The New Jersey Institute of Ayurveda (NJIA) at the Starseed Center for Yoga & Wellness is a professional-level training program for aspiring practitioners of Ayurvedic medicine, the 6,000 year old healing tradition of the Indian subcontinent. The program comprises a series of distance learning formatted modules in the basic and clinical sciences designed to afford the highest quality of education and training.
Areas of instruction in the independent study program include anatomy and physiology; history and traditions of Ayurveda; pathology; theory and practice; manipulative therapy; botanical medicine; physical diagnosis; constitutional analysis; nutrition and food theory; preventive medicine, psychology and counseling, energetic therapies and ayurvedic psychology and counselling.
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, a 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. The foundation course is offered periodically on a residential basis and as a continuous enrollment distance learning/self study course.
The distinction awarded to graduates of the New Jersey Institute of Ayurveda’s professional program is the Diploma in Ayurveda.
PROGRAM OF STUDIES
Foundations of Ayurveda (45-65 hours)
Ayurvedic Anatomy & Physiology (40-55 Hours)
Ayurvedic Pathology (30-40 Hours)
Ayurvedic Diagnosis & Evaluation (25-35 hours)
Ayurvedic Nutrition & Food Theory (25-35 hours)
Ayurvedic Botanical Medicine (45-60 hours)
Subtle Therapies in Ayurveda (20-30 Hours)
Panchakarma & Detoxification Therapies (20-25 Hours)
Ayurvedic Psychology, Mental Hygiene & Counselling (20-25 Hours)
Ayurvedic Management of Common Disorders (30-40 Hours)
Ayurvedic Practice Management: Law & Ethics (15-20 Hours)
TOTAL ESTIMATED HOURS FOR COMPLETION: 315 - 430 (+ Diploma Project)
Instructional hours total between 315 and 430, exclusive of the Diploma Project that is additionally required to be undertaken for successful completion of the program.
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.
The New Jersey Institute of Ayurveda and the Starseed Center for Yoga & Wellness reserve the right to amend program and course content without prior notification.
