
Help the UW SKY Campus Club Officer to Attend WCF!
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Do you want support SKY Campus Club at University of Washington (UW) and also to invest on the future Art Of Living Teacher, Dr. Ayumi?
My name is Dr. Ayumi, BSMS, MPH. I am fundraising for the trip to World Culture Festival 2023 in Washington DC!
Through this project, you can support diversity of the cultures, manifestation of the spirituality, and happy living/peaceful mind of the students at University of Washington all at once ❤️


How the Funds Will be Used?
- $500 for 10/1 and 10/2 Wisdom series by Gurudev Sri Sri Ravi Shankar:
- $680 for round trip ticket of Seattle-Washington DC
- $664 for accommodation in Washington DC from 9/29 -10/2 (I arranged for 9/28)
- Other travel expenses, such as transportation by Uber/Lyft to/from airport as well as public transportation
- 2.9% + $0.3 for transaction fee will be applied (approx $60)
- If any fund is left, the fund will be used for the activities of the Art of Living or SKY Campus Club to conduct SKY Campus courses
You can help me manifest and create a new story of UW SKY Campus Club: We are all One.
Through this project, you can support diversity of the cultures, manifestation of the spirituality, and happy living/peaceful mind of the students at University of Washington all at once ❤️
If You Wish I Could Also Return If You are Interested in Learning about Siddha Medicine:
- I can give weekly introductory sessions on Siddha Medicine, or share the workshop texts I authored, if you wish!
- Here is a list of the chapter. Please let me know which chapter you like.
- $75~: Any One of My Introductory Workshop Texts on Siddha Medicine (120-160 slides for each chapter + workbook; Chapter 1: Introduction to Theory; Chapter 2: Herbs and Food; Chapter 3: Lifestyle
- $130~: 3 consecutive one-hour Zoom sessions on one chapter on Thursday evening 5PM-6PM PST
- $150~: Any Two of Siddha Workshop Texts
- $260~: Two 3 consecutive (6 total) one-hour Zoom sessions on two chapters on Thursday evening 5 PM-6PM PST
- $225~: Three Siddha Workshop Texts + Bonus Knowledge Texts
- $400~: Three 3 consecutive (9 total) one-hour Zoom sessions on three chapters on Thursday evening 5PM-6PM PST
- $30~: One of the Advanced Courses on :1) Understanding Vatham, Pittham, Kapham; 2) Siddha Pathology Myths and Practices
- $10~: Documents of Udal Tee (Body Fire) or Ancient Sage of Agasthiyar’s Fetal Growth in Uterus
Who Am I?
Don’t you think the Vice President of SKY Campus Club who truly appreciates cultures, spirituality, and traditional wisdom cannot go to WCF makes even any sense!?
I am a new student officer at SKY Campus Club at UW. I am originally from Japan, and I studied Siddha Medicine in Kerala, India. Siddha Medicine is traditional medical system of India. You may know from Naoq19, the COVID supplement Gurudev supported is based on Kapa Sura Kudineer of Siddha.
I am the ONLY purely blooded foreign (meaning, my family is not Tamil nor Indian) Siddha doctor in the world. Not only that, I even graduated there with the first rank and distinctions! (84%) I was on TV in Japan & newspapers of India. You can see one of them here at INDIA TV : “Japanese student emerges varsity topper in siddha medicine”


I was also honored by the Chief Minister of Kerala.
As foreign Siddha doctor with high-standard Western public health education from Brown University, I also served for WHO and AYUSH government of India as a rapporteur for an international meeting of WHO working group on Standard Terminology Documents of Ayurveda, Unani and Siddha Systems of Medicine to develop the WHO international standard terminologies on Siddha .
I graduated from Brown University for my Masters of Public Health, and currently I am working on my PhD in Epidemiology at University of Washington in Seattle. One of the best schools to learn public health research. My dissertation aims to apply the traditional wisdom to the modern system, and apply the modern skills to cultivate traditional knowledge of Siddha and Ayurveda. You see my great faith in this path!! I want to bridge both of the two worlds!


My Love And Passion to Art of Living Activities and Wisdom
It had been a lonely fight and struggle to pursue the application of traditional wisdom within the community of modern Western scientists with no knowledge or understanding in it…… Many times, I was about to give up on this lonely path. However, the meeting with Art of Living and communities saved my life. Now, I always can be with the community of the modern society pursuing the ancient wisdom.
Art Of Living is The Living Example to me!!
Helping people realize themselves and guide people in their life path is the main reason I am pursuing my career path.
With my long journey of exploration in Traditional Indian Wisdom, I am so much in love with Gurudev’s teachings, the quality of Art of Living courses, and the blessings from breath and meditation techniques. With all the grace, I am the Vice President of SKY Campus Club. I am passionate to become a teacher when the time comes, so that I can help people to live the fullest of their life with freedom. I have many people whom want to disseminate this knowledge/skills - Japanese, people with illness, medical students, public health students at UW…etc, etc.
I am very multi-cultural person who gained the qualities of East and West, Ancient and Modern across from depth in knowledge of India, US, and Japan. I have great faith in manifesting spirituality in the reality of my life. WCF would be grateful to have such a suitable person in their place!
For my personal growth and transformation, future education as a teacher, experience as an indigenous medicine practitioner, network with like-minded people over the world, further growth of SKY Campus Club at UW, I am avid to attend the World Culture Festival 2023, Washington DC.
Reasons Why I Need Help
However, I had Covid last year, and suffered a lot from post-covid syndromes. That made me financial debts which helped my health but created other difficulties. Being a PhD student with limited income with debts, “traveling” is more like a dream at this point.
I would like to attend Gurudev’s Wisdom Series on 10/1 and 10/2, and I made arrangements with my professors to take a leave on these dates. My health has been recovering, but financial situation is my only challenge.
I estimate that I am able to pay approx $300 for this trip. I NEED YOUR HELP. If you could help me break this barrier, it would not only be a great contribution to SKY Campus Club at UW, but also the manifestation of the spirituality into our physical life. I will share this success story with whoever I meet at WCF, or any students who attend One-hour free Wellness Workshops we are conducting from Fall 2023 quarter. This story can inspire others to be confident in breaking the barrier, having faith and embracing the uncertainty. You are creating the new amazing story of WCF and Art of Living!!
How the Funds Will be Used?
- $500 for 10/1 and 10/2 Wisdom series by Gurudev Sri Sri Ravi Shankar
- Approx $680 for round trip ticket of Seattle-Washington DC
- Approx $550-660 for accommodation in Washington DC from 9/29 -10/2 (I arranged 9/28)
- Other travel expenses, such as transportation by Uber/Lyft to/from airport (total estimates: $250)
- 2.9% + $0.3 for transaction fee will be applied (approx $60)
- If any fund is left, the fund will be used for the activities of the Art of Living or SKY Campus Club to conduct SKY Campus courses
Through this project, you can support diversity of the cultures, manifestation of the spirituality, and peaceful living/mind of the students at University of Washington all at once ❤️
What Could Be Return?
- You embrace the grace of sharing ❤️
- Everyone gets the hug from the heart ❤️ and blessings and grace of Gurudev and Siddhars for this donation
- Education of Art of Living Activities to the future Art of Living Teacher/current SKY Campus Club President
- I will share these stories and experiences of WCF with the attendees of Sky Campus Club
- You are the part of the story, and you also can share this success story with people ❤️
- Incredibly fulfilled returns in uncertainty by investing on developing the talent and wisdom of this practitioner/meditation facilitator
- For those who cannot technically attend the events, I also could share some experiences in one hour zoom (need to be discussed)
If You Wish I Could Also Return If You are Interested in Learning about Siddha Medicine:
- I can give weekly introductory sessions on Siddha Medicine, or share the workshop texts I authored.
- $75~: Any One of My Introductory Workshop Texts on Siddha Medicine (120-160 slides for each chapter + workbook; Chapter 1: Introduction to Theory; Chapter 2: Herbs and Food; Chapter 3: Lifestyle
- $130~: 3 consecutive one-hour Zoom sessions on one chapter on Thursday evening 5PM-6PM PST
- $150~: Any Two of Siddha Workshop Texts
- $260~: Two 3 consecutive (6 total) one-hour Zoom sessions on two chapters on Thursday evening 5 PM-6PM PST
- $225~: Three Siddha Workshop Texts + Bonus Knowledge Texts
- $400~: Three 3 consecutive (9 total) one-hour Zoom sessions on three chapters on Thursday evening 5PM-6PM PST
- $30~: One of the Advanced Courses on :1) Understanding Vatham, Pittham, Kapham; 2) Siddha Pathology Myths and Practices
- $10: Documents of Udal Tee (Body Fire) or Ancient Sage of Agasthiyar’s Fetal Growth in Uterus
Let me know if you wish the return.
Organizer
Ayumi Saito
Organizer
Seattle, WA