licensing ayurveda

[Guest guest]

there is no regulation of ayurveda in the US or Canada - anyone can

practice ayurveda or what they think is ayurveda

 

if you meet an insurance company's criteria for a CAM practitioner it

is now possible to obtain malpractice insurance in many locales, which

offers some protection to the practitioner (esp. in the litigious

USofA)

 

regarding who is qualified to speak with authority i strenuously object

to the idea that only "licensed" BAMS or MD (ayu) are qualified to

speak on the subject of ayurveda

 

for example, there are many classically trained vaidyas all over india

and nepal that have never seen the inside of an ayurvedic college, and

have have far more experience and knowledge than most ayurvedic

physicians would ever dream of

 

it is important to realize that licensing exists to serve the

entitlements of a profession, not to protect the public

it is essentially a political and economic maneuver, to limit the

impact of competing interests

 

if licensing existed to protect the public then licensed

physician-prescribed drugs in the United States would not kill more

than 120,000 people annually (and that's just in hospitals, for

starters...)

 

 

best... todd caldecott

 

 

On 19-Oct-05, at 6:01 AM, ayurveda wrote:

 

> of Dr. Frawley and Dr. Lad are doing tremendous work in the field of

> spreading ayurveda awareness I do not think the training they offer

> is bachelor level training. By your own admission only those who

> are "licensed" can speak with authority and here you mention that

> you "can practise" Ayurveda in the United States which is separate

> from you are "licensed" to practise ayurveda. Can a BAMS or even MD

> (ayu.) from any Indian University even practise ayurveda in the

> United States. If so there would be many persons willing to know the

> procedure for the same.

>

Caldecott

todd

www.toddcaldecott.com

[Guest guest]

I am a physician assistant in NYC practicing for 12 years...I am also a

student of the new Kripalu School Of Ayurveda, Lenox, MA.

 

I agree with your email

about "regarding who is qualified to speak with authority i strenuously object

to the idea that only "licensed" BAMS or MD (ayu) are qualified to speak on the

subject of ayurveda". I hate all the structure in the USA and there are so many

facets to Ayurveda, that thank GOD there is no licensing at this point. Even

though I think we need it for protection.

 

Michael