What is Ayurvedic Healing?
Ayurvedic Healing is a creative and effective way to take personal responsibility and effective charge of your health and wellness. Focusing on proactive, natural and holistic lifestyle considerations, Ayurvedic Healing can be easily incorporated into your everyday life.
“Ayurveda originated as part of Vedic Science, an integral spiritual science that provides a comprehensive understanding of the entire universe of matter, mind and consciousness. Vedic Science includes yoga, meditation, mantra and astrology, and sets forth Ayurveda as its special branch for healing both body and mind. On this broad and profound background, Ayurveda includes herbal medicine, dietetics, bodywork, surgery, psychology and spirituality.”
~ Dr. David Frawley: Ayurvedic Healing a Comprehensive Guide
Everyday Natural Remedies
In a world of chronic allergies, food intolerances, digestive complaints and elimination issues, Ayurvedic Healing shares a clear framework for understanding how the power of your digestion is either the foundation for immunity or sows the seeds of disease.
Bringing awareness to the herbs and spices used in foods and teas, is a simple everyday way to heal, strengthen and proactively support your digestive capacity.
Learning Ayurvedic Medicine
Taking time to begin the study of Ayurveda is a profound journey of self-awareness and your place in the nature of the Universe.
When we begin to see how the rhythms and cycles of the sun, earth, sky and moon affect the very pulse of our blood, the depth of our breath and the ease of our mind, we can begin to affect real and positive change in our health and wellness through easy and immediate daily lifestyle changes.
Something as small as reducing the amount of cold drinks when you’re suffering from digestive and elimination challenges is at the heart of the profound simplicity of Ayurvedic Healing. Understanding how a cold meal can douse the heat of your digestive capacity and lead to food intolerance is a powerful step in take responsibility for your personal health and wellness.
Where to Study Ayurveda
As Ayurveda becomes more and more widely known, the options for incorporating the study of Ayurveda into your life has becomes much easier.
Here are our favourite options to begin your Ayurveda study today!
Ayurvedic Books
For thousands of years Ayurveda has been practiced in the east. And now you can find a vast array of trusted sources of wisdom through excellent books easily found in the west.
For a great place to start we would recommend Perfect Health by Deepak Chopra. This book shares the wisdom of Ayurveda in an easy language with much reference to modern day science, making it a great bridge between the east and west.
For a deeper study of the meat and bones of Ayurveda, explore the book Ayurvedic Healing by Dr. David Frawley. This is an effective go-to for understanding Ayurvedic principles as they relate to everyday common diseases.
For those more interested in Ayurvedic food and diet, the books Ayurvedic Cookbook and Ayurvedic Cooking for Westerners by Amadea Morningstar are must have references on the Ayurvedic perspective of specific foods and a wealth of creative recipes and dietary considerations.
And those with a Yoga background may especially appreciate the book Yoga and Ayurveda by Dr. David Frawley. Which shares the traditional foundation of the intimate and essential Vedic relationship between Yoga and Ayurveda. Learn Ayurvedic considerations around Asana, Pranayama and Meditation.
Ayurveda Consultations
There is nothing like learning Ayurveda firsthand through the laboratory of your body and life. A series of Ayurvedic Consultations can shift your study from book knowledge to personal experience and give you a more in-depth appreciation for the simple effectiveness of Ayurvedic Healing.
Search your community for a trusted Ayurvedic Practitioner, as it is well worth the investment to get some personal counselling.
Ayurvedic Courses
For over 40 years The American Institute of Vedic Studies has had the preeminent 300-hour course on the study of Ayurvedic Healing in the west. This affordable online course provides a vast set of resources, presented with clarity and depth. It is an excellent and accessible place to start your journey into Ayurveda from wherever you may be with over 40 lessons and audios from the author Dr. David Frawley.
The Benefits of Ayurvedic Mentoring
The study of Ayurveda Medicine becomes more effective with personal mentoring. Having an experienced guide along a path usually makes the journey more enjoyable and meaningful.
As Ayurveda is a creative exploration of our relationships with Nature. Taking your time to study Ayurvedic medicine over time and through the cycles of day, month and year deepens its effective practice through your daily routines. Our Ayurveda Certification students appreciate the time to move through the seasons with their study and practice to experience for themselves how the knowledge flows in and around them.
Exploring Ayurvedic Healing with guidance through diet and cooking, cleanses, herbal strategies along with mantra and meditation support really allows the wisdom to jump from the pages into the reality of your life and establish your understand through all levels of your being.
For those looking for a more personal approach with community and accountability, you can learn more about joining us for the 500-hour Ayurvedic Healing Course with personal mentoring, workshops and hands-on tutoring in a classroom setting.
Ayurveda and Nature’s Classroom
The easiest place to start your study of Ayurveda is to strengthen your relationship with Nature. Spend a bit of time each day, not just moving through nature, but pausing to witness, observe and appreciate how time in Nature affects the flow of your breath, the beat of your heart and the calm of the mind. In this way, you begin to learn from the most profound teacher of Ayurveda; Mother Nature herself…..
Join Our Ayurvedic Healing Course
Study traditional Ayurveda by Dr. David Frawley for the modern age with experienced mentors and a vibrant community. Our weekly live, online classes allow you to deepen your Ayurvedic study in an easy and practical way throughout all the seasons.
Learn how to simplify your understanding of the Doshas and personal constitution with accountability and compassionate support. Practice Ayurvedic diet and herbalism in your kitchen, Ayurvedic psychology, mantra and meditation to uplift your mind and emotions along with Ayurvedic diagnosis to truly support yourself, family and community.
