New Ayurveda Distance Learning Program
Ayur...@consultant.com
c/o The Starseed Center for Yoga & Meditation
215 Glenridge Avenue
Montclair, New Jersey USA 07042
Telephone/Facsimile: (Toll Free) 866-884-7635
Internet: www.ayurveda.mirrorz.com
The New Jersey Institute of Ayurveda (NJIA) at the Starseed Center for
Yoga & Wellness offers an independent-study based professional level
training program for aspiring practitioners of Ayurveda, the
estimatedly 6,000 year old healing tradition of the Indian
subcontinent. This distance learning program comprises a series of
tutored, self-study courses in the basic and clinical sciences designed
to afford the highest quality of education and training for aspiring
practitioners.
Areas of instruction in the program include anatomy and physiology;
history and traditions of Ayurveda; pathology; theory and practice;
botanical medicine; physical diagnosis; constitutional analysis;
nutrition and food theory; preventive medicine, psychology and
counselling, ayurvedic jytosh and manipulative therapy, inter alia.
The NJIA curriculum is structured to educate a well-trained and
well-rounded practitioner of this ancient healing art, knowledgable in
both its theoretical and applied facets and proficient in adapting its
time-tested modalities to meet the needs of contemporary health care
consumers.
Within the NJIA program, the first course (and a prerequisite for the
other courses in the program) is the Ayurvedic Foundation-Level
Certification Course, an intensive, broad and deeply detailed
initiation into the fundamental principles of Ayurveda and their
application. The Foundation-Level Certification Course is intended to
serve two functions: firstly, to provide prospective Ayurvedic
practitioners with a sound basis for further study of the basic and
clinical sciences. Secondly, it is intended for the general public who,
while not planning to continue training, nonetheless desire to take a
larger measure of responsibility in caring for their own health and
that of their families. Upon completion and the successful passage of a
comprehensive final examination, the student is awarded the Certificate
in Ayurvedic Self-Care & Health Maintenance. For further information on
this facet of our program, please click here.
The distinction awarded graduates of the professional program
(involving an estimated 12 to 16 months of study) is the Diploma in
Ayurveda. It is planned to offer both programs via both residential
study as well as on an independent study/distance learning basis.
I. PROGRAM
The course-modules that follow are required for completion of the
Institute's distance learning program and award of the Diploma in
Ayurveda. The parenthetical number following each course-module title
is the estimated number of hours of study for completion.
Foundations of Ayurveda (45-65 hours)
Manipulative Therapies: Marma & Abhyanga (15-20 hours)
Ayurvedic Diagnosis & Physical Evaluation (25-35 hours)
Ayurvedic Nutrition & Food Theory (25-35 hours)
Ayurvedic Botanical Medicine (45-60 hours)
Ayurvedic Energy Healing (12-15 hours)
Vedic Medical Jyotish (16-20Hours)
Panchakarma & Detoxification Therapies (12-15 Hours)
Ayurvedic Psychology & Counselling (20-25 Hours)
Diploma Project: An original paper is required of all students prior to
graduation in the form of (a) a survey of existing Ayurvedic literature
dealing with a particular facet of Ayurvedic practice; (b) one or more
case studies detailing the application of Ayurvedic clinical
principles; (c) a personal reflection paper on some facet of Ayurveda
or (d) a paper reflecting original research in some facet of Ayuveda.
Diploma project qualitative and quantitative standards reflect those of
any professional training program and will be relayed in detail to each
enrolled student.
TOTAL ESTIMATED HOURS FOR COMPLETION: 215 - 290 (+ Diploma Project)
II. FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
WHAT IS AYURVEDA?
Ayurveda, or Ayurvedic medicine, is the world's most ancient system of
scientific medicine and preventive health care. Developed in India over
the course of many thousands of years, Ayurveda (which translates as
"science of life") is a natural approach to creating balance, promoting
healthful life-styles, and strengthening the body's healing abilities
when faced with disease, debility or injury.
WHAT HEALING MODALITIES DOES AYURVEDA USE?
Diet, exercise, and yoga are very frequently used in Ayurveda, as are
herbal and other naturally-derived remedies, massage and manipulation,
psychological counselling and various de-toxification strategies. The
hallmark of the Ayurvedic approach is that the means employed to avert
or treat disease are natural, and when appropriately used, incapable of
causing their user harm, in marked contrast to much of what today
comprises Western medical practice.
WHAT IS THIS PROGRAM'S PURPOSE?
The New Jersey Institute of Ayurveda at the Starseed Center for Yoga
and Wellness has one goal: to provide the best education and training
available in North America today for the next generation of Ayurvedic
practitioners, at reasonable and modest cost, in a fashion designed to
meet the educational, professional and other needs of mature learners
with maximum flexibility, and consonant with the anticipated public
demand and employment markets for Ayurvedic practitioners.
IS THIS PROGRAM APPROVED OR ACCREDITED?
At the present time, no national standard either for the certification
of Ayurvedic practitioners nor for the accreditation of institutions
training such individuals has been elaborated. The two largest United
States based organizations of Ayurvedic practitioners, the National
Ayurvedic Medical Association and the California Association for
Ayurvedic Medicine are currently developing such standards..
WHERE IS THE RESIDENTIAL COURSE BEING OFFERED?
Classes will be held at the Starseed Center for Yoga & Wellness, 215
Glenridge Avenue, Montclair, New Jersey.
WHAT IS THE COST OF THIS PROGRAM?
US$ 1,999.00 is at present the total tuition (exclusive of some
suggested textbooks that are optional) for the program when prepaid.
Tuition may be paid at the time of enrollment ($1,999.00) or in four
installment payments in the amount of $575.00. All major credit cards
are accepted, as is PayPal.
We have extended a reduced tuition of $1,699.00 to the first
twenty-five students registering in and prepaying for the program.
Additionally, graduates of the residential Foundation Course are
extended a tuition abatement in the amount of $300.00.
HOW CAN I REGISTER/ENROLL IN THIS PROGRAM?
You can download and print our Application for Admission by visiting
our website at www.ayurveda.mirrorz.com or alternately, a form can be
obtained by calling 866-884-7635 and requesting an Application for
Admission or by e-mailing us at Ayur...@consultant.com