Ayurveda Certification
Ayurveda Certification: Prerequisites and Required Texts
Prerequisites
- You have received an Ayurvedic consultation from some qualified practitioner, practice for a month or more to see if it is as wonderful as it sounds. (If you are still eager to learn after this set up an interview)
- You have 5 hours a week to comfortably spend on homework
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Fees
$100.00 for books (extra for medical books and shipping).
Application/Registration Fee: $100 (non-refundable).
Full advance payment: 5% discount.
$8,000 USD – For the entire two years ($4,000/year or $410/month)
This program is one-on-one internship with a teacher (by phone/email).
2-Year Ayurveda Certification Program Registration
Note: payment ‘option 2′ below includes manual monthly payments – that means you pay each month for the new class. If you prefer automated monthly payments, click ‘Option 1′ below
Registration/Interview Process ($100 1-time, non-refundable fee)
Tuition Option 1: Yearly Payment (11 months) $4,000
Tuition Option 2: Recurring Monthly Payment Plan $410/month for 20 months
Books
Buy these books here:
Ayurveda Encyclopedia
Ayurveda Primer (e-book)
Bhagavad Gita for Modern Times
Yoga Vani – Instructions for the Attainment of Siddhayoga
Guru Bani: 100 Ways to Attain Inner Peace
Buy these two books separately:
Upanishads vol. 2 by Swami Nikhilananda. Click here to order
Converging Paths: of Ancient Ayurveda & Modern Medicine by Patrick J. Conte, MD Click here to order
Required Text List
- Course Textbook: The Ayurveda Encyclopedia
- Ayurveda Primer E-Book CD-ROM
- Yoga Vani: Instructions for the Attainment of Siddhayoga by Swami
Shankar Purushottam Tirtha - Guru Bani: 100 Ways to Attain Inner Peace by Swami Shankar
Purushottam Tirtha - Bhagavad Gita for Modern Times by Swami Sadashiva Tirtha
- Upanishads by Swami Nikhilananda – Volume 2: (Prashna and
Gaudapada Karika Upanishads) (available through us) - Drug Handbook (any: e.g., Nurses Drug Handbook)
- Medical Dictionary (any: e.g., Taber’s Cyclopedic Medical Dictionary)
- Merck Manual (home or professional version)
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Ayurveda Certification: Faculty and Advisory Board
Swami Sadashiva Tirtha
Swami Sada Shiva Tirtha, D.Sc. (Ayur. Research)
Founder, Teacher
- Swamiji has received his Doctor of Science in Ayurvedic Medicine & Research from Westbrook University. His prior training includes a certificate from the Ayurvedic Institute and private study with professor & dean from Benares Hindu University in 1988.
- In 1989 he received certification from the American Institute of Vedic Studies.
- From 1991 through 1998 Swamiji received ongoing advanced private training with vaidyas from remote villages in the Indian Himalayas.
- He spent 6 years writing the Ayurveda Encyclopedia, which was published in 1998. (Now in its 2nd edition)
- Swamiji research study – a pilot study comparing the cost of Ayurvedic and Allopathic therapies, was published in 2001.
- 2007 He published the 2nd edition of the Ayurveda Encyclopedia and wrote a commentary & translation: Bhagavad Gita for Modern Times .
- Now Swamiji is developing an expanded itegrative healing program for this school.
Ray Noronha
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Ray Noronha, B.Sc. (hons.), C.Ay.
Trainer, Australasia region
Ray Noronha, BSc Hons Biology, Dip Ayurveda, Dip Shiatsu, Dip Sports Massage, Dip Ayurvedic Massage, Dip Neurotherapy, Cert IV in Training and Assessment, Cert IV in Business. See more details here
Ray has worked and taught in the field of Natural Healthcare since 1999 in UK, Canada, Germany, and Australia. Prior to this he worked with many eminent scientists in frontline Medical Research.
In 1998 he was awarded a Practitioner’s Diploma in Neurotherapy by the Zoroastrian College, Bombay, India / Royal Tara School of Complementary Medicine, London, UK.
Ray is also a member of the prestigious Unified Register of Herbal Practitioners in the U.K. and writes for research journals and magazines. See more info here
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Pancha Karma Spa Training (Uttarkashi, India branch)
Dr. J.K. Chandhok, BAMS
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Dr. J.K. Chandhok B.A.M.S. (K.U.) D.Ya.- (hatha yoga diploma)
Dr. Archana Chandhok, BAMS
Directors, Himalayan Vaidyashala Ayurveda Spa & Maa Parvati Memorial Clinic; Uttarkashi U.P. -Himalayas; India
This husband/wife team teaches our Kerala/Traditional Pancha Karma Certification program in India. They have been offering Ayurveda to the local villagers for nearly 2 decades. Additionally, they are very active in helping the community, improving the schools, and developing fair trade jobs for the impovershed mountain communities.
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School Advisory Board
Advisors to the course include three Ayurvedic doctors (Vaidyas) who reside and practice and/or teach in India. We are fortunate to have found three vaidyas that have graduated from Indian government recognized Ayurvedic colleges.
Dr. Shrivastava, BAMS
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Dr. S. N. Shrivastava B.A.M.S. (K.U.); U.G.T.T.
(I.M.S., B.H.U.) Head of Department; Kayachikitsa-
Government Ayurvedic College, Gurukul Kangri, Hardwar U.P. India
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Dr. R.C. Uniyal, BAMS
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Dr. Ram Chandra Uniyal B.A.M.S.
Noted expert and lecturer on Himalayan mountain herbs
Director, Uniyal Clinic; Uttarkashi – Himalayas; India
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Western Medical Board of Advisors
Dr. Patrick Conte, MD, PhD (Ayurvedic Medicine), CAy
Dr. Conte is Chief of Nuclear Medicine – St. Joseph Medical Hospital NJ, and a Certified Ayurveda Practitioner.
Dr. Kul Anand, MD, FRCP [London], CAy
Dr. Anand works in hospice care, and is a Certified Ayurveda Practitioner and licensed Acupuncturist.
Donna Brook, MS, FNP, AHN-BC, CAy, CYT
Donna is a Family Nurse Practitioner and Advanced Holistic Nurse-Board Certified, a Certified Ayurveda Practitioner, and a Certified Yoga Teacher.
George Nemecz, Ph.D. Biology/Biochemistry, CAy
Dr. Nemecz is Assistant Profession Biochemistry at Campbell University
2-Year Ayurveda Certification Program Registration
Note: payment ‘option 2′ below includes manual monthly payments – that means you pay each month for the new class. If you prefer automated monthly payments, click ‘Option 1′ below
Registration/Interview Process ($100 1-time, non-refundable fee)
Tuition Option 1: Yearly Payment (11 months) $4,000
Tuition Option 2: Recurring Monthly Payment Plan $410/month for 20 months
Books
Buy these books here:
Ayurveda Encyclopedia
Ayurveda Primer (e-book)
Bhagavad Gita for Modern Times
Yoga Vani – Instructions for the Attainment of Siddhayoga
Guru Bani: 100 Ways to Attain Inner Peace
Buy these two books separately:
Upanishads vol. 2 by Swami Nikhilananda Click here to order
Converging Paths: of Ancient Ayurveda & Modern Medicine by Patrick J. Conte, MD Click here to order
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