About Community Ayurveda
Previously "Sattva Sangha Ayurveda"
We are a collaboration of practitioners who connected through the love of Ayurvedic medicine. Sattva Sangha was formed during our studies at the Ayurvedic Institute under Dr. Vasant Lad. We formed a deep bond as classmates, and now as colleagues with a shared vision of bringing Ayurveda to our communities and beyond.
In Sanskrit, "Sattva" can be translated as truth, peacefulness or bliss, and "Sangha" can be translated as community. This is essentially the aim of our project, to invoke connection and peace within communities through supporting individuals towards a life of health and balance.
AYURVEDA
The very word Ayurveda can be translated to "life knowledge" or "science of life."
Ayurvedic wisdom evokes Self knowing and provides guidance for individuals to live an empowered life. Every being is a unique expression of pure consciousness. Each one of us is born with a genetic blueprint, called "prakruti," which refers to our creative individual nature. As we move through life and are phased with different obstacles, relationships, lifestyle and dietary changes, we tend to drift away from our original state of being. This shift, or imbalance, away from prakruti is called "vikruti."
Our practitioners' studies have included Ayurvedic principles and therapeutics, herbal medicine, Sanskrit, yoga, pranayama, psychology, nutrition, meditation, dinacharya, Vedic astrology, marma therapy, pulse examination, Eastern philosophy, pathophysiology, pharmacology allopathic medical labs and anatomy. All of these methods can be applied to support clients along their journey of inner understanding.
Who We Are
Tanmayi (Delsa) Toglia
Advanced Ayurvedic Practitioner
RYT-500, AyurYoga
Tanmayi is an Ayurvedic Doctor graduate of the Ayurvedic Institute with over 4,000 hrs of classroom and clinical practice, trained under Dr. Lad. She completed an Ayuryoga 500hr YTT and for the last 2+ years, as an ayurvedic practitioner and yoga teacher supports clients to come home to their deepest selves through lifestyle, herbs, pranayama, meditation, yoga and hands-on treatments including shirodhara, abhyanga/oil treaments, and marma therapy.
Tanmayi has studied extensively in India, ayurveda as well as vipassana meditation, tao tantric arts and traditional massages. She enjoys connecting plants and people through gardening, wild crafting and making medicinal preparations, preparing seasonal meals for friends and events, and connecting with the blessed land of Breitenbush.
Dawn Gibson
Advanced Ayurvedic Practitioner
RYT-500, AyurYoga
RYT-200 Hatha
Dawn is a high-spirited and compassionate practitioner specializing in Ayurvedic medicine and yoga. She graduated from the Ayurvedic Doctor program at the Ayurvedic Institute in Asheville, NC, with comprehensive training in Ayurvedic principles and therapeutics, herbal medicine, nutrition, yoga therapy, pulse examination, and clinical application. Dawn holds 700 hours of yoga teacher training certification with a focus on AyurYoga, Hatha, Yin and Restorative practices. She actively shares Vedic knowledge through hosting retreats and facilitating a yoga teacher training program. Her diverse background also includes working at a drop-in center for at-risk youth, where she gained valuable experience in harm reduction and counselling. She brings ancient healing wisdom into practice with depth and dedication.