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Holistic Physical and Mental Health
Ayurveda, the “science of life,” is one of the world’s oldest health systems. It draws on the principles of nature to cultivate long-lasting health, prevent disease, and support everyday wellbeing through diet, lifestyle, and bodywork.
Yoga is more than physical postures. It is a path of inner alignment and ease. Meaning “union”, yoga offers practical tools to not only support a balanced body, but also bring equanimity to our thoughts, reduce anxiety, regulate the nervous system, and reconnect with your innate sense of peace.
We are whole beings—body, mind, senses, and soul continuously influencing one another. Yet in daily life, different parts of us can feel scattered, overwhelmed, or out of sync. The work of healing is not about becoming someone new, but gently integrating these parts so we can realign, moment by moment, with our true nature: vibrant, joyful, content.
Physical and mental health are deeply interconnected—something modern research continues to confirm and something the ancient sciences of Yoga and Ayurveda have taught for thousands of years. These sister traditions guide us toward balance of the whole self: body, mind, senses, and emotions, and help us restore that balance through practices through many of which is now backed by science, such as healthy eating, mindfulness meditation, mindful breathing practices, yoga, somatic therapies, creative art, and guided imagery.
At Heart Lotus Health, ancient wisdom is woven into a modern holistic approach—through therapeutic sessions and bodywork—to support every aspect of your wellbeing. Each offering meets you where you are, helping you cultivate emotional clarity and a resilient body, build sustainable habits, and create meaningful, lasting change.
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Holistic Physical & Mental Health Services
Holistic Physical & Mental Health Counselling
Personalized assessment and support to help you build sustainable habits and restore balance through evidence-informed practices of healthy eating, mindfulness meditation, breathing practices, yoga, somatic therapies, creative art, and guided imagery. One-on-one therapeutic sessions guide you towards nervous system regulation and building self-care routines for stability, resilience, and long-term wellbeing at your own pace.
In Clinic or Online
1 hour Consultation | $140
Follow up | $80
Ayurvedic Nutrition Consultation
"Let food be thy medicine, and medicine be thy food." —Hippocrates
This one-on-one consultation begins with a comprehensive assessment of your health history, diet, and daily habits guided by the Ayurvedic principle of hetu, which focuses on addressing the underlying causes of imbalance. You will receive a full assessment with diet and routine recommendations to bring about digestive health and harmony and fully support your vitality, and overall well-being.
In Clinic or Online
Initial - 1 hour | $120
Follow up - 30 minutes | $80
Ayurvedic Oil Massage and Marma Treatment
Experience the powerful effects of a combination treatment with transdermal marma therapy and massage. Your treatment begins with a pulse reading, followed by a warm oil massage and marma treatment with Ayurvedic herbal creams. Marma means “of a mystical nature”, and are energy points on the body that connect the nadis (energy channels), the chakras (energy centres), and all the organs and systems of the body. One of the most popular treatments I offer.
90 minutes | $160
Ayurvedic Head Massage
This treatment focuses on the areas most prone to tension; the face, neck, head and jaw, and is a powerful treatment to aid restful sleep, relieve stress and clear the mind. This relaxing massage also balances energy throughout the entire body.
30 minutes | $80
SVA Samadhi Marma and Eye Treatment
With many of us working in front of a computer this deeply relaxing signature treatment of the SVA lineage coupled with transdermal marma for the eyes is the perfect combination. For relief of tired, heavy eyes and relaxing for the mind. Marma points of the upper body enhance the flow of prana in targeted areas that are over stimulated in our technological world. Clients have responded with saying, “…feeling so peaceful”, “more relaxing than massage”, my eyes feel better”. Marma means “of a mystical nature”, and are energy points on the body that connect the nadis (energy channels), the chakras (energy centres), and all the organs and systems of the body.
30 minutes | $80
Transdermal Marma Therapy Treatment
During a marma treatment energy points are gently touched to enhance the reception, flow and distribution of energy/prana throughout the body. A deeply therapeutic treatment of the SVA lineage that can help remove energy blockages and release accumulated stress and tension with application of herbal creams to specific points. Creams include brahmi for mind, ashwaghanda for stress, deglycyrrhizinated licorice (DGL) to cool the liver, and arjuna or ashoka for emotional relief. Herbal creams and oils used in all Ayurvedic treatments are creations of renowned Ayurvedic doctor, formulator and researcher Vaidya Rama Kant Mishra.
30 minutes | $80
60 minutes | $120
90 minutes | $160
Abhyanga - Warm Oil Massage
Enjoy a full body massage with warm herbal oils designed to balance your doshas. Abhyanga massage stimulates the lymphatic and circulatory systems, reduces sympathetic nervous system activity to help relax the mind, and rejuvenates the whole body helping reduces muscle stiffness and joint pain, facilitate removal of toxins through elimination channels, and improve health of the skin.
1 hour | $120
“These treatments have been full of care, which I have found to be nurturing and rejuvenating. While in her care, she ensures that you feel the full physical and mental benefit of her professional attention. ”
movement is medicine
Yoga & Mindful Movement
Therapeutic Yoga
Individual sessions tailored to your needs. With mindful movement, breathing techniques and mindfulness based practices therapeutic yoga sessions offer an opportunity to address not only physical health, but offer mental calm and stability.
1 hour | $120
“Like a flower bud, human life has the potential to blossom fully. Blossoming of human potential to fullness is yoga.”
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About Ayurveda
Living Harmoniously through Ayurveda and Yoga
In Ayurveda, health is not just the absence of disease—it's a state of vibrant balance, rooted in harmony with the rhythms of nature. When we align our diet, routine and life choices with the changing seasons and embrace the foundational principles of Ayurveda and Yoga we create the conditions for long lasting health. As balance is restored, symptoms and discomfort begin to fade, making space for vitality, clarity, and inner joy to naturally arise.
Ayurveda is one of the world’s oldest holistic health systems, dating back over 5,000 years. It shares a deep and inseparable connection with Yoga— together, they offer timeless guidance for living in balance, preventing disease, nurturing long-term health, and supporting spiritual growth. Ayu means life, and veda means knowledge—so Ayurveda is, quite literally, the science of life. Yoga comes from the Sanskrit word, yuj, meaning to yoke, to unite.
At the heart of Ayurveda is the understanding that each individual is unique. Our physical, mental, emotional makeup is shaped by a distinct balance of the three doshas: Vata, Pitta, and Kapha which by their vary nature go out of balance by what we do, think, eat, and drink. Doshas act as a barometer to our vitality and immunity (ojas). Each dosha governs different aspects of all bodily functions:
Vata governs timing, movement and distribution of everything in the body, and governs the intelligence of the body, including blood circulation, hormone regulation, when to sleep and rise, etc.
Pitta oversees transformation, digestion, and metabolism of food, thoughts and emotions.
Kapha provides structure, stability, and lubrication of the body.
Doshas are associated with five fundamental elements of nature (panchmahabhuttas)—space, air, fire, water, and earth. Vata is governed by space and air, pitta by fire and water and kapha by water and earth.
Furthermore, each dosha has 5 locations in the body, totalling 15 sub-doshas that regulate specific bodily systems and functions.
My Ayurveda and Yoga offerings are rooted in this deep wisdom. I pay close attention to the seasons, your unique constitution (prakriti) current imbalances (vikruti), quality of digestion and the health of your 7 bodily tissues (dhatus)—focusing on tailored approaches through food, herbs and spices, teas, lifestyle rituals, and energy practices. Emphasis is also placed on prana—the subtle life force—and identifying blockages in both the physical and subtle energy channels through which food, breath, and awareness travel.
This work is not about quick fixes or one-size-fits-all solutions. It’s a gentle, clear process guided by the intelligence of your body and the rhythms of nature—empowering you to live with balance, vitality, and joy from the inside out.
How does knowing my Dosha help me with my health?
The Ayurvedic doshas: vata, pitta, kapha are a gateway to deeply valuing one’s health. We all have vata, pitta, kapha qualities, with varying degrees of each. By knowing the doshas and their energetic qualities you can acquire a deeper insight on the cause and effect principle of food, environment and behaviour on your health. For example, when you go to bed late, or skip a meal, your vata and pitta energy goes high. With these repeated behaviours, high pitta can manifest symptoms like feeling overly emotional, quick to react or anger; high pitta can also lead to acid stomach or skin problems. High vata can disturb circulation and can lead to increased anxiety, dizziness, headaches or blood pressure issues. By curbing imbalances, we protect our body from developing more serious health problems later on. Disease does not happen overnight. Ayurveda recognizes various stages of disease starting with accumulation, which lead to imbalances. Imbalances left unattended can further develop and manifest as chronic conditions or disease.
How does something as old as Ayurveda help me today?
Though the principles of Ayurveda go back thousands of years, they are still relevant today. The knowledge of Ayurveda is timeless, understood by ancient rishis who were in deep meditation, abiding by the laws of nature and eternal truths. They developed principles on how to live and sustain a healthy life, by living in harmony with nature. For example, these “ancient doctors” we can call them understood that most diseases can be traced back to poor digestion. They also knew that raw, uncooked grains, legumes, vegetables, when eaten raw is difficult to digest therefore need to be cooked. With modern science we know these substances are phytates, lectins, and oxalates which can create digestive and other potential health problems. Even though these ancient sages could not understand this on a microscopic level, they understood these facts nonetheless and were aligned with health-promoting ways of living.
What is the significance of yoga, beyond the postures?
There is more to Yoga than postures. Yoga is derived from the Sanskrit word yuj, which means to yoke, or unite. Yoga can mean different things to people, yet it is very practical. There is known to be six paths to Yoga: Hatha, Raja, Karma, Bhakti, Gyana and Tantra - all leading to self realization.
Yoga existed long, long ago at a time when knowledge was orally passed down, before the time of Patanjali. Maharishi Patanjali, known as the “father of yoga”,organized the knowledge of yoga. Yoga comes from the word yuj which means union. The study of Yoga, as written in the Yoga Sutras of Patanjali outlines the methods and the practices to liberate the mind from distractions, creating a path to uniting with your loving, peaceful self— your true nature. So we can think of Yoga as a very useful manual on how to feel whole, united with our inner peace.
The Yoga Sutras of Patanjali or EightLimbs of Yoga contains 195 aphorisms of how to purify the mind, providing details to an eight-limb path (ashtanga yoga) of self-actualization and inner peace (samadhi). There has been a growing number of research on the physical and mental health benefits of physical postures in Yoga (asanas), breathing exercises (pranayama), and mindfulness and meditation. Maharishi Patanjali lived around the 2 BC and his sutras are commonly cited all over the world to this day.
Patanjali’s Eight Limbs of Yoga
1. Ethical morals- Yama
2. Self-discipline- Niyama
3. Postures- Asana
4. Control of the breath- Pranayama
5. Drawing in the senses- Pratyahara
6. Concentration- Dharana
7. Contemplation and meditation- Dhyana
8. Union with self- Samhadi
“I am loving the virtual Yoga classes with Evangeline and look forward to Wednesday as my weekly routine. I have never taken yoga classes before and I am finding it is benefitting me, in mind, body and spirit.”
Heart Lotus Health • Lawrence & Yonge, Toronto
