Ayurveda Certificate Programs
Ayurveda Certificate Programs
Pursue your calling through Ayurveda. Learn how to heal the body, mind, and spirit by enrolling in an Ayurveda Certification Program at Southern California University of Health Sciences (SCU), a premier educational institution for complementary and alternative medicine in the United States.
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Ranked #1 Three Years in a Row:
by universities.com for “Best Colleges with Ayurvedic Medicine/Ayurveda Degrees in the United States” in 2017, 2018, 2019.The Mission of SCU Ayurvedic Programs is:
To provide students with a best quality of education in Ayurvedic Medicine, emphasizing preventative and integrative health care.Ayurvedic Wellness Educator Certificate (Level I)
- Program Length: 15 courses | 1 year | 720 Hours
- Hybrid Program Structure: Includes in-class, online (set class time), e-learning, and clinic hours
- Start Date: September 7, 2021
Ayurvedic Practitioner Certificate (Level II)
- Program Length: 14 courses | 1 year
- Hybrid Program Structure: Includes in-class, online (set class time), e-learning, and clinic hours
- Start Date: September 7, 2021
Learn more about Clinical Internship for Ayurvedic Practitioners
Clinical Internship for Ayurvedic Practitioners
- Program Length: 60 hours | 15 weeks
- Prerequisites: Completed Ayurvedic Practitioner Program
- Who will be eligible to take this program? This Program is offered to all SCU Ayurvedic Practitioner Alumni as well as for the students who have completed Ayurvedic practitioner certificate program from other NAMA approved school.
- Start Date: Coming Soon
Ayurveda Courses
Learn more about Sanskrit
Introduction to Sanskrit: Level 1 – 100% Online
- Course Length: 30 hours | 1 ½ hours per week | 20 weeks
- Prerequisites: None, this is an introductory course and all are welcome to attend.
- Description: Come learn Sanskrit, the language of Ayurveda! Students will learn to write their own names, simple words and sentences in Sanskrit.
- Cost: Complete course is offered for $300.
- Who will be eligible to take this program? This course is offered to all SCU Ayurvedic students, alumni, and the general public.
- Start Date: May 10, 2021
Learn more about Ashtanga Hridayam
Ashtanga Hridayam Part II – 100% Online
- Course Length: 30 hours | 1 ½ hours per week | 20 weeks
- Prerequisites: None, this is an introductory course and all are welcome to attend. Completion of Part I is not necessary to understand and enjoy Part II.
- Description: Ashtanga Hridayam presents a comprehensible account of Ayurvedic knowledge in a simple and understandable way. Part II includes Suthrasthana chapters 5-8 which focus on the areas involved in a balanced diet.
- Cost: Complete course is offered for $325.
- Who will be eligible to take this program? This course is offered to all SCU Ayurvedic students, alumni, and the general public.
- Start Date: March 9, 2021
Learn more about Carakasaṃhitā Part I
Carakasaṃhitā Part I – 100% Online
- Course Length: 30 hours | 1 ½ hours per week | 20 weeks
- Prerequisites: None, this is an introductory course and all are welcome to attend. Completion of Part I is not necessary to understand and enjoy Part II.
- Description: The Carakasaṃhitā is important for its comprehensive coverage of the principles (tatva), theory (sastra) and practice (vyavahara) of Āyurveda. It also covers the entire scope of Ayurveda in terms of medical treatment as well as spiritual wellbeing coining the term naiṣṭhikĪcikitsā or self-transformation as the ultimate solution for all pain and disease. It is an ideal textbook for those who want to explore deeper into the theoretical foundations and philosophy of Ayurveda apart from understanding the principles of treatment.
- Cost: Complete course is offered for $300.
- Who will be eligible to take this program? This course is offered to all SCU Ayurvedic students, alumni, and the general public.
- Start Date: May 12, 2021
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What Is Ayurveda?
Ayurveda is a holistic system of health care and preventive medicine that was developed in India more than 5,000 years ago.
The term “Ayurveda” combines two Sanskrit words: ayur (life) and veda (science or knowledge). Thus, Ayurveda is quite literally “the science of life.” The aim of Ayurvedic medicine is to integrate and balance the whole person: the body, mind and spirit in order to promote wellness and prevent illness. Ayurveda fosters an understanding of an individual’s unique mind-body constitution, or dosha. According to Ayurveda, there are five master elements that make up our world and ourselves:
Space, Air, Fire, Water, and Earth.
Each element carries inherent qualities, such as fire – hot and transformational – or earth – solid and stable. Ayurveda groups these elements into three basic energies or doshas: Vata (Air and Space), Pitta (Fire and Water), and Kapha (Earth and Water). As all individuals are a combination of these doshas, Ayurvedic treatments work to restore balance to our bodies and minds and return us to our true constitutions for optimal health, balance, and happiness.
Ayurvedic science aims at the prevention and management of disease by establishing balance through nutrition, herbal medicines, ayurvedic therapies, pranayama breathing exercises, yoga, meditation, and daily and seasonal routine. Discover how to help the body heal itself naturally with traditional Indian medicine.
SCU’s Ayurveda programs are approved by the National Ayurvedic Medical Association (NAMA).
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