The Q&A: Humboldt Episode 7: Jennifer Wiest, Elements of Ayurveda & Awareness

In this episode, we are joined by Jennifer Wiest as she shares her knowledge about various elements of Ayurveda. Jennifer Wiest has been studying ayurveda since 2007, locally with Traci Webb as well as out of the area study courses. She is the owner/practitioner of Madre Illumination Healing in Bayside and the owner/product developer at Amrita Botanicals, a local ayurvedically inspired health and wellness brand. She is a Certified Aromatherapist that grows and distills her own Hydrosols that she uses in her practice and sells locally. In 2017 she received her Reiki II certification and her Holistic Health Practitioner Certification and is combining all her healing modalities to work with her clients at Madre Illumination Healing. She has lived in Humboldt County for over 20 years and has three children. She loves working and living in such a health-conscious community and feels blessed to be able to call this place home. Madre Illumination Healing offers balance, healing, and vitality through Ayurveda, the traditional healing modality based in the balance of the mind-body and awareness of one’s particular type, or dosha. We provide Ayurvedic consultations, Ayurvedic facials, Shirodhara, Reiki and Aromatherapy in a warm, peaceful private studio nestled in beautiful Bayside. Rediscover your divine health, vitality, and balance with Madre Illumination Healing. For more information, product orders, or to schedule a consultation or treatment, visit the website or call: www.madreillumination.com 707-845- 5806 Etsy store: Amrita Botanicals www.etsy.com/shop/AmritaBotanicals Ayurvedic Facials are a rejuvenating and transformative experience that nurtures the spirit using hydrosols grown and distilled personally. Customized to your specific skin type and dosha, all ingredients are prana filled and chemical free to create a calming, relaxing treatment that includes facelift karma points and massage, energy balancing and Reiki. Shirodhara: This treatment is deeply nourishing to the pineal and pituitary gland which helps to rejuvenate the mind, body and spirit. The treatment helps with any disease of the head, neck, ears, eyes, nose and throat. In addition Shirodhara will calm the nervous system which is helpful for any anxiety and insomnia. The treatment is considered helpful with difficult diseases like diabetes and epilepsy.