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Postgraduate Certificate in Ayurveda for Health Professionals
Alma Mater Europaea – ECM is offering the Postgraduate Certificate in Ayurveda for Health Professionals, starting in Spring 2024. This one-year study program qualifies health professionals to integrate diagnostic and therapeutic modalities of Maharishi AyurVeda into their medical practice.
If they wish, eligible students can take the courses of the Postgraduate Certificate in Ayurveda as an optional learning segment in the Integrative Health Sciences module of the Master Health Sciences program. Or they can take the Postgraduate Certificate in Ayurveda as a stand-alone study program.
| Course | ECTS | |
|---|---|---|
| Total per certificate training | 55 | |
| Phase 1 | ||
| 1 | Course 1 - Fundamental Ayurvedic Principles of Prevention, Diagnosis and Treatment Part 1 | 5 |
| 2 | Course 2 - Fundamental Ayurvedic Principles of Prevention, Diagnosis and Treatment Part 2 | 5 |
| 3 | Course 3 – Ayurvedic Protocols for Treatment of Common Disorders | 5 |
| 4 | Course 4 - Ayurvedic Herbal Therapy (Dravyaguna) | 5 |
| 5 | Course 5 - Aroma Therapy and Dermatology in Ayurveda | 5 |
| 6 | Course 6 - The Management of Tissues (Dhatus) and Channels (Srotas) in Ayurveda | 5 |
| Total | 30 | |
| Phase 2 | ||
| 7 | Course 7 - Protocols for the treatment of common disorders in ayurveda 2
|
10 |
| 8 | Course 8 - Protocols for the treatment of common disorders in ayurveda 3
|
10 |
| 9 | Course 9 – Herbal therapy (Phytotherapy) 2
|
5 |
| Total | 25 | |
FOR DETAILS OF THE PROGRAM PLEASE READ THE PROSPECTUS HERE.
Please submit your application documents by 1 February 2025.
Courses
| Course | ECTS | |
|---|---|---|
| Total per certificate training | 55 | |
| Phase 1 | ||
| 1 | Course 1 - Fundamental Ayurvedic Principles of Prevention, Diagnosis and Treatment Part 1 | 5 |
| 2 | Course 2 - Fundamental Ayurvedic Principles of Prevention, Diagnosis and Treatment Part 2 | 5 |
| 3 | Course 3 – Ayurvedic Protocols for Treatment of Common Disorders | 5 |
| 4 | Course 4 - Ayurvedic Herbal Therapy (Dravyaguna) | 5 |
| 5 | Course 5 - Aroma Therapy and Dermatology in Ayurveda | 5 |
| 6 | Course 6 - The Management of Tissues (Dhatus) and Channels (Srotas) in Ayurveda | 5 |
| Total | 30 | |
| Phase 2 | ||
| 7 | Course 7 - Protocols for the treatment of common disorders in ayurveda 2
|
10 |
| 8 | Course 8 - Protocols for the treatment of common disorders in ayurveda 3
|
10 |
| 9 | Course 9 – Herbal therapy (Phytotherapy) 2
|
5 |
| Total | 25 | |
Faculty
The program will be taught by qualified western medical doctors and Indian Vaidyas with extensive knowledge, qualifications and experience in teaching Maharishi Ayurveda to health professionals. Dr. Gordana Markovic is a Western medical doctor with 20 years of medical practice and a Social Medicine and Public Health specialist. She has a master’s degree in Emergency surgery and a Ph.D. in Social Medicine from the Faculty of Medicine, University of Belgrade. She is a member of the State Expert Committee on Complementary Medicine, Ministry of Health of the Republic of Serbia. Dr. Marković has studied Ayurvedic medicine in India, the Netherlands, Switzerland, Austria, and Belgrade. She is the most experienced practitioner of Maharishi AyurVeda in Southeastern Europe. She has extensive experience in teaching Ayurveda not only at Alma Mater University in Slovenia but also in numerous European countries and has published over 50 articles on Maharishi AyurVeda and Aromatherapy. “After many years of practicing Western medicine I can say that I became a much better doctor when I learned Maharishi AyurVeda and pulse diagnosis. Ayurveda can be used as a separate system, but it is easily integrated as a great support to conventional Western medicine. By integrating the best of these two medical systems, we can significantly improve the health of our patients in the best way possible and reach more patients in need of medical help, who otherwise wouldn’t have been able to afford it.” Guest contributions are expected from other experienced Maharishi AyurVeda Vaidyas and western medical doctors from India, America and Europe. Dr Rainer Picha is a medical doctor and senior consultant in cardiology. He received his MD at the University of Vienna in Austria and completed his postgraduate medical training in the Department of Cardiology of the Vienna General Hospital and the Department of Cardiology of the State Hospital in Graz, where he became Assistant Director. He has been a specialized consultant in cardiac arrhythmias and a faculty member of the Austrian Doctor’s Association. Dr Picha participated in several national and international training courses in Maharishi AyurVeda. Since 1996 he has been a full-time researcher at Maharishi Vedic University in Vlodrop, Holland. He also is the chairman of the International Maharishi AyurVeda Foundation and the Maharishi College of Perfect Health International. Dr Walter Mölk is a medical doctor from Austria. He is the founder and president of the Austrian Society of Ayurvedic Medicine and the founding medical director of the first Maharishi AyurVeda health centre in Austria. In 1996 Dr Mölk became a member of the international research team at Maharishi Vedic University in Vlodrop, The Netherlands. He is also a member of the Maharishi College of Perfect Health International and the International Maharishi AyurVeda Foundation board of directors. Dr Mölk has over 20 years of experience leading Maharishi AyurVeda postgraduate trainings for health professionals worldwide. Dr Gunvant Yeola is an Ayurveda Physician (Vaidya). After receiving his MD and PhD (Kayachikitsa), he has been a Professor and Head of the Kayachikitsa Department at Dr D.Y. Patil College of Ayurved and Research Centre, Pimpri, Pune. He has given multiple consultations and lectures on Ayurveda in Portugal, The Netherlands, the USA and Brazil.Dr. Gordana Marković, PhD, the Principal Professor Leading the Program
Dr Wolfgang Schachinger
Dr Wolfgang Schachinger from Austria will also be contributing as a guest lecturer. A general practitioner of western medicine since 1983, Dr Schachinger became an expert in Maharishi AyurVeda and founded the Maharishi Ayurveda Health and Seminar Centre in Ried in 1993. He has lectured extensively, co-authored five books on Ayurveda, and founded three Ayurveda medical associations. Dr Schachinger has received multiple awards for his pioneering work with Ayurveda in Europe.Dr med. Rainer Picha
Dr med. Walter Mölk
Prof. Dr Gunvant Yeola
Advantages
Upon completion of the program, participants will be able to:
Practice Aroma and Marma Therapy
Integrate fundamental principles and practical procedures of Maharishi AyurVeda into their healthcare practice; to promote wellness, and prevent, as well as treat, disease.
Discuss peer-reviewed published research on Maharishi AyurVeda, including the Transcendental Meditation® technique, and Ayurveda.
Evaluate a patient’s constitutional type (Prakriti) and underlying patterns of imbalance (Vikriti) through Ayurvedic principles of diagnosis.
Apply the fundamentals of Maharishi AyurVeda Pulse Diagnosis (Nadi Vigyan) in clinical practice.
Utilize Ayurvedic principles to optimize digestive health and nutrition.
Restore biological rhythms through daily and seasonal behavioural regimens.
Promote longevity through anti-aging modalities.
Instruct patients in personalized self-care programs, including individualized dietary, behavioural, exercise, and detoxification regimens, and methods of stress management
Prescribe Ayurvedic herbal food supplements to enliven the self-repair and healing mechanisms of the body.
Implement multi-modality clinical protocols to address a wide range of common chronic conditions encountered in medical practice.
Practice Aroma Therapy.
Gain a profound scientific understanding of the relationship between consciousness and health.
Increase their own resilience, overall wellbeing, and job satisfaction, reducing symptoms of fatigue and burnout, through personalized self-care programs, including the practice of Transcendental Meditation®.
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Employability
The AMEU Postgraduate Certificate in Ayurveda certifies the successful completion of the course.
This program provides a unique educational opportunity for eligible health professionals who wish to expand the scope and effectiveness of their health care practice, enabling them to begin a new career or to supplement their existing career with the profound, time tested natural wisdom of Ayurveda.
Maharishi AyurVeda is the comprehensive and modern formulation of the world’s oldest system of natural health care: prevention-oriented, free from harmful side-effects, and consciousness based . Course participants will learn to apply the profound principles and practical skills of Maharishi AyurVeda in their clinical practice, for the prevention, diagnosis and treatment of common diseases, and the cultivation of optimum well-being.
They will also learn personalized self-care programs (including Transcendental Meditation) to increase learning ability, job satisfaction, and general well-being in their own personal lives.