Ayurveda Health Practitioner

Welcome to NHC’s Ayurveda Health Practitioner Program!
This course will teach you the principles of becoming an Ayurveda health Practitioner in today’s health world.

You will also experience practical applications of medicinal herbs for disease prevention, disease therapies along with natural alternatives to
over-the-counter and Offerd drugs.

The Ayurveda Health Practitioner course will also provide you applied
knowledge on how to properly & safely recommend vitamin or herb
therapies for various diseases and disorders from Holistic perspectives.

The material in the course will give you a foundation that will support
your personal growth and enable you to educate others in these life
supporting principles.

This distant learning class and succeeding clinical internships will
prepare you for serving your community as an Ayurveda Health Practitioner.

Ayurveda Health Practitioner – Course Syllabus - 175 credit hours

Estimated time to complete - The Ayurveda Health Practitioner course will take approximately 3-6 months or less to complete, but you have up to two years to complete the course. The time required to complete the course is up to you! Start your new career today!

Prerequisite - Successfully completed the Master of Holistic Science or the Master Herbalist degree program first.

Each Module / Topic will consist of reading assignments, one quiz, one review and one final test. The final modules will consist of research projects or term papers with the final exam being a comprehensive test. All quizzes and tests will be open book and taken online in our student learning center. You will have the ability to take the quizzes and tests over again, if needed, to acquire enough points to graduate.

Ayurveda Health Practitioner
Module 1: History of Ayurveda
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HOA01 – History of Ayurveda
Learn the five Mahabhutas, or great creating elements: earth, fire, water, air and space and comprehend the three Doshas, or bio-energies resulting from this: Vata, Pitta and Kapha . You will also explore the Gunas, or qualities for evaluating the Mahabhutas and Doshas and their significance for the bodily functions.

HOA01 – Prakruti
In Ayurveda, three constitutional types are distinguished: Vata, Pitta and Kapha, as well as mixed types. In this lesson you will learn to know and evaluate the different qualities of a Vata, Pitta or Kapha type. With this knowledge you will be able to offer consultation in this regard.This lesson also deals with the mental constitution of man, the three Gunas, or modes of the mind, and their effects on the body.

AL01 – Ayurveda Lifestyle
Learn about the daily routine, the ideal daily schedule according to one’s own time qualities, proper conduct according to the seasons; influence of seasonal time according to the bioenergies (Doshas), the human life phases, the ideal profession and vocation according to one’s constitution , and appropriate leisure activities and suitable compensation means for Kapha, Pitta and Vata types.

Ayurveda Health Practitioner
Module 4: Yoga and Pranayama
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ACD01 – Ayurvedic Cooking and Diet
Learn how a healthy diet according to one’s constitution is essential in Ayurveda. Learn about the effects of the different basic tastes (Rasas) on the constitution, the role of the qualities (Gunas) and elements of the food for compensating the different constitutions, the difference between ordinary food and “living” nutrition: Which kind of foodstuffs are rich in life force (Prana), and which are not? How does food affect the mind?

ACD02 – Ayurvedic Meal Composition
You will also learn about the ideal composition of a meal, adverse combinations of different food, the role of the digestive power (Agni) for creating digestive poisons (Ama), Dosha teas and spice blends, food for children and aged persons, treating of overweight, and we will include a summary of eating culture and Ayurvedic nutrition rules.

Ayurveda Health Practitioner
Module 8: Panchakarma Part 1
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• indications for the Panchakarma therapy
• Purvakarma, preparing treatment, which includes the following aspects:, strengthening the digestion (Ama Pachana), and oil treatment (Snehana), divided into internal treatment (Snehapana) and external treatment (Abhyanga), completed with the explanation of different massage techniques
• Svedana, sweating cure for decontaminating the skin
• Panchakarma, draining methods: vomiting (Vamana), purgation (Virecana), enema (Vasti), treatment through the nose (Nasya), and phlebotomy (Rakta Moksha)

PK02 – Ayurvedic Panchakarma Part 2
This second part deals with the nurturing and rejuvenating applications:

• Brimhana, reconstructing and nurturing treatments, like oil affusions and massage with rice bags
• Rasayana, strengthening and rejuvenating treatments, like proper food, herbs, minerals, Yoga Asanas etc.
• Vijikarana, strengthening of procreation
• Concluding, a cure and health program for home application and treatment tips for ordinary diseases, applicable by anyone in daily life, are described.

Ayurveda Health Practitioner
Module 10: - Body Channels - Shrotas and Marma Points
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BC01 – Body Channels Part 1
Learn about The Body Channels (Shrotas). Learn the descriptions of the different kinds of Shrotas: supplying channels, excavating channels and tissue nourishing channels, and diseases of the Shrotas

BC02 – Body Channels Part 2
Learn the teachings of Marma Points. Obtain an overview over the science of Marmas, detailed description of the different Marma points, the allocation of the Marma points to the bioenergies, body channels and energy centers, and Marma therapy: treating the body through the Marma points.

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Module 11: - Spiritual Development
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Ayurveda Health Practitioner
Module 12:  Disease & Prevention Research & Therapy
Clinical Research
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Ayurveda Health Practitioner
Module 13:  Optional Ayurveda Internship
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Ayurveda Health Practitioner - Book Descriptions
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TEXTBOOK OF AYURVEDA, VOL1 : Fundamental Principles (H) by Lad, Vasant -In his Ayurvedic Studies Program, Vasant Lad, Ayurvedic Physician, teaches Ayurveda as a science of moment-to-moment living. Each lecture that he gives flows from his own heart in a river of healing wisdom that is inspired by and pertinent to the students who are present at the time of the lecture. This textbook is a presentation of Dr. Lad's years of teaching in that classroom setting. It conveys the philosophical and fundamental principles of his first year Ayurvedic Studies Program at the Ayurvedic Institute in a dynamic and inspirational way. This book will give the student a detailed foundation upon which to pursue deeper knowledge, including that of the future volumes in this series.

TEXTBOOK OF AYURVEDA, VOL.2: A Complete Guide To Clinical Assessment (H) by Lad, Vasant. Dr Lad teaches a systematic method for identifying the causes of illness and the stages in which a disease unfolds. This paradigm of cause and effect (etiology and pathogenesis) is the key to understanding how disease can be prevented through awareness of the subtle energetic disturbances that precede structural or functional damage. Sharing from a wealth of clinical experience, Dr Lad presents principles and methods of assessment using a combination of the most helpful Ayurvedic and modern techniques.

YOGA OF HERBS: An Ayurvedic Guide To Herbal Medicine by Lad, Vasant & Frawley, David - For the first time, here is a detailed explanation and classification of herbs using the ancient system of Ayurveda. More than 270 herbs are listed, with 108 herbs explained in detail. Many of the most commonly used Western herbs will be found here, with a profound Ayurvedic perspective. Important Chinese and special Ayurvedic herbs are introduced. Beautiful diagrams and charts, as well as detailed glossaries, appendices and index are also included.

YOGA SUTRAS OF PATANJALI - by Stiles, Mukunda - This is an English rendering of the classical text on yoga and meditations that maintains the poetic forms of the sutras. Patanjali is to Yoga what Buddha is to Buddhism. His sutras -- scriptural narratives sometimes defined as literally "the path to transcendence" -- are a darshan, or philosophical world view and method to aid the awakening of self-realization. Patanjali reveals a set of landmarks that enable practitioners to lift the veils and study the hidden self, eventually following this path to enlightenment. Stiles' translation and interpretation is a concise and insightful rendering. The volume provides clear understanding for students of yoga, Eastern philosophy, and psychology, who want to use the sutras for spiritual practice or further study. The Sanskrit/English keyword section in the back of the book makes it particularly useful for the latter.  

AYURVEDIC COOKING FOR WESTERNERS - by Morningstar, Amadea - Amadea Morningstar, co-author of the best selling Ayurvedic Cookbook, received many requests for Western recipes that utilized Ayurvedic principles. Well, here it is! Sure to be a strong best-seller, this one of a kind book represents a dramatic enhancement for people who want to practice Ayurvedic health practices in the West.

SECRETS OF THE PULSE: The Ancient Art Of Ayurvedic Pulse Diagnosis (O) -by Lad, Vasant Thousands of years ago, Ayurveda described multiple levels of the radial pulse that could be used to interpret the status of the organs and systems of the body as well as the mental and physical constitutions of the individual. For the first time in the West, this book presents this ancient art and provides a method by which anyone can learn to read one's own pulse. Imbalances and potential disease states can be detected in their early stages, giving one the opportunity to correct them before they affect the quality of life. With practice and guidance, one can acquire the proficiency to use this knowledge to heal self and others.

AYURVEDIC YOGA THERAPY -by Stiles, Paul - Mukunda Stiles presents sequences of Vinyasa and pranayama suited to various Ayurvedic body types, while steering away from an increasing tendency to "medicalize" yoga therapy by avoiding prescriptive recommendations for specific medical diagnoses. Yoga therapists and practitioners using this book can access a deeper level of preventative self-care, attuning to the rhythm of each individual. Enlivened by wisdom teachings, it provides food for body, soul and spirit, guiding practitioners towards fulfillment of their potential.