Advanced Certification in Ayurveda: Master Core Principles

Note: This course does not provide any home remedies or quick health fixes. It is meant exclusively for deeper understanding of Ayurvedic concepts.

Namaste,

I am a seasoned Ayurveda expert Vaidya Kanika, with 15 years of experience in Ayurveda practice and training. I am excited to welcome you to the world of Ayurveda and promote experiential learning!! Please watch free preview lectures. I am sure you will love them!

Unlock the secrets of ancient wisdom with our “In-Depth Advanced Ayurveda: Expert Certification Course”, based on the ancient text Charak Samhita. Designed for those seeking a scientific approach to holistic health, this course delves deep into the core principles and practices of Ayurveda. , you’ll explore advanced Ayurvedic concepts, gaining comprehensive knowledge and practical skills essential for mastery.

Our curriculum is meticulously crafted to bridge traditional Ayurvedic teachings with modern scientific understanding. There are assignments and quizzes to help to understand the practical application of Ayurvedic principles. From the basics of dosha to Incompatible combinations in food, this course covers it all.

Why choose our advanced certification? Not only will you receive expert-level training, but you’ll also benefit from a scientifically rigorous approach, ensuring your knowledge is both authentic and applicable in today’s world. Our program is perfect for healthcare professionals, wellness coaches, and anyone passionate about integrating Ayurveda into their practice.

Join us to deepen your understanding of Ayurveda and earn a certification that sets you apart as an expert in the field. Embrace the journey of holistic healing and elevate your career with our comprehensive, scientifically-informed advanced Ayurveda course.

The course consists of multiple video lectures. Each video lecture is followed by a crisp animated recap video. Plus, there are short multiple-choice quizzes, practical exercises, and resources to help you absorb the essence of each lecture.

Topics covered

Introduction to Ayurveda

• What is Ayurveda?

• What is Veda?

• What is the duration of life according to Ayurveda?

• What is the aim of Ayurveda?

• What is the source of Ayurveda?

• How is Ayurveda defined?

• When did Ayurveda originate?

• What are the branches of Ayurveda?

• What is Kaya Chikitsa?

• What is Shalya Tantra?

• What is Agad Tantra?

• What is Bhoot Vidya?

• What is Shalakya Tantra?

• What is Kaumarbhritya?

• What is Rasayan?

• What is Vajikaran?

The Foundation of Triguna

• What are the basics of Triguna?

• What is a Tamasic person?

• What is a Rajasic person?

• What is a Satvic person?

• How do Trigunas relate to the stages of evolution?

• How does Triguna influence life?

• What are the properties of Guna?

• What is Padarth?

• What is not Padarth?

• Who is the master of the matrix?

• What is Samvaay?

Dravya: The Concept of Substance in Ayurveda

• What is Dravya?

• How does Dravya relate to creation?

• What is the independent existence of Dravya?

• What are the nine elements?

• What are the integral properties of elements?

• How do the five great elements form?

• How do the five elements combine?

• What is the soul element?

• What is the mind element?

• What is the time element?

• What is the direction element?

• What is the space element?

• What is the air element?

• What is the fire element?

• What is the water element?

• What is the earth element?

• How do the Trigunas relate to the five great elements?

Doshas: The Three Fundamental Energies

• What is a Dosha?

• What are the three primary Doshas?

• What is Vata Dosha?

• What is Pitta Dosha?

• What is Kapha Dosha?

• How are Doshas present in the universe?

• How do Doshas relate to organizational functions?

Understanding Vata Dosha

• What are the characteristics of Vata Dosha?

• How does Vata cause dryness?

• How does Vata cause coolness?

• How does Vata cause lightness?

• How does Vata relate to subtlety?

• How does Vata relate to mobility?

• How does Vata relate to clarity?

• How does Vata relate to roughness?

All About the Pitta Dosha

• What are the characteristics of Pitta Dosha?

• How does Pitta relate to acidity?

• How does Pitta relate to pungency?

• How does Pitta relate to fluidity?

• How does Pitta relate to liquidity?

• How does Pitta relate to sharpness?

• How does Pitta relate to oiliness?

• How does Pitta relate to body odor?

• How does Pitta relate to heat?

All About the Kapha Dosha

• What are the characteristics of Kapha Dosha?

• How does Kapha relate to heaviness?

• How does Kapha relate to coolness?

• How does Kapha relate to stability?

• How does Kapha relate to sliminess?

• How does Kapha relate to oiliness?

• How does Kapha relate to sweetness?

• How does Kapha relate to stickiness?

• How does Kapha relate to softness?

• How does Kapha relate to slowness?

Abodes of the Doshas

• Where is Vata Dosha primarily located?

• Where is Pitta Dosha primarily located?

• Where is Kapha Dosha primarily located?

Abodes of Vata Dosha

• Bones

• Ears

• Sense of Touch

• Thighs

• Large Intestine

• Pelvic Girdle

Abodes of Pitta Dosha

• Eyes

• Lymph

• Stomach

• Pitta Sense of Touch

• Umbilicus

• Tissue Fluid

• Sweat

• Blood

Abodes of Kapha Dosha

• Throat and Head

• Amashaya

• Adipose Tissue

• Your Chest

• Rasa

• Joints

• Kloma Pancrease or Palate

• Sense of Smell

Subtypes of Vata Dosha

• Prana Vayu

• Udana Vayu

• Saman Vayu

• Vyana Vayu

• Apana Vayu

Subtypes of Pitta Dosha

• Pachak Pitta

• Ranjak Pitta

• Sadhak Pitta

• Bhrajak Pitta

• Alochak Pitta

Subtypes of Kapha Dosha

• Kledaka Kapha

• Avalambak Kapha

• Bodhak Kapha

• Shleshak Kapha

• Tarpak Kapha

Subtypes of Vata Dosha

• Prana Vayu

• Udana Vayu

• Saman Vayu

• Vyana Vayu

• Apana Vayu

Subtypes of Pitta Dosha

• Pachak Pitta

• Ranjak Pitta

• Sadhak Pitta

• Bhrajak Pitta

• Alochak Pitta

Subtypes of Kapha Dosha

• Kledaka Kapha

• Avalambak Kapha

• Bodhak Kapha

• Shleshak Kapha

• Tarpak Kapha

Imbalance in Doshas

• Prominent Signs of Vata Excess

• Prominent Signs of Pitta Excess

• Prominent Signs of Kapha Excess

Agni – The Fire Inside

• The Concept of Agni

• The Concept of Koshthagni

• How does the Koshthagni work?

• The Concept of Dhatuagni

• How does the Dhatuvagni work?

• The Concept of Bhutagni

Dhatu – The Ayurvedic Tissue System

• The Seven Dhatu

• Rasa – The Tissue Fluid

• Rakta – The Blood

• Mansa – The Muscular Tissue

• Meda – The Fatty Tissue

• Asthi – The Bony Tissue

• Majja – The Marrow

• Shukra – The Reproductive Tissue

Ojas – The Life Force

Prakriti The Ayurvedic Body Constitution

• What is Prakriti or the Ayurvedic Constitution?

• How does the Prakriti Form?

• What are the types of Ayurvedic Constitutions?

• What are the Element Based Body Types?

• What are the Dosha-based Body Types?

• How the Ayurvedic Body Type Theory was rediscovered by a Western Physician?

• Can your parents’ body type affect yours?

• What’s the effect of your mother’s food, lifestyle, and mind on your Prakriti?

All About The Vata Body Type

• What is the normal Vata Height?

• What’s the normal weight for Vata people?

• How is the face of a Vata person?

• How is the skin of a Vata person?

• Discover the hair type of a Vata person

• How is the normal respiration of a Vata person?

• How does the circulation of a Vata person work?

• How does the digestive system of a Vata person work?

• How are the joints of a Vata person?

• The normal excretion of a Vata person

• How does the nervous system of a Vata person work?

• How is the memory of a Vata person?

• How is the normal behavior of a Vata person?

• How is the sleep of a Vata person?

The Pitta Body Type

• What is the normal Pitta Height?

• What’s the normal weight for Pitta people?

• How is the face of a Pitta person?

• How is the skin of a Pitta person?

• Discover the hair type of a Pitta person

• How is the normal respiration of a Pitta person?

• How does the circulation of a Pitta person work?

• How does the digestive system of a Pitta person work?

• How is the normal excretion of a Pitta person?

• How does the nervous system of a Pitta person work?

• How is the memory of a Pitta person?

• How is the normal behavior of a Pitta person?

• How is the sleep of a Pitta person?

The Kapha Body Type

• What is the average height and weight of a kapha person?

• How is the face of a kapha dominant person?

• How is the skin of a kapha-dominant person?

• How is the hair of a kapha-dominant person?

• How is the digestion of a kapha-dominant person?

• How is the respiration of a kapha-dominant person?

• How is the circulation of a kapha-dominant person?

• How is the excretion of a kapha-dominant person?

• How is the nervous system of a kapha-dominant person?

• How is the sleep of a kapha-dominant person?

• How is the behavior of a kapha dominant person?

Calculate your body type

Special Metabolic Impacts of 6 Rasa

1. What are the properties of Sweet Taste?

2. What are the effects of excess Sweet Taste?

3. What are the properties of Sour Taste?

4. What are the effects of excess Sour Taste?

5. What are the properties of Salty Taste?

6. What are the effects of excess Salty Taste?

7. What are the properties of Pungent Taste?

8. What are the effects of excess Pungent Taste?

9. What are the properties of Bitter Taste?

10. What are the effects of excess Bitter Taste?

11. What are the properties of Astringent Taste?

12. What are the effects of excess Astringent Taste?

Section 14: The Ayurvedic Concept of Potency (Virya)

1. What is Virya (Potency)?

2. What are the primary types of Virya?

3. What is the impact of heat-creating potency?

4. What is the impact of heat-creating potency?

5. What is the impact of coolness-creating potency?

6. What is the impact of coolness-creating potency?

7. How does Virya influence Vata?

8. What is the relationship between Rasa and Virya?

9. What are the exceptions to the Rasa-Virya relationship?

Section 15: Vipaka – the post digestion taste transformation

1. What is vipaka or the transformed taste?

2. What are the stages involved in vipaka (digestion)?

3. What are the different types of vipaka?

4. What is the effect of vipaka?

5. How does vipaka differ from rasa?

Section 16: The special effect – prabhava

1. What is the special effect known as prabhava?

Section 17: The ideal vata lifestyle

1. What are the general dietary choices for vata individuals?

2. Why is a consistent schedule important for vata individuals?

3. What self-care practices are beneficial for vata?

4. What grounding activities can help balance vata?

5. How can mindfulness and meditation benefit vata individuals?

6. What is the role of social connection in vata well-being?

Section 18: The ideal pitta lifestyle

1. What are the general dietary choices for pitta individuals?

2. What is the ideal daily routine for pitta individuals?

3. How can pitta individuals manage work and stress effectively?

4. What can pitta individuals do to maintain emotional well-being?

5. How do environmental factors impact pitta individuals?

Section 19: The ideal kapha lifestyle

1. What are the general dietary choices for kapha individuals?

2. What kind of exercise and movement is suitable for kapha individuals?

3. What is the ideal lifestyle and routine for kapha individuals?

4. How can kapha individuals maintain mental and emotional well-being?

5. What is the importance of sleep and rest for kapha individuals?

Section 20: Ayurvedic tips for ideal vata diet

1. Which grains are suitable for vata individuals?

2. Which legumes and pulses are beneficial for vata?

3. What fruits are recommended for vata individuals?

4. Which vegetables are good for vata?

5. What kind of oils and fats are suitable for vata?

6. Is meat recommended for vata individuals?

7. Which dairy products are beneficial for vata?

8. What sweeteners are suitable for vata?

9. Which dry fruits are recommended for vata?

10. Is alcohol suitable for vata individuals?

11. Which spices are beneficial for vata?

Section 21: Ayurvedic tips for ideal pitta diet

1. Which grains are suitable for pitta individuals?

2. Which legumes and pulses are beneficial for pitta?

3. What fruits are recommended for pitta individuals?

4. Which vegetables are good for pitta?

5. What kind of oils and fats are suitable for pitta?

6. Is meat recommended for pitta individuals?

7. Which dairy products are beneficial for pitta?

8. What sweeteners are suitable for pitta?

9. Which dry fruits are recommended for pitta?

10. Is alcohol suitable for pitta individuals?

11. Which spices are beneficial for pitta?

Section 22: Ayurvedic tips for ideal kapha diet

1. Which grains are suitable for kapha individuals?

2. Which legumes and pulses are beneficial for kapha?

3. What fruits are recommended for kapha individuals?

4. Which vegetables are good for kapha?

5. What kind of oils and fats are suitable for kapha?

6. Which dry fruits are recommended for kapha?

7. Is alcohol suitable for kapha individuals?

8. What are some tips for an ideal kapha diet?

I hope that this course brings you the light of this ancient wisdom – Ayurveda. I am going to expand this course by adding more content every month. Please help me improve it with your valuable suggestions and feedback.

This is a purely educational course. If you want to learn about Ayurveda home remedies or disease-specific approaches, please feel free to message me and I will try to create something for you.

Wishing you a healthy and peaceful life!

Dr. Kanika Verma

BAMS, MMS,

PDGVA (Vedic Astrology)

PDGPC (Psychotherapy and Counselling)

PDGHHM (Healthcare Management)

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