A LITTLE BIT
about me
A Dubliner, living in Lucerne, Switzerland since 2008.
High school Music and English teacher, turned Vedic student.
Started Transcendental Meditation in 2004 and Sidhi programme in 2006.
First Ayurvedic consultation was in 2003 and first trip to India for PK was in 2004.
Native English speaker and fluent German speaker, with a sprinkling of Schwitzerdütsch.
Grateful for teachers I’ve learnt from along the way, and for students who keep me inquisitive.
Vedic Studies
- March 2024 (ongoing): Master in Integrated Health Science, with focus on Maharishi Ayurveda. Alma Mater Europaa University, Slovenia.
- 2024 – 2025: Postgraduate Certificate in Maharishi Ayurveda. 330 hours, 55 ECTS credits. Alma Mater Europaa University, Slovenia.
- 2022: 100-hour Ayurvedic Digestion and Nutrition Course. Dublin, Ireland.
- 2023: 100-hour Ayurveda for Self Care Course. Dublin, Ireland.
- September 2017 – March 2018: Transcendental Meditation Teacher Training Course (5.5 months). Chantuburi, Thailand.
- December 2006 – January 2007: TM Sidhi Programme. Dublin & Cork, Ireland.
- February 2004: Transcendental Meditation Course. Dublin, Ireland.
My introduction to Ayurveda was a lecture given by Dr Donn Brennan in 2003 somewhere in Dublin. When considering what beverage to get before going in, I remember thinking I’d better buy a bottle of water instead of the Fanta I really wanted. (I’d later learn that that was wrong too.) I can’t recall the content precisely but I vividly remember the atmosphere he created – uplifting, inspiring, energetic, fun and entertaining in a very Irish way.
So as I start my professional studies in Ayurveda, and begin giving lectures and consultations, my wish is to emulate Dr Donn by showing reverence to the knowledge while keeping a bit of whimsy to reach the Fanta lovers. I am forever grateful to him and his wife Ann, my teachers, my mentors and, I’m lucky to say, my great friends.
Rachel Robinson 
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