Outline

WHAT IS INCLUDED IN THIS ADVANCED DIPLOMA COURSE?

SUBJECTS

The course encompasses a variety of subjects and areas including:-

• Doshas
• Ayurvedic nutrition
• Ayurvedic herbal medicine
• Panchakarma practices
• Ayurvedic massage and therapies
• Marmas (specific points in the body) and chakras.

In addition, biomedical sciences, communication and basic counselling, workplace health and safety, practice management, professional practice and development in relation to the practice of Ayurveda are covered. Many other short courses are also offered to complement the course and create awareness of other natural therapy modalities such as yoga, meditation, vedic astrology and more.

Students progress through the course by completing HIA subjects that are mapped against nationally endorsed units of competency from the health training package. Upon completion of all the HIA subjects and clinical requirements students will receive a nationally recognised qualification. Students may have to complete more than one HIA subject to gain a complete unit of competency.

AYURVEDIC TRAINING

Ayurvedic training at the Health Institute Australia covers:-

• Ayurvedic Nutrition
• Ayurvedic Cooking
• Kitchen Pharmacy
• Herbal Medicine and Therapy
• Pulse diagnosis
• Tongue diagnosis
• Marma point therapy
• Yoga, Pranayama, Nidra, Meditation
• Ayurvedic Massage and Treatments
• Ayurvedic Remedial therapies
• Herbal Medicine
• Stress Management
• Lifestyle and Dietary Counselling

SUPERVISED CLINICAL TRAINING

Students are required to complete a minimum 400 hours of supervised clinical training. These clinical sessions are conducted and supervised by qualified practitioners at the student clinic on our Gold Coast campus and at Nirvana Wellness Retreat.

ADVANCED DIPLOMA SUBJECTS:

UNITS OF COMPETENCY

For the Advanced Diploma in Ayurveda you need to achieve competencies in the following: