Midwest Dharma Wheel
Contemplative & Healing Arts
Ä€yurveda | Movement | Meditation | Yoga & Pilates | Integrative Counseling
(402) 477-5101
Ä€yurveda
Consultations, Counseling, Education & Healing Therapies
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​Learn the Timeless Wisdom for Living in Balance with Nature
Cary Twomey
Ä€yurvedic Clinical Practitioner, Herbalist, Life-Style Counselor & Panchkarma Therapist
30 years of experience in Āyurvedic Practice and Teaching
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What is Āyurveda?
Ä€yurveda is an over 5,000-year-old healing art and science of life. It is the oldest medical science on earth. It is a form of integrated and holistic healing rooted in nature, the five elements, and an in-depth understanding of the body, mind, and spiritual complex of human life. Ä€yurveda’s concern is alleviating bodily and mental diseases and promoting physical, psychological, and spiritual well-being. It educates on being proactive in one's health while moving through life in a balanced relationship with the seasons. This ancient and rich healing map teaches us how to get to know ourselves and thus become a conscious agent in living a balanced life. Ä€yurveda is an integral wisdom that, when truly lived, supports the unfolding of more excellent health and wholeness. In its whole form, it facilitates an ongoing connection to the sacred Source within and is a path of awakening in embodied life.
We begin to lay a foundation for health through learning:
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About our constitutional make-up and what this means.
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How to maintain a healthy balance of the five elements within our constitution.
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How to adopt self-care practices that are appropriate for you.
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What is a healthy diet for your specific constitution.
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Healthy routines that are aligned with the larger rhythms of nature.
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A healthy relationship with others and the world around us.
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Connection to Source, whatever form that takes for you.
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How to integrate skillfully with all stages and aspects of life.
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Cary has trained in the ancient guru-kula style, spending time directly learning from and apprenticing under the guidance of her teachers for over 30 years. She was privileged to study and train under some of our most valued and respected Āyurvedic Vaidyas during this time. Cary's training began with her healing process and has grown into educating, guiding, and offering Āyurvedic services locally and internationally, promoting the knowledge of health, longevity, and the return to wholeness. She acknowledges her teachers gratefully and always remains a student of this sacred knowledge, as the wisdom and application of Āyurveda is an enormous ocean, and the learning never ends.
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Consultations include an in-depth Ayurvedic pulse reading, learning about your constitution, and dietary, lifestyle, and self-care practices specific to you. Herbal recommendations and treatments are also suggested. Ayurvedic protocols for your particular health imbalances are shared as part of your education process.
Cary's Ayurvedic Training
Cary Twomey is a Certified Āyurvedic Practitioner, Herbalist, and Therapist who has taught and practiced Ayurveda in NYC and internationally since the 90s and in Lincoln, Nebraska, since 2002. She spent over a decade apprenticing with and assisting Maya Tiwari at the Wise Earth School of Āyurveda, where she graduated as a Senior Sadhaka of Wise Earth Āyurveda and went on to serve as a Master Teacher and Wise Earth Āyurveda Health Consultant. She studied with Dr. Vasant Lad of The Āyurvedic Institute and Vamadeva David Frawley of the American Institute of Vedic Studies, with whom she learned Āyurveda and spiritual healing practices. She served five years of clinical apprenticeship and hands-on treatment under Vaidya Rajesh Kotecha, founder of Chakrapani Āyurveda, in Jaipur, India. She engaged in twelve ongoing years of study with Vaidya Rama Kant Mishra of the Shakya Vansiya Ayurveda Lineage before his passing. She learned the sacred art of pulse reading directly from Vaidya Mishra. In 2016, Cary was granted the title of Prana-Aushadhi, or Prana Acharya Ayurvedic Healer~one who can restore the life force, by Vaidya Mishra before his passing in 2017 and awarded the title of Master Teacher, Sadhaka Adept, by Maya Tiwari of Wise Earth Ayurveda in 2019. Cary has studied Ayurvedic Herbology extensively with Maya Tiwari, Dr. Vasant Lad, Vaidya Rama Kant Mishra, and Vaidya Rajesh Kotecha. As a skilled and experienced practitioner and herbalist, she incorporates Āyurvedic herbs and treatments into her recommendations. Cary founded her Āyurvedic Healing Practice, Utpali Āyurved, in 2002, through which she offers her services locally, online, or through invitations to your local area.
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Cary's skillful expertise and training in Anatomy, Kinesiology, Movement, and Jyotish inform her understanding of Ayurveda. She teaches people how to be responsible for their health and well-being and how to eat and live with awareness and balance. Consultations include tailored dietary recommendations, suggestions for lifestyle changes, and empowering self-knowledge. Visit our other Offerings pages to read more about Cary's diverse education and experience.
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The Yoga Classes and Private Yoga Sessions taught at Midwest Dharma Wheel by Cary and her husband Lee are rooted in many years of practice and study of Āyurveda and various forms of yoga. They were both personally trained by Dr. Vasant Lad many years ago to integrate Ayurveda and Yoga.
Statement of Understanding Regarding Ayurveda:
To be clear about what Āyurveda is and how it functions, please note that the practice of Āyurveda does not include any medical diagnosis or medical treatment and is not a substitute for medical care. Āyurveda is a form of complementary and alternative healthcare and lifestyle support in the United States. All services and treatments provided at Midwest Dharma Wheel are complementary or alternative to healthcare services provided by your licensed medical doctors. Ayurveda is complementary and supportive of traditional Western medicine as practiced in the United States and is not a replacement for care by a licensed medical doctor.
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Our 48 hr. Cancellation Policy
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Please note our 48-hour cancellation policy for Ayurvedic Consultations.
We have a limited number of hours each week to serve all our clients, and each appointment is valuable time.
All appointments cancelled less than 48 hours before the scheduled appointment time will be charged in full.
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