Ayurveda for Healthy Life Guru Course (Certification)

Vata dosha, the king of doshas and the energy of movement, governs movement, breathing, blood flow, heart function, and quick, creative thinking, while shaping a lean, cold, dry, mobile body.

Pitta dosha blends fire and water, mainly fire, regulating digestion, metabolism, temperature, and hormonal balance. It features oily, hot, light, and pungent qualities linked to a medium-built, energetic, decisive personality.

Explore kapha dosha, with earth and water roots, lubrication of tissues, and stability, its cold, moist, heavy, oily, sweet qualities, and how it influences weight, digestion, sleep, immunity, and temperament.

Balance the three doshas (dosha samaya) to sustain physical, mental, and spiritual health and prevent dosha vriddhi or kshaya through diet and lifestyle.

Explore the five subtypes of vata dosha—prana, udana, samana, vyana, and apana—and their specific locations, functions, and balance strategies using yoga, pranayama, and herbs.

Identify the five pitta subtypes—pachaka, ranjaka, bhrajaka, alochaka, and sadhaka—and see how they govern digestion, blood formation, skin tone, vision, and mental function.

Explore the five kapha dosha subtypes—avalambaka, kledaka, tarpaka, bodhaka, and shleshaka—and their locations and roles in nourishment, digestion, joints, and mind.

Identify factors that aggravate pitta dosha imbalance, including hot conditions, sun exposure, summer heat, and spicy or sour foods, and recognize symptoms such as skin disorders and gastric ulcers.

Identify factors that aggravate kapha dosha, including lack of exercise, oily and fatty foods, excessive sleep, and liquid or high calorie foods, and note sluggish digestion and weight gain.

Investigate prakriti, the inherent body constitution determined at birth by the predominance of vata, pitta, and kapha. Learn how prakriti analysis guides diet, environment, and disease risk prediction.

Balance vata with a pacifying diet and routine: practice moderate exercise, keep a schedule with bedtime before 10 p.m., and use warm oil massage plus foods like milk and ghee.

Teach tips for a pitta personality to cool the body by balancing rest and activity, favoring sweet, bitter, and astringent foods, cooling items, and olive or coconut oil.

Tips for kapha personalities to boost metabolism and digestion with warm cooked meals, honey or jaggery, barley or millet, and spices like ginger and turmeric, while avoiding meals at night.

Adopt a tridoshic prakriti diet prioritizing white basmati rice, ghee, and a wide range of fruits, vegetables, legumes, seeds, oils, and spices; minimize oats, wheat, ice cream, and white sugar.

Try an ayurvedic lifehack: massage coconut oil with lemon juice into the scalp for dryness, 10–15 minutes, leave 1–2 hours, then rinse with honey in warm water to prevent dandruff.

Explore how vata pitta prakriti blends guide seasonally balanced eating and lifestyle, using warming foods and room-temperature drinks to balance doshas and support mindful eating and regular exercise.

Learn to balance pitta and kapha in a dual dosha prakriti with a warm, nutritious diet, whole grains, leafy vegetables, fruits, and dosha-specific food choices.

Learn to maintain balance as a tridoshic personality by following a six-taste diet, seasonal routines, dinacharya, mindful eating when hungry, and monthly fasting to support pitta, vata, and kapha harmony.

Balance vata and kapha with fresh, warm, lightly cooked meals in small portions at regular times, eaten mindfully to support digestion and include key spices, fats, dairy, and grains.

Balance pitta and kapha with warm cooked meals, mindful eating, and a structured plan: lunch as the largest meal, light breakfast, and guidance on grains, fats, proteins, and vegetables.

Balance vata and pitta with warm, easily digestible foods for vata and cooling, low-spice options for pitta; eat mindfully in regular small meals, favor whole grains and naturally sweet foods.

Learn general rules for a tridosha prakriti: eat before 6 p.m., make lunch largest and dinner the lightest, wait 3–6 hours, and favor whole foods, vegetables, protein, fiber, and spices.

Follow a simple vata kapha prakriti menu balancing doshas with warm water, soaked almonds and raisins, and a daily herbal tea; keep breakfasts light and include cereals, ghee, and lentils.

Explore a sample menu for pitta kapha prakriti featuring coriander tea, oats with skim milk, barley, quinoa, and balanced meals from breakfast to dinner.

Learn a sample menu for vata pitta prakriti, including soaked almonds and raisins, coriander tea, balanced meals with kitchari, spices to aid digestion, and milk-based suppers.

Present a sample menu for three prakruti, with meals from 7–8 a.m. breakfast to 6–7 p.m. dinner, including oatmeal, lentil soup, vegetable curry, yogurt, and snack options.

Pacify vata with a warm, heavy, moist diet, regular meals, and warm spices; enjoy cinnamon and saffron oatmeal, mixed veggie salad, and sweet cream of wheat.

Balance pitta dosha with cooling, pacifying recipes like apple lime ginger smoothie, almond date smoothie, curried red lentil soup, and coconut jasmine rice.

Explore kapha-dosha friendly recipes and a fasting-based approach to balance the dense, cool, damp earth and water elements, including kale chips, kapha pacifying salad, soup, and roasted pear with almonds.

Explore vikruti in Ayurveda by contrasting it with prakruti, and learn how dosha imbalances shift with lifestyle, diet, emotions, and environment to guide personalized treatment.

Explore vikruti pariksha to understand how Ayurveda assesses disease through etiological factors, dosha imbalances, and tissue involvement. Identify prakriti, desha, kala, bala, and lakshana to determine disease strength and prognosis.

Explore agni, the digestive fire in Ayurveda, and how balanced agni sustains digestion, nourishment of doshas and seven dhatus while preventing ama and disease.

Explore the 13 types of agni, including jatharagni, five bhutagnis, and seven dhatvagnis, and how they digest, metabolize, and nourish body tissues.

Examine the four jatharagni types—samagni, vishamagni, tikshnagni, and mandagni—and see how balanced or irregular agni shapes digestion, appetite, tongue coatings, ama formation, and disease risk.

Balance agni through warm, light, cooked foods and proper meal timing. Incorporate digestion-boosting practices like ginger with lemon, spices, walking, and mindful hydration to maintain sama agni.

Ayurveda frames digestion as gross and subtle, with three gross stages and a nourishing seven dhatus process that moves from rasa to shukra through ahara rasa in tissue flow.

Discover seven ayurvedic herbs—triphala, olive leaf, ginger, turmeric, chyavanprasha, barbierine, and clove—that support digestion, gut microbiome, and immune health while reducing inflammation and candida.

Prepare and enjoy a ginger tea to stimulate digestion and balance agni, using grated ginger, fennel seeds, lemon juice, and water, simmered ten minutes, served after meals with raw honey.

Learn mindful eating through ayurvedic principles, aligning food with your prakriti to support agni and balance doshas, while eating slowly in a peaceful, distraction-free setting.

Begin meals with three to four deep breaths and gratitude to cultivate mindful eating, then eat warm, freshly cooked food in a calm setting when hungry, savoring with the senses.

Practice mindful eating by pacing and chewing thoroughly, avoid snacking, and follow the ayurveda order of sweet, sour, and pungent with all six tastes at lunch as the main meal.

Explore the seven dhatus—rasa, rakta, mamsa, meda, asthi, majja, and shukra—nourished by ahara rasa through dhatvagni, and how dosha imbalance affects health.

Learn how the ahara mala and dhatu mala, including purisha, mutra, and sweda, affect health through proper elimination, preventing ama and balancing doshas.

Explore ayurvedic methods to boost immunity, including warm salt water gargles, nasal oil applications, season-based oils, dosha-balanced eating, and immune-enhancing herbs and kadha.

Practice Ayurveda food hygiene to prevent virus contamination: clean utensils, wash hands and produce under running water, use separate cutting boards, and cook to 70 degrees Celsius for two minutes.

Discover an ayurvedic life hack to prevent razor burn by washing the face with lukewarm water and applying milk to moisten and soften hair for a smoother shave.

Learn the dinacharya daily routine per ayurveda, balance the doshas through the dosha clock, and optimize digestion, sleep, and overall health with brahma muhurta and morning practices.

Follow the dinacharya checklist: morning rituals (oil pulling, nasya, yoga, meditation) and meals: breakfast 7–8 am light, lunch 12–2 pm biggest, dinner 5–7 pm easy to digest.

Learn Ayurveda’s oil pulling (Kavala and Gandusha) with coconut or sesame oil on an empty stomach before brushing. This practice detoxifies the body, improves oral health, and supports overall wellbeing.

Learn ayurvedic tongue diagnosis as a health map, identifying vata, pitta, and kapha imbalances by tongue color, coating, and texture, and balance digestion with diet and detox tips.

Discover how daily tongue scraping removes toxins and bacteria to prevent bad breath, boost taste, and support oral and digestive health with a stainless steel or copper scraper.

Embrace an Ayurvedic regimen to prevent disease and boost immunity. Practice warm water gargles with salt and turmeric, oil swishes, golden milk with turmeric daily, and Giloy.

Explore ayurvedic regimens to boost immunity and digestion, including a basil-cinnamon-ginger decoction, chyavanprasha, nasal oil practices, and dietary tips like avoiding sour with milk and eating seasonal fruits.

Learn how Ayurveda guides mindful water intake to balance doshas, boost digestion and energy, including boiled water for faster absorption, and sipping warm water seated around meals.

Learn how Ayurveda maps six seasons—shishira, vasanta, greeshma, varsha, sharad, and hemant—and how each season pacifies or aggravates doshas and guides diet to balance agni.

Explore ritucharya, Ayurveda's seasonal regimen, to balance the doshas, strengthen immunity, and tailor season-specific diet and routines for better digestion and vitality.

Discover seasonal ritucharyas for winter, spring, summer, monsoon, autumn, and late autumn with diet, rituals, and lifestyle to maintain the harmony of the three doshas.