ACADEMIC CURRICULUM
FOR AYURVEDA - THE SCIENCE OF LIFE, LEVEL 1
CERTIFICATE PROGRAM, 2019-2020*
AYV 101 - Foundations of Ayurveda - History and Philosophy, and
"Introduction to Sanskrit" short course, with Vaidya Ashlesha Raut (3 hrs.)
AYV 102 - Ayurvedic Anatomy and Physiology (Level 1)
AYV 103 - Ayurvedic Anatomy and Physiology (Level 2)
AYV 104 - Approaches to Nutrition and Food Science
AYV 105 - The Ayurvedic Understanding of Mind
AYV 106 - Ayurveda and Yoga
AYV 107 -The Ayurvedic Lifestyle and Preventative Care
AYV 108 - Ayurvedic Pathology
AYV 109 - Ayurvedic Assessment Techniques and Pulse Reading
AYV 110 - Panchakarma, Ayurvedic Therapies and Detoxification
AYV 111 - The Ayurvedic Science of Herbs
AYV 112 - Ayurvedic Home Remedies for Common Ailments & Subtle Therapies
AVY 113 -Practical Guidance for the Ayurvedic Health Consultant
conference session (3 hrs)
AVY 114 - Developing an Ayurvedic Practice
AYV 115 - Internship for Ayurvedic Consultants
NOTE: All Courses are 16 hours unless otherwise stated.
CERTIFICATE AWARDED TO BVI GRADUATES
Individuals who successfully complete the Level 1 Program of instruction,
along with all its requirements, will be awarded
the Professional Level 1 "Ayurvedic Consultant Certificate "
Individuals who successfully complete all the requirements of the program - sans the Internship component - will be awarded
the Non-Professional “Ayurvedic Self-Care and Family Health Certificate."
LEVEL 1 CERTIFICATE PROGRAM: 224 CLASSROOM HOURS
Supervised Internship for Ayurvedic Consultants: 50 Client Contacts (150 hrs)
(374 Total Program Hours)
along with Directed Independent Study: 300 hrs.
COURSE OF STUDY
Our Level 1 Certificate Program in Ayurveda consists of 324 Classroom Hours and a Directed Internship of 50 Clinical Client Contacts (estimated 150 hours or more) for a total of 474 Program hours, and 310 hours of Directed Independent Study.
Students who successfully complete this Program, including all of the requirements, the final examination, and the Project Paper, within the allowable time period specified in the BVI Catalog, will be awarded an “Ayurvedic Consultant Certificate” (See Catalog page 9).
NATIONAL AND STATE STANDARDS
Ayurveda is not a licensed health care profession in any of the fifty United States or the ten Canadian provinces. Consequently, there are currently no national, state or provincial standards for this curriculum. At the present time, a number of professional organizations including, the National Ayurvedic Medical Association (NAMA), the Association of Ayurvedic Professionals in North America (AAPNA), and the Council on Ayurvedic Credentialing (CAC), are currently elaborating their standards of approval for Ayurvedic training programs and for certification of Ayurvedic practitioners and consultants. NAMA has approved The Bodhananda Vedic Institute School of Ayurveda as a Professional School of Ayurveda. With that approval, completion of our Level 1 program of study in Ayurveda will fulfill the initial requirements for its 2017-2018 graduates who wish to qualify for NAMA membership as a Level I (Ayurvedic Health Consultant) Professional Practitioner. See the NAMA Website for further information
*NOTE: The majority of our courses during 2019-2020 will be via live webinar. Those courses which require
student involvement in practical applications will be held at the Sambodh Center, 6363 N. 24th Street, Kalamazoo, MI 49004