Training goal
The Ayurveda practitioner is a professional able to work and collaborate along side the official medicine in order to promote the well-being and psycho-physical balance of the individual considered as a whole. In an increasingly chaotic stressful world, and therefore a source of psychosomatic disorders, the Ayurveda practitioner will be able to understand and, therefore, to respond adequately to the customers’ needs using different techniques which are based on a holistic and complex vision of the human being. The skills acquired will enable the operator to identify the problems, analyze them and address them appropriately.
Ayurveda massage* is enveloping, stimulating and regenerating; it gives strength and energy by allowing harmonization of the vital functions.
Career opportunities
The Ayurveda practitioner operates in spas, wellness centers, spas, hotels, tourist and holiday resorts, fitness centers, as an employee in “Bio Energy” schools or as self-employed.
Training program
Level I
Introduction
- The origins of Ayurveda
- The causes of the imbalance according to Ayurveda philosophy
- Ethics and behavior
Ayurveda Abhyanga Massage*
- Prakriti, the Ayurveda constitutions
- Massage* practice, face up
- Massage* practice, face down
- Full massage* practice
Relaxing Ayurveda Massage*
- Introduction to Massage*
- Benefits of Massage*
- Massage* practice, face up
- Massage* practice, face down
- Full massage* practice
Ayurveda Massage and Joints
- Analysis of the joints according to the muscle tendino channels
- Full sequence while face up
- Full Sequence lateral position
- Full sequence while face down
- Complete sequence while receiver is sitting
Level II
Arterial Ayurveda Massage*
- Sira (veins) and dhamani (arteries) in Ayurveda physiology
- Full sequence while lying on the back and belly
Draining Ayurveda Massage*
- Introduction to Ayurveda
- Herbal preparation for drainage
- Anatomy, lymphatic system
- Introduction to Abhyanga Phenakam massage*
- Phenakam Abhyanga massage* practice
Therapeutic massage* of Marma Points
- Introduction to Marmas: energy points
- Marma: nature and classification
- The body channel system and Marma Points
- List of Marma and their treatments
- Massage* and energy methods of Marma Therapy
- Oils for Marma massage*
Massage* applications of Marma points on the body parts
Shirodhara
- Fields of application of Shirodhara
- Formulas for the preparation of Shirodhara oils
- Necessary material
- Preparation of the massage* receiver
- Shirodhara treatment practice
Ayurveda massage* with herbal powders
- The Pinda Sweda
- Indication, ingredients and recipes
- Oils, compresses and wraps, application time
- Study: areas of the body to treat
- Treatment Preparedness, necessary equipment
- Breathing Techniques
- Practical treatment
Medicinal plants
- Medicinal plants used in Ayurveda
- The beneficial effects and side effects
- The plant preparation
- The use of medicinal plants based on desired purpose
- Methods of administration and benefits
Examination
- Final Test – written and oral
* The term massage concerns hand maneuvers for the purpose of well-being, to the exclusion of any medical purpose
“Naturopathic medicine is not a medical practice. The naturopath does no medical diagnosis and does not prescribed medicine”(Source OMS)