Short Courses Fall 2026

BRIEF INTRODUCTION OF THE SHORT COURSES

FOUNDATION OF AYURVEDA COURSE HIGHLIGHTS:

  • Introduction to Ayurveda – Explore the history and core principles

  • Doshas & Prakriti Analysis – Discover your unique constitution

  • Ayurvedic Nutrition – Learn mindful eating and the six tastes

  • Daily Routine (Dinacharya) – Align habits with natural rhythms

  • Seasonal Routine (Ritucharya) – Adapt to seasonal changes

  • Introduction to Ayurvedic Herbs & Spices – Practical applications for healing

BASICS OF NUTRITION COURSE HIGHLIGHTS:

  • Introduction to Ayurvedic Nutrition – Understanding the six tastes and effects

  • Food groups- Various food groups, their biomedicinal and Ayurvedic effects

  • Dosha-Based Diet – Customize your diet for Vata, Pitta, and Kapha balance

  • Agni & Gut Health – Strengthen digestion for optimal absorption

  • Food Combinations & Incompatibilities – Avoid harmful food pairings

  • Seasonal & Daily Eating Guidelines – Align diet with nature’s cycles

  • Ayurvedic Cooking Basics – Practical guidance on preparing balanced meals

WOMEN’S HEALTH COURSE HIGHLIGHTS:

  • Introduction to Women’s Health- Anatomy and Physiology

  • Understand various stages - Understand hormonal changes based on various stages in a woman’s life, and diet and lifestyle to balance hormones.

  • Pregnancy- Prenatal and Postnatal care with diet and lifestyle

  • Menopause- Perimenopause, menopause, post menopause care

  • Common health concerns -Causes and preventive steps for menstrual disorders, PCOD, PCOS, Endometriosis, etc.

SHORT DESCRIPTION OF TWO-DAY WORKSHOPS

HOME REMEDIES WORKSHOP HIGHLIGHTS:

  • Basic Introduction: Overview of Traditional Ayurvedic Healing

  • Kitchen Pharmacy: Top 10 Ayurvedic spices and their uses

  • Herbal Home Remedies by System: Respiratory, Digestive, Musculoskeletal, Skin

  • Personalized Protocols: Creating custom home remedy plans for the common cold, flu-like symptoms, headaches, bloating, constipation, urinary issues, etc.

  • Integration and Q&A: Building your home apothecary

SKIN AND BEAUTY WORKSHOP HIGHLIGHTS:

A Holistic Definition of Beauty: Daily Ayurvedic skin care routine

  • Hair Care: Learn to prepare nourishing herbal oils and scalp treatments to reduce hair fall and graying of hair.

  • Face Care: Master dosha-based skin diagnostics to understand your skin’s true nature and needs. Create your own facial oils, scrubs, and creams.

  • Body Care: Experience the benefits of exfoliation and Abhyanga (Ayurvedic oil massage). Address concerns like stretch marks, cellulite, and pigmentation naturally.

  • Foot Care: Learn soothing foot soak recipes and herbal oil applications to ground and rejuvenate your entire system.

SHORT DESCRIPTION: TWO-DAY SPECIALTY TRAINING

NADI PARIKSHA (PULSE DIAGNOSIS ) TRAINING:

  • Explore the basics of pulse: The most subtle technique to understand the body energies

  • Prakruti: Learn how to understand your own prakruti (constitution, the balanced state of energies)

  • Vikruti: Learn how to understand your own vikruti (current imbalance)

  • Practice: Lots of hands-on practice

  • Practical tools for healing: Explore simple tools to help accelerate your healing.

PAIN MANAGEMENT TRAINING (WORKSHOP) HIGHLIGHTS:

  • Causes: Understand the basic causes of pain and trigger response

  • Variety of pain management techniques: Headaches, migraines, general body aches, backache, joint pain, muscle pains, sciatica pain, chronic pains, emotional pain, etc.

  • Marma: Explore marma (vital points) on the body and how to manipulate them for healing and open up the energy channels

  • Oils: Use different oils and massages to reduce and manage chronic pains

  • Herbal paste: apply spices and herbs to reduce pain.

AYURVEDIC MASSAGE THERAPY TRAINING HIGHLIGHTS:

  • Uniqueness of Ayurvedic Massage: Explore special strokes, types, and forms of traditional Ayurvedic massage.

  • Marma: Explore marma (vital points) on the body and how to manipulate them during the massages

  • Abhyanga: How to perform scientifically correct abhyanga (self-massage) for wellness and prevention.

  • Oil preparation: Learn a recipe for making herbal massage oil at home.

  • Dry powder massage: How to perform dry powder massage to improve lymphatic circulation and reduce stagnation.

LONG CERTIFICATE COURSES DESCRIPTION

AYURVEDIC HEALTH COUNSELOR PROGRAM(AHC):

(10 MONTHS- PART-TIME- HYBRID COURSE WITH NO PREREQUISITE)

  • Module 101: Introduction to Ayurvedic Philosophy & Preventative Science

  • Module 102: Concepts of Ayurvedic Anatomy, Physiology and Body Type Practicum

  • Module 103: Ayurvedic Diet & Nutrition and Healthy Cooking Practicum

  • Module 104: Ayurvedic Pathology and Mental Prakruti Vikruti Practicum

  • Module 105: Ayurvedic Herbology and Herbal Formula Practicum

  • Module 106: Concept of Pathogenesis and Client Assessments Practicum

  • Module 107: Ayurvedic Clinical Management I and Clinicals

  • Module 108: Ayurvedic Clinical Management II and Clinicals

  • Module 109 : Integration of Ayurveda & Yoga + Special Topics I (Women’s health)

  • Module 110: Medical Ethics, Business Skills, and Finals

AYURVEDIC PRACTITIONER PROGRAM (AP):

(14 MONTHS-PART-TIME-HYBRID-IMMERSION AND INDIA STUDY ABROAD-PREREQUISITE- AHC)

Module 1: Advanced Ayurvedic Anatomy, Physiology& Pathology

Module 2: Pathophysiology, Ayurvedic Diagnostic Methods

Module 3: Advanced Herbology

Module 4: Panchakarma Bodywork, Detoxification & Rasayana

Module 5 to 14: Management of Diseases based on various systems of the body

Module 15: Internship- Clinical Hands-on Experience