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Vision Cafe
A Healing Salon Experience
When people think of hair styling, make-up, or facials, they generally think of improving external appearances. When I discovered Veda, cosmetologist, esthetician and spiritual coach, I quickly discovered that a trip to the hair salon can be so much more; it can be a healing event.
“The service that I give people is a haircut plus a healing,” explains Veda. “When people leave here, they say it is an experience, rather than a haircut.” This was clear from the moment I entered Veda’s sanctuary. Soft chimes rang to welcome me as I opened the gate to discover a lush garden filled with lively green plants and bright red flowers. A meditative Buddha statue was placed with rocks displaying messages such as
tranquility, peace, and harmony. The sound of a trickling fountain completed the peaceful ambiance of the garden. That was just the beginning. I entered the salon area to meet Veda, whose energy was just as alive as her garden. As she showed me around, my senses were met with the scent of flowers and the sound of soft music in the background. Adorning the walls was Veda’s celestial art. She is a painter who’s even created a mural of the solar system at the Reuben H. Fleet Science Center in San Diego’s Balboa Park.
Truly an artist, Veda explains how the mindful creation of her environment distinguishes her work space: “I don’t work with plastic around me; the furniture is natural wood. I pay attention to the sounds, smells, lighting, colors, music, and plants. All of that makes my hair salon different from others.”
What really makes this place so innovative is what happens inside of it. Veda explains that “according to Eastern philosophy, the hair is the antenna of our bodies, or in another school of thought, it is the root of the nervous system. As an aura cutter or a hair balancer, I’m working with all of your major and sub-major chakras. When I stand in the back of you, I work with your crown, medulla and back chakras. When I come in front of you, I work with all of your front chakras. You are giving your energy to me and I am giving my energy to you.”
Healing comes naturally to Veda. Raised with a Sufi family, she was able to see auras at age three and has studied the healing arts in India, Southeast Asia, and Europe.
For over 30 years, Veda has been doing hairstyling for men and women in San Diego.
She points out that “a lot of people are afraid to project themselves. I want to bring out their inner essence, their beauty, and who they really are.”
Veda also helps people discover their inner beauty through hair coloring, organic facials, makeup and providing assistance as a personal shopper.
Delving further into the spiritual realm, Veda provides her clients with aura consultation. “It’s not a psychic reading,” she explains. “In the auras, I see blockages and I help people get over them so that they can open themselves up.” Veda will even bring her healings to your home or work space. As an environmental chi enhancer, she removes blocks and balances energy in your environment.
Whether you’re looking for a haircut, a facial, or spiritual coaching, you’ll walk out of Veda’s space feeling rejuvenated in body, mind and spirit.
Veda’s tranquil space is located at 4024 Ibis St., Ste. C in San Diego, CA. Call 619.298.VEDA (8332) to make an appointment.
Inner Engineering: The Peak of Wellbeing
When it comes to health, no human being gets to live in perfect conditions. The pressures of life, the food we eat, the air we breathe, the water we drink—all of these can affect us in many ways, throwing our chemistry off balance and creating health problems. But if the energy in our system is properly cultivated and kept active, these conditions will not have an effect. The physical and mental bodies will be in perfect health.
Fundamentally, the word health itself comes from the root word “whole.” Feeling healthy is having a sense of wholeness within us. There are many people who are free of medical diseases, but are not really healthy because they do not experience a sense of wellness within.
An intensive program for personal growth is being offered throughout the U.S. to help people increase their health and inner wellbeing. Inner Engineering establishes the possibility to explore the higher dimensions of life, offering the tools to re-engineer one’s self through the inner science of yoga. It is a synthesis of holistic services to help participants find the necessary balance between the challenges of hectic modern life and the inner longing for peace and wellbeing.
Inner Engineering is offered in a committed seven-day format comprised of lectures, interactive discussions, guided meditations and transmission of the ancient Shambhavi Maha Mudra Kriya. The program begins with a one-hour introductory lecture which is free and open to the public. The practice of Inner Engineering was developed by Sadhguru Jaggi Vasudev, a realized yogi and profound mystic of our times. At his home in southern India, Sadhguru oversees Isha Foundation, an entirely volunteer-run non-profit organization which is dedicated to cultivating human potential through yogic science. Inner Engineering lies at the core of the foundation’s initiative to provide powerful yoga programs for inner transformation and public service initiatives for society and the environment. Other outreach projects of the Isha Foundation include Action for Rural Rejuvenation, which enhances living conditions in rural India; Isha Vidhya, which offers quality education for rural children; and Project GreenHands, which reverses environmental degradation through mass tree planting.
Experience the knowledge that a spiritual life does not deny worldly, social, and family responsibilities, but rather, uses them as vehicles for personal growth and self-realization. Be a part of Isha activities which are designed to create an inclusive culture that is the basis for global harmony and progress.
Seven-day Inner Engineering programs will be offered in Santa Barbara, CA: December 3-9, Berkeley, CA: December 3-9, Los Angeles, CA: December 10-16, Milpitas, CA: December 10-16, San Diego, CA: January 7-13, Orange County, CA: January 21-27, Tempe, AZ: January 21-27, and San Francisco, CA January 28–February 3. Register at www.innerengineering.org or call 770.713.5548. To learn more about Sadhguru and the Isha Foundation, visit www.ishafoundation.org.