Diploma of Ayurvedic Lifestyle Consultation

BREAKDOWN OF HIA's TRAINING OF THE CORE AYURVEDIC UNITS

At Health Institute Australasia, the 5 core Ayurveda units of competency are taught in the following 12 modules, and the fee per subject is provided next to the module title.

HIAAYU01 - THE FOUNDATIONS OF AYURVEDIC MEDICINE $1550
Understanding the true nature of your mind and body, its fundamental philosophy, and history.

Overview and introduction to the unchanging nature of Ayurvedic science, with an experiential understanding of its utility as a healing science.

- The science (veda) of life (ayur)
- Origins and history (ithias) of Ayurveda and the philosophies of India
- Evolution of Ayurveda (avataran)
- Philosophy of Ayurveda
- Fundamentals of Sanskrit, illustrate its calligraphy (practicum), Vedic chants.

HIAAYU02 - THE COSMOLOGICAL WISDOM OF AYURVEDA $1550
Proceedings of the cosmos: the wisdom of the ages. Ayurveda recognises that whatever is present in the universe, also presents itself in the human body. This is one of the basic principles of Ayurveda.

a. Central principles
– Creation theory: History and background concerning the origin of life and consciousness
– Macrocosm and microcosm
– The essential inherent universal principles present in the five great elements, panchamahabhootas
– Three primal qualities, gunas
– Three biological principles, doshas

b. Classical principles and practices

c. Relationship of Ayurveda to holistic health, mental health; life mission and success.

HIAAYU03 - DEFINING THE AYURVEDIC BODY $1550
Students are introduced to the concept of the three doshas and how Ayurveda conceives the body-mind in health and disease.

a. Nature, prakruti
b. Ayurvedic Body types
c. Defining the Ayurvedic Body, Sharira:

Anatomy and physiology SHAR-1
- Understanding the healthy body through Western anatomy and physiology
- Ayurvedic anatomy and physiology
– Knowledge about how the tridoshas (vata, pitta, kapha) work in our body
– assessment of body types;
– understanding the physiology related to the sub-doshas.
– how to correlate qualities, functions and places of doshas in our body.

d. Ayurvedic Anatomy & Physiology SHAR-2
– The sub-doshas of Vata, Pitta and Kapha that function within our body.
– Detailed understanding of the essential and present condition (prakruti and vikruti).
– Assessment of doshic imbalances.
– Determination of subsequent methods to rectify imbalances.
– Clinical understanding of seven tissues (dhatus).
– Metabolic function of dhatus and their effect on well-being.

e. Ayurvedic Physiology SHAR-3
– Working knowledge of channels (srotas) and their role in health and disease.
– The role of agni in clinical physiology and pathology.
– Knowledge of what is ama and how it takes form in our bodies
– Factors responsible for causing physical and mental ama.

HIAAYU04 - DETERMINING YOUR AYURVEDIC BODY TYPE (prakruti) $1550

- Constitutional analysis

HIAAYU05 - AYURVEDIC NUTRITION (aahar) & EATING RIGHT WITHOUT DIETING
Aahar: Ayur Nutrition & Clinical Nutrition (AHR) $2550

a. Ayurvedic and Western views of Nutrition. AHR-1

Introduction to nutrition. Understanding ayurvedic and Western food fundamentals and eating for health.

b. Diet and Constitution AHR-2

– Eating for health.
– The energetics of different types of food and recipes which can then be selected after taking into account an individual’s diet and constitution.

c. Ayurvedic Kitchen Herbs. AHR-3

– The use of medicinal fruits, vegetables and the study of 22 commonly available Ayurvedic kitchen herbs
– Their application in a clinical setting to bring about balance to the mind-body.

d. Ayurvedic Cooking for Nutrition AHR-4

e. In the kitchen (practicum). AHR-5

The knowledge and skills to prepare Ayurvedic sattvic meals, recipes for different seasons and the significance of Ayurvedic cooking in Ayurvedic psychology, yoga and meditation sciences.

f. Food and Mood AHR-6

– Food and subtle energy.
– Diet, mind, and yoga.

g. Ayurvedic Clinical Nutrition AHR-7.

h. Food as Medicine. AHR-8

- Treatment of various diseases and disorders using food as medicine.

HIAAYU06 - AYURVEDIC PHARMACOLOGY: HERBOLOGY-MATERIA MEDICA $2550
Herbs are nature’s healing gift to humankind and have been used for their maintenance and curative purposes throughout history by almost all of the cultures in the world.

– Ayurvedic Materia Medica I: Introduction to Ayurvedic medicine.
– Ayurvedic Materia Medica II: Carriers (anupana)
- Ayurvedic Materia Medica III: Herbal preparations and usage for different conditions.
– Ayurvedic Materia Medica IV: Study of tailam (medicated oils) and ghritam (medicated ghee), their preparation and selection for different conditions.
– Ayurvedic Materia Medica V: Ayurvedic Herbology & Pharmacology (aushadi)

HIAAYU07 - CONCEPT OF HEALTH IN AYURVEDA Swastha Siddhanta $1550
Students are more deeply grounded in how Ayurveda conceives the body-mind in health, symptomatology and disease, and are taken through the process of:

- Understanding the fundamentals and nature of health and disease
- Ayurvedic Clinical Diagnosis
- Ayurvedic Clinical Pathology
- Pulse Diagnosis

HIAAYU08 - VIRILIFICATION, REJUVENATION, AND LONGEVITY (RASVAJ) $1550

- Health, Longevity and the Disease process
- Ayurvedic rejuvenation therapies (rasayana) RASVAJ-1
- Virilification and Aphrodisiacs (vajikaran) RASVAJ-2
- Introduction to the five physiological detoxification & purification processes, the 5 actions (Panchakarma therapy)

HIAAYU09 - REVITALISATION THROUGH AYURVEDIC MASSAGE THERAPY (Abhyanga) $2995

- Principles and fundamental techniques of massage. AYMAS1
- Ayurvedic massage principles. ABH1
- Relaxation Massage practicum AYMAS1

HIAAYU10 - ALLIED AYURVEDIC BODYWORK TREATMENTS $1550

- Shirodhara
- Kati Basti

HIAAYU11 - CREATING HEALTH THROUGH BALANCE and SELF CARE (SVRIT) $1550
Improving life using the wisdom of the ages Practical skills and Essential Tools for Health, Self Care, Personal Development, Success in Study, Work and Well-being.

Co-requisites: Yoga and Meditation.

This course is designed to help learners recognise and manage stress to improve their overall well-being. It covers various practices, strategies and understandings for coping with stress, maintaining a healthy work-life balance, and fostering mental and emotional health. It encompasses attending the wisdom practices of gentle yoga, yoga breathing, yoga relaxation (yoga nidra), yoga ethics, sangha (community), gardening, nature care, forest bathing, cooking and residential retreats.

Ayurvedic Psychology and Spirituality 1

a. Non-physical aspects of ayus (life) that play a critical role in physical and mental health and enhance our consciousness.
b.Three gunas, antahkarana (mind, ego, intellect and consciousness)
c. Life-supporting diet (aahara), lifestyle (vihara) and conduct (achara).
d. The concept of exercise in Ayurveda

Ayurvedic Psychology & Spirituality II

a Stress management and emotional healing
b. Ayurvedic and Yogic approaches in working with the mind.

Ayurvedic Psychology & Spirituality III

– The psychological development of the Ayurvedic lifestyle consultant.
- Purification and cleansing therapies
- Knowledge and skills to assess cases.

This period will include unsupervised clinical work, wherein students will be required to continue with the therapies that they learnt in their practicum and complete a number of case studies for each therapy at their own location.

HIAAYU12 - PROVIDE AYURVEDIC LIFESTYLE CONSULTATION. $1550