Ayurveda & Working with Western Medicine

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Scroll below to see this workshop in November, I believe, and all the other fall

classes lining up in Boulder, Colorado on Ayurveda. Dr. Bharat Vaidya and Dr.

John O'Hearn will co-teach this valuable class. Send a note to them to be on

their mailing list if you like, they are good at sending reminders. Namaste -

Ysha

 

Rocky Mountain Institute of Yoga and Ayurveda 303 499 2910

Study Ayurvedic Medicine this fall semester:

 

Ayurvedic Medicine I (3 cr.)

Sat-Mon 12:30-6:30 Sept 12-14 and 26-28.

Assessment of Ayurvedic Constitution (prakrti) and current imbalances(vikrti),

Pulse and Tongue diagnosis; Ayurvedic Diet and Nutrition; 80 basic herbs,

spices, medicinal oils; simple home remedies for common ailments; Ayurvedic

Anatomy and Physiology; Cleansing Practices and daily and seasonal routines for

health; the Ayurvedic basis of Yoga practices. Instructor: Dr. Sarasvati

Buhrman, Ph.D.

 

Preparation of Ayurvedic Herbs (3 cr.)

Oct 2-4 and 10-12 Fri-Sun 12:30-6:30

Hands-on training in methods of collecting, preparing, and purifying common

plants and mineral substances, cough syrups, and salves, and different methods

of preparing medicinal oils, alcohols, etc (Prerequisite: Ayurvedic Medicine I).

Instructor: Dr. Bharat Vaidya, B.A.M.S., M.D.

 

OCT 3-11 500 Yoga teacher Training

***classes can be taken separately as CEU's for 200 hour Yoga Teachers

 

OCT 16-30 AYURVEDIC POSTPARTM CARE ***prerequisite Ayurvedic Medicine I

 

Nov 14-16 and 21-23. Ayurvedic Medicine II: Assessment and Treatment of Common

Disorders (3 cr.) Sat-Mon 12:30-6:30

Introduction to Ayurvedic patient assessment and dietary and herbal

interventions for patients who have 1) simple ailments such as many respiratory

and digestive disorders or 2) already diagnosed common medical conditions.

(Prerequisite: Ayurvedic Medicine I)

 

Working with Western Medicine (2 cr.): Sat-Mon Fri-Sun 12:30-6:30 Dec dates to

be announced .

Taught by two medical physicians, this course focuses on the following issues:

forming productive referral relationships with western medical practitioners,

red-flag symptoms in patients which mandate medical referral, interpreting

common medical tests, and drug-herb interactions. (Prerequisite: Ayurvedic

Medicine I and II) Instructors: Dr. John O'Hearn, Ph.D., and Dr. Bharat Vaidya,

M.D.

 

Certification: Each of these courses is a required part of the National

Ayurvedic Medical Association-approved 1050-hour practitioners' certification

training program in Ayurvedic Medicine and Yoga Therapy offered by the Rocky

Mountain Institute of Yoga and Ayurveda.

 

Additional Programs this fall:

OCT 3-11 500 hour Yoga teacher Training

SEE schedule of individual classes below.

Classes can be taken as CEU's for any Yoga teacher with 200 hour training

 

OCT 16-30 AYURVEDIC POSTPARTUM CARE

This class has only been run once every 2 years.

PREREQUISITE AYURVEDIC MEDICINE LEVEL I

Wonderful opportunity to learn how to beautifully care for new Mothers and

babies.

" I definitely noticed the difference of how quickly I healed after birth with

the Ayurvedic Postpartum Care "

Dr Tamara Smith DVM (OK City)

 

All courses are taught in Boulder or in a Boulder Mountain Location.For

information on courses, prices, or to register please visit www.rmiya.org or

call 303 499-2910.