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COURSES OFFERED

(Classes are offered on one weekend per month, Saturday & Sunday); to view a copy of our current catalogue, click here

FIRST YEAR

AY 101: Ayurvedic Philosophy and Foundations (Tarka, Sankhya and Siddhant)
AY 102: Ayurvedic Anatomy & Physiology (Sharir Vignyan)
AY 103: Ayurvedic Psychology (Manasa Vignyan)
AY 104:  Ayurvedic Nutrition & Food Science (Ahara Vignyan)
AY 105: Ayurvedic Herbology I (Dravya Guna Vignyan)
AY 106: Ayurvedic Prevention Science (Swastha Vritta)
AY 107:  Ayurvedic Pathology (Roga Nidan/ Vikruti Vignyan)
AY 108:  Ayurvedic Constitutional and Pulse Evaluation (Nadi Vignyan)
AY 109: Ayurvedic Detoxification Program I (Panchakarma I)
AY 110: Ayurvedic Management of Common Disorders 
AY 111: Ayurveda & Womens' Issues
AY 112: Ayurvedic Colloquium (Section A: Ayurvedic Management of Pain; Section B: Ayurvedic Practice Management & Ethics)

SECOND YEAR

AY 201: Ayurvedic Subtle Therapies
AY 202: Introduction to Meditation, Pranayama & Yoga for Ayurveda Practitioners
AY 203: Ayurvedic Herbology II (Dravya Guna Vignyan II)
AY 204: Ayurvedic Herbal Formulations (Bhaishajya Kalpana)
AY 205: Ayurvedic Detoxification Therapy, Beauty Therapy and Marma Therapy II (Pancha Karma II)
AY 206: Ayurvedic Protocols I – Respiratory & Digestive Systems (Paranavaha, Annavaha Srotas) (Kaya Chikitsa I)
AY 207: Ayurvedic Protocols II – Lymphatic, Blood & Skin Systems (Rasavaha and Raktavaha Srotas) (Kaya Chikitsa II)
AY 208: Ayurvedic Protocols III – Muscular and Fat Metabolism Systems (Mamsavaha, Medovaha Srotas (Kaya Chikitsa III)
AY 209: Ayurvedic Protocols IV –Skeletal & Nervous Systems (Asthivaha, Majjavaha Srotas) (Kaya chikitsa IV)
AY 210: Ayurvedic Protocols V – Reproductive System (Shukravaha, Arthavaha, Sthanyavaha Srotas) (Kaya Chikitsa V)
AY 211: Ayurvedic Protocols VI – Pediatric, Geriatric & Rejuvenative Protocols (Bala Roga, Rasayana, Vajeekarna Therapies) (Kaya Chikitsa VI)
AY 212: Ayurvedic Protocols VII - Ear, Nose, Throat & Eye Protocols, Psychological Protocols (Salakya, Manasa Rogas) (Kaya Chiktisa VII)


1st Year Total= 752 Hours

In USA (16 hours X 12 months = 192 classroom + 240 directed extramural study = = 432 hours
Lifestyle Coaching (25 clients beginning at AY104) = 65 hours + 60 hours preparation = = 125 hours
Clinical case observations (5 cases with ayurvedic practitioner and self-review) = = 40 hours
Attendance at relevant extramural seminars, workshops & lectures = = 15 hours
Research paper(s) (1-2) submitted to College by course AY111 = = 70 hours
Classroom presentations (Preparation & delivery of 2 class lectures as assigned by instructor) =
Community outreach lectures (Preparation & delivery of 2 extramural lectures) =
Book reviews (5 profesional book reviews on topics/works to be assigned) =
= 10 hours
= 10 hours
= 50 hours


2nd year Total= 1504 Hours

In USA (16 hours X 12 months) 192 classroom + 240 directed extramural study  = = 432 hours
In India (or other clinical intensive) 200 classroom + 120 directed independent study = = 320 hours
First Year hours total = = 752 hours

ADVANCED AYURVEDIC STUDIES

4 weeks comprising 200 instructional hours, offered at our affiliated institution in Coimbatore, India.
(Note: Students unable to participate in the program's India segment will be required to obtain practical training with mentors located in United States). .

Training wil include the following areas:

Swasthavritta (Preventive Medicine);
Clinical internship with experienced Ayurvedic practitioners;
Advanced Ayurvedic training with Ayurvedic professors;
Theoretical and practical training in modalities such as snehana, swedanan, shirodhara, advartanam, and others;
Pachakarma treatments;
Field trips to ayurvedic herbal farms and manufacturing/processing facilities;
Advanced Nutrition & Ayurvedic Food Preparation;
Advanced Herbology & Formulation;
Sanskrit language & literature;
Attendance/Participation in clinic at local ayurvedic hospital

Ongoing consultations, lectures, workshops and community service projects relating to a variety of topics in Ayurveda, Nutrition, Yoga, Meditation, Astrology, and food preparation constitute an additional, integral part of the program.

The program provided in Coimbatore, India is divided into two parts, each comprising 15 days of instruction and practice.  The first portion of the program is devoted to an assessment of the students' level of ayurvedic expertise and comprehension including a review of fundamentals and an introduction to the principles and pracitce of ayurvedic therapeutic measures, especially in their South Indian usage.  This review is essential to a more effective utilization of the students time spent with physicians and patients in the second half of the program

The second half of the program consists of an intensive exposure to the practice of ayurveda in both out-patient and in-patient hospital settings, allowing the student to develop an advanced level of proficiency in evaluation, examination and history-taking, treatment planning, therapeutic approach to and counselling of patients evincing specific disease conditions.

Sai Ayurvedic College is a private, post secondary degree-granting institution recognized by the Florida Department of Education and Florida Commission on Independent Education under the authority of Florida State Statutes, Section 1005.06 and is an approved Continuing Education Provider. Sai Ayurvedic College has been approved as a Professional School of Ayurveda by the National Ayurvedic Medical Association (NAMA). Sai Ayurvedic College has been fully approved for the payment of Veterans Educational Benefits under the GI Bill by the Florida State Department of Veterans Affairs.