Complete training in Ayurvedic medicine

Ayurveda basics: Concepts and disease factors
- Introduction to the history and philosophy of Ayurveda
- Essential features and literature of Ayurveda
- Traditional Ayurvedic medicine versus modern science
- Five elements (panca-mahabhuta)
- Nature of the human being: Differentiation of body, mind and soul
- Introduction to the anatomy and physiology of Ayurveda
- Functional components: doshas (classification, properties, functions, seats) and agnis (classification, function, states)
- Structural components: dhatus, upadhatus , malas and srotas
- Process of tissue formation (dhatu-parinama)
- Definition of health (svastha)
- Causes (hetu) of health and physical and mental diseases
- Process of etiopathogenesis (samprapti)
- Stages of etiopathogenesis (six kriyakala)

Additional material for medical practitioners (ABK)
- Live eWorkshop: Integration of Ayurveda into modern medicine
- eCourse "Practical examples for doctors": Irritable bowel syndrome
- Combination of Western medicine and Ayurveda
- Video lecture: Core concepts of Ayurveda with reference to Western natural healing methods

Ayurveda basics: Constitution and medicine
- Concept of constitution (prakrti) in theory and practice
- Symptomatology: symptoms of dhatus, malas and srotas
- Introductory diagnostics: models of patient examination (rogi-pariksha): three-fold, six-fold and eight-fold examination
- Health maintenance (svasthavrtta) in Ayurveda: Daily routine measures (dinacarya) and seasonal recommendations (rtucarya)
- Introduction to Ayurvedic nutrition, general dietary rules, Ayurvedic food science
- Disease treatment in Ayurveda: basic therapeutic approaches
- Introduction to the concept of internal cleansing (pancakarma)

Additional material for medical practitioners (ABH)
Additional content in the basic course for medical practitioners:
- Live eWorkshop: Integration of Ayurveda into modern medicine
- eCourse "Practical examples for doctors": Ayurvedic pathogenesis (Kriyakala) in the everyday practice of conventional medicine
- Smart Learning (online): The roots of Ayurveda - the classical texts and Sanskrit

Pharmacology and phytotherapy 1
- Introduction, basics of Ayurvedic pharmacology (dravyaguna-vijnana)
- Basics of vaisheshika doctrine with reference to dravyaguna
- Classification criteria of substances (dravyas): Property (guna), taste (rasa), postdigestive taste (vipaka), potency (virya), effect (karma), specific effect (prabhava)
- Introduction to pharmaceutical forms of administration (e.g. powder, tea, decoction, tablet, medicated oil and ghee) and carrier substances
- practice-oriented discussion of mainly herbal monopreparations (dravyas, e.g. spices, rasayana plants) and individual combination preparations (yogas, e.g. triphala, trikatu). Triphala, Trikatu)
- Ayurvedic classification, effects, indications and dosage of the preparations
- exemplary application in clinical practice
- availability in Europe
- legal bases and quality assurance

Ayurvedic diagnostics
- clinical examination of the patient (rogipariksha): Comprehensive explanation of the three-fold, six-fold and eight-fold examination
- Special features of the anamnesis in Ayurveda
- Determination of the individual digestive power (agni) and sensitivity of the intestines (kostha)
- Ayurvedic concept of metabolic intermediates (ama)
- Ayurvedic pulse examination (nadi-pariksha)
- Diagnosis of the disease (rogapariksha): Five-fold analysis scheme of the disease (pancanidana)
- Determination and comparison of the strength of patient and disease (atura-roga-bala-pramana-jnana)
- Ayurvedic criteria for clinical prognosis (sadhya-asadhyata)
- Practical exercises for diagnosis

Practice of manual therapy 1
- Introduction, Basics of manual therapy in Ayurveda
- Physical and psychological aspects of manual therapy
- Ayurvedic oil science
- Full body massages with varying techniques (abhyanga, kalari)
- Partial body massages: Head (shirobhyanga), face (mukhabhyanga), back (prshthabhyanga), feet (padabhyanga)
- forehead casting (shirodhara)
- warming packs (upanahasveda, lepa)
- oil compress of the head (picu)
- heat treatments (svedana)
- specific indications and contraindications
- practical implementation of manual therapies
- introduction, Fundamentals of manual therapy in Ayurveda
- Physical and psychological aspects of manual therapy
- Ayurvedic oil science
- Full body massages with varying techniques (abhyanga, kalari)
- Partial body massages: Head (shirobhyanga), face (mukhabhyanga), back (prshthabhyanga), feet (padabhyanga)
- forehead casting (shirodhara)
- warming packs (upanahasveda, lepa)
- oil compress of the head (picu)
- heat treatments (svedana)
- specific indications and contraindications
- practical implementation of manual therapies

Orthopaedics, Immunology, cardiology and principles of clinical medicine
- Introduction to the internal medicine (kayacikitsa) of Ayurveda
- Discussion of Ayurvedic and modern clinical pictures
- Cardiology/angiology: z.e.g. heart failure, hypertension, venous thrombosis, varicosis
- Orthopaedics: e.g. Arthrosis (sandhivata), rheumatoid arthritis (amavata), sciatica (grdhrasi)
- Immunology: Ayurvedic view of immunity (bala), the concept of ojas
- Therapeutic principles for immunological problems
- Nutrition and order therapy (ahara, vihara)

Practical therapies and philosophy of Ayurveda
- Practical therapies and philosophy of Ayurveda
- Introduction, History and classical Ayurveda texts (brhattrayi)
- Brief overview of the philosophical foundations of Ayurveda (nyaya, vaisheshika, samkhya, yoga, vedanta)
- Deepening of nutrition and order therapy (ahara, vihara)
- Practical tips for implementing nutrition and behavioral recommendations in everyday life
- Therapy concepts for frequently occurring minor symptoms and illnesses: z.B. Digestive disorders, constipation, hyperacidity, skin problems, joint pain, immunodeficiency, Stress
- Implementation of Ayurveda therapies in outpatient practice
- Infrastructure of an Ayurveda practice
- Legal status
- Professional associations

Final examination FAA - written


Practice of manual therapy 2
- Reductive manual therapies (apatarpana)
- Restorative manual therapies (samtarpana)
- Herbal bag massage (pindasveda)
- Full body oil pouring (dhara, pizzichil)
- Oil treatments of the head and sensory organs (e.g.e.g. shirobasti, akshitarpana)
- Continuous oil treatments of the spine (e.g. katibasti)
- Dry massage (udvartana)
- Silk glove massage (gharshana)
- Specific indications and contraindications
- Basics of the marma and nadi system
- Therapy of the marma points (marmacikitsa)
- Practical implementation of manual therapies

Pharmacology, phytotherapy 2 u. Complex preparations
- introduction, deepening of the basic principles of Ayurvedic pharmacology (dravyaguna-vijnana)
- practice-oriented discussion of mainly herbal mono- and combination preparations (dravyas, yogas)
- Ayurvedic classification (rasa, guna, virya, vipaka), effects (karma, prabhava), indications and dosage of the preparations
- pharmaceutical forms of administration, carrier substances
- exemplary application in clinical practice
- availability in Europe
- legal bases, quality assurance

Purgation procedure (pancakarma)
- basic principles and mode of action of internal cleansing in Ayurveda
- Ayurvedic and modern explanatory approaches
- general indications and contraindications for internal cleansing, the eight major mistakes (ashtamahadosha)
- three phases of pancakarma: Pre-treatment, main treatment and post-treatment
- detailed explanation of pre-treatment (purvakarma): Dissolution and mobilization of pathogenic factors through snehana and svedana
- practical deepening of the preparatory manual therapies
- detailed explanation of the six internal cleansing procedures (karmas), specific indications and contraindications, practical implementation (pradhanakarma)
- clinical signs of successful cleansing (samyakyoga)
- possible side effects and complications
- post-treatment (pashcatkarma): Resting phase and restorative diet
- Integration of pancakarma into outpatient practice
- Practical self-awareness of selected aspects of pancakarma

Clinic: gastroenterology, metabolic diseases, endocrinology and hematology
- Discussion of Ayurvedic and modern clinical pictures
- Gastroenterology: e.g. hyperacidity (amygdala)e.g. hyperacidity (amlapitta), gastroduodenal ulcer disease (shula), diarrhea (atisara), irritable bowel syndrome, ulcerative colitis, hepatitis
- Metabolic diseases: Diabetes mellitus (madhumeha), obesity, cachexia
- Endocrinology: Hyperthyroidism, hypothyroidism
- Hematology: Anemias (pandu), diseases with bleeding tendency (raktapitta)
- Causes (hetu), pathogenesis (samprapti), symptoms (rupa) and proven therapies (cikitsa) of the clinical pictures
- Nutrition and order therapy (ahara, vihara)
- Case studies

Clinic: Gynecology, pediatrics, oncology
- Discussion of Ayurvedic and modern clinical pictures
- Basics of gynecology in Ayurveda
- Menstrual cycle, planned conception, accompaniment of pregnancy, birth, lactation, menopause
- Gynecology: e. g.B. Menstrual disorders, menopausal problems, various diseases of the vagina and uterus (yonivyapad)
- Fundamentals of pediatrics in Ayurveda
- Special features and adaptations of therapy for children
- Pediatrics: e.g. Diseases of the respiratory tract, digestive system and skin
- Oncology: Ayurvedic support options as complementary therapy for malignant diseases
- Causes (hetu), pathogenesis (samprapti), symptoms (rupa) and proven therapies (cikitsa) of the clinical pictures
- Nutrition and order therapy (ahara, vihara)
- Case studies

Clinic: Neurology, pain therapy, psychiatry
- Discussion of Ayurvedic and modern clinical pictures
- Neurology: e.g.B. Neuralgia, Parkinson's disease, multiple sclerosis
- Ayurvedic pain therapy through local application of heat (agnikarma)
- Concepts of Ayurvedic psychology and psychotherapy (sattvavajaya): e.g. view of the mind in Ayurveda, triguna (sattva, rajas, tamas), mental constitution (manasaprakrti), mental pathogenesis and mental therapy concepts
- Psychiatry: e.g. psychotic disorders (unmada), epilepsy (apasmara), depression
- Causes (hetu), pathogenesis (samprapti), symptoms (rupa) and proven therapies (cikitsa) of the clinical pictures
- Nutrition and order therapy (ahara, vihara)
- Case studies

Clinic: Psychosomatics, psycho- and yoga therapy
- Relationship between body (sharira) and psyche (sattva)
- The self (atman) as a basis of health
- Comparison of modern psychology, Ayurvedic psychology and yoga psychology
- Ayurvedic psychosomatics and treatment strategies
- Human resources, Vulnerability and resilience
- Personality variables (vasana, samskara), identification (asmita), projection (adhyaropa), complications (klesha)
- vata, stress and pain
- Relaxation, mindfulness and meditation
- Depth psychology, dreams, inner images, symbols and mythology
- Spiritual and transpersonal dimensions of therapy

Clinic: Dermatology, pneumology, urology
- Discussion of Ayurvedic and modern clinical pictures
- Dermatology: e.g. diagnostic differentiation of skin diseases e.g. diagnostic differentiation of skin symptoms in Ayurveda (mahakustha, kshudrakustha), dermatitis, psoriasis, acne
- Pneumology: e.g. rhinitis (pratishyaya), cough (kasa), bronchial asthma (tamakashvasa)
- Urology: e.g. recurrent urinary tract infections, glomerulonephritis, chronic renal insufficiency
- causes (hetu), pathogenesis (samprapti), symptoms (rupa) and proven therapies (cikitsa) of the clinical pictures
- nutrition and order therapy (ahara, vihara)
- Case studies

Revision and exam preparation
Exam preparation for the final exam for the main course in Ayurveda medicine
- Repetition and consolidation of topics relevant to the exam and practice
- Exam preparation for the final exam for the main course in AyurvedaMedicine
- Learning tips and subject-specific focal points for self-study and targeted exam preparation
- Guided practical exercises on selected topics

Final examination in Ayurveda Medicine


Supervised clinical internship - Kurzentrum Birstein
- Support for Ayurveda doctors and therapists to observe their practical work and implementation in a professional setting
- Observation of procedures and the use of materials for high-quality, safe and effective Ayurveda therapy, safe and effective Ayurveda therapy and health promotion
- Use of methods that ensure the success of therapy within the framework of a patient-oriented concept
- Medical history, clinical assessment, follow-up treatment
- Patient contact
- Case discussions with experienced Ayurveda physicians and therapists

Supervised clinical practice in Europe: Outpatient Clinic
- Supervision of Ayurvedic physicians and therapists to observe their practice work and implementation in an outpatient setting
- Observation of procedures and use of materials for high quality, safe and effective Ayurveda therapy and health promotion
- Use of methods that ensure the success of therapy within the framework of a patient-oriented concept
- Medical history, clinical assessment,
- Patient contact
- Case discussions with experienced Ayurveda physicians and therapists

Guest houses are available on the campus of the European Academy of Ayurveda. You can choose from rooms of different categories for your overnight stay during the training. Ayurvedic full board from our organic kitchen is included in the room price.

Deposit € 600

a) In one lump sum no later than one month before the start of the training (immediately for eLearning modules so that we can activate your eSeminars immediately.)
b) As an option for participants from Germany and Austria, we also offer payment in installments. You can find your individual installment plan (depending on the duration of your training) in the booking process. Payment (direct debit) of the monthly installments is made on the 1st of each month, starting from the month of the start of the training booked here, for eAcademy modules immediately. If the training begins with eAcademy modules, the activation is provisionally carried out immediately after receipt of the down payment, regularly after receipt of the first monthly installment.

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