Curriculum: Level 1 Health Professionals

COURSE TOPICS, BLOCK 1

  • Maharishi AyurVeda: Overview, origins, research, and case reports
  • Ayurvedic Diagnostic Approach: Diagnosis of individual mind-body type (Prakriti)
  • Specialized Training in Maharishi Ayur-Veda Pulse Diagnosis (Nadi Vigyan) * ( see pulse lesson list below)
  • Core Strategies for Preventing and Managing Chronic Disease (Part 1): Optimizing digestive health and bowel function
  • Normalizing biological rhythms through behavioral regimens and balanced lifestyle
  • Ayurvedic Herbology (Part 1): Fundamentals of Ayurvedic herbal therapeutics
  • Clinical Workshop: Diagnosis of mind-body type (Prakriti)
  • Clinical Protocols: Chronic digestive disorders, including GERD, IBS, chronic constipation and other functional digestive conditions

COURSE TOPICS, BLOCK 2

  • Ayurvedic Diagnostic Approach: Assessment of underlying patterns of imbalance (Vikriti)
  • Specialized Training in Maharishi AyurVeda Pulse Diagnosis (Nadi Vigyan) * ( see pulse lesson list below)
  • Core Strategies for Preventing and Managing Chronic Disease (Part 2): Reducing stress and optimizing mind-body balance
  • Mental Health: The Ayurvedic perspective
  • Consciousness and Health: Research on the Transcendental Meditation® technique
  • Ayurvedic Herbology (Part 2): Use of aromatherapy, decoctions, and spices
  • Personalized Ayurvedic approach to nutrition and dietetics
  • Clinical Workshop: Assessment of imbalances (Vikriti)
  • Clinical Protocols: Mental health, including anxiety, depression, and sleep disorders; hypertension; and headache.

COURSE TOPICS, BLOCK 3

  • Etiology and Pathogenesis of Disease in Ayurveda
  • Specialized Training in Maharishi AyurVeda Pulse Diagnosis (Nadi Vigyan) * ( see pulse lesson list below)
  • Core Strategies for Preventing and Managing Chronic Disease (Part 3): Elimination of physiological toxins through purification and detoxification procedures
  • Total Heart Health : A model holistic program
  • Women’s Health: Child bearing years, menopause and longevity
  • Clinical Workshop/Case Problems: Evaluation and work-up of patients
  • Clinical Protocols: Coronary heart disease; gynecological disorders including menstrual disorders and menopausal syndrome; and musculoskeletal disorders.

COURSE TOPICS, BLOCK 4

  • Core Strategies for Preventing and Managing Chronic Disease (Part 4): Review of main principles of clinical treatment
  • Specialized Training in Maharishi AyurVeda Pulse Diagnosis (Nadi Vigyan) * ( see pulse lesson list below)
  • Creating Mind-Body Balance through Vedic Exercise: Yoga asanas and pranayama
  • Obesity: Assessment and treatment in Maharishi AyurVeda
  • Sthapatya Veda & Vastu: Vedic architecture principles – Creating balance through the influence of the near environment
  • Clinical Workshop/Case Problems: Evaluation and work-up of patients
  • Clinical Protocols: Common respiratory disorders, obesity, diabetes, and hyperlipidemia.

*Nadi Vigyan – Maharishi AyurVeda Pulse Diagnosis Lessons

Block 1

  • Lesson 1: How to feel the pulse
  • Lesson 2: Vata, Pitta and Kapha in the pulse
  • Lesson 3: Feeling the qualities of Vata, Pitta and Kapha in the pulse

Block 2

  • Lesson 4: Feeling ojas in the pulse
  • Lesson 5: How to feel the deep pulse
  • Lesson 6: Feeling imbalances in Vata
  • Lesson 7: Feeling imbalances in Pitta
  • Lesson 8: Feeling imbalances in Kapha

Block 3

  • Lesson 9: Feeling the subdivisions of Vata
  • Lesson 10: Feeling the subdivision of Pitta
  • Lesson 11: Feeling the subdivisions of Kapha

Block 4

  • Lesson 12: Agni and metabolism in the pulse
  • Lesson 13: Progressive stages of imbalance in the pulse

 

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