Durgadas (Rodney Lingham) (RAP, Registered Ayurvedic Practitioner) comes from a line of traditional Vedic Hindus from Northern India, following the teachings of Maharishi Dayanand Saraswati, and has a New Zealand based company doing Ayurvedic Consultations / Treatments and Importing Ayurvedic Medicines.
Some years ago, he set up "Satyavidya" (True Wisdom), a website dedicated to his research and teachings on Ayurveda, Astrology, Hindu Philosophies and History, which has attracted readers, as well as followers and sadhaks (spiritual aspirants) from all around the world, who began coming to him for spiritual guidance.
He was awarded the prestigious Titles of "Veda Kovid" as a Vedic Teacher and “Yoga and Ayurveda Teacher” for recognising his many years of practise and research into the ancient Vedic texts and study, Tantric Yoga, Shaktism (path of goddess worship) and Ayurveda by the AIVS (American Institute of Vedic Studies).
Durgadas guides people through the teachings of ancient Hindu Seers and Yogis, as well as his own in-depth training in Yoga and Ayurveda, relative to the healing and Psychology of Yoga to Clinical Ayurveda, dealing with various diseases, such as Diabetes, Cancer / Tumors, Eye and Skin Diseases, Digestive Disorders, Arthritis / Gout etc.
As he beleives in an integral and traditional approach to Ayurveda, he is: -Certified Yogayurvedacharya (Yoga and Ayurveda teacher) -Certified Ayurvedic Lifestyle Consultant (ALC) -Certified Ayurveda Massage & Panchakarma Therapist (AMPKT) -Cert. Ayurvedic Pharmacy -Certified Ayurvedic Astrologer as well as being certified in Clinical Ayurveda along the Kerala Ayurveda (Ashtavaidya) school.
His specialisation and study in Ayurvedic Pharmacy focuses on rare and traditional methods of preparations used in Southern Kerala-style medicines, found in texts as Sahasrayoga. The science of Ayurvedic Pharmacy also forms the basis of Ayurvedic Dietics, Herbology and Nutrition, of which all follow the principles under these also.
This traditional training, along with his Panchakarma and Massage training was done in traditional Gurukula-style in Southern India, learning from experienced Vaidyas (Ayurvedic Doctors), including the wisdom and experience kind-hearted and lively Vaidya Karuna, now in his mid 70's, who has 50 years of experience in traditional Kerala Ayurvedic Pharmacy, handed down from an age-old lineage of Masters dating back well over 5,000 years.
Durgadas now brings all of these secrets to the West, so that they can be known, experienced and enjoyed by willing people, who can also help to preserve this tradition.
He is also a researcher of Vedic Philosophy and Teachings, and as such, wishes to share his knowledge with many people, which includes well over a decade of in-depth study, research, practise and understanding of the Vedic texts and sciences such as Tantra, Yoga, Ayurveda and Jyotish, their origins and their place in the modern world.
His articles have appeared in many places, including the Folks Magazine, NZ Metropol Magazine and have been a subject of discussion for many.
He is also an Overseas Consultant in the South Pacific (Australia and New Zealand region) linked with the well-known Greens Hospital in Kerala State, India.
"Durgadas (Rodney Lingham) is one of the most important traditional scholars and teachers of both Veda and Tantra working in the world today, with his field of insight extending to Ayurveda and Jyotish.
Though still quite young (around thirty), he has a deep understanding of the esoteric doctrines, mantras and yoga practices that is extremely rare today even in senior teachers in India today.
Along with this he has the ability to express the teachings in extensive writings that cover all the main aspects of Vedic and Yogic concern. As an Ayurvedic Vaidya, he has new insights as to the disease process based upon his extensive study and research with herbs and mantras. As a Jyotishi, he takes the key principles of planets, signs and Nakshatras and applies them with skill and adaptability relative to birth charts today. As a Vedic teacher, he knows the secret Yoga and mantra Sadhana hidden behind the most ancient Rigvedic mantras and deities. As a Tantric teacher, he understands the energies and personalities of the Goddess and is able to put receptive students in touch with them and the sadhanas for working with them. We look forward to his many contributions in the years to come."
- Vedacharya Vamadeva Shastri (David Frawley)
Director, American Institute of Vedic Studies
www.vedanet.com
Some years ago, he set up "Satyavidya" (True Wisdom), a website dedicated to his research and teachings on Ayurveda, Astrology, Hindu Philosophies and History, which has attracted readers, as well as followers and sadhaks (spiritual aspirants) from all around the world, who began coming to him for spiritual guidance.
He was awarded the prestigious Titles of "Veda Kovid" as a Vedic Teacher and “Yoga and Ayurveda Teacher” for recognising his many years of practise and research into the ancient Vedic texts and study, Tantric Yoga, Shaktism (path of goddess worship) and Ayurveda by the AIVS (American Institute of Vedic Studies).
Durgadas guides people through the teachings of ancient Hindu Seers and Yogis, as well as his own in-depth training in Yoga and Ayurveda, relative to the healing and Psychology of Yoga to Clinical Ayurveda, dealing with various diseases, such as Diabetes, Cancer / Tumors, Eye and Skin Diseases, Digestive Disorders, Arthritis / Gout etc.
As he beleives in an integral and traditional approach to Ayurveda, he is: -Certified Yogayurvedacharya (Yoga and Ayurveda teacher) -Certified Ayurvedic Lifestyle Consultant (ALC) -Certified Ayurveda Massage & Panchakarma Therapist (AMPKT) -Cert. Ayurvedic Pharmacy -Certified Ayurvedic Astrologer as well as being certified in Clinical Ayurveda along the Kerala Ayurveda (Ashtavaidya) school.
His specialisation and study in Ayurvedic Pharmacy focuses on rare and traditional methods of preparations used in Southern Kerala-style medicines, found in texts as Sahasrayoga. The science of Ayurvedic Pharmacy also forms the basis of Ayurvedic Dietics, Herbology and Nutrition, of which all follow the principles under these also.
This traditional training, along with his Panchakarma and Massage training was done in traditional Gurukula-style in Southern India, learning from experienced Vaidyas (Ayurvedic Doctors), including the wisdom and experience kind-hearted and lively Vaidya Karuna, now in his mid 70's, who has 50 years of experience in traditional Kerala Ayurvedic Pharmacy, handed down from an age-old lineage of Masters dating back well over 5,000 years.
Durgadas now brings all of these secrets to the West, so that they can be known, experienced and enjoyed by willing people, who can also help to preserve this tradition.
He is also a researcher of Vedic Philosophy and Teachings, and as such, wishes to share his knowledge with many people, which includes well over a decade of in-depth study, research, practise and understanding of the Vedic texts and sciences such as Tantra, Yoga, Ayurveda and Jyotish, their origins and their place in the modern world.
His articles have appeared in many places, including the Folks Magazine, NZ Metropol Magazine and have been a subject of discussion for many.
He is also an Overseas Consultant in the South Pacific (Australia and New Zealand region) linked with the well-known Greens Hospital in Kerala State, India.
"Durgadas (Rodney Lingham) is one of the most important traditional scholars and teachers of both Veda and Tantra working in the world today, with his field of insight extending to Ayurveda and Jyotish.
Though still quite young (around thirty), he has a deep understanding of the esoteric doctrines, mantras and yoga practices that is extremely rare today even in senior teachers in India today.
Along with this he has the ability to express the teachings in extensive writings that cover all the main aspects of Vedic and Yogic concern. As an Ayurvedic Vaidya, he has new insights as to the disease process based upon his extensive study and research with herbs and mantras. As a Jyotishi, he takes the key principles of planets, signs and Nakshatras and applies them with skill and adaptability relative to birth charts today. As a Vedic teacher, he knows the secret Yoga and mantra Sadhana hidden behind the most ancient Rigvedic mantras and deities. As a Tantric teacher, he understands the energies and personalities of the Goddess and is able to put receptive students in touch with them and the sadhanas for working with them. We look forward to his many contributions in the years to come."
- Vedacharya Vamadeva Shastri (David Frawley)
Director, American Institute of Vedic Studies
www.vedanet.com