Ayurveda and Yoga Wellness Counselor Certification Offered at Sivananda Ashram in the Caribbean
Miami, Florida (PRWEB) January 31, 2014 -- Yoga and Ayurveda are sister sciences for healing, integration and transformation on all levels of our being. Traditional Ayurveda focuses more on the treatment side of this process (Chikitsa) for body and mind, while Traditional Yoga aims more at self-development and Self-realization (Sadhana). For more information about the course please visit: http://www.sivanandabahamas.org/course.php?course_id=3449
This comprehensive program covers the main Ayurvedic concepts and language of the doshas, subdoshas, malas (waste products) and agnis (digestive capacity of the body and mind). Course is offered April 15 - 24, 2014
Course Details
Modern Yoga has sometimes tried to create a therapeutic model, until now this has been largely apart from Ayurveda or over-emphasizing asana. Such a model is limited and seldom reflects the greater Yoga tradition or the Ayurvedic ramifications of Yoga philosophy and psychology. This course aims at providing a more traditional model of Yoga therapy based upon Ayurveda, the medical aspect of the Yoga tradition. Ayurveda is now recognized as one of the most important systems of mind-body medicine available and its popularity is spreading throughout the world.
This is a thorough, foundational course for students based on the books and distance learning programs of Dr David Frawley and taught in the Sivananda yoga tradition. The course is designed for students of all kinds. There is no required medical background for those wishing to take the course. You may already have a background in Yoga, such as gained by graduates of our TTC or some kind of previous Yoga training.
Course Goals
The goal of the course is to provide students a foundation in Ayurveda. The course qualifies a person to function as an 'Ayurvedic Life-Style Counselor', assessing Ayurvedic constitutional types and how to guide people to balance through daily health regimens and life-style recommendations. You’ll be introduced to the basic assessment of Constitutional types and be able to educate your students/clients on balance through understanding themselves through Ayurvedic principles.
Course Aim
This course is offered by the Sivananda Yoga Vedanta Organization in collaboration with Dr David Frawley (Vamadeva).
The course manuals are derived from the correspondence courses of the American Institute of Vedic Studies.
Upon successful completion of the course you will receive a 100 hour Certificate from Sivananda and AIVS jointly.
The aim is to give (Sivananda) TTC graduates and other yoga teachers a thorough foundational knowledge of how Ayurveda helps apply Yoga therapeutically. Therapy should be from a holistic view of the vast healing potential of the sister sciences, not an asana approach to yoga therapy.
Topics of study:
Philosophy of Ayurveda
3 Gunas
5 elements,
3 doshas, physical and mental tendencies
20 Qualities, 10 pairs of opposites
5 Subdoshas of Vata, Pitta and Kapha
Subtle Doshas - Prana, Tejas and Ojas
Digestion (agni), and waste elimination (mala)
Constitutional Examination
Mental Nature
Treatment with daily ayurvedic and yogic lifestyle practices
Introduction to the Ayurvedic application of Asana and Pranayama
For more information, please visit http://www.sivanandabahamas.org or call 1-866-446-5934. The Yoga retreat also offers Ayurvedic Yoga training as well as a variety of meditation courses.
Sahadeva Suarez, Caribbean Yoga Training, http://www.sivanandabahamas.org/, +1 5306168332, [email protected]
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