Begins October 2026
Begins October 2026
The Nectar Path:
Ayurvedic Tantrik Yoga Training
A Sacred Training in the Subtle Sciences of Soma, Shakti & Sādhanā with Justine Lemos, PhD
This 6-month training blends classical Ayurveda, subtle body yoga, and Śākta Tantrik practice to offer a full-spectrum training for yoga teachers, Ayurvedic counselors, and healing arts practitioners.
We explore how to apply Ayurvedic lifestyle tools, tongue/face reading, doshic logic, and yogic therapeutics within a ritual and spiritual framework informed by Śrī Vidyā and the worship of the Divine Feminine.
Dates & Format
First Weekend of the Month: October 2026 – January 2027
Saturdays & Sundays | 9am – 4:30pm
📍 In Person at The Shala Mendocino or Virtual
(in person is recommended)
200 Yoga Alliance Continuing Education Units (CEUs) upon completion
Students will learn how to:
Design Ayurveda-informed yoga classes rooted in śakti and subtle body energetics
Create client protocols that address prakṛti, vikṛti, season, and spiritual alignment
Weave mantra, mudrā, bhāvana (visualization), and yogic kriyā into Ayurvedic class design
Explore the Devi's path through your own sādhanā, with tools drawn from Śrī Vidyā Tantra
Use seasonal cleansing, dinacharya, prāṇāyāma, and restorative yoga as gateways to awakening
A Soul-Rooted Training in Authentic Tantra & Classical Ayurveda
Enrollment is open for this rare and powerful journey.
This is not your average yoga training.
This is a sacred transmission for yoga teachers, healers, and serious seekers who crave the deep well of lineage-rooted practice—where Ayurveda, ritual, mantra, and feminine mysticism meet the living pulse of embodied awakening.
Whether you’re a certified yoga teacher looking for CEUs, an Ayurvedic practitioner seeking to bring yoga into your work, or a devotee ready to anchor your path with ritual and clarity, this 200-hour training will transform your practice and your life.
This Training Is For You If…
✅ You’re a yoga teacher craving deeper roots in authentic, non-appropriated practice
✅ You want to integrate Ayurveda into your classes and personal life
✅ You feel drawn to the sacred feminine, Devī worship, or cyclical wisdom
✅ You’re ready to embody sacred ritual and subtle body intelligence
✅ You want to teach from clarity, not performative “spirituality”
What’s Included
✔️ 200 hours of instruction with Dr. Justine Lemos, PhD
✔️ In-person & online attendance options
✔️ Training manual + recorded classes
✔️ Private student community (online sangha)
✔️ Certificate of Completion for YA CEUs
✔️ Bonus: Devī Soma Ritual & Ayurvedic Bodywork Integration
Tuition $3,300
Payment plans available.
Partial scholarships available for BIPOC & LGBTQIA+ practitioners.
“I was unsure if I could accomplish a long held desire to complete a yoga teacher training and am so glad I went for it! Justine’s ability to teach in a supported, interesting and fun style was so helpful to bring out the yoga teacher in all of us. She generously shares her wealth of knowledge in yoga and the connection to Ayurveda which I can apply in my personal life and practice for balancing the doshas. I appreciated the flexibility of the online option but it was really nice to be in the comfort of the Mendocino Shala with the other students learning together. Thanks justine!”
— Brian Barrett * TejaswinCurriculum Outline
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Week 1: Constitution, Gunas & the Devi Within
Foundational Teachings
Prakṛti/Vikṛti assessment
The three guṇas (sattva, rajas, tamas) in client behavior and class energyŚrī Vidyā view of the body as Devī’s temple
Introduction to Lakṣmī, Sarasvatī, and Durgā as archetypes of health and imbalance
Practice Applications
Opening mantra: AIM HRĪM ŚRĪM and Tripurasundarī nyāsa
Design Vata, Pitta, Kapha class templates using guṇa logic and Tantrik visualization
Self-inquiry: Who is your inner Devi in this season of life?
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Week 2: Taste, Agni, and Yogic Fire Offerings
Foundational Teachings
The six tastes (rasa) and their elemental and Tantrik correspondences
Agni as inner yāga (sacrificial fire), linking digestion to devotion
Sound as food: mantras to stoke, soothe, or stabilize digestive fire
Practice Applications
Teach cleansing agni sequences with mantra and kriyā (e.g. agni sāra, kapālabhāti)
Craft taste-based rituals (offering foods, herbs, or sounds to Agni Devatā)
Integrate Sarasvatī’s flow into lunar breathwork and apāna vāyu grounding
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Week 3: Dinacharya as Devī Sādhana
Foundational Teachings
Daily routine as a form of worship
Linking times of day to Devī:
Brahmamuhūrta (before dawn) – Sarasvatī
Solar midday – Durgā
Twilight – Lakṣmī
Practice Applications
Sequence for each daily window using cakra, breath, and mantra
Craft client-specific dinacharya that aligns with their inner Devī and current imbalance
Mudrā integration (e.g. prāṇa mudrā, śakti mudrā) in daily practices
Prāṇāyāma and visualization for awakening sattva and honoring the Devi’s cycles
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Week 4: Face, Tongue, and the Five Devīs of the Body
Foundational Teachings
Subtle anatomy through a Śrī Vidyā lens: cakra, vāyu, and nāḍī systems
Reading the tongue and face as the yantra of karmic patterns
The five faces of Devī: sensory portals as divine gateways
Practice Applications
Offer face/tongue reading as part of client consults
Sequence to clear nāḍī blockages and awaken the five vāyus
Teach class themes tied to subtle diagnostic signs (e.g. jaw tension = Viśuddha imbalance = communication with Sarasvatī)
Mantra applications for the cakras: LAM, VAM, RAM, YAM, HAM, OM, HRĪM
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Week 5: Cleanse as Ritual, Detox as Devotion
Foundational Teachings
Seasonal cleansing as part of the Tantrik path of dissolution and rebirth
Understanding Kapha, Pitta, and Vata cleanses from a ritual lens
Incorporating Devī worship into fasting, simplification, and clearing
Practice Applications
Sequence for spring Kapha cleanse: stimulate lymph, invoke Lakṣmī
Sequence for summer Pitta release: cooling, lunar, invoke Sarasvatī
Sequence for fall Vata reset: grounding, rhythmic, invoke Durgā
Breathwork and mantra to cleanse the emotional body (śuddhi kriyās)
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Week 6: Seasonal Class Planning & Living as an Embodied Yantra
Foundational Teachings
The wheel of the year as a yātrā of the Devi
Aligning with moon phases, rāśi (zodiac), and local ecology
Tantrik principles of integration, devotion, and liberation through embodiment
Practice Applications
Build your Ayurvedic yoga class calendar (seasonal templates for public classes or clients)
Design rituals to mark seasonal shifts with mantra, mudrā, and movement
Offer Devi-centered journaling and visualization prompts for clients
Closing ritual: Trikona meditation and offering to Śrī Yantra
Materials & Resources
Devī Cakra-Sequencing Templates (asana, mantra, breath)
Doshic Class Plan Matrix (seasonal & time-of-day alignment)
Client Protocol Templates (with space for daily ritual and mantra)
Tongue & Face Reading Diagnostic Guide
Dinacharya as Devī Practice Map
Guided Practices: Agni mantra, subtle body visualization, Devī nyāsa recordings
Ideal for
Yoga teachers seeking authentic Ayurvedic and Tantrik integration
Ayurvedic counselors desiring more embodied client tools
Practitioners ready to bring the Devi into daily healing work
Seekers deepening their personal sādhana through Ayurveda
Learning Outcomes
You will leave this training with the ability to:
Confidently sequence Ayurvedic yoga classes with mantra, breath, and doshic logic
Create healing experiences for clients that combine lifestyle, subtle diagnostics, and Tantrik ritual
Apply the principles of Śrī Vidyā to daily rhythm, seasonal planning, and embodied devotion
Translate your own spiritual path into practical tools for others
Live your life as a moving yantra: clear, radiant, and rooted in the Devi
