Ayurveda Lifestyle Consultant
Ayurveda Lifestyle Consultant
Taught by School Director, Dharana Shakti (Christy Harris), Ayurvedacharya, C-IAYT, E-RYT 500, YACEP
The Ayurveda Lifestyle Consultant program is an 100-hour course, taught online via Zoom, that provides you with the comprehensive principles and clinical protocols of Ayurveda. Upon successful completion of all four modules, you will be a certified Ayurveda Lifestyle Consultant with the ability to offer sustainable Ayurvedic protocols for yourself and your clients based on individual and ever changing needs.
You will gain the knowledge, skills and experience needed to:
Design dosha balancing asana sequences
Create nourishing Ayurvedic recipes with unique spice combinations to address imbalances and promote health and vitality
Offer one-on-one ayurvedic consultations with a lifestyle focus, including daily routines and nutrition
Confidently teach ayurvedic principles of wellness
Understand how the practices of yoga are supported by Ayurvedic lifestyle principles
Ayurveda Lifestyle Consultant Program includes:
How prana (life force) and ojas (deep vitality) can be cultivated to regulate and support agni (digestive fire) for optimal health
A deeper knowledge of doshas (constitutions), gunas (psychological tendencies), vayus (winds or movement of prana), and koshas (sheaths)
How to teach and practice asana and pranayama to kindle agni and circulate prana for optimal energy management
The alchemy of yoga and Ayurveda
Diet and lifestyle adjustments for daily, seasonal, and stage-of-life changes
How to identify and address vikriti (constitutional imbalances) using asana, pranayama, deep relaxation, and meditation
Description of the Modules:
MODULE ONE: FOUNDATIONS OF AYURVEDA
Philosophy
Doshic Theory
Koshas and Routine
Yoga and Ayurveda
MODULE TWO: THE ENERGETICS OF CONSCIOUSNESS
Subdoshas
Dhatus
Srotas
Subtle Essences
MODULE THREE: DIGESTIVE INTELLIGENCE
Agni
Six Rasas (tastes)
Ama
Food as Medicine
MODULE FOUR: PRACTICAL APPLICATIONS & PRACTICE
Ethics and scope of practice
Sadhana
Client Intake
Client Consultation
SCHEDULE:
All classes are Sunday noon to 5:00pm Central time. Each 5hr class varies with 2-3 hrs of lecture/discussion and 2-3 hrs of projects. August classes are required for professional certification.
Module 1 April 3, 10, 24, May 1
Module 2 May 15, 22, June 5, 12
Module 3 June 26, July 10, 17, 24
Module 4 August 7, 14, 21, 28
APPLICATION:
Credit for this course may apply toward YACEP or as credit toward RYT 300, RYT 500, Yoga Therapy Certification or other Dharma House Institute of Interdisciplinary Yoga Studies programs
TUITION:
$399 per module or, $1436 (a discount of 10%) if all four modules are paid up front in full.
Required Texts:
Textbook of Ayurveda; Volume 1 by Dr. Vasant Lad
Yoga & Ayurveda: Self-Healing and Self-Realization; Dr. David Frawley
