Ayurveda Year One Course Outline:

Month 1: History & Philosophy of Ayurveda and Yoga Month2: Ayurvedic Anatomy & Physiology I: Elements, Doshas, Subdoshas, Ayurvedic Assessment of Prakriti and Vikriti, Dhatus, Ojas, Introduction to Dinacharya (Ayurvedic Lifestyle) Month 3: Ayurvedic Anatomy and Physiology II and Introduction to Nutrition: Agni, Dhatus, and formation of the Dhatus; Examination of the Dhatus; Rasa, Virya, Vipaka, Prabhava, the six tastes, Guidelines for Healthy Eating Month 4: Ayurvedic Anatomy and Physiology III: Srotas, Malas, Pathology, Prognosis, and Examination of the Gross Srotas Month 5: Ayurvedic Examination, Evaluation, and Psychology I: Structural and Functional evaluation of the Doshas, tongue diagnosis, Gunas and Doshas in evaluation of personality, Koshas and Nadis Month 6: Ayurvedic Psychology II: Chakras, Mental Prakruti and Vikruti and treatment of the mind Month 7: Ayurvedic Nutrition and Cooking: Categories of Food, using food as medicine, dietary coaching, cooking demonstration, and kitchari recipes Month 8: Ayurvedic Herbalism I and Holistic Therapies: Herbal actions, herbs and the dhatus, herbs and the srotas, aromatherapy, chromotherapy, gem therapy, asana Month 9: Ayurvedic Herbalism II, Experiential: Common preparations of herbs, anupanas, developing formulas, hands-on preparation of herbal formulas Month 10: Principles of Panchakarma – detoxification and cleansing practices.

Year One 2010/2011 Class Dates:   September 10-12 February 4-6 October 15-17 March 4-6 November 19-21 April 1-3 December 3-5 May 13-15 January 7-9 June 3-5

Ayurveda Year Two Course Outline:

Month 1: Ayurvedic Care for the Digestive System Month 2: Ayurvedic Care for the Respiratory System Month 3: Ayurvedic Care for the Urinary & Male Reproductive System Month 4: Ayurvedic Care for the Cardiovascular System Month 5: Ayurvedic Care for the Women's Reproductive System & Pregnancy Month 6: Ayurvedic Care for the Muscular/Skeletal System Month 7: Ayurvedic Care for the Nervous System Month 8: Ayurvedic Care for the Endocrine and Immune Systems Month 9: Introduction to Internship Month 10: Advanced Panchakarma Theories and Practices Months 9-14: Internship Year Two 2010/2011 Class Dates:   September 17-19 February 11-13 October 8-10 March 11-13 November 12-14 April 8-10 December 10-12 May 21-22 Internship Weekend January 14-16 June 11-12 Internship Weekend

The tuition for Ayurveda Year One course is $3800 and Ayurveda Year Two course plus internship is $4800. A $100 non-refundable registration fee and $200 deposit must be paid in order to reserve a student’s enrollment space.

Classes meet once per month, Friday from 5-9pm, Saturday & Sunday 8:30am-5pm. Students are expected to spend approximately 7 hours per week on homework and studying outside of class. Teaching includes gurukula style (knowledge passed down directly through teacher to student) and many small group activities, discussions, student presentations and hands-on experientials. There are routine quizzes to assure that graduates have a good grasp of all material covered before being certified.