Felicia Marie Tomasko
Felicia Marie Tomasko RN, E-RYT 500, inspires people to follow the path to personal freedom and vibrant health through Yoga and Ayurveda. Her practice includes teaching Yoga in studios, teacher trainings and conferences as well as a private practice in the healing tradition of Ayurveda, a system of holistic and integrative medicine native to India. Ayurveda shares the same philosophy and ways of approaching the body, mind and spirit as Yoga and emphasizes our connection with nature. The dual systems of Yoga and Ayurveda, while seemingly ancient and esoteric, hold vital lessons for us to learn how to live with intent and address the needs of living in the modern world. Felicia has a unique perspective on these traditions as she integrates the ancient approaches of Yoga and Ayurveda with her training and licensure as a registered nurse. She has been studying Yoga and Ayurveda for more than twenty years and is a prolific and engaging writer and educator. Felicia believes in humorously making these concepts relevant to modern, everyday life. She is currently the editor in chief of LA YOGA Ayurveda and Health magazine (where she has been on staff for more than seven years), serves on the editorial board of the Light on Ayurveda Journal and serves on the board of directors of the National Ayurvedic Medical Association, the Academic Consortium for Complementary and Alternative Health Care and is the current President of the California Association of Ayurvedic Medicine. Felicia is also on the advisory board of the Holistic Option and lives her environmental commitment by serving on the Leadership Council of the Green Yoga Association. She is a featured voice on Intent.com and writes monthly columns on health for newspapers and has contributed on Yoga and Ayurveda to a number of books, magazines and websites. In addition to her work in Yoga and Ayurveda, Felicia has worked in cognitive neuropsychology and plant biochemistry research and she has degrees in nursing and environmental biology. She has an active private practice in Southern California.