THE NEW JERSEY INSTITUTE OF AYURVEDA
The Starseed Center for Yoga & Wellness Ayurveda Practitioner Program
356 Bloomfield Avenue
Montclair, New Jersey USA 07042
Tel: 973-783-1036
Fax: 973-783-5028
Internet: www.starseedyoga.com/AyurvedaCourse.htm

TAKES PRIDE IN PRESENTING AN INTENSIVE COURSE FOR ASPIRING AYURVEDA
PRACTITIONERS and OTHER HEALTH PROFESSIONALS

Ayurvedic Nutrition & Food Theory
Instructor: Dr. Aparna Bapat, B.A.M.S.
Dates: June 18th, 19th, 26th & 27th (Friday - 6-9pm; Saturday &
Sundays, 2-6pm)
Tuition $400.00 (incl. materials & examination)
(15 Instructional Hours; 30 Study Hours)

This course, one of a series comprising our Ayurvedic Practitioner
Training Program, will include an introduction to Ayurvedic
nutritional science, and include lectures / demonstrations on:

The Modern Nutritional Situation, Biochemical Nutrition, the
Mechanical Model and the Holistic Nutritional Model; Review of the
Tri-Dosha Theory with Physical & Psychological Profiles;
the Psychophysiological role of the Six Tastes;
Vipava (post-digestive effect);
Physiology of Digestion, Food Assimilation and Tissue Nutrition;
Environmental Issues;
Food Quality;
Local Food;
Understanding Time factors including Seasonal and Daily Rhythms;
Food Combinations;
Individually Structured Diets with Food Lists;
Survey of Ayurvedic Diagnosis - Determining Constitution; the Five
Elements and Six Tastes: Toxic Accumulation and Metabolic Imbalance
in Nutrition;
Effects of Dieting and Poor Nutrition;
How to Correct Digestion and Metabolism;
Descriptions of Foods by Category - fruits, vegetables, grains, etc.;
How to Treat Disease Nutritionally;
List of Diseases with effective Food Cures;
Issues relating to Clinical Practice;
Case Studies.

This course will be taught by Aparna Bapat, B.A.M.S. Dr. Aparna Bapat
is the Ayurvedic Program Director and Principal Instructor at
Starseed's New Jersey Institute of Ayurveda, and instructs the
Foundation-Level Certification course, Ayurvedic nutrition and food
theory, physical diagnosis and assessment, pathology and other
applied and clinical disciplines. She is an experienced Ayurvedic
physician who graduated from the renowned Pune University Faculty of
Ayurvedic Medicine & Surgery in India. Dr. Bapat was a senior
lecturer at the College of Ayurveda in London and is now a visiting
lecturer at Ayurvedic facilities in London and Belgium. She is a
writer/contributor to the health columns of India Weekly and numerous
professional medical publications in Europe and the United States,
has been on television and radio health programs as an Ayurveda
authority in the United Kingdom, and is a member of the Board of
Directors of both the National Ayurvedic Medical Association (NAMA)
and the Association of Ayurvedic Professionals in North america
(AAPNA).

This is a credit-bearing course in our Ayurvedic Practitioner
Program. Registrants desiring credit for this course will be subject
to an examination. For further information on our 2-year Ayurvedic
Practitioner Training Program, please visit our website at
www.starseedyoga.com.

Apart from registered students in our Ayurvedic Practitioner Program,
this course will be of interest to dieticians, clinical
nutritionists, and medical, nursing and allied health professionals.

Please call the Center at 973-783-1036 (Extn. 7) to register for this
program.

The New Jersey Institute of Ayurveda
The Starseed Center for Yoga & Wellness Ayurveda Program
356 Bloomfield Avenue
Montclair, New Jersey USA 07042
Tel: 973-783-1036
Fax: 973-783-5028
Internet: www.starseedyoga.com