Ayurveda is the oldest surviving medical system in the world. It is known as the sister science of Yoga and is the science of life. Translated from the Sanskrit words Ayur (life) and Veda (knowledge) Ayurveda is a medical system from India with origins dating back over 5000 years.

Ayurveda is much more than just a system of medicine. It looks at an individual from a holistic perspective and embraces medical science, philosophy, psychology, alchemy, and spiritual understanding as well as astrology and astronomy. It includes lifestyle guidance, herbal medicine, nutrition, detoxification, massage, and other body work, plus spiritual practices. It offers complete guidance in preventative care and treatment through its 8 main branches.

Ayurveda empowers us to take our health into our own hands by providing simple practices that can be easily incorporated in our lives to ensure a happier, healthier life.

When you learn about yourself from an ayurvedic perspective, you can’t help but act with more mindfulness around how your choices will interact with your mind and body.

This foundations course we will introduce students to Ayurveda, it's fundamental concepts and principles so we can begin to implement practices into our daily life that will greatly improve our health and wellbeing. Once integrated and embodied, you will be able to share this with others and inspire them to also take their health into their own hands.

We will explore the following topics:

• History of Ayurveda

• Ayurveda Philosophy

• 3 Main Pillars of Ayurveda

• The Elements in Nature and Ourselves

• The 3 Doshas and how their characteristics influence life, work, love, communication, digestion

• Ayurvedic Nutrition, Agni, The 6 Tastes, Poor Food Combinations, Best foods for each Dosha

• The Srotas, The Dhatus, Ama

• Dinacharya & Ritucharya

• The Spiritual Side of Ayurveda including The Three Cosmic Forces, The 3 Universal Qualities, and The Koshas

• The Manifestation of Disease, causes, stages, path of disease according to Ayurveda

• Ayurvedic Diagnosis techniques

• Direct Observation techniques

• Pulse, Tongue, Nail, Eye analysis

• Introduction to Panchkarma

• Introduction to Shatkarma (yogic cleansing techniques for comparison)

• Ayurvedic Home Remedies

  
  

What will you receive:

• Over 9.5 hours of on demand lectures with more content being added weekly

• Supporting PDF resources

• Dosha Self Assessment

• Diet & Lifestyle recommendations for each Dosha and season

• Suggested Asana, Pranayama, and meditations for each Dosha

• Certificate of Completion -existing Yoga Teachers will receive credit for 15 Hours of continuing ed.

  
  

By the end of the course students will have received a thorough introduction to the key concepts and should have a deep understanding of how their constitution impacts their physical, mental and spiritual self. They will also have all the knowledge to implement appropriate diet, lifestyle, and seasonal changes (based upon their own prakriti) so they can maintain balance in mind, body and soul. This knowledge will greatly improve their overall health and happiness and this will lead to an overall better life.