Upcoming Workshops
We regularly host classes and workshops in-person at the center. Whether with our own faculty and staff, or in collaboration with fellow colleagues and professionals in the fields of Ayurveda, Yoga, Jyotish, and Herbal Medicine. Join us at the center for an upcoming workshop!
When applying to any of our education programs, fill out this simple application form and we will contact you with program details.
Ayurveda Postpartum Doula Training
with Adena Bright and Allison Morse
May 13-17, 2024
9:00-3:30 pm each day
Serve the women and families in your community during a time of huge transition and growth by becoming an Ayurveda Postpartum Doula. The birth of a child is one of the most powerful and life-changing events in a woman’s life, and the care she receives during the immediate postpartum window can set her up for faster healing, easier mothering, and long-lasting well-being. During this training you will learn about the postpartum phase through the lens and language of Ayurveda, while receiving training in traditional postpartum care practices, balanced with practical understanding for modern women.
The Sacred Window of postpartum is considered to be 42 days, and it is said that how the woman receives care in those early days sets her up for the next 42 years of health. It is time for us to take back postpartum; to learn how to rest deeply, receive nourishment, and experience the power of being present.
Program Agenda:
Ayurveda 101
Principles of postpartum care in Ayurveda
Protecting the Sacred Window of postpartum
Understanding postpartum hormonal changes
Ethics and preparing and supporting the partner, home and family
Cooking and meal planning for postpartum
Medicinal oil and ghee making
Postpartum Abhyanga Training
Scope of practice, what’s really needed
Plans/offerings/business
Scope of Practice:
Graduates will be able to offer postpartum support services including in-home Abhyanga massage, meals and meal planning as a business or as a gift — safely, within the Ayurvedic lense. Graduates are not considered Ayurvedic Health Counselors or Practitioners, nor are they able to treat or diagnose/assess imbalance from Western or Eastern perspective, unless within a separately held license/profession or certification. This could complement your practice as an Ayurvedic Health Counselor, Practitioner or Doctor, herbalist, massage therapist, nurse, midwife, birth doula, or other healthcare provider. Vermont does not require a state license to do massage therapy. This training can be applied toward NAMA credit hours.
COST: $1195 Paid in Full ($1,295 with payment plan)
VSAC grants available to Vermont residents
Note: food and accommodations not included
Essentials of Vedic Astrology Course
with Richard Powell
Mondays, February 19 - April 15
(skipping April 8)
6:00-8:00 pm EST Live and Virtual Event
Class recordings given for those who may have to miss a class or two
Join Richard as he shares his years of study, professional experience and love of Jyotisha.
Have you been looking for a thorough introduction to Vedic Astrology that will quickly give you a solid foundation of this ancient system of prediction without spending years studying it? THEN THIS COURSE IS DESIGNED FOR YOU!
Gain invaluable insight into a client, yourself, or anyone else
Understand one’s physical constitution - know what types of illnesses they are most prone to experience
Give targeted recommendations to help facilitate healing and bring balance - such as foods, lifestyle, and herbs
Tell when life will be easier, when it will be more difficult, and the exact dates these changes occur
How to balance life’s most challenging phases and how to maximize the easeful ones
Easily see where one’s soul purpose is in life
What life’s current themes are and when they will change
Dramatically increase your ability to give good counsel
Understand what career(s) one is best-suited for
Quickly find and understand powerful planetary combinations for success, money, and more!
Every session will have homework and reading assignments to further engage you as a student and help you to easily absorb the week’s subject.
You will leave this class with additional tools that increase your discernment and insight empowering you to further help your clients and/or navigate your own life.
Program Agenda:
Amongst other subjects, we will thoroughly discuss all of the core foundational principles of Jyotisha, including:
Bhāvas / Houses
Rāśis / Constellations
Grahas / Planets - and how to assess their strengths or weaknesses
Prakriti & Vikriti (Ayurvedic Constitution)
Manas / how to assess the mind
Gocara / Transits
Vimśottari Daśā / Life Periods
Most important Yogas / planetary combinations
Basic strengths and weaknesses in a chart
As an extra, all of the above will additionally be discussed as it relates to Āyurveda to help one expand their practice if they are practicing Āyurveda professionally, though this isn’t required to attend this course
Scope of Practice:
This course will give you a deep understanding of the core foundational principles of Jyotisha, including the planets, signs, houses, Nakshatras (lunar constellations), transits and exact phases of life. This will allow you to recognize imbalances and remedies according to what one’s chart shows. This course is not a means for one to offer Vedic Astrology sessions but rather a great starting point for the fundamentals in order to serve your clients, yourself or your friends and family with a deeper lens.
COST: $350 Early Bird $395 After February 7
On-Demand Classes
A Morning Conversation with Drs. Claudia Welch, Robert Svoboda & Ramkumar Kutty
Dr. Ramkumar, Dr. Robert E. Svoboda, and Dr. Claudia Welch meet with us to share a conversation around the four ashramas–or stages of life: how we can use them to help us contextualize and navigate studies, families, professions, political and civic obligations, relationships and spiritual practices in ways that reflect and draw on the particular nature and strengths of each stage.
Dr. Ramkumar Kutty is a student of Ayurveda and other traditional Indian knowledge systems. Over the last 2 decades, he has given talks and conducted workshops across the world promoting health, happiness and contentment.Ramkumar is a Founder-Director of Punarnava Ayurveda, an institution committed to “Authentic Ayurveda for Universal Well Being”. Punarnava Ayurveda is currently engaged in the creation of vaidyagrama – an experimental green self-sustaining authentic Ayurveda healing community on the outskirts of Coimbatore in South India. (www.vaidyagrama.com)
Dr. Robert Svoboda is the first Westerner to graduate from a college of Ayurveda and be licensed to practice Ayurveda in India. During and after his formal Ayurvedic training he was tutored in Ayurveda, Yoga, Jyotish, Tantra and other forms of classical Indian lore by his mentor, the Aghori Vimalananda. He is the author of over a dozen books and has served as Adjunct Faculty at the Ayurvedic Institute in Albuquerque, NM, and at Bastyr University in Kenmore, WA. You can find out more about his work at www.drsvoboda.com and follow him on Facebook.
Dr. Claudia Welch has been a lifelong student of life and medicine. She has practiced Āyurveda, has worked in Eastern medicine education, is licensed as Doctor of Oriental Medicine, and the author of Balance Your Hormones, Balance Your Life: Achieving Optimal Health and Wellness Through Ayurveda, Chinese Medicine and Western Science and, The Four Qualities of Effective Physicians: Practical Ayurvedic Wisdom for Modern Physicians. Dr. Welch has lectured internationally on Oriental medicine and Āyurveda, exploring how Eastern medicine applies to Women’s Health, and today’s reality in general.
Don’t miss out on this incredible opportunity to learn from these three teachers. Purchase the class recording for lifetime access.