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Narayana Institute is a religious college that offers accredited Ayurveda classes & other Vedic classes both online and in person. We also operate a Sliding Scale Ayurvedic Wellness Center for women (all ages) and elderly (above 60 years) in Gainesville, & Alachua offering low cost herbs and monthly free events. Our online classes and Ayurveda courses are affordable, flexible, and designed for busy individuals. Read More
OM KRISHNAYE NAMAH
Vedic Ayurveda Counselor (600 Hours)
Pre-requisites- High School Diploma,
Level 1 and Level 2 must be completed
Teachings from classical Vedic texts declare that balance comes from syncing our mind, body, and spirit to nature during the cycles of the sun, moon, and change of seasons (dinacharya, ratricharya and ritucharya ). However, our modern imbalances are partly due to our modern living practices where we move less, spend a lot of time in front of screens and do not follow a balance lifestyle for our body and mind constitution (Dosha).
The Ayurveda Lifestyle Coach is a holistic program based on foundational Ayurvedic principles and Vedic beliefs. Modifications in lifestyle and routine can have a profound positive impact on the mind, body, and spirit. Student will gain in-depth knowledge and understanding of the philosophy, principles, theory, of Ayurveda, Vedic cooking and Nutrition and basic breathing and yoga theory for balance. Students will be offered 25 hours of mentorship with 5 client observations and 5 independent client encounters.
Cost- Level 1- $990. Level 2- $990. Level 3- $990 (online) or $1400 (if opting for onsite hybrid classes)
(10% discount if paid in advance each level)
CURRICULUM
COURSE LIST*
VAC100 Vedic Ayurveda Coaching/Introduction to Ayurveda 50 Hours
VAC 101 Vedic Cooking and Ayurvedic Nutrition 50 Hours
VAC102 Trioshas, Dhatus and Mala 50 Hours
VAC103 Vedic Womens Ayurvedic Coach 50 Hours
VAC104 Yoga for Ayurveda Counselors 25 Hours
VAC105 Vedic Ayurveda kriya Sharira 50 Hours
VAC106 Vedic Psychology and Ayurvedic Mind 50 Hours
VAC107 Mentorship** (see below)
VAC108 Vedic Herbalist Level 1 5O Hours
VAC109 Vedic Ayurveda Nidan 25 Hours
VAC110 Marma Points in Ayurveda
VAC111 Vastu & Jyotish Vedic Astrology 25 Hours
VAC112 Sanskrit 25 Hours Hours
VAC107**Vedic Ayurveda Mentorship 125 Hours
** 50 Client one to ones
ONSITE LABS**
Vedic Lab 1- Vedic Nadi Pariksha Part 1 and Part 2
Vedic Lab 2- Vedic Marma Energywork Part 1+ and Part 2
Vedic Lab 3 - Plant-based cooking for Doshas Part 1 and Part 2
Vedic Lab 4- Vedic Rituals
Vedic Lab 5- Vedic herb Lab - Part 1 teas, spice mixes+Part 2-infusions, topical herbs, Nasya and body oils
Vedic Lab 6- Vastu and Yoga(Total lab time for VAC Level 1- 50 hours)(+Available online for online-only students.)
REQUIRED TEXTS
The Textbook of Ayurveda: Fundamental Principles Vasant Lad. Copyright(c) 2002 by Vasant Dattaray Lad
Marma Points of Ayurveda: The Energy Pathways for Healing Body, Mind, and Consciousness with a Comparison to Traditional Chinese Medicine by Vasant Lad and Anisha Durve Copyright (c) 2008, 2015 Vasant Lad and Anisha Durve
Eat, Taste, Heal by Thomas Yarema, Daniel Rhoda, Johnny Brannigan, Copyright 2006 by Five Elements Press
Altars of Power and Grace-Michael and Robin Maestro Copyright 2004(c) Michael andRobin Mastro
Ayurvedic Medicine: The Principles of Traditional Practice by Sebastian Pole Copyright (c)2006, 2013
Sebastian Pole
Essential Guide for Ayurveda: A Textbook for Counselors and Students, Monica B Groover Copyright by Monica Groover
Ayurveda and the Feminine, Monica B Groover, Copyright(c)2020 Monica Groover
The Textbook of Ayurveda: Part 2 and Part 3 Vasant Lad. Copyright(c) 2003 by Vasant Dattaray Lad
Atuls Kitchen; Ayurvedic cookbook, Henry Groover, Monica Groover Copy-right 2024 (Publishing2025)T
odd Caldecott-Ayurveda, Divine Science of life Copyright(c) Elsevier limit-ed 2006*
Course Manuals
MENTORSHIP
MENTORSHIP
mentorship includes observation of our practitioner in our sliding scale Ayurveda center onsite in person. Or, via zoom. In addition, it includes labs like nadi energy reading and tuning marmas and chakras using tuning forks, crystals, classes. You may also learn about vastu yantras, some basic vedic herbal formulations like creating Vedic herb teas with local flowers. We have classes on nadi pariksha-study of subtle channes and meridians of the body and spiritual self. We have classes on Sanskrit for Ayurveda Practitioners or Vastu (Vedic Feng Shui) placement.
ONLINE or ONSITE
You can choose to do your mentorship online or in person. Or you can choose to do a combination of online and in person. We have regular sliding scale pop up community Ayurveda centers set up once a month on Thursday evenings, and Friday afternoons. Please let us know before attending. We cannot guarantee the number of clients who sign up. Students are also welcome to bring their own friinds/ relatives to the sliding scale Ayurveda center. Sliding Scale mentorship charge is $20 per hour. Students either observe the teacher, or actively participate depending on their level of training. If only a few clients have signed up, the teacher helps students with reading and creating paperwork and studying client materials etc.