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Melanie Farmer practices Vedic astrology in conjunction with the ancient healthcare practices of ayurveda, offering clients a holistic approach to healing and empowering mind, body and spirit. She is certified by the American College of Vedic Astrology and the California College of Ayurveda. Melanie is an advanced Yoga Alliance Registered Yoga Teacher® with 20 years of experience and teaches Ayurvedic Yoga in the 500-hour Advanced Teacher Program at Pacific Yoga in Seattle, Washington. In addition, Melanie is a licensed massage therapist in the state of Washington, providing excellent patient care for the last 15 years, specializing in injury and stress reduction. Melanie is president of the Washington State Astrological Association and member of the Council of Vedic Astrologers. She is a professional practitioner member in the National Ayurvedic Medicine Association and member of the International Association of Yoga Therapists.
Melanie Farmer “The Ayurvedic Astrologer”
The Pioneer Building
600 1st Avenue – Suite 329
Seattle WA 98104
http://www.ayurvedicastrologer.com/
Cell 206.937.2009
Vedic astrology is also known as Jyotisha and means wise light or wisdom of the heavens. This astrological practice is a holistic approach to life, encouraging full development of the soul. The Light of Jyotisha is that of pure consciousness which shapes our perception. When perception is balanced, the ups and downs of life are much more easily navigated and understood. In addition, Vedic astrology serves as a guide for specific measures that are adopted for healing problem areas. Among these are Ayurvedic health and yoga practices as well as certain stones that are said to contain medicinal properties. Ayurveda, mantra and yoga are the Jyotish remedies one can expect to receive during a Vedic astrological reading. Referred to as upayas in Sanskrit, these physical and spiritual remedies serve as stabilizing influences through transitions or periods of growth and change.
Vedic astrology is a sidereal system while the western system is tropical. Tropical astrology is based on defining the constellations according to the seasons and where the sun rose against the first-millennium sky. For tropical astrologers, that the solstice points (tropics) have drifted from one constellation to another over the last millennia, due to the precession of the equinoxes is not calculated. The underlying philosophy remains unchanged in spite of precession, because it is based on the Earth’s relationship to the sun, not to the stars. The western system emphasis is on the symbolic or metaphorical meaning and differs from sidereal astrology, which focuses on the intrinsic meaning of stars, calculating horoscopes relative to a real-time, astronomical sky.
