Ayurveda Certificate | GOYA CEC & Yoga Alliance YACEP

Explore Sankhya as the cornerstone theory of creation and cause and effect in Ayurveda, alongside Nyaya-Vaisheshika, Mimamsa, yoga, Vedanta, and Buddhism as lenses for health and healing.

Explore the tri dosha theory and the five elements: space, air, fire, water, earth, and how vata, pitta, and kapha shape our physiology, psychology, and daily Ayurveda practices.

Understand prakruti (constitution) and vikruti (present state) in ayurveda, and see how dosha balance informs personalized therapies, with examples like seasonal pitta changes.

Explore how like increases like and opposites decrease each other in Ayurveda's dosha theory, and how Gunas define each dosha to guide balance through food, climate, and activity.

Explore how Ayurveda defines health as harmony among body, mind, and consciousness, balancing the doshas, dhatus, malas, and agni, with self-awareness guiding early action.

Apply Ayurveda's ten health factors—jidosha balance, gunas, diet, seasons, exercise, age, mental and emotional factors, senses, willful ignorance, and relationships. Cultivate mindfulness and self-esteem to sustain health.

Explore dinacharya, the ayurvedic daily routine, with wake times by constitution, morning practices like splash water, gratitude, oil gargle, abhyanga, and mindful meals to support digestion and sleep.

Engage in a warming gratitude practice by cupping the eyes. Perform clockwise and counterclockwise eye rolls, express gratitude for above, below, all around, and the opportunity to live another day.

Practice bed yoga with postures like the one knee twist, cat pulling its tail, and happy baby, using props and variations for a 90-second to longer routine.

Explore a mealtime prayer in the Ayurveda certificate program that invokes Brahma, Vishnu, Devo Maheshwara, and Mahesh Varaha. Note the inclusion of Ave Omnia and devotional phrases shaping nourishment rituals.

Learn to set up abhyanga with oil by warming a small amount in a heat-safe glass jar in a hot-water bath, then swish and wait 1–3 minutes before self massage.

Prepare warm neti water with boiled and filtered cold water and Himalayan pink salt (avoid iodized), insert the spout at 45 degrees, rinse both nostrils, then oil the nostrils.

Toast whole and ground spices in oil in ayurvedic cooking, starting with mustard seed until popping, then add cumin, coriander, and turmeric to unleash their pungency and medicinal qualities.

Learn a personal Indian chai recipe using fine grind Assam tea, chai masala, maple sugar, and thick oat milk; simmer gently, infuse flavors, then strain and serve.

Explore how Ayurveda optimizes energy by balancing agni through seasonal diet, routines, dress, and activity, addressing seasonal transitions and dosha balance to support vitality.

Ayurveda spring considerations balance kapha-pitta shifts, suggest gentle panchakarma, and guide dietary changes from warming, heavy foods to lighter meals, while adapting sleep, layers, and outdoor exposure to nourish agni.

Adopt Ayurveda’s summer guidance by wearing breathable natural fabrics and adjusting exercise to cooler times of day; embrace water activities and increased leisure to harmonize with the season.

Ayurvedic considerations for fall explore balancing Vata amid cooler, drier winds and shorter days, with recommendations for layering, gradual heat release, Panchakarma, and warming exercises.

Winter is a kapha-dominant season; balance it with heating through dress, food, and movement, maintain moderate activity, and practice Kapalabhati to support focus.

Explore tanmatra chikitsa, the ayurvedic practice of healing through the five senses, focusing on subtle elements, intention, and mindful use to balance sound, taste, smell, and touch.

Explore shabda tanmatras chikitsa as sound-based health therapy, weaving speech, listening, mantra, humming, breath, and musical resonance to calm the nervous system and promote present-moment awareness.

Explore sparsha tanmatras chikitsa by examining how touch, the tactile sense, activates health and healing through everyday actions like holding hands, hugs, massage, and skincare.

Discover marma points, or mamani, and how applying pressure may affect prana, the body, mind, and spirit, as a part of marma chikitsa in ayurveda.

Explore self massage with sparsha marma therapy, locating head marmas like Nazim Mulla Nasr and Agnya chakra, then stimulate them with fingers or a tuning fork.

Explore rupa tanmatras chikitsa, the subtle form and color used as therapy, including chromotherapy. Discover practical uses of rupa tanmatras chikitsa, trata, yantra, and a brief intro to vastu shastra.

Explore Vastu Shastra, the science of dwelling, and align your home with earth, water, fire, air, and space to optimize energy flow for a mindful living space.

Explore chromotherapy in Rupa chikitsa by using color to support health and mood, through daily color wear, colorful environments, gemstones, and color-based meditation.

Explore rasa tanmatras chikitsa, the ayurvedic therapy centered on taste and dietary strategies. Learn how season, constitution, and current state influence food choices to support health and healing.

Explore gandha tanmatra chikitsa, the scent therapy of aromatherapy and essential oils, to influence mood and memory and balance doshas—Vata, Pitta, and Kapha—through warming and sweet scents.

Explore how essential oils, or Gandha, support dosha balance in Ayurveda, with practical uses like diffusion, skin application with carrier oils, hydrosols, and safety guidelines for space, pets, and kids.

Blend yoga asana with Ayurveda to tailor practice to prakruti and vikruti. Use yoga therapy to balance doshas seasonally and with mindful timing.

Explore ayurvedic yoga, or ayur yoga, blending asana, pranayama, and meditation to balance the doshas (vata, pitta, kapha) through air yoga, time of day, and prakruti/vikruti awareness, with tri-dosha practice.

Practice Anuloma Viloma with Nadi Shodana to pacify vata using the Vishnu Mudra, guided breathing, and drishti options; follow accompanying guidelines for rounds.

Learn chaitali and shetkari pranayams to pacify pitta, using tongue curling or teeth variations, inhale through the curled tongue, exhale through the nose, with drishti and mula bandha.

Learn kapalabhati with a comfortable seated posture, focusing on an active exhalation and passive inhalation, guided through breath rounds of 54 or 108, with mindful gaze and subtle belly awareness.

practice bhramari breathing to calm the mind, closing the ears with finger placements around the eyes, forehead, and ear flaps, and explore humming and throat constriction variations.

Explore puja and meditation in Ayurveda as taught by Vasant Lad, and cultivate devotional awareness through asana and pranayama to enhance presence, connection, and awe.

Practice an empty bowl meditation rooted in Ayurveda and tridoshic balance, guiding breath awareness from the nostrils to the belly and following the full inhale-exhale cycle.

Master double-arrowed awareness by balancing external drishti with internal breath awareness, maintaining a soft outward gaze and mindful attention in daily life.

Practice Soha meditation by inhaling so and exhaling hum, with a relaxed throat or light ujjayi constriction, breathing in the formless and limitless and breathing out the known.

Cultivate metta meditation, loving kindness through metta bhavana and the four brahmaviharas, guiding you from self to all beings with phrases like may you be safe and happy.

Practice metta meditation by guiding breath, adopting a comfortable seated posture, and silently repeating 'may I be safe, be happy, be healthy, live with ease' for self and others.