Welcome to La Vida Veda

with Jessica Kruse

Ayurvedic holistic health and Yoga

Yoga Teacher Training (English and Spanish)

Online Classes

Ayurveda

About La Vida Veda

Jessica is dedicated to Ayurvedic medicine and Yoga as they have been practiced side by side as sister sciences for thousands of years to promote wellbeing and longevity. Her mission is to bring Ayurveda to the West to facilitate and support growth in the multiple dimensions of health: physical, mental, emotional, and spiritual, using a holistic approach that is blended with Ayurvedic lifestyle and diet, massage, yoga, pranayama and meditation

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Discovering balance in mind and body can be such

Discovering balance
in mind and body can be
such a similar experience.

As you’re creating new neural pathways
and muscle memory, it can feel very difficult, uncomfortable and foreign.

I’ve had many clients say that they feel like they’re waiting for the other “foot to drop” as they’re overcoming their subconscious imprints
and self limiting beliefs.
I totally relate.
It’s as if you feel like it’s
just too good to be true.

And similarly when you accomplish something
that feels extraordinary within your body,
for example a balancing posture in yoga…
You may subtly feel like it must end soon;
you’ll lose your balance, or fall.

I think the antidote to these sensations
is to trust in yourself, in change, in the unknown…
And in your capability of finding balance,
safety and comfort again and again;
each time more sustainable.

And sometimes
the other foot WILL drop.
and you’ll lose your balance
and you’ll make mistakes
and fall off the bandwagon
and it may get messy
and that’s OK!!!
and necessary too.

Just try your best to bring yourself
back to your centre
and remember that
balance begins now.
Again and again. 💞

Need help finding balance?
Book your FREE discovery call today
for a (S.I.T.) subconscious imprinting technique session✨

For a transformative immersive experience of mind body healing, along with education, support
and all inclusive accommodation and food…
Join me this November 1-22nd
for another 200 hour Ayurveda Immersion
Yoga Teacher Training in Costa Rica 🌴💚

New moon movement & manifestation🤍🌑🤍 Wha

New moon movement & manifestation🤍🌑🤍

What seeds are you planting to manifest your future? 💙🐚✨

Today is World Ocean Day! 🌊 Did you know that

Today is World Ocean Day! 🌊

Did you know that our world ocean is in major crisis?

I was aware it’s threatened by pollution and the effects of climate change...

Although I didn’t realize all of the devastating details; such as abandoned fishing nets and the immense impact of overfishing, until watching @seaspiracy

I recommend taking a look at this movie, and taking action to do what you can do to help our world ocean.

We are so connected to this majestic body of water. ✨

The ocean produces over half of the world's oxygen and absorbs 50x more carbon dioxide than our atmosphere.

Plus it hosts 80% of the world’s biodiversity, regulates our climate and even helps create employment and medicinal products.

Some simple ways we can help create positive impact is by using less plastic, less harmful chemicals in our homes, gardens, farms and our bodies, by picking up the trash when we go to the beach and eating fish and seafood from sustainable sources.

Photo taken in a tide pool in Santa Teresa by my dear friend @yourconciergein.costarica

I love this capture… As I feel the expression on

I love this capture...
As I feel the expression on my face embodies the joy and pleasure I feel from sipping the soma
~the nectar or essence~
of the simple things in life.

From forward folds to family to friends...
the best things in life
are simple and free.

Thanks to @camimolinaph for such special shots with these special souls💚

Do you ever feel soooo grateful that you feel like

Do you ever feel soooo grateful that you feel like you’re glowing?!

I like to call it the glow of gratitude
✨🥰✨
.
.
.
📸 @ixelmadrigal
#gratitude #loveyourlife #meditation

Lots of people like smoothies for breakfast, or ev

Lots of people like smoothies for breakfast, or even skip breakfast.

Now, even though not everyone needs a large breakfast...

Did you know that actually chewing something within the first hour or so after you wake up is super ideal?

Even if you’re not hungry, have a few bites of either fresh coconut meat (this young stuff is soooo amazing) a date or two or a handful of sesame seeds.

This will stimulate your digestive fire for the day, while giving you a dose of trace minerals to nourish and ground you.

DRISHTI (the gaze) Drishti is a Sanskrit word th

DRISHTI (the gaze)

Drishti is a Sanskrit word that has several levels of meaning.
Most simply, it can be translated into English as the gaze. 👀

In asana practice, your drishti is the place where your eyes rest and focus.

This one pointed awareness helps create the meditation within the movement. 🌀

Looking over your middle finger while in warrior 2, at your navel in downward facing dog or at your big toe in postures like this 👆

I love teaching all dimensions of yoga and I’m very much looking forward to my next Yoga and Ayurveda immersion in November! Link in bio 🙌

📸 @yourconciergein.costarica

I’m looking at you through the glass, don’t kn

I’m looking at you through the glass, don’t know how much time has passed?
All I know is that it feels like forever...and no one ever tells you that forever feels like home.
💙
~ Stone sour

#homeoswheretheheartis #lavidaveda #miamor

Forever finding focus… On my forearms and my fee

Forever finding focus...
On my forearms and my feet.

I find this balance closest...
Where Yoga & Ayurveda meet.
💗

The kitchen is a sacred space and cooking is an au

The kitchen is a sacred space and cooking is an auspicious act.

Great care should be taken to bring the utmost beauty, love and awareness.

Part of cooking healing food involves creating a healing and clean space.

It is said that cleanliness is holiness.

The quality of our mind space and kitchen space; directly influence the quality of our food.

By brining flowers into the kitchen, along with mantras/prayers, candles, incense, photos of deities and other sacred adornments...
We invite divinity into the space.

Next step👉 create a beautiful presentation of the food. Highlight the 6 tastes, take a few deeps breaths and enjoy your food and sacred space with all your senses.

📸 by @alrhe

Spring Immunity & Opportunity My spring newslette

Spring Immunity & Opportunity

My spring newsletter just went out with some powerful Ayurvedic remedies for immunity and recovery from illness, along with upcoming opportunities to study Ayurveda, yoga, cooking and the healing arts.
DM me or comment below if you want the link 🤗

I’m so looking forward to facilitating the Turiya therapy and Abhyanga trainings scheduled for September with Dr.Jaisr!

Here’s a precious memory of our Turiya therapy certification offered during our Ayurveda Yoga retreat in Santa Teresa @casascapitan in 2018

No words describe how much I love you mi hermano @

No words describe how much I love you mi hermano @pedropradhu 💚

I’m so grateful to have you in my life, cooking together all these years. Thanks for nourishing me with laughs and food🥰 you truly have the Midas touch in the kitchen!

How cool that you invited me to @imiloainstitute to teach and film a cooking class last July...a few months into the pandemic, I came ready for anything.

And project after project, here I am 9 months later by your side, celebrating your birthday today! So grateful for all we’ve been supported to create. Here’s to an amazing year ahead🙏

You’re such a warrior, beautiful inside and out...one of the strongest, most undaunted souls I know.💫

I’ve missed communicating with you while looking eye to eye for the past few years and I’m so happy we’re learning LESCO slowly but surely 😅 To communicate better with sign language and not rely on lip reading or texting...

So fun that I was able to “sign sing” happy birthday to you!!! 🤓

Perhaps one day I’ll become an interpreter 👌 #lesco #als #privatechefs #cheflife #cookingclass

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