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Nina Caiserman says:

I feel that the longer term commitment to Ayurveda through the Wellness Program helps to reveal deeper levels of imbalance and therefore can help correct ... read more

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Caroline Ellison says:

For years I suffered with chronic discomfort and tightness in my neck, shoulders and scapulae - a tightness that never prevented me from doing anything ... read more

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Nani Nikcevich says:

I had been running myself on empty for a long time. I was working very hard, and not taking the time to give back to myself. As soon as I heard about ... read more

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Sylvia Whelchel says:

Testimonial: I started doing Ayurvedic Treatments with Ted Surman in 2006 and they have dramatically changed so many of the challenges I've had in my life: 1. ... read more

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Judy Surman says:

I have been rubbing the oils into Dad's hands. What a difference!!!! My legs and arms are no longer dry and the Vata Oil soaks into the skin beautifully. ... read more

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Craig McCollum says:

Having lived on Maui as a kid, I was excited to join my wife in the Sadhana Training with Ted in Makawao. I quickly found that I was not wading in shallow ... read more

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Cheryl McCollum says:

My time with Ted at Yoga Awareness took me deeper into the yogic way of life furthering my understanding of the many benefits of yoga as a complete, healthy ... read more

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Maui AYURVEDA PRIVATES Info

The Yoga Awareness Ayurveda programs are designed for health conscious people to achieve total health and positive transformation using the methods of Yoga and Ayurveda. This is a holistic program tailor-made to increase every individual's quality of life. The goal for Yoga and Ayurveda is to reveal our natural state of happiness and contentment by reducing our suffering. These ancient teachings come from the Vedas (5,000 years B.C.E) and, like brother and sister, are inseparable. Yoga Awareness offers Ayurveda treatments only for Yoga students who are practicing at Yoga Awareness.

Ayurveda Consultation

( 30 mins )

Svedhana (heat) therapy

( 45 mins )

Abhyanga (oil bath) therapy

( 2 hours w/ steam bath & shower )

Shirodhara (third eye) therapy

( 2.5 hours w/ shower )

Udvarthan (hot mud) therapy

( 2.5 hours w/ steam bath & shower )

Purvakarma (strengthen) therapy

( 2.5 hours w/ steam bath & shower )

Panchakarma (purification) therapy

( 2.5 hours w/ steam bath & shower )

Ayurveda Privates

The purpose of Ayurveda is a healthy body and a stable mind. Yoga Awareness offer from 30 minute to 2.5 hour treatments as a 1x or 3x series program. Ayurveda is an ancient healing system that has been taking care of one of the world's largest population for over 5,000 years.

Wellness Memberships

The Wellness membership is for students wishing to increase the benefits of Yoga & Ayurveda by doing daily or weekly programs. Yoga Awareness offer discounted rates for WELL Memberships which start at $1,000. This is an ideal holistic health care plan for you, your family and friends.

Ayurveda Therapist

Ted Surman

Yoga Awareness Teacher & Therapist ISYA 1000, Yoga Alliance E-RYT 500 certified
Yoga Awareness Ayurveda Therapist ISYA 1000 certified

Ted Surman ~ Director of Yoga Awareness Ted Surman was born in Auckland, New Zealand in 1960. He began practicing Yoga in 1990 and then immigrated to Hawaii in 1997 where he met his first teacher Gary Kraftsow at American Viniyoga Institute. In 2001 Ted began travelling to Chennai, India and studied at Krishnamacharya Yoga Mandiram with TKV Desikachar, his son Kausthub Desikachar and senior teachers of the KYM. Since then Ted continues to travel each year to Chennai for ongoing studies with his current teachers DV Sridhar, Radha Sridhar, Viji Vasu at Yoga Raksanam. He also studies and practices Ayurveda with Dr Ganesh at Ayu Wellness.