Course Description:

• Foundations, History, and Philosophies of Ayurveda: including Sanskrit, Ayurveda in a classic and modern context, and the six philosophies that interconnect with Ayurveda.
• Ayurveda’s Three Pillars of Health: nutrition, restorative sleep, and energy management.
• Ayurvedic Lifestyle: biological rhythms, daily routines, and seasonal routines.
• Ayurvedic Anatomy & Physiology: Viewing the body through the lenses of the 5 elements, 3 doshas, 20 qualities, 3 vital essences, 7 tissues, and the channel system of the body-mind.
• Digestion and Nutrition: digestion from western and Ayurvedic perspectives, and Ayurvedic nutrition principles.
• Vedic view of the mind: the role it plays in health and well-being, and tools to work with the mind.
• Kitchen Medicine: Working with food and kitchen herbs, and understanding them from the Ayurvedic perspective.
• Ayurvedic Cleansing: what this is, what it isn’t, when and why we do it, when and why we don’t – this includes enrolment in a Spring and Fall Ayurvedic Digestive Reset.
• Ayurvedic Yoga: the connections and differences between Yoga and Ayurveda, and how Yoga fits into the Ayurvedic picture.
• Research Project and Presentations: Each participant will be assigned a topic, and will work together to prepare a 30-40 minute presentation.
• Final Exam: for those who want a certificate of completion, or to apply this training to other programs (like our 300-Hr Ayurvedic Yoga Teacher program, or to
• Weekly webinars: Each week the group will meet on Mondays from 6:30-8:30pm.