I thought this group's preference was that commercial
pitches not be made. And, please, stop it with the
6,000 year old stuff...it's getting old, every pun
intended.


--- Starseed Ayuveda Program <ayurveda@...>
wrote:

> New Jersey Institute of Ayurveda
> c/o The Starseed Center for Yoga & Meditation
> 215 Glenridge Avenue
> Montclair, New Jersey USA 07042
> Telephone/Facsimile: (Toll Free) 866-884-7635
> Internet: www.ayurveda.mirrorz.com
>
> The New Jersey Institute of Ayurveda (NJIA) at the
> Starseed Center
> for Yoga & Wellness offers an independent-study
> based professional
> level training program for aspiring practitioners of
> Ayurveda, the
> estimatedly 6,000 year old healing tradition of the
> Indian
> subcontinent. This distance learning program
> comprises a series of
> tutored, self-study courses in the basic and
> clinical sciences
> designed to afford the highest quality of education
> and training for
> aspiring practitioners.
>
> Areas of instruction in the program include anatomy
> and physiology;
> history and traditions of Ayurveda; pathology;
> theory and practice;
> botanical medicine; physical diagnosis;
> constitutional analysis;
> nutrition and food theory; preventive medicine,
> psychology and
> counselling, ayurvedic jytosh and manipulative
> therapy, inter alia.
>
> The NJIA curriculum is structured to educate a
> well-trained and
> well-rounded practitioner of this ancient healing
> art, knowledgable
> in both its theoretical and applied facets and
> proficient in adapting
> its time-tested modalities to meet the needs of
> contemporary health
> care consumers.
>
> Within the NJIA program, the first course (and a
> prerequisite for the
> other courses in the program) is the Ayurvedic
> Foundation-Level
> Certification Course, an intensive, broad and deeply
> detailed
> initiation into the fundamental principles of
> Ayurveda and their
> application. The Foundation-Level Certification
> Course is intended to
> serve two functions: firstly, to provide prospective
> Ayurvedic
> practitioners with a sound basis for further study
> of the basic and
> clinical sciences. Secondly, it is intended for the
> general public
> who, while not planning to continue training,
> nonetheless desire to
> take a larger measure of responsibility in caring
> for their own
> health and that of their families. Upon completion
> and the successful
> passage of a comprehensive final examination, the
> student is awarded
> the Certificate in Ayurvedic Self-Care & Health
> Maintenance. For
> further information on this facet of our program,
> please click here.
>
> The distinction awarded graduates of the
> professional program
> (involving an estimated 12 to 16 months of study) is
> the Diploma in
> Ayurveda. It is planned to offer both programs via
> both residential
> study as well as on an independent study/distance
> learning basis.
>
> I. PROGRAM
>
> The course-modules that follow are required for
> completion of the
> Institute's distance learning program and award of
> the Diploma in
> Ayurveda. The parenthetical number following each
> course-module title
> is the estimated number of hours of study for
> completion.
>
> Foundations of Ayurveda (45-65 hours)
> Manipulative Therapies: Marma & Abhyanga (15-20
> hours)
> Ayurvedic Diagnosis & Physical Evaluation (25-35
> hours)
> Ayurvedic Nutrition & Food Theory (25-35 hours)
> Ayurvedic Botanical Medicine (45-60 hours)
> Ayurvedic Energy Healing (12-15 hours)
> Vedic Medical Jyotish (16-20Hours)
> Panchakarma & Detoxification Therapies (12-15 Hours)
> Ayurvedic Psychology & Counselling (20-25 Hours)
>
> Diploma Project: An original paper is required of
> all students prior
> to graduation in the form of (a) a survey of
> existing Ayurvedic
> literature dealing with a particular facet of
> Ayurvedic practice; (b)
> one or more case studies detailing the application
> of Ayurvedic
> clinical principles; (c) a personal reflection paper
> on some facet of
> Ayurveda or (d) a paper reflecting original research
> in some facet of
> Ayuveda. Diploma project qualitative and
> quantitative standards
> reflect those of any professional training program
> and will be
> relayed in detail to each enrolled student.
>
> TOTAL ESTIMATED HOURS FOR COMPLETION: 215 - 290 (+
> Diploma Project)
>
> FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
>
> II. WHAT IS AYURVEDA?
>
> Ayurveda, or Ayurvedic medicine, is the world's most
> ancient system
> of scientific medicine and preventive health care.
> Developed in India
> over the course of many thousands of years, Ayurveda
> (which
> translates as "science of life") is a natural
> approach to creating
> balance, promoting healthful life-styles, and
> strengthening the
> body's healing abilities when faced with disease,
> debility or injury.
>
> WHAT HEALING MODALITIES DOES AYURVEDA USE?
>
> Diet, exercise, and yoga are very frequently used in
> Ayurveda, as are
> herbal and other naturally-derived remedies, massage
> and
> manipulation, psychological counselling and various
> de-toxification
> strategies. The hallmark of the Ayurvedic approach
> is that the means
> employed to avert or treat disease are natural, and
> when
> appropriately used, incapable of causing their user
> harm, in marked
> contrast to much of what today comprises Western
> medical practice.
>
> WHAT IS THIS PROGRAM'S PURPOSE?
>
> The New Jersey Institute of Ayurveda at the Starseed
> Center for Yoga
> and Wellness has one goal: to provide the best
> education and training
> available in North America today for the next
> generation of Ayurvedic
> practitioners, at reasonable and modest cost, in a
> fashion designed
> to meet the educational, professional and other
> needs of mature
> learners with maximum flexibility, and consonant
> with the anticipated
> public demand and employment markets for Ayurvedic
> practitioners.
>
> IS THIS PROGRAM APPROVED OR ACCREDITED?
>
> At the present time, no national standard either for
> the
> certification of Ayurvedic practitioners nor for the
> accreditation of
> institutions training such individuals has been
> elaborated. The two
> largest United States based organizations of
> Ayurvedic practitioners,
> the National Ayurvedic Medical Association and the
> California
> Association for Ayurvedic Medicine are currently
> developing such
> standards..
>
> WHERE IS THE RESIDENTIAL COURSE BEING OFFERED?
>
> Classes will be held at the Starseed Center for Yoga
> & Wellness, 215
> Glenridge Avenue, Montclair, New Jersey.
>
> WHAT IS THE COST OF THIS PROGRAM?
>
>
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