Please check out the full article on this topic featured in Banyan Botanical's blog on October 1, 2021. ? Marma chikitsa, the Ayurvedic art of acupressure, can also be used to stimulate powerful points on the chest area to massage and heal the heart. Learning self-care protocols to stimulate these points are a wonderful way to open the chest and has innumerable benefits! Watch my marma demonstration protocol of these points ..read more

Read about these 5 scalp marmani to awaken intelligence and balance emotions. There are 5 marma points on the scalp that have the ability to powerfully work on all these modern day stressors, alleviate these stagnant emotions, and influence pranic flow. These 5 points are Kapala on the hairline, Brahmarandhra, Murdhni, and Shivarandhra are the trinity on the midline of the scalp near the vertex, and Manyamula at the occiput. Featured in Banyan Botanicals Blog on November 19, 2020. Read the full article HERE. Watch video on protocol for stimulating the points ..read more

Namaste Marma Lovers!  It has been a long hiatus since I offered live trainings pre-pandemic. I am eager to jump back in because I am always happiest when teaching. The live marma trainings I have taught the past few years have been the most inspirational weeks of my life being able to meet students from all over the country who are passionate about marma and go into depth with these teachings.  Since launching last July I am thrilled to have students from all over the world who have joined the onine marma training program. I love to see the MIAA family growing internationally- in ..read more

I am so thrilled to share my new 2021 scholarship competition is officially open for 1 lucky marma lover to win FREE tuition for my 45 hour online marma training! The total value of the scholarship is $1008! To be eligible to enter the contest you must be a new student who has not previously taken a paid course at MIAA- Marma Institute of Ayurvedic Acupressure. Rules to enter the scholarship competition: 1) Follow me on instagram @anishanirvani and like my recent post announcing the scholarship. Post a 1 sentence comment on there why you want to win this scholarship! Tag any of your friends ..read more

Tala means center and Hrida means heart. This powerful energy point at the center of the palm is connected to the energy of the heart. It is also called Percardium 8 in TCM. The pericardium is the protective sac surrounding the heart that energetically shields the heart's energy. In both traditions the energy of the heart collects here at this mystical marma. Activate this point on yourself with steady pressure using your thumb. Then try activating it with a circular movement to remove blockages from the heart energy while doing some deep breathwork. You can also stimulate the marma with a woo ..read more

2020 has been a year of learning to adapt, innovate, and adjust to our changing times. It has long been a dream of mine to create an online training as I kept getting more requests from ayurveda students and practitioners across the globe. The past 3 months of quarantine have given me the opportunity to focus on this project full-time and create a product I am not only proud of, but one that surpassed my expectations!  My ayurvedic journey started with 4 years of training with my guru Dr. Vasant Lad at the Ayurvedic Institute in New Mexico. I had the honor of writing the marma book with h ..read more

Meditation has been the most transformational tool in my life that I credit for bringing in wisdom, grace, wonder, joy, and surrender. I don’t know where I would be without it. Since I was a teenager I have been passionately teaching meditation to as many people as I could- college students in my dorm, yoga studios, workplace settings, law firms, healing centers, nonprofits, drug rehabilitation centers, hospitals, women’s retreats, and more. What I have witnessed with each and every student is that we are forever changed. We have touched that place within us that is still, serene, whole, and b ..read more

This has been a dream come true to bring 2 new meditation cd's to life. This project has been a long time in the making and kickstarter has featured it as a project they love!  These meditations that focus on the marma or ayurvedic energy points is what I teach in my marma trainings. CD 1 is called Mystical Marma Meditations. CD 2 is called Mystical Chakra Meditations. Each track focuses on activating the vitality of specific energy points to bring deep relaxation and healing. Hopefully both cd's will be released soon in March!  i'm also working on a new meditation app tha ..read more

When I founded MIAA- the Marma Institute of Ayurvedic Acupressure in the fall of 2018, I meditated on the mission statement for my ayurvedic school. As a lifelong student of Vedic traditions I believed that my dedication and reverence played a signifiant role in receiving the transmission of knowledge from all of my beloved teachers. I knew that the intention I set as a student was just as important as the quality of the teacher or the body of knowledge I wanted to acquire. Setting my sankalpa- or intention has become a powerful part of my spiritual practice. My intention for MIAA was to attra ..read more

I started my ayurvedic journey back in 1997 when I moved to New Mexico and studied at the Ayurvedic Institute for 4 years with Dr. Lad. Those were the best 4 years of my life soaking in all of his profound wisdom and teachings! I cherished every moment with this true master!  I simultaneously attended acupuncture school for my masters degree. The energy points fascinated me the most and were common to both medical systems. During my third year of study with Dr. Lad I proposed an independent study project to go through all the marma points in detail. We met every week for 2-3 hours and wou ..read more