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Gurukula
Three Year Health Practitioner Training Program (2500 hours)
In this comprehensive training module, every attempt is made to cover the preventative, physical, psychological as well as spiritual aspects of preventing disease and reclaiming health. Theoretical, practical, hands-on, as well as oral knowledge from classical sources is imparted. Lived practices continue to be the foundational theme of the three year training program.
The three year training program is aimed at preparing full spectrum wellness counselors who not only posses the knowledge to heal themselves through their personal Ayurveda Sadhana, but also to become effective agents of positive change, wellbeing and transformation in their community. They are trained to share their skill in both disease prevention as well as health restoration for simple health challenges that plague humanity.
To enable well-rounded holistic practitioners, students are steeped in Swasthavritta (self care) practices over the three years of studentship. They learn all about Ayurvedic diet, lifestyle and behavioral recommendations - by first practicing the concepts on themselves under the teacher's guidance.
Expanded Curriculum
The following topics are covered in detail over three years:
- Ayurveda’s Siddhanta (fundamental principles)
- Ayurveda Itihas (history)
- Shad Darshans (source philosophy)
- Sharira Rachna (understanding of human anatomy)
- Ayurveda Kriyasharir (physiology)
- Vikriti Vijnan (pathology) , Roga Vijnan (knowledge of disease and its process)
- Nidan evam Rogi-Roga pariksha (diagnosis and examination in detail)
- Kayachikitsa (theoretical and applied clinical aspect of therapeutics) – 2 year module
- Dravyaguna (theory and application of Ayurveda Pharmacology)
- Manas Vijnana evam Manoroga (Ayurveda psychology) is also taught at great length utilizing Charak’s principles as well as relevant interweaving of Yoga Darshan as well as Vedanta Darshan. Texts from Yoga Darshan include study of four Yogas by Swami Vivekananda, Patanjali's Yoga Sutras and selected portions of Yoga Vashishtha
- Daivachikitsa (Ayurveda spiritual therapy) – is taught by evoking practices from the oral tradition – Sadhana (spiritual discipline), Sangha (spiritual community), Seva (selfless service), Mantra sadhana, Dhyana (meditation), as well as imbibing the spiritual teachings of Ayurvedic sages such as Rishi Charak along with deep study of texts from Vedanta Darshan (Vivek Chudamani by Shankaracharya, selected Upanishads)
- Clinical apprenticeship at Vedika’s community clinic supervised by teachers
Vedika Gurukula provides the graduate of Vedika’s three year diploma program with systematic training in both Ayurveda’s science and its spirituality along with its related philosophical and psychological aspects. In this way, graduates become competent lifestyle and wellness counselors who will not only be able to design diet and lifestyle modifications for restoring health and balance, but also feel confident in:
- Recommending kitchen based dietary and herbal interventions including home remedies as well as herbs (yuktivypashraya Chikitsa)
- Utilizing traditional Ayurveda and Yoga Vedanta philosophy based psychology principles in effectively incorporating the skills of counseling to promote a balanced mind(Sattvavajaya Chikitsa)
- Crafting a wellness program incorporating therapeutic Yoga Asanas, Pranayama and teaching meditation
- Utilizing other restorative subtle therapies that are allied with Ayurveda and work well in combination such as the science of Grah Puja, Mani dharana, Mantra, Jyotish and Vastu Shastra (Daivya Vyapashraya Chkitsa)
Thus, knowledge of the multidimensional healing principles of Ayurveda and its applications, facilitate multidimensional holistic relief for the suffering of body, mind and soul.
Vedika’s graduates will additionally contribute to the world of Ayurveda, their spiritual humanitarian values of personal Sadhana, spirit of Seva and dedication to upliftment of Sangha, that are the hallmarks of education at Vedika Gurukula.
Total Classroom Hours: 2500
Class Format
Classes are held on two evenings of the week from 6 pm - 9 pm. Also on one weekend of the month, classes are held from 9 am - 5 pm, Saturday & Sunday. On the last weekend of the month students attend a 4 hour community class called Vedika Sangha. Throughout the year, students travel nearby to participate in a 1 - 4 day retreats for all Vedika students.
Meals
Before evening classes, an Ayurvedic dinner (cooked by students) is available for purchase at minimal cost from 5:30 pm - 6 pm inside Vedika. Vedika is a vegetarian facility. All students help out in the kitchen.
Pre-requisite
After completing the One Year Certificate Course , students sign up to study for 2 more years to complete the Three Year Certificate Course program. During the final months of the One Year Certificate Course, students will have an opportunity to apply for two more years of education at Vedika, if they wish and are accepted into the program. All students considering the Three Year Certificate program must complete a Continuing Student Application, Admissions Interview & Registration form. Transfer into second year is not automatic but based upon merit as well as approval of the head of Gurukula – the Acharya.
The first two months of the three year program
will focus mainly on imparting well-being promoting practices, so that in the following months Ayurveda’s healing wisdom supports the journey of the student as they tackle more advanced topics of study. This means embarking upon detoxifying, nourishing, lightening diet protocols (as applicable), and adopting practices such as meditation, mantra chanting, Surya Namaskar with Mantras, Yoga, and Pranayama into their daily routines. Almost daily, students learn different healing balancing recipes and get hands on training on how to cook the Ayurveda super foods.
Additional requirements include:
1. Participating in Vedic festivals which typically carry seasonal, astrological and spiritual significance.
2. Interacting within the mutually supportive conscious community called Vedika Sangha.
3. Rendering selfless service (Seva) to the parent non-profit, Vedika Global, helping further its humanitarian mission world.
Such activities not only supplement classroom education, but significantly aid the healing of the mind and the social self of the student, tapping hidden skills and unearthing passive strengths. With participation in these three areas, students are supported in crafting a personal foundation of enduring health – physically, mentally, spiritually, and socially.
Throughout the year, loving support and mentoring warmly provided to all students. The option will remain open to repeat the Self Healing first Year at half the cost for another year so that well-being is activated from within and knowledge becomes internalized through the living of Ayurveda principles and lifestyle practices.
The Path of Ayurveda Sadhana is unfolded at Vedika Gurukula
Any educational endeavor benefits from sincerity and true effort. This is even more applicable in the case of Ayurveda as it is a spiritually based science of life. The Gurukula tradition is not merely a matter of memorizing information and taking tests on how much one has “successfully memorized,” but also involves subjectively experiencing Ayurveda’s healing wisdom by following its recommendations sincerely and internalizing the wisdom. The loving transmission of knowledge that is provided to the students of Vedika in the first year, along with practices that can be done at home to regain health, greatly assist the healing process and activate the manifestation of timeless laws of Ayurveda in the body and mind of the student.
