300/600h diet and lifestyle consultant
Jivita Academy’s signature program to learn both theory and practice of Ayurveda in its modalities of diet and lifestyle
- In person classroom learning for a full academic year
- Personal health coaching journey with Anu
- Can be taken in conjunction with our therapist training
- 2 week panchakarma retreat at completion (600H Only)
This is a CMA accredited course to qualify as an Ayurvedic diet and lifestyle consultant and a therapist
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What is this course about?
This course will dive deep into understanding the food dynamics and how to use food, culinary spices and herbs as medicine. The observations and guidance on the principles of Ayurvedic nutrition are based on specific and personal needs. These will cover, amongst other areas, dietary rotation, the use of seasonally fresh ingredients and portion regulation. The program will provide an exciting dietary experience raising awareness about food energetics, detoxification and last but not least, understand the role of digestion in determining nutritional value of food.
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Course Information
TIME: 2 SEPTEMBER 24 – 30 JUNE 25
CLASSES MONDAY AND TUESDAY 6-8.30PM (Weekly in September, fortnightly from October, Weekly in May, 12 day Residential Detox Retreat in June)
PLACE: JIVITA AYURVEDA, 89 CHAMBERLAYNE ROAD, LONDON NW10 3ND; DETOX RETREAT IN DORSET
Once enrolled in the program, the students will go through an initial assessment, which will determine the direction of the personal coaching journey, running alongside the classroom experience. Each student will have a 30 minute 121 session with their tutor once a fortnight.
In person attendance classes are held every Monday and Tuesday evening from 6-8.30pm. Lectures are a blend of theoretical learning, practical demonstrations, and interactive discussions. Combined with students’ personal practical journey, the program will create profound learning experiences to increase confidence in their own practice once graduated.
Course curriculum
Lectures: Hello and Welcome; Routines; Timing; Mindfulness and Decision making; Nature and Origin of Ayurveda; Self-Regulation; Diet, Food & Nourishmen; Energy medicine & pranic pathways; Panchamahabhutas – The Five Basic Elements; Introduction to Gunas and Rasa; Introduction to Doshas; Seasonal Cycles; Introduction to Agni & Ama; Introduction to ayurvedic anatomy and physiology
14-15 & 28-29 October 24
Lectures: Food timing; Seasonal, Organic and Local Foods; Good and bad habits of eating; Food combining; Three pillars of health
11-12 & 25-26 November 24
Lectures: Autonomic Nervous System Control; The Role of Beliefs; Sleep and Stress; Exercise; Weight management; Imbalance and Recovery
9-10 December
Lectures: Satmya – Appropriateness; Spring, Summer and Winter Foods
6-7, 20-21 January 25
Lectures: Dravya – The Concept of Substance; Outcomes of the ayurvedic approach; The Main Gunas and Their Actions; Rasa and Doshas; Flavour and Aroma; Aftertaste and The Three Stages of Digestion; Rasa and Emotions
3-4, 17-18 February 25
Lectures: Doshas and Gunas; Prakriti and Vikruti; Vata Dosha; Pitta Dosha; Kapha Dosha; Doshas and Life Cycles
3-4, 17-18 March 25
Lectures: Agni; Ama; Stages of Digestion; Assessment of Agni & Ama; Ethical and Professional standards
21-22 April 25
Lectures: Dhatus – Seven Tissues; Upadhatus and Mala – Side-products and Waste; Dhatu Nourishment
5-6, 12-13, 19-20 May 25
Lectures: Shrotas – Channels of Circulation; Detox Basics; Lymphatic System; Signs of Toxicity; Detox Foods and Herbs; Deep Cleanse or Panchakarma;
10 day panchakarma retreat in a residential location in 2-11 June 25
Final Written Exam on 30 June 2
Outcomes of the course
Completing an Ayurvedic therapist and consultant program equips individuals with a range of skills and knowledge necessary to practice Ayurveda effectively.
Deep Understanding of Ayurvedic Principles
Graduates have a comprehensive understanding of the ayurvedic paradigm of healing through self-regulation, the application of Ayurveda’s fundamental principles, polarity in healing, the concepts of gunas, doshas, dhatus, malas and agni. They are aware of the functional character of this approach and able to complement western modalities of healing by using food, culinary herbs and spices as medicine. They and competent in applying ancient principles appropriately in their local environment and confident in how to harness the interconnectedness of body, mind, and spirit for healing purposes.
Dietary and Lifestyle Counseling
Graduates can provide personalised dietary recommendations based on Ayurvedic principles based on seasonality, food timing and individual needs based on constitutional types. They understand the importance of diet and lifestyle in maintaining health and can guide clients in making appropriate lifestyle modifications thus using food as medicine.
Client Management and Communication
Students learn effective communication skills and client management techniques. They can conduct thorough consultations, establish rapport with clients, and create individualised treatment plans based on the client’s needs and preferences.
Ethical and Professional Standards
Graduates understand the ethical guidelines and legal considerations relevant to Ayurvedic practice (we refer to Ayurvedic Professional Association). They uphold professional standards of conduct and client confidentiality.
Integration with Modern Healthcare
Students learn to integrate Ayurvedic principles with modern healthcare practices and Ayurveda’s position as complementary or alternative form of medicine. They understand when to collaborate with other healthcare professionals and how to provide complementary care to individuals seeking holistic health solutions.
Continuing Education and Professional Development
The program emphasises the importance of lifelong learning and encourages graduates to stay updated with advancements in Ayurveda and related fields through continuing education and professional development activities.
Certification and Licensure
Graduates obtain UK certification that enables them to practice as Ayurvedic therapists or consultants legally.
Completing an Ayurvedic therapist and consultant program empowers graduates to promote health and wellbeing using the holistic principles of Ayurveda, an approach that plays a highly valuable role in dealing with chronic lifestyle disorders. By disseminating applied ancient learnings, ayurvedic professionals can have a decisive role in contributing to the healthcare landscape of the modern days.
About Your Teacher
Anu is the founder of Jivita Academy of Ayurveda and author of Ayurveda Detox: How To Cleanse, Balance and Revitalise Your Body.
She has been involved in education in Finland already when studying in the university of Helsinki in the Nineties. The real passion for teaching was inspired by her turn of career from language studies to Ayurveda.
Trained in clinical Ayurveda, Anu released soon that to get results with clients they needed fundamental education on basic healthy living. Ayurveda is mainly about self-care and most of the times clients need help in understanding what is in their power to do.
Anu’s passion in education is also visible in client work. She is passionate about translating ancient wisdom of healing into modern context. She empowers her clients to take charge of their own health by increasing awareness in nutrition based on their individual needs. Incorporating her twenty years of practice and teaching of yoga Anu’s approach to healing is almost unique to anywhere in London or the UK.
Accreditations
CMA or Complementary Medicine Association is an accrediting body that develops evaluation criteria and conducts evaluations to assess the quality of our courses and that we meet their criteria for high level education.
APA – or Ayurvedic Professional’s Association is a voluntary register for professionals of Ayurveda. The APA maintains a register of Ayurvedic professionals in the UK who are bound by the code of ethics set by the APA and have full insurance (by e.g. Holistic Insurance).
Frequently Asked Questions
There are a few options when you plan for your course payments, which come with benefits the sooner you pay. Long term payment plans have an additional cost.
Full payment
Full Course Price: £2,800
Deposit: £500
Students able to make an immediate payment in full receive £500 discount.
Payment plans:
We can arrange a monthly payment plan.
Our prices include VAT.
This program is designed to be a state-of-the-art experience of Ayurveda offered only by Jivita Academy of Ayurveda. The uniqueness of this program consists of classroom teaching including a personal health coaching program with the teacher.
The program is at level 4 and 5. At the end of the program students should be able at critically analyse the material and create diet and lifestyle plans for their own clients.
The students should have passed A level studies of equivalent.
We sign up only dedicated and motivated students who will show up on time in classes with completed assignments. Students need to show an effort of understanding what real healing by diet and lifestyle is. This program is dedicated to qualify the students as professionals and in order to qualify the students need to show willingness to experience the science of change in their own lives. This requires determination in adopting daily routines, an open mind, the ability to analyse the self objectively and a curiosity of the bodymind’s potentials to heal itself.
You will receive a letter to sign a non-disclosure agreement (NDA). After signing you will receive a welcome email and the access to the online portal. The email will detail the next steps, which will be planning for the first strategy call to define the personal transformation journey and setting up a date for the 121 calls. You will also be given instructions on how to sign into the Facebook group and how to access your personal G-Drive where student work is kept.
Students are recommended to take part in a 12 day residential retreat to consolidate their learning experiences by going through the panchakarma detox program together.
Check out our retreat page for more details: https://designwr.com/jivita/ayurvedic-retreats/
There is an extra cost of £180 per day. This can be paid in full or in installments.
Free On-Demand Workshop
Not quite ready to commit? Check out our free on-demand workshop where you learn to use food as a medicine.
Get the Ayurveda Detox book
How To Cleanse, Balance and Revitalise Your Body
Your course leader Anu is the author of Ayurveda Detox: How To Cleanse, Balance and Revitalise Your Body, available from Amazon, Waterstones and Blackwell’s.
Her book will inspire you to try pace your daily and seasonal rhythms in a way that additional detox programs become almost redundant. Ayurvedic living is detoxifying per se and if you haven’t experienced it yet, learn from this book and create a new detox program for yourself that not only cleanses you but teaches you habits of a lifetime.
Find out more about Anu’s Ayurveda Detox book.
