Herbology and Dietary Treatments of Ayurveda 

In 2021 this course is only available on Zoom (not in India) 

Part of Khabir's certificate Ayurvedic Health Counselor (AHC) & Ayurvedic Practitioner (AP) Program

- Nov 6th & 7th, Saturday & Sunday from 10am to 12:30 and 2pm - 4:30 on Zoom in a small group

Course Syllabus

Textbooks: Ayurvedic Herbology East & West: A Practical Guide to Ayurvedic Herbal Medicine (on Amazon) and Ayurvedic Medicine for Westerners: Clinical Protocols & Treatments in Ayurveda (Volume 3) (on Amazon).

Overview:

The main objective of this course is to understand the attributes (gunas), actions (karma) and taste (rasa) of most vegetables, fruits, grains, nuts, and other food items, and learn to form diets to therapeutically address specific health conditions (ahara chikitsa).  Additionally, we will study 50 of the most common traditional ayurvedic herbs,  and simple formulas to address doshic imbalances and the subdoshas.  Participants will role-play daily to practice prescribing dietary and herbal formulas [based on the herbs covered in the lessons each day]. 

Note: The northern Indian approach is almost entirely herbal compared with the southern or Kerala approach where abhyanga, the use of oils, sweating therapies, Shirodhara and panchakarma are the main methods of treatment.  Thus, these workshops do not cover these physical forms of treatment or any form of bodywork, since a purely herbal and dietary approach is sufficient if the practitioner is skilled.“

Course Outline:

Daily: Introduction to 50 most used Ayurveda Herbs

• Sanskrit Name and the meaning
• Attributes, rasa/taste, potency, Post digestive effects (rasas, vipak, veeya, prabhav)
• Action on doshas, dhatsu/tissues, wastes/mala
• Common uses per Ayurveda
• Typical combinations with other herbs

Part 1: Using food as medicine (ahara chikitsa)

• Balancing Vata with food and eating habits
• Balancing Pitta with food and eating habits
• Balancing Kapha with food and eating habits
• Variations for kapha-vata, pitta vata, kapha-pitta, etc

Part 2: Principles of Ayurveda Pharmacology (drava guna)

• Type of herbal substances (dravyas)
• The 20 gunas (qualities of herbal substances)
• Tastes and energetics of herbal substances: rasas, vipak, veeya, prabhav
• Actions of herbal substances: Karma

Part 3: Treatments for imbalances of dosha, dhatu, mala (Shamana Chikitsa)

Specific herbs to balance:

• Prana, udana, apana, samana, vyana vayu (vata)
• Panchaka, ranjanka, bhrajaka, sadhaka, alochaka pitta 
• Kledaka, avalambaka, bodhaka, tarpaka, shlesshaka khapa
• Manda, tikshan, vishama and sama agni
• Prana, tejas and ojas 

Dietary and herbal treatments for: 

• The respiratory system (prana vaha sroto)
• The digestive system (anna vahu sroto) 
• The water system (Ambu sroto) 
• Conditions of the lymph (rasa sroto & dhatu)
• conditions of the blood-liver-spleen (rakta sroto & dhatu)
• Conditions of the muscles (mamsa sroto & dhatu)
• Conditions of fat tissue (meda sroto & dhatu)
• Conditions of the joints and bones (ashti sroto & dhatu) 
• Conditions of the nervous system (meja sroto & dhatu) 
• Conditions of the reproductive system male/female (shukra/Artava sroto & dhatu) 
• The colon (purisha sroto)
• The sweat glands (sveda sroto)
• The urinary system (Mutra sroto) 

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Ayurvedic Health Counselor (AHC) & Ayurvedic Practitioner (AP) Program

Inquiries and Registration

Costs

US$350  if paid before Sep. 30th

US$400  if paid after Sep. 30th

Payment includes:

• 1. Private Zoom meeting with Khabir upon registration 
  2.  Group Chat support during self study period
  3. Small Group Zoom class  by Khabir: 2 days, 10 hours
  4. Review and feedback of Final Report
  5. Certificate of Completion 

  Additional private Zoom classes are available @ $70 per hour (for students only) 

Certification is for 100 hours of study.   

Sample Certificate: 

CERTIFICATE OF ACHIEVEMENT

Upon the successful completion of this first workshop, a personalized CERTIFICATE OF ACHIEVEMENT for the course, Fundamental Principles & Physiology of Ayurveda (100 hours), will be provided by Vaidya Khabir Southwick, PACE provider which can be used to obtain continuing education credits.

AYURVEDIC HEALTH COUNSELOR (AHC) 

Upon the successful completion of the 3rd course, with the approval of the instructor(s), students will receive a personalized certificate as a qualified AYURVEDIC HEALTH COUNSELOR (AHC). This certificate along with a recommendation letter from one of the instructor will qualify the student to apply for membership as an AYURVEDIC HEALTH COUNSELOR (AHC) with Association of Ayurvedic Professionals of North America (AAPNA).