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Ayurveda, like Yoga, changed my life…

Practicing Ayurveda, in my imperfect way, reversed a chronic illness I had for many years. Using Ayurveda’s principles in my body, mind and spirit strengthens my health and my wellbeing.

I trust my 5000-year-old ayurvedic lineage 100%. I do not see Ayurveda as an ideology, or rigid set of rules to live by. Rather, I see it as a profound, meticulously detailed and beautifully elegant body of work that was revealed to the ancients to be passed down their lineages and practised for a better life.

Ayurveda is based on Nature. When we aspire to live ayurvedically, we allow Nature’s wisdom more into our bodies, minds and spirits. In my lineage, we use ancestry to guide us into foods and pratices that balance the doshas. Ayurveda is meant to be translated to each person it interacts with. It is person-centred care direct from our ancestors.

I find this widsom is a treasure box of breathwork, meditation, yoga, herbals, lifestyle choices and food as medicine. I also find mental freedom, clarity and joy in its psychology.

I hope this 5000-year old, lineage-based knowledge may find you and support you where you are at today. I would be honoured to share it with you.

Francesca has presented or taught Living Ayurveda, Yoga, or Meditation privately and at:

 
 

Background:

  • 2004 Semperviva/ Sandra Sammartino 200hr (YA Certified ) Hatha Yoga Teacher certification

  • 2015 Sivananda Vedanta/American Institute of Vedic Studies Ayurveda Lifestyle Yoga Wellness Counsellor Certification

  • 2024 (YA Certified) Sarasvati Institute of Ayurveda Yoga: 300hr Ayurveda Yoga Teacher,

  • 2024 (NAMA certified) Sarasvati Institute of Ayurveda Yoga: Ayurveda Wellness Advisor with Susan Bass AP-NAMA, AYT-NAMA, C-IAYT, E-RYT 500. (Dr. Vasant Lad lineage)

  • many classes, workshops, retreats, courses with wisdom carriers and teachers

  • Vancouver Crisis Centre and Suicide Prevention Phone Lines: 50-hour Samaritan Empathic Listening Training and 1 year weekly phones commitment

  • The Heart Math Institute Heart Coherence Facilitator training

  • Non-Violent Communication Foundations Course

  • awarded an interclub prize at The Arbutus Club for new therapuetic yoga class in 2005

  • teaching Yoga privately and therapeutically for 20+ years

Hello, I am Francesca and I am English, Italian and Canadian. As a child I enjoyed being outside in the muddy fields of the English countryside, and I still enjoy being outside in the westcoast rainforest of Canada, where I live today.

I am grateful for the opportunities I have had to study the ancient living wisdom of this beautiful planet, especially the revealed knowledge of Mother India.

I travelled to Northern India and took my first yoga class there in 1994. This is when I decided that I would like to learn and teach it. Many years later, I enrolled in the first Yoga Teacher Training at Semperviva Studio, in Vancouver. Soon I was teaching 3 yoga classes a week alongside my full-time massage and manual therapy practice.

Another decade later, I worked and studied in a traditional Yoga ashram, practising yogi life and learning ayurvedic wisdom in order to heal myself of a chronic illness. Sivananda calls Ayurveda the science of self-healing and Yoga the science of self-realization (feeling oneness with all of Life). I experienced both of these gifts as a result of these practices, and continue this ongoing path.

Most recently, I completed two year-long Ayurveda Wellness Counselling and Ayurveda Yoga certifications with the Sarasvati Institute in Oregon.

I learn this ancient wisdom path because it holistically healed me and showed me how to balance a modern life to include all aspects of a human being. I teach and share it with others because it is my worldview, it helps people, and also it brings the inner joy of simple self-care.

Happy Clients:

Francesca is a gifted healer and a wonderful teacher. Her Ayurvedic and Yoga expertise has helped me make positive, long-lasting changes in my life, improving both my physical and emotional health. As a participant in her meditation club, she has supported my spiritual practice, while giving me the skills to enhance my self-awareness and reduce anxiety. Francesca is a kind, generous, open-hearted soul; working with her has greatly enriched my spiritual and physical well-being.

— Bill C. Vancouver

Francesca is not just an Ayurvedic practitioner with vast knowledge and experience but a wise woman with strong intuition and deep understanding of the spiritual side of physical imbalance. She was able to address my incoherent complaints and create a routine that not only resolved the issues I came with in the first place, but also positively affected my menstrual cycle that had been causing so much discomfort for many years of my life. I highly recommend Francesca’s services and her insightful and inspiring approach.

— Natalia G, USA

Francesca has been my long standing yoga teacher... she provides a positive relaxing environment. She has a gentle, kind voice and gives instructions in a most pleasing manner. She understands the connection between the body, soul and mind and allows and encourages her students to explore these aspects of yoga. She holds us in a safe place… Francesca is a very professional and open hearted teacher and I am truly blessed to have her in my life.

— P.S Vancouver

“I feel confident now that I am on the right track toward overall health and well-being. Thank you so much for your time and your positive energy and spirit.”

— J.H USA

$150 - 60min sessions