Institute of Integrative Ayurveda

Courses for Health Professionals

Phase 2: Wellness Educators

Integrative Ayurveda Training Program for Wellness Consultants – Curriculum

Structure: 55 hours divided into 4 Modules

  • All 55 hours hours are divided into 4 modules with lessons delivered in video format
  • Begin viewing videos immediately and go at your own pace
  • Over 500 pages of supporting printable materials are included in downloadable PDF format
  • Printed material includes all the office and patient education forms needed to integrate Ayurveda into your practice
  • Curriculum developed with renowned Ayurvedic physicians and scholars from India under the guidance of Maharishi Mahesh Yogi.
  • Taught by medical doctors with over 30 years’ experience integrating Ayurveda into clinical practice

Overview

The online 55-hour curriculum includes comprehensive knowledge of:

  • Basic Ayurveda principles – doshas, body type, diagnosis, sub-doshas, dhatus
  • Foundational Treatment Modalities – diet, daily routine, herbs, cleansing, mind-body medicine, aromas, spices and more
  • Ayurveda Pulse Diagnosis – Over 13 hours of clinical instruction by Drs Rothenberg and Lonsdorf including beautiful detailed color graphics of pulse diagnostic technique

Module 1

  • Maharishi Ayurveda Basic Concepts
  • Ayurveda Physiology – Fundamental Principles
  • Ayurvedic Principles of Diet and Digestion: Part 1
  • Ayurvedic Diagnostic Approach: Determining Body Type and Imbalances
  • Ayurvedic Approach to Digestive Imbalances
  • Mind-body balance and stress management: Introduction to the Transcendental Meditation® technique
  • Ayurvedic Pulse Assessment – Lessons 1-3
  • Research Overview
  • Ayurvedic Approach to Herbs- Dravyaguna: Part 1
  • Case Study Workshop #2

Module 2

  • Veda: The Ancient Roots of Ayurveda
  • Ayurvedic Principles of Diet and Digestion: Part 2
  • Ayurvedic View of the Mind: Individual Intelligence and Nature’s Intelligence
  • Ayurvedic Approach to Spices and Aromas
  • Ayurvedic Approach to Lifestyle and Daily Routine
  • Ayurvedic Pulse Assessment- Lessons 4-8
  • Case Study Workshop #2

Module 3

  • Sequential Development of Imbalance: Ayurvedic View of the Progression of Disease
  • Women’s Health – From Child Bearing Age to Menopause and Beyond
  • The Subdivisions of Vata, Pitta and Kapha – The Subdoshas
  • Ayurvedic Approach to Herbs- Dravyaguna: Part 2
  • Ayurvedic Approach to Women’s Health
  • Ayurvedic Pulse Assessment – Lessons 9-11
  • Diagnostic Principles Workshop #3

Module 4

  • Back To Basics – Review of the Fundamentals of Ayurvedic Health Care
  • Comparison and Contrast of Meditation Techniques: Brain Activity and Health Research
  • Weight Management and Obesity
  • Integrating Ayurveda into a Health Care Practice
  • Clinical Approach to the Patient
  • Ayurvedic Pulse Assessment – Review and Lessons 12-13
  • Ayurvedic Purification and Cleansing Approach – Panchakarma
  • Vedic Exercise and Yoga Asanas
  • Healthy Buildings and Vedic Architecture – Vastu and Sthapatya Veda