Why Ayurveda - History - Aromatherapy

Get your Associates Degree in only 19 weekends!

Our course has been designed with you in mind, with the person that has other responsibilities to attend, but wants to start a change in lifestyle that must be done, but gradually, allowing knowledge to be absorbed and tested. The course is provided on a once per month - three day weekend basis.

We start lessons on Friday at 6 p.m. until 9 p.m.
Saturday and Sunday run from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m.

Associates Degree Total Hours
Hours of Total Education: 1055
Core Curriculum Hours: 400
Peripheral or Related Hours: 120
Clinical Case Management Hours: 360
Clinical Client Management Hours: 175

In January the Ayurveda Certification Class begins.
It will be taught by Dr. Light Miller and Dr. Bryan Miller at the Florida College of Integrated Health.
Year 1
- January 9-11
Part I. First day of the Ayurvedic College at: Introduction to Basic Massage/Ayurvedic History Taught by Dr. Light Miller
- January 23-25
Part II. Allied Massage/ Ayurvedic Philosophy taught by Dr. Bryan Miller
- February 20-22
Part III. Vedic Cosmology/ Vedic Massage Taught by Dr. Light Miller
- March 13-15
Part IV. Professional Development/ 4 Element/ Doshas
- March 20-22
Par V. Hydrotherapy/ Life and Day Cycles
- April 17-19
Part VI. Integrative Pathology/ Factors of Living
- May 1-3
Part VII. Aromatherapy/ Integrative Pathology
- May 8-10
Part VIII. Advanced Vedic Techniques/ Sub-Doshas
- June 5-7
Part IX. Advanced Vedic Healing Techniques

Year 2
- June 12-14
Part X. Advanced Vedic Techniques/ Massage
- July 3-5
Part XI. Therapeutic Yoga/ Massage
- July 10-16
Part XII. Professional Development/ Massage Final
- August 7-9
Part XIII. Vedic Herbs and Nutrition
- September 11-13
Part XIV. Pulse Diagnosis/ Case Studies
- October 9-11
Part XV. Lifestyles Consultation/ Pulse Diagnosis
- November 6-8
Part XVI. Six Taste Analysis/ Lifestyles Consultation
- December 4-6

1st Weekend
Basic Massage/ Ayurvedic History
In this class the student will be given a comprehensive background of Ayurveda, its religion and relationship to the Vedas, as well as the understanding of Ayurveda as a mind-body medicine. In addition we will go over the basic history of massage and basic tools of massage.

2nd Weekend
Allied Massage/ Ayurvedic Philosophy
This will cover an overview of the sankya philosophy. The student will learn the prime qualities of the gunas, the elemental theory, the attributes of the elements, and the five body governances. In addition we will continue to practice and discuss massage.

3rd Weekend
Vedic Cosmology/ Vedic Massage
This class will provide an introduction to the Vedic approach to the cosmos and an interactive massage experience and will cover Marma point therapy as well as a continued lesson in basic massage techniques.

4th Weekend
Professional Development/ 4 Element / Doshas
The student will learn how to conduct themselves with clients, how to do a thorough consultation, develop business ethics, and be provided with suggestions for building a successful business practice. We are working with NAMA to get the Ayurvedic Practitioners Licensed, just as Massage Therapist and Acupuncturist were. In the meantime there are several Legal Guidelines that must be covered. This course will also encompass a comprehensive understanding of Vata, Pitta, Kapha, their effects, attributes, changing forces, activities, imbalances, emotional states, diets, and sites.

5th Weeekend
Hyrotherapy/ Life and day cycles.
This course will discuss different uses of water therapies such as when to use hot/cold. We will practice massage therapy using the hot and cold therapies.

6th Weekend
Integrating Pathology/ Factors of living
This course will cover the climatic influence, seasons, stages of life, daily Ayurvedic cycles of Vata Pitta, and Kapha. Tools of observation will inform the students of the basic Ayurvedic pulses, face, eyes, speech, tongue, saliva, nail, and malas (stool, urine, perspiration, sputum) for the purpose of re-establishing harmony and balance. Massage Practice.

7th Weekend
Aromatherapy/ Integrative pathology
We will spend our time learning how to use the oils with emotional and physical imbalances, safety, history, blending, pregnancy, and massage using oils. The student will be given an understanding of aromatherapy, its effects on the body, daily routine, Ayurvedic blending, and various applications.

8th Weekend
Advanced Vedic Techniques/ Sub-doshas

A full introduction of the five forms of Vata, Pitta and Kapha, and each location, movement, force, and imbalance. The Subtle Forces: Tejas, Pranas, and Ojas will be covered in this course. Their definitions, synergy, functions of subtle energies, and a comprehensive overview of Agni will all be given. We will also discuss basic pulse reading techniques and observation.

9th weekend
Advanced Vedic Healing Therapies/ Massage

We will be discussing Pancha Karma massage, Shirodara and basic overview of the Pancha karma training, offered for students who will stay on for Year 2.

10th Weekend

Advanced Vedic techniques/ Massage
An understanding will be given of all imbalances, ama toxicity, physical imbalances (lack of exercise, environmental factors, diet, contagious diseases); emotional imbalances (relationships, addictions); mental imbalances; spiritual imbalances; and karmic imbalances. We will practice massage and the benefits of massage treatments. In this class we will also look at Ayurvedic methods of advanced massage and techniques of cross fiber and lymphatic drainage.

11th Weekend

Therapeutic yoga/ Massage

This weekend will be spent learning about the different modalities of Yoga that exist. Yoga is a sister science of Ayurveda and we will explore many aspects of the practice. This course also encompasses Meditation and describes how yoga aids Ayurveda in the treatment of disease, and understanding why it is so important.

12th Weekend
Professional Development/ Massage final

This course is on ethics, goal setting, professional business practices, and how to build a practice. In addition we will describe how to give a consultation. This is also the day scheduled for the massage final and the rest of this weekend will also be dedicated to review and preparation for the massage board examination.

13the Weekend
Vedic herbs and Nutrition
The course dicusses the importance of herbs in Ayurveda, their herbal constituents, ways to use herbs, herbs as medicine, culinary herbs, and the use of herbs for each constitutional body type. Over 150 herbs will be covered with their energetic, medicinal uses, tastes, and post-digestive factors along with when and how to use them. Herbal preparations and formulas will be covered.

14th Weekend
Pulse Diagnosis/ Case Studies
Advanced Pulse Evaluation will be covered in this course as well as readings, pathology, how to support the body Ayurvedically in a modern world. Each Clinical weekend will involve intense study of one Body System, the typical disturbances which the Ayurvedic Clinical Consultant may encounter in their clients and the Ayurvedic Approaches in each instance. Students will present case studies and practice consulting examination and case management under supervision.

15th Weekend

Lifestyle Consultations/Pulse Diagnosis

This course will study the different conditions and how to prevent and support the body in healing using massage and Ayurveda. We will also expand on pulse diagnosis on a more advance level and will cover the Ayurvedic Dhatus; Strotas; the Tri-Dosha theory with its functions and nutrition; definition of Strotas (excess flow, deficient flow, obstructed flow); overview of the sixteen Strotas; and a comparison of Western and Ayurvedic anatomy and physiology.

16th Weekend
Six Taste Analysis/ Life Style consultations
This class will cover the six tastes in Ayurveda, their elemental attributes, proportions needed for different body types, over consumption of tastes, and Vipaka. We will cover appropriate foods for each constitutional type, the role that fruits, vegetables, seaweeds, beans, grains, oils, dairy, fish, meat, condiments, spices, and beverages play in Ayurveda. The student will learn how Western society uses vitamins, minerals, and trace minerals as well as the Ayurvedic use of vitamins, minerals, trace minerals, and metallic substances.

17th Weekend
Clinical Practice of Vedic Philosophy Level II/ Pulse review

We will discuss the Ayurvedic clinical disturbances and case studies and review Ayurvedic anatomy and physiology. We will also practice pulse evaluations and interpretations.

18th Weekend
Consultations/ Case Studies and Reports

19th Weekend
Final Exam Course Completed