Learn the ancient art of Vedic Counseling and Life-Guidance to live a Vedic life based upon Dharmic values and right management of your Karma. Learn how the Vedic Sciences of Yoga, Vedanta, Ayurveda, Jyotish and Vastu fit together into an integral model of optimal well-being and Self-realization.
Add Vedic Counseling to your teaching or healing work. Vedic Counseling is the ancient Vedic art and science of life guidance for body, mind and consciousness. It is the basis for all Vedic teaching and education. It is common to all Vedic disciplines and forms their foundation and interconnection. Learning it provides you the basis for sharing Vedic knowledge with all.
Study with one of the foremost teachers of Vedic knowledge today, Dr. David Frawley (Pandit Vamadeva Shastri), D.Litt, Padma Bhushan, trained in all these branches of Vedic knowledge.
This is the first in-depth course specifically focused on Vedic Counseling, which forms the foundation of all Vedic education and practice.
The Integral Vedic Counseling Course goes beyond teaching techniques. It guides students toward a dharmic way of living rooted in self-discipline, character development, and inner awareness. Rather than applying mass formulas, it helps individuals understand their unique nature using Vedic typologies such as the three gunas, three doshas, five elements, and nine planets.
This course is suitable for both newcomers to Vedic knowledge and experienced practitioners of Yoga, Ayurveda, Vedanta, Vedic Astrology, and Vastu. It offers practical counseling principles often missing in traditional Vedic studies. While designed for Vedic professionals, it can also benefit counselors in other fields who are open to the Vedic view of life and its spiritual foundations.
Many existing Vedic practitioners have not been trained in counseling methods. This course fills that gap by providing practical, dharmic tools to guide others more effectively.
The course provides you with detailed knowledge about Vedic Counseling and its main lines of application. You will receive an introduction to Ayurvedic psychology, Yoga psychology, Vedantic philosophy, Vedic astrology and Vastu.
Students with a background in the Vedic field will gain an understanding of the basis of Vedic counseling, life-guidance, and the Vedic educational model for personal healing and transformation, to help themselves, friends and family, for understanding their karma and how to live according to their highest potential.
The course will provide special teachings on Vedic Counseling, detail on Ayurvedic Psychology, and helpful information on Yoga, Vedic Astrology and Vastu. You will gain a better understanding of how to communicate with clients and encourage them in Ayurvedic behavioral modifications and Vedic values.
The course will provide you with special teachings on Vedic Counseling, detail on counseling in Vedic Astrology, and helpful information on Yoga, Ayurveda, and Vastu. This course will teach you how through better communication you can be of greater help to your clients in guiding their lives.
The course will provide you with special teachings on Vedic Counseling for teaching Yoga and helpful information on Ayurveda, Vedic Astrology and Vastu. It presents Yoga according to its deeper philosophy of Vedanta as a way of Self-knowledge and Self-realization. By combining Yoga with Vedanta and Ayurvedic psychology for understanding the mind, you can take your yoga teaching to a higher level. You will gain insight into Raja Yoga and its attitudinal, perceptual and behavioral modifications.
The Integral Vedic counseling approach is very helpful for meditation teachers, particularly those who follow a Vedic or yogic approach. It will help you add a full counseling approach to teaching meditation, aiding in psychological well-being and spiritual growth. The course uses the views of Yoga and Vedanta for the Vedic philosophy and practice of meditation.
Dr. David Frawley (Pandit Vamadeva Shastri), D.Litt, is a leading authority in the field of Vedic knowledge and a pioneer in the development of modern Vedic Counseling. His teachings unite the core disciplines of the Vedic tradition into a comprehensive model for personal transformation, life-guidance, and Self-realization.
He is the only Western teacher to have received the Padma Bhushan, India’s third-highest civilian honor, for his work as a Vedic educator. He also holds a Doctor of Letters from SVYASA, India’s leading Yoga university, and has been recognized with the National Eminence Award by the South Indian Education Society (SIES) under the auspices of the Kanchi Shankaracharya Math.
Over four decades, Dr. Frawley has authored more than fifty books, translated into over twenty languages, and guided students worldwide in applying Vedic wisdom to life, teaching, and healing work. He has taught across North and South America, Europe, India, and Asia, making his work globally respected and applied.
His course on Integral Vedic Counseling distills a lifetime of interdisciplinary study, spiritual insight, and direct teaching experience across continents.
He has been part of several important Vedic educational institutes and projects worldwide, including at a national level in India.
Join our unique course in Integral Vedic Counseling, the first in-depth program on this essential subject drawn from the wisdom of the Rishis. Based on Dr. David Frawley’s extensive work across the Vedic sciences – Yoga, Ayurveda, Vedanta, Vedic Astrology, and Vastu – the course offers a clear model for integrating these disciplines into a unified system of guidance.
You will learn how to apply and communicate Vedic knowledge in a practical, transformative way. Vedic Counseling addresses all key areas of life: physical, psychological, social, and spiritual. It provides specific tools for supporting personal growth, dharmic living, and conscious decision-making grounded in karma and Self-awareness.
This approach is not limited to any single practice but forms the foundation for all Vedic disciplines.
The course comes in five online volumes or sections and more than forty lessons, over eight hundred pages of course material. Course includes illustrations, numerous audios by Dr. Frawley and several videos to enhance the course experience. The course is a self-study course and allows the student to go at his or her own pace. There is a three-year time limit for completing the course or a reinstatement fee may be required.
The course does not require that the student purchase any books, though additional books are recommended for those interested in the deeper study. The course contains relevant portions of The Art and Science of Vedic Counseling, with an expansion of the topics involved. It includes extensive material on related Vedic disciplines of Yoga, Vedanta, Ayurveda, Vedic astrology and Vastu based upon Dr. Frawley’s teachings.
The Integral Vedic Counseling Course offers more than information or techniques. It is rooted in the transmission of values that support a dharmic way of living and thinking – what may be called a “Vedic Life,” starting with self-awareness and character development. This path requires inner discipline and conscious living, not just the intake of knowledge.
The course provides a deep orientation toward consciousness, dharma, and karma, supporting a life of purpose, clarity, and Self-realization. It introduces students to specific applications of Vedic Counseling that help clarify life purpose through a deeper understanding of how karma reflects individual dharma.
Using time-tested Vedic typologies such as the three gunas, doshas, five elements, and nine planets, the course teaches how to recognize the unique nature of every individual. This insight forms the basis for personalized and effective life-guidance rooted in spiritual values and higher awareness.
This transformative model of counseling fosters personal healing, dharmic alignment, and long-term inner growth through Vedic wisdom and Self-knowledge.
This course not only offers a comprehensive foundation in Integral Vedic Counseling but also opens the door to continued study, certification, and specialization. Whether you wish to integrate this knowledge into your current work or pursue an advanced path in the Vedic sciences, this program provides the structure, support, and credibility to help you grow.
Students who complete the course receive certification in the Integral Vedic Counselor: Foundation Course, along with 300 hours of study credit from our organization. This program grants you formal study credentials with direct recognition as a student of Dr. David Frawley, marking your foundation in the field of Integral Vedic Counseling. It establishes your role as a Vedic teacher, educator, counselor, life-guide, or mentor – someone equipped to share Vedic knowledge in a practical, authentic, and spiritually grounded way.
To complete the course, students must submit five open-book final tests, one at the end of each course section, which are graded by email. These tests contain approximately ten questions each and can be completed at your own pace. Certification is granted upon completion of all five tests. You will retain access to the course for a full three-year period from the date of enrollment.
Graduates are invited to continue their studies through our additional courses in Ayurvedic Healing, Ayurvedic Astrology, and Yoga, Ayurveda, Mantra and Meditation. Those who complete all four of our core programs may pursue the Integral Vedic Educator Certification, with focused paths available in Ayurveda, Raja Yoga, Vedic Astrology, and Vedic Counseling. Personalized guidance from Dr. Frawley is available for those undertaking advanced study in these fields.
Sign up now to access over 800 pages of transformative teachings from Dr. David Frawley, including audios, videos, and in-depth guidance across the full spectrum of Vedic knowledge.
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