New: Ayurveda Practitioner Distance Education Program ??

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With the new "Natural Health Products Regulations" coming into force

in many developed countries (I supposed US counts as being one!) and

stricter regulation being forced on herbal and similar products and

the need for expen$ive clinical trials on those, if not required now

they will be in the next few years -- do you expect there would be a

problem in next few years for those using herbal medicines? And those

who use heavy metals and oxides etc.?

 

I think homeopathy would have an easier time in all this new

regulatory awareness ==> Lactose has been proven to be safe (unless

you are lactose intolerant!) and there is very little of that too in

most homeopathic medicines. So far there is no regulation against

healing energy: the crux under homeopathy and other similar physical

and non-physical treatment modalities!

 

, "William Courson"

<ayurveda wrote:

>

> New Jersey Institute of Ayurveda

> 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

>

> 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; © 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)

>

> FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

>

> II. 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 Ayurveda@

>