Study trip: Ayurveda Nutritional Therapy in India - Food as Medicine

In Pune at the Tilak Ayurveda College:

• Daily lectures on nutrition-related complaints and subsequent cooking demo for tasty cooking and healing recipes according to the clinical pictures
• Theory and practice of Ayurveda nutritional therapy and dietary cuisine
• Preparation of dietary recipes according to food properties
• Preparation of Ayurvedic medicinal foods (Manda, Peya, Vilepi, Yavagu) according to individual disease indications
• Production methods, recipes and use of Ayurvedic herbal preparations
• Guided tours of the university's herb garden
• Detailed diet plans and recipes for nutrition-related diseases: Digestive tract, diabetes, pediatrics and gynecology, skin diseases, allergies, obesity, respiratory and cardiovascular diseases, neurological and psychological complaints, etc.
• Nutritional concepts to support severe and chronic illnesses
• Case studies and practical work with patients

In Jamnagar at the Institute of Teaching and Research in Ayurveda (ITRA):

• Ayurveda specialist lectures and patient discussion at the Gujarat Ayurveda University (GAU), one of the oldest and most renowned Ayurveda universities in India, focusing on musculoskeletal disorders, migraine, tinnitus and other stress-related complaints.
• In-depth knowledge of Ayurvedic medicinal plants during a practical guided tour of the Herbal Garden with hundreds of classified medicinal plants
• Visit and lecture at the new WHO Global Center for Traditional Medicine (GTMC) in Jamnagar
• Guided tour of the Ayurveda Museum on the ITRA campus through its impressive collection on the history, herbal medicine and classical texts of Ayurveda.

Additional costs (individual and not included in the tour price):

Hotels - our suggestions:

• Pune: 2* Hotel Swaroop
• Jamnagar: Overnight stay in the Guest House on the university campus

All prices include breakfast and taxes.

Bookings of rooms / beds for the selected hotels mentioned above exclusively through us!

If no partner can be found when booking a double room, the price for a single room will be charged.

Other hotels, if desired, please book directly and do NOT book accommodation with us. Subsequent cancellations or additions of rooms in our selected hotels will result in cancellation or additional costs of EUR 50 per hotel plus a surcharge for the difference to the higher room rate if our contingent is exhausted.

Meeting point for self-bookers: either the above-mentioned hotels, where our study leaders also stay, or at the educational institution

Also extra:

• Breakfast (usually included in the hotel price), dinner and meals on the days without classes
• International return flight to India, visa fees
• Cab / rickshaw / subway from the hotel to the campus
• Additional nights in Delhi if the flight is on the following day

Payment method:

Especially for this study trip: Deposit EUR 250,- plus final payment 4 weeks before departure. For technical reasons, this option cannot be displayed when booking online. Please select prepayment and request this payment method in the note field.

Advice

For further information, please contact our office in Birstein by telephone on +49-6054-91310 or by e-mail at info@ayurveda-akademie.org.

• Ayurveda nutritionists, chefs and therapists
• Doctors, alternative practitioners and Ayurveda physicians

Friday, 13.2.2026

Arrival in Pune with dinner together and welcome meeting at the hotel

Saturday, 14.2. - Friday 20.2.2026

Teaching program at the Tillak Ayurveda Collage in Pune under the direction of Prof. Dr. Mihir Hajarnavis and colleagues

Saturday 21.2.2026

Free day for excursions, shopping and temple visits, those who wish can also visit the world-famous OSHO international Meditation Center in Pune

Sunday, 22.2.2026

Travel day from Pune to Jamnagar (via Mumbai)

Monday, 23.2. - Wednesday 25.2.2026

Teaching program at the Institute of Teaching and Research in Ayurveda (ITRA) in Jamnagar under the direction of Prof. Dr. Tanuja Nesari and colleagues

Thursday 26.2.2026

Departure

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