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Ayurveda Immersion Program

With 12 World-class Instructors

Overview

The online Ayurveda Immersion Programs will take the foundation training deeper into the advanced realm of Ayurveda subspecialties taught by master instructors in each field. The 17-weekend modules are offered exclusively via live webinar events with options to watch recorded replays. Course modules are more professional training, offering the knowledge required to become more proficient with self and family care, or to prepare for training to become a clinical Ayurveda Wellness Counselor.

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Program Dates

January 2024 to May 2025
One weekend per month
9:00am – 5:00pm CST (break: 12:00pm – 1:30pm)

Tuition

Tuition: $350 per month for 17 months. Scholarships are available. Monthly autopay is required. Course recordings are available for purchase ($295 per course).

Open to all

Programs are open to all as an immersion into the Ayurvedic view of life, health, and healing. Learn Ayurveda for self, family, friends, and community.

Program Instructors

The Immersion Program is proud to offer 12 of the most highly recognized Ayurvedic practitioners and teachers available. Each are specialists in their respective fields, they’re published authors of Ayurvedic textbooks, and are recognized as the teacher’s teachers of the Ayurveda community. You’re going to love the high quality of our teaching staff.

James Bailey

Dr. Suhas Kshirsagar

Dr. Manisha Kshirsagar

Dr. Manas Kshirsagar

Claire Ragozzino

KP Khalsa

Laura Plumb

Arun Deva

David Crow

Dr. Margo Bachman

Sherri Silverman

Simon Chokoiski

What You Will Learn

Students will immerse deeper into Ayurveda specialty practices such as Ayurvedic pathology, women’s health, psychology, clinical strategies, advanced nutrition, pulse diagnosis, etc. Students will learn these methods from over a dozen faculty members that specialize in these Ayurvedic areas. Students will develop more advanced skills in conducting professional-level Ayurveda consultations, with the clinical intelligence to distinguish complex conditions utilizing differential diagnostics, drawing from a more advanced knowledge base of Ayurvedic pathology and counseling methods.

A few of the topics you will learn during your Level 2 studies:
  • Advanced principles of Ayurvedic theory, anatomy and physiology not covered in Level 1 trainings
  • How to apply professional level assessment skills in an Ayurvedic consultation
  • Advanced Ayurvedic nutrition techniques for the treatment of specific disease conditions
  • The differential diagnostics skills needed to distinguish varying complex conditions
  • A deeper understanding of the philosophy and vision of Ayurveda both in theory and in practice
  • Advanced clinical pulse reading used in diagnostic situations
  • Ayurveda and women’s health principles and practices for all stages of a woman’s life, including gynecology, prenatal and postpartum support
  • Advanced Ayurvedic medical herbology, both single herbs and commonly used formulas and thailams
  • Ayurveda counseling methods and clinical strategies that get effective results with clients
  • Ayurveda and yoga psychology insights and methods as subtle therapies and for underlaying causes of imbalance
  • AWC practice management skills needed to run an effective and busy AWC business

Course Modules

Courses are designed to advance the information learned in the Foundation Program and include the essential principles, techniques, and practices clinically needed to practice as an effective Ayurveda Wellness Counselor. These courses are required for completion and are prerequisites for admission to the Clinical Supervision Program.

The Immersion Program derives its curriculum from the NAMA standards and scope of practice for the board-certified Ayurveda Health Counselor (C-AHC) level of practice. Courses cover all topics likely to be encountered on professional certification exams; these courses are strongly recommended prior to applying for the exam.

AWC 7: Living Ayurveda

AWC 8: Foundations of Ayurveda

AWC 9: Ayurveda Pathophysiology

AWC 10: Ayurvedic Herbology

AWC 11: Ayurvedic Nutrition

AWC 12: Ayurvedic Pulse Diagnosis

AWC 13: Ayurveda for Women’s Health

AWC 14: Prenatal & Postpartum Ayurveda

AWC 15: Ayurvedic Psychology

AWC 16: Ayurveda Counseling Chikitsa

AWC 17: Advanced Ayurvedic Herbology

AWC 18: Ayurvedic Cleansing Therapies

AWC 19: Ayurvedic Aromatherapy

AWC 20: Jyotish in Ayurveda Counseling

AWC 21: Vastu Shastra in Ayurveda Counseling

AWC 22: Ayurvedic Cooking

AWC 23: Ayurvedic Yoga Therapy

Daily Schedule

Webinars are scheduled daily from 9:00 am – 5:00 pm CST with a lunch break from 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm CST. Be aware of your local time zone differences. The daily schedules are quite disciplined, however, we make every effort to create space for self-care. Do your best to commit to a home yoga practice or other exercises prior to the training. When prana flows, the mind is free to receive wisdom.

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