-hour teacher, and is the former Dean of the Kripalu School of Ayurveda. Larissa is also the co-creator of Yoga Journal’s popular online courses Ayurveda 101 & 201. Larissa guides retreats, leads advanced yoga teacher trainings, and offers Ayurvedic consultations nationwide. Her teaching weaves together pranayama, yoga philosophy, mindfulness, and practical Ayurveda—supporting students and clients in cultivating sustainable energy, radiant health, and a deeper connection to their lives and practices. Learn more at larissacarlson.com
Recommended Reading: Yoga & Ayurveda by David Frawley
Prerequisite: Completion of the 2.5-hour audio course, Ayurveda for Meditators, required prior to the weekend immersion.