PART 1. PRINCIPLES OF AYURVEDA 1

• Introduction to the Course and how to use it
• Historical and Spiritual Background, Vedic and Yogic Science
• Ayurvedic Cosmology, the Twenty Four Tattvas, Samkhya, the Five Elements
• The Three Gunas, Karma, Goals of Life, Basic Principles of Ayurvedic Thought
• Ayurvedic Anatomy and Physiology in Detail:
• The Biological Humors of Vata, Pitta and Kapha - elements, qualities actions, sites, and aggravation
• The Twenty Attributes - humors, elements, gunas and usage
• Five subtypes of Vata, Pitta and Kapha (subdoshas)
• Prana, Tejas and Ojas, the Three Vital Essences
• Seven Tissues (Dhatus), actions, interrelationship, excess and deficiency states, sara condition
• The Seven Kalas
• The Three Waste Materials and their conditions
• Agni (digestive fire) and its four states
• The Fourteen Channel Systems (srotamsi) of the Body, their functions and conditions
• Ayurvedic View of the Organs and their relationship to the Doshas
• Summary of Medical Systems East and West
• Enumeration of Ayurvedic Principles
• Glossary of Terms and Bibliography

PART II. PRINCIPLES OF AYURVEDA 2

• Constitutional Analysis (Mind-body types) - examining all factors of bodily structure, metabolism, disease tendency and psychology
• Mental Nature according to Three Gunas and Three Doshas
• The Disease Process
• 1: Disease and the Movement of Time, Climate and Environmental factors
• 2: The Six Stages of Disease in Ayurveda, classification and prognosis of disease
• Examination of Disease
• 1: Aggravated states of the Doshas, Sama and Nirama conditions
• 2: Humors and Tissues in the Disease Process, the movement of the Doshas through the Dhatus
• Diagnosis and Patient Examination: Differential Diagnosis of Disease Syndromes
• Methods of pulse, tongue, abdomen, questioning and observation
• Yoga and Ayurvedic Psychology, Spiritual Principles of Ayurveda
• The Functions of the Mind and our Greater Consciousness
• The System of Raja Yoga, Ashtanga, the Eight Limbs of Yoga
• Examination of the Subtle Body, Chakras, and Nadis
• Yoga Asanas and Ayurveda

PART III. AYURVEDIC TREATMENT METHODS: DIET AND HERBS

• The Science of the Six Tastes, Rasa-Virya-Vipak-Prabhava
• Treatment through the Five Elements
• Dietary Therapy, principles, outline of Ayurvedic Diet, Food Lists per Constitution
• Food List and Food Type Analysis - Fruit and Vegetables
• Grains, Beans, Seeds and Nuts, Dairy Products, Animal Products
• Oils, Condiments and Spices
• Ayurvedic Herbalism 
• Herbs for Digestion and Elimination
• Ayurvedic Herbs and Herbal Preparations - Study Guide to Yoga of Herbs
• Ayurvedic Therapeutic Measures: Palliation (Shamana) and Purification (Shodhana)
• Pancha Karma, Tonification and Rejuvenation (Rasayana)
• Ayurvedic Treatment of Disease - Study Guide to Ayurvedic Healing

PART IV. ADVANCED TREATMENT METHODS

• Subtle Healing Modalities of Ayurveda
• Aroma Therapy and list of aromatic oils
• Color Therapy
• Gem Therapy 
• Mantras and their therapeutic application
• Yoga Psychology and Ayurvedic Counseling: healing the mind and emotional nature
• Patterns of Doshic Accumulation: through the skin, breath, digestion, sensation, emotion and thought
• Detailed Herbal Treatment through the Tissues and Channel Systems
• Detailed Herbal Treatment through the Subdoshas
• The Science of Prana and Pranic Healing, Treatment of Prana, Nasya, Pranayama
• Marma points and Ayurvedic Massage
• Integral Treatment of Prana, Tejas and Ojas
• Meditation and Ayurveda, prescribing meditation by Constitution
• Summary of Integral Healing System of Ayurveda
   

COURSE FORMAT

• The course comes in four booklets, which are mailed out to the student all at once. Each booklet is 8 ½ X 11 and spiral bound for easy usage. Total length of course material is over 650 pages.
• There is a five year time limit for completing the course, or a reinstatement fee may be required.

TESTING AND TEACHER-STUDENT INTERACTION

• The course contains study questions and practical exercises at the end of each of the forty-five lessons in order to guide the student in his or her study of Ayurveda. These tests are to be answered by the student and not sent in to us, unless the student takes the additional interactive version of the course.
• It has four detailed final tests at the end of each of the four course booklets. These the student must return to the institute for grading. Students can send in answers by mail or by email.
• Note our 'interactive option' for those who want more assistance with the course. This allows students to send in all the forty-five sets of study questions and practical exercises for grading, as well as any other questions that may arise for them. There is an additional fee for this of $400.00.

CERTIFICATION AND ADDITIONAL STUDIES

• The course takes about 300 hours of study to complete and provides a certification worth 300 hours of credit in Ayurvedic Studies that is recognized by many Ayurvedic groups worldwide. It grants the title of Ayurvedic Life-Style Counselor, providing the graduate the information necessary to determine individual constitution and provide daily health care recommendations relative to diet, herbs, life-style, yoga and meditation.
• Upon course completion options for further professional study are possible in the United States or in India, including attending our seminars, retreats, trainings and intensives.
• Advanced Yoga and Ayurveda Distance Learning Program. Graduates can qualify to take this more specialized course of studies for those who want to specialize in Ayurvedic Yoga therapy.
• Vedic Astrology and Ayurveda Course. For those who want to specialize in Ayurvedic (Vedic Medical) Astrology.
• Note our website Additional Training Programs section for additional study options in India as well as for our affiliated schools throughout the world.

EMAIL OPTIONS

• The course is usually sent by regular mail, but the course questions and all course communication can be done by email. 
• We can also email you the test questions for the course in order to save you the time of copying them down. Let us know if you want to receive the test questions by email.
• In addition, we can send out the first section of the course by email. We often do this for overseas students who want to start their studies immediately. Please let us know specifically if you are interested in this option.