Introduction to Ayurveda Course

Description

Introduction to Ayurveda – The Science of Life. Learn the basic building blocks of Ayurveda.

This course is run 3 times a year, starting in the middle of January, May and September (full dates below).  This course has a student limit so get your place early to avoid disappointment.

This introductory course takes place online over 3 months and focuses on understanding yourself and your close community. This will help you learn Ayurveda by establishing the basic building blocks and applying them to practical life. This course, like all of our courses, has a restricted number of participants, ensuring a close-knit community and fully interactive webinars to help you learn Ayurveda. There are 33 hours of work covered within the course, which can also be used as Continuing Professional Development (certified by The CPD Certification Service).

With a range of content (including live webinars, PDFs, videos, a community forum, health diary, quizzes and case studies) the course offers both theoretical and practical learning to bring the concept of the dosha (mind-body types) to life. All content is direct from the classical Ayurvedic texts combined with modern interpretation, supported by research.

This Introduction to Ayurveda course will encourage you to:     

• Better connect with yourself – Ayurveda is focused on accepting ourselves as we are, playing to our strengths and nurturing our weaknesses (BTW, lovely Oscar Wilde quote on ‘Be yourself, as everyone else is already taken…)
• Look at your friends, family and work colleagues through the ‘dosha’ lens to enable better relationships
• Connect with nature on a regular basis, to help tune into your daily circadian rhythm as well as the season
• Prepare fresh, whole foods from organic, seasonal, local foods tailored for your dosha
• See ‘food as medicine’ and explore using some of the herbs in your kitchen spice rack to make simple home remedies for common ailments
• Tailor your lifestyle, exercise and yoga practice to your dosha
• Tread more lightly on this earth and live more sustainably by adopting Ayurvedic principles.
• Live the most fulfilled life you can! Ayurveda is not about living the perfect life, but living the best life for you.

Once you have completed the Introduction to Ayurveda course, you will receive a certificate of completion, certifying your 33 hours of CPD.  For those who know they want more than an introduction, you can also sign up for our follow-on 66-hour Applying Ayurveda course.

All of The Ayurveda Academy courses include:

Extras included in this course:

• A 50% discount for a personalised Ayurvedic assessment report to support diet and lifestyle recommendations.

Our courses are designed for:

The Introduction to Ayurveda and Applying Ayurveda courses are designed for personal interest only. On completion of Ayurveda Immersion course, you will be qualified to help others with Ayurvedic lifestyle changes.

Dates for the upcoming Introduction to Ayurveda courses are as follows:

January 2025

May 2025

September 2025

Please note that to get a certificate of completion, you will need to have attended at least 2 of the 3 live webinar sessions.

Course Structure

This course comprises three month-long modules of 11 hours each, totalling 33 total study hours for the course. You will need to put aside 11 hours per month, 1 of which is for a scheduled compulsory live webinar and the rest are flexible to do when it suits you. To get a certificate and CPD points, you will need to attend at least 2 of the three live webinars.

The module starts by working through the manual which contains the specific detailed reading for the module. The workbook then takes you through exercises to explore deeper and reflect. You are given an independent reading assignment to widen your knowledge and allow you to develop your own interests. A 1-hour live intereactive webinar takes place 3 weeks after the start of the module for you to participate in group discussion, ask questions and make sure everything is clear. You can then check your understanding using the assessment.

Going Further

If you enjoy this training, you may want to sign up for the 6-month Applying Ayurveda course.  After that, you can complete our Ayurveda Immersion course to gain an Ayurvedic Lifestyle Advisor professional qualification.

Please note that you will not be qualified Ayurvedic practitioner after the first two courses. They are designed to provide a foundation of Ayurveda for personal use and development. If you want to learn Ayurveda and gain a professional qualification, you can complete the Ayurveda Immersion course to become an Ayurvedic Lifestyle Advisor.

Cancellations

Please note that, cancellations can not be refunded within 28 days of the course start date.  If you cancel more than 28 days of the course start day, we will refund your money minus a £10 admin fee.