Ayurveda - an ancient philosophy for the modern world
Practiced in India for over 5,000 years, Ayurveda is one of the oldest and most established healing systems in the world. Traditionally, the word “Ayurveda” is a contraction of two separate words or ideas: “ayu”, meaning “life”, and “veda”, meaning “knowledge” or “science”. Ayurveda is, therefore, the “science of life”. With a postgraduate diploma in Ayurvedic Medicine from the College of Naturopathic Medicine, you can begin to apply Ayurveda, the science of life, in your everyday practice.
At the core of Ayurvedic philosophy and practice is the concept of the doshas, meaning literally “that which deteriorates” and more easily understood as mind–body or constitutional type. According to Ayurveda, each person’s health is determined by the balance of their doshas. A key skill of the Ayurvedic practitioner is to determine their natal constitution and any current imbalances they may have. Balance can then be restored through the use of Ayurveda and the many appropriate treatments that are available within this system of medicine.
Ayurveda will enable you to find the cause of a problem or disease and to formulate a highly individual treatment protocol using diet, herbs and lifestyle management for each patient.
Open to all qualified practitioners regardless of therapy: nutritionists, herbalists, traditional Chinese medicine practitioners, acupuncturists, osteopaths, chiropractors, homoeopaths, medical doctors, etc.
10 weekends (dates to be arranged)
41 Riding House Street, London W1W 7BE (Tube: Oxford Circus)
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