The College Of Ayurveda: Holistic Healing - Mount Madonna Institute™
Join us September 14th for a virtual Open House to learn about changes to the Āyurvedic Practitioner (C-AP), Āyurveda Health Counselor (AHC) and Masters in Arts -Āyurveda upcoming programs.
Welcome to the College of Āyurveda!
Mission
The mission of Mount Madonna College of Āyurveda is to educate and train future health professionals and empower them to use Āyurveda to transform individual health and community well-being.
Vision
We envision Mount Madonna College of Āyurveda as a premier Āyurveda academic institution offering clinical and research education.
Goals
- Integrate traditional Āyurvedic knowledge with modern health sciences
- Preserve, protect, promote and practice classical Āyurveda
- Develop authentic resources for education and research in the field of Āyurveda
- Establish Āyurvedic clinic and wellness center for community health
Choose From 3 Levels of Education
Ä€yurvedic Health Counselor - Begins ONLINE January 2021
Level 1 Professional Training focusing on preventive, mind-body healthcare. The diploma program prepares students for a career as an Āyurvedic Health Counselor (AHC), offering diet and lifestyle support to individuals. Students receive 351 contact hours of theory and experiential learning during seven months of coursework (plus Clinical Practicum). Students attend one 3-day weekend a month (Thursday evening 5-7, plus Fri, Sat, Sun 6:30 am - 6 pm), plus Tuesday evenings (all month long) as well as one 3-hr. Sanskirt class a month - all live streaming online. At the end of the coursework, there is an additional 3 months of supervised clinical practicum. You can expect to spend 10 additional hours a week in additional assignments and homework.
Certificate: Āyurvedic Practitioner - Begins ONLINE October 2020
Level 2 Professional certificate training as an Āyurvedic Practitioner (C-AP) in lifestyle medicine and clinical disease management, with a scope of practice well beyond that of the Āyurvedic Health Counselor. This clinically oriented program follows the AHC and includes 12 months of course work (twelve 4-day weekend intensives), with monthly "live streaming" online sessions, followed by six months of hands-on supervised clinical practice. 1800 total hours. Time to completion - 18 months.
Master of Arts: Āyurveda - Begins ONLINE April 2021
Level 3 Master of Arts-Ä€yurveda is a graduate level degree program combining advanced clinical and academic training with an integrative approach to modern healthcare. MA program includes 10 months of coursework plus clinical practicums, research journal club, a Capstone project and final exam. The MA-Ä€yurveda program qualifies students for College level teaching, research and clinical specialization. 36 Credits. Time to completion - 18 months* *Students must have BA or BS and have completed either the first 6 months of C-AP at MMI or hold a C-AP certificate from MMI or another institution. If already C-AP certified, MA program is 4 months of coursework, research journal club, signature assignment completion, clinical practicums, research journal club, a Capstone project and final exam.
Ä€yurvedic Yoga Therapy Program
Mount Madonna Institute unites the principles of Yoga and Āyurveda into a new certificate program. Since the inception of Mount Madonna Center/Institute, Baba Hari Dass included the teachings and practices of these ancient sister sciences to promote healing and achieve a harmonious state of mind, body, senses and consciousness.
Upon completion of our 1000+ hour Āyurvedic Yoga Therapy (AYT) certificate program you will be able to design, implement, demonstrate, instruct and teach theory and practices which will enable a person to optimize her/his own healing process using the prakriti/vikruti framework of Āyurveda and the foundation of Yoga.
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Our three progressive programs provide students with ancient knowledge and wisdom relevant for today’s world. Learn more about the transformational nature of our courses.
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Upcoming Courses and Programs
Sep 14, 2020 • 6:00 - 7:00pm
College of Āyurveda Virtual Open House
Join us for a virtual Open House to learn about changes to the Ayurvedic Practitioner (C-AP), Ayurveda Health Counselor (AHC) and Masters in Arts -Ayurveda upcoming programs.
Sep 18 - 20, 2020
Yoga & Ayurveda: The Essentials - LIVE Online Hybrid Format
Drawing from Patanjali’s Ashtanga (eight-limbed) Yoga System and the practices of Hatha Yoga, you will learn foundational practices of pranayama, mudra, shat karma and meditation as well as basic philosophy and theory of both Yoga and Ayurveda as taught by Baba Hari Dass.
Oct 8, 2020 - Feb 28, 2022
Certificate: Āyurvedic Practitioner Training - LIVE Online Hybrid Format
The Certificate - Āyurvedic Practitioner (C-AP) Program significantly builds on the foundational AHC Program. It is an exploration Ayush Living into classical texts, traditional clinical treatments, practices, and formulations…guiding the student to a deeper understanding of the 5,000 year old art and science of Āyurvedic medicine and philosophy.
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October 11, 2019
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