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Sevanti Institute Program Overview

Program Objective

Sevanti Institute’s objective is to provide the highest-quality online education available for those seeking to integrate a living Ayurveda into their lives and for those seeking the required professional training to practice as an Ayurveda Counselor.

Sevanti offers a three-tiered approach to Ayurveda wellness education so that students of all interest levels may benefit from our programs. The Ayurveda Foundation Program is ideal for self-healing, family care, and helping those closest to us in our communities. The Ayurveda Immersion Program is a deeper dive into the Ayurveda healing arts with 12 world-class instructors. Our Clinical Supervision Program is a professional clinical training program designed to offer the required skills to practice as an Ayurveda Counselor. Students at any level are not obligated to advance to the next level unless they desire that deeper immersion. Go as deep as you like.

A Three-Tiered Approach to Ayurveda Education

Ayurveda Foundation Program (68-148 hrs):

  • Ayurveda Foundation Programs are open to all as a lifestyle and self-care immersion into the Ayurvedic view of life, health, and healing. AFP begins the journey of healing ourselves and those closest to us. Learn the fundamentals of Ayurveda wellness for life, for family, friends, and community. Open to anyone interested in a living practice of Ayurveda and a long life of natural health. To heal others, we must heal ourselves.
  • 4 Course Modules:  Our AFP Core Modules (AWC 1-4) are offered via course recordings.
  • Tuition: $108 for each core module AWC 1-4 | $400 if purchase all 4 courses | Purchase here.
  • Instructor: James Bailey
  • 2 Elective Modules: AWC 5 Self-Assessment Report + Supervision (30-hrs credit, $150) and AWC 6, our March two-week tour to lush and jungled Kerala in south India to experience one of the deepest Ayurveda traditions in India (50-hrs credit, $3900).
  • Format: Course recordings only. | Stream at your own pace.
  • Prerequisite: Open to everyone. These courses are not required for admission into the Ayurveda Immersion Program. If you are new to Ayurveda, we recommend you start here. If you are well-read in Ayurveda or have taken workshops or another Ayurveda foundational program, you may go straight to the Ayurveda Immersion Program.
  • Instruction Time: 68 hrs  (Plus 80-hrs Elective Modules)

Ayurveda Immersion Program (510 hrs):

  • Ayurveda Immersion Programs are open to all. The immersion takes the foundation training deeper into the world of advanced Ayurveda anatomy, pathology, nutrition, herbology, self-care, and assessment of health imbalances and develops deep knowledge of how life and our bodies function to stay well and to heal. Live weekend modules are offered exclusively via webinar. Completion of the Ayurveda Foundation Program is not required for enrollment into the Ayurveda Immersion Program.
  • 17 Course Modules: advanced Ayurveda modules (30-hrs each) designed to deepen your understanding of Ayurveda; includes Ayurveda herbology, Ayurveda nutrition, Ayurveda pathology, Ayurvedic remedies for common diseases, pulse and tongue reading, women’s health, pre/post-natal Ayurveda, cleansing therapies, Ayurveda psychology, Ayurvedic cooking, essential oil therapies, Jyotish (Vedic astrology), Vastu Shastra (aka Vedic Feng Shui), and more.
  • Tuition: $350 per month for 17 months | Autopayments required
  • Instructors: Claire Ragozzino, Arun Deva, Dr. Suhas Kshirsagar, Dr. Manisha Kshirsagar, Dr. Manas Kshirsagar, Dr. KP Khalsa, Laura Plumb, Dr. Margo Bachman, David Crow, Simon Chokoisky, Sherri Silverman, and James Bailey.
  • Format: Modular (enroll at any time); available via live Zoom webinars; course recordings available
  • Prerequisite: Open to everyone. Free access to the Ayurveda Foundation Program course videos is included with enrollment in the Ayurveda Immersion Program.
  • Instruction Time: 510 hrs

Clinical Supervision Program (170 hrs):

  • Clinical Supervision Programs offer faculty supervision and clinical feedback via group supervision, counseling practicums, case reports, teleconferences with other students and faculty, as well as one-on-one private mentoring.
  • Refine your skills. Clinical supervision is an essential step in refining the practice of Ayurveda wellness counseling. Learn from those with years of experience, as well as from your peers. Clinical supervision offers valuable insights into your work as a counselor, helping you to improve your capacity to assess Ayurveda doshic patterns and offer the most effective treatment strategies to support your patients.
  • 4 Course Modules: We start with the Level 3 Orientation Weekend. AWC 24 Individual and Group Supervision offers the essential clinical supervision needed to practice competently; AWC 25 Faculty Practicum Series offers students the rare opportunity to watch, experience, and participate with our team of faculty practitioners as they conduct live assessments on volunteer clients. AWC 27 Case Report Final Exam and Supervision provides supervision for the final case report required for Ayurveda Counselor certification.
  • Tuition: $308 per month | 12 monthly autopayments required
  • 1 Optional Module: AWC 26 National AHC Exam Prep Course. This course is streamed from our Course Recording Library. Students will review and prepare for the national AHC exam under faculty guidance and learn helpful study tips to prepare for it. Credit: 30-hrs. Instructor: Dr. Manas Kshirsagar
  • Instructor/Supervisor: James Bailey, DASc, AD
  • Format: available exclusively via live Zoom webinars; no course recordings available
  • Prerequisite: Our Ayurveda Immersion Program or equivalent
  • Instruction Time: 170 hours