Distance Learning Ayurveda

Fees:

• Domestic student fees
• International student fees
• Miscellaneous fees

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Timetable:

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Course Dates:

COURSE STARTING DATES

There are 4 intakes a year, in alignment with Queensland school terms, for face-to-face tuition. Online students can start at any time.

2023 Starting Dates
23 January
17 April
10 July
3 October

2024 Starting Dates
22  January
15 April
8 July
30 September

2025 Starting Dates
28 January
22 April
14 July
7 October

Term Dates 2023

• Monday 23  January 2023 – Friday 31 March 2023
• Monday 17 April 2023 – Friday 23 June 2023
• Monday 10 July 2023 – Friday 15 September 2023
• Tuesday 3 October 2023 – Friday 8 December 2023

Term Breaks

• Saturday 1 April 2023 – Sunday 16 April 2023
• Saturday 24 June 2023 – Sunday 9 July 2023
• Saturday 16 September 2023 – Monday 2 October 2023
• Saturday 9 December 2023 – Sunday 21 January 2024

Term Dates 2024

• Monday 22  January 2024 – Thursday 28 March 2024
• Monday 15 April 2024 – Friday 21 June 2024
• Monday 8 July 2024 – Friday 13 September 2024
• Monday 30 September 2024– Friday 13 December 2024

Term Breaks

• Friday 29 March 2024 – Sunday 14 April 2024
• Saturday 22 June 2024 – Sunday 7 July 2024
• Saturday 14 September 2024 – Sunday 29 September 2024
• Saturday 14 December 2024 – Monday 27 January 2025

TYPICAL TIMETABLE

MONDAY
09:15-5:00pm

TUESDAY
9:30 – 5:00pm

WEDNESDAY
09:30-12:30pm

OR

MONDAY
09:15-2:15pm

WEDNESDAY
01:30-5:00pm

THURSDAY
9:30 – 5:00pm

LIVING AYURVEDA Residential detox retreat

• 30 June-9 July 2023. OR  22 September–1 October 2023.
• inclusive of shared accommodation, Ayurvedic meals, tuition, medicines, and program at Nirvana Wellbeing Retreat, Beechmont, Queensland.

Our campus is located on the beautiful Gold Coast of Australia, with proximity to shops, beaches, libraries and other facilities.

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Advanced Diploma of Ayurveda

The Advanced Diploma of Ayurveda is a nationally recognised vocational training course that draws from the extensive classical and authentic traditions of Ayurveda. With 1200 hours of training, this course provides a breadth and depth of learning that is second to none, and which has earned it the highest regard both nationally and internationally.

Whilst firmly anchored in the classical heritage of Ayurveda, the course is based on a synthesis of the current perspectives on health, along with an integration of contemporary well-being information and practices. This accredited Ayurvedic course has been developed in consultation with a wide range of teachers and practitioners of Ayurveda, including representatives of the health care industry and training authorities.

Deepen your spiritual and personal journey into health and healing. Incorporate all that you learn into your own life, so that you ‘walk your talk’ and serve as a role model for all that you preach and teach. This practitioner course is unique in that it is runs as a fixed course, in a set time, over three trimesters. Its foundation study is parallel with Certificate IV in Ayurvedic Lifestyle Consultation (now superseded by the Diploma of Ayurvedic Lifestyle Consultation), with its lifestyle counselling and preventative medicine emphasis. Our Certificate IV courses are eligible for Austudy.

The Health Institute Australia provides outstanding training for the Ayurvedic Practitioner in the following areas:

• It provides a strong foundation in the traditional principles of Ayurveda.
• It has an excellent, extensive, herbal program, with training in managing and administering herbal medicine and other treatment plans according to the philosophy and practices within an Ayurvedic framework.
• It provides a deep training in Ayurvedic psychology to provide the skills in listening and counselling required to assist patients with mental and emotional complications that arise with their health issues.
• It is integrated with Yoga therapy. Ayureda and yoga rest upon the same philosophy and arise from the same Vedic-rishi traditions.
• It has a clinical foundation. Ayurveda is a complete medical system capable of helping humanity to heal a wide array of chronic diseases that confound Western physicians.
• It embraces the skills needed to work as a practitioner in Ayurvedic Therapeutic and Remedial Treatments, including Ayurvedic herbal medicine, Ayurvedic massage and Ayurvedic nutritional advice.
• It includes actual experiential practices.

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:

Your Advanced Diploma in Ayurveda Package Includes:

Inclusive in the fees for this course are the following:

ALL COURSE MATERIALS

All course materials for Modules 1-10, common units, Ayurvedic cooking and Ayurvedic massage modules are included.

COURSE MANUALS:

BOOKS

OPTIONAL RESIDENTIAL WEEKEND RETREAT

Healthy Mind, Healthy Body and Ayurvedic cooking retreat
“Healthy mind, healthy body” is an ayurvedic nutrition and cooking residential weekend at our Nirvana Wellness Retreat.

Ayurveda is a science that has its roots in ancient Indian culture. It’s simple and extremely practical significance can be adapted to our culture and time. It is the ‘mother of all healing systems’ as it embraces all modalities. We have re-created the most idyllic Ayurvedic retreat, Nirvana Wellness Retreat on 70 acres, where you can attend tutorials, practicum and immersion programs.

This weekend retreat is available at student rates for all ayurvedic student to attend. It includes shared accommodation, meals, program and yoga duties.

(Massages, wellness treatments, single room upgrade and special diets are available as optional extras.)

INDUSTRY EXPERIENCE

Selected Ayurveda students from the Health Institute Australia may be offered the opportunity to participate in studies in India, and clinical placement at a leading Ayurvedic Hospital in Pune, India.

Clinical placement costs / travel / accommodation, etc. are at an additional cost.

4 WEEK PROGRAM OF AYURVEDIC STUDIES IN INDIA

Dr. Manish Patwardhan, Ayurvedic Physician and Consultant and postgraduate doctor in Ayurveda, will be heading a team of Indian Ayurvedic doctors who will be conducting the training, which aligns within the scope of the current Australian government accredited course Advanced Diploma of Ayurveda: HLT62615 

Assessment will be conducted jointly by your teachers from the Ayurveda Institute (AI) in India, together with the Health Institute Australia (HIA).

Three units from the Advanced Diploma of Ayurveda: HLT62615

• pathology
• herbs
• treatments
• together with revision of the basic principles of Ayurveda

These units of competency will be given credit to students who have been assessed in them and who wish to enrol in the full Advanced Diploma of Ayurveda with the Health Institute Australia.

Two groups of students are eligible to attend this 4 week intensive in India:

1. Upon completion of the Cert IV in Ayurvedic Lifestyle Consultation course or the Diploma in Ayurvedic Lifestyle Consultation course, students can enrol for just this 4 week intensive study in India, and start to practice.
2. For students want to continue their studies for the Advanced Diploma of Ayurveda, the fees they have paid towards enrolment and their studies in India through HIA, together with the subjects they have studied, will be recognised and credited towards the Advanced Diploma of Ayurveda.

Also included are field trips to:-

• Ayurvedic pharmacy to see the production of medicine
• Ayurvedic hospital
• Ayurvedic herb garden
• Clinics with patients 1:1
• Panchakarma training

PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATION MEMBERSHIPS

Graduates from The Health Institute are eligible for membership and encouraged to join professional associations relevant to their modality and location. Annual membership to AAPA is encouraged and necessary for insurance purposes. Australasian Ayurvedic Practitioners Association has various levels of membership:

1. Ayurvedic Practitioner $85
2. Ayurvedic Clinical Consultant $55
3. Ayurvedic Trainee $25
4. Associate/Friend $25

Contact AAPA’s secretary: Hilary Sullivan
Email: aapa@onthenet.com.au
Website: ayurvedaaustralia.com

SENIOR FIRST AID

Senior First Aid is compulsory for graduates who wish to join a professional association such as AAPA for insurance purposes. For HIA students, Provide First Aid HLTAID003 is included in your course training, and covered by your fees. Please diarise the date to attend.

At the completion of the course, students receive an Advanced Diploma of Ayurveda. This qualification is from the Australian Government accredited Health Training Package and is CRICOS approved.

Occupational titles for these workers may include:

• Ayurveda practitioner
• Ayurveda therapist

The Advanced Diploma of Ayurveda course trains you as an Ayurvedic Practitioner. You will learn to check the equilibrium of each person, defining their composition and help them quantify the status of their equilibrium through Ayurvedic Diagnosis.  You will also help the patient achieve optimum health and well-being through recommending natural Ayurvedic medicine, Panchakarma, Detox & cleanses, Nutrition advice, Shirodhara, Massage & Yoga therapies for stress management etc.

Our extensive hands-on training prepares you for entry into the work force or your own practice.

The Health Institute Australia provides outstanding training for the Ayurvedic Practitioner in the following areas:-

• Through our excellent, extensive, herbal program, you will be trained in managing and administering herbal medicine and other treatment plans according to the philosophy and practices within an Ayurvedic framework.
• You will have deep training in Ayurvedic psychology to provide you with the skills in listening and counselling required to assist patients with mental and emotional complications that arise with their health issues.
• Your training is integrated with Yoga therapy. Ayurveda and yoga are founded upon the same philosophy and arise from the same Vedic-rishi traditions.
• Your training has a clinical foundation. Ayurveda is a complete medical system capable of helping humanity to heal a wide array of chronic diseases that confound Western physicians.
• You will gain the skills needed to work as a practitioner in Ayurvedic Therapeutic and Remedial Treatments, including Ayurvedic herbal medicine, Ayurvedic massage and Ayurvedic nutritional advice.

Industry Recognition and Licensing Requirements

Upon completion of the course, graduates are eligible to apply for memberships at professional associations such as the Australasian Ayurvedic Practitioners Association (AAPA) or other professional membership organisations that represent Ayurvedic practitioners. However Industry association may require additional information and conditions for membership and  requirements may change periodically. As such, prospective students are encouraged to contact the relevant professional bodies for current membership requirements. Currently there are no licensing requirements to practice Ayurveda in Australia.

Ayurveda offers a diverse range of career pathways, and opportunities are increasing with the acceptance of Ayurveda into western medicine. Typical career options include:-

• Ayurvedic Lifestyle Management Consultant
• Ayurvedic Massage Therapist
• Ayurvedic Practitioner
• Health Food Consultant
• Ayurvedic Cook
• Vedic Life Coach
• Yoga & Meditation Practitioner
• Clinical Training

Degree pathway

Students who have completed any of the Advanced Diploma of Ayurveda or other Diploma courses offered by the Health Institute Australia are eligible to apply for the Bachelor of Health Science (Complementary Medicine) degree or Advanced Diploma of Yoga Teacher Training.