This is our signature course for Other Health Practitioners, including GPs, and individuals on a health journey for their own benefit.
Why Study Ayurveda
Ayurvedic science provides knowledge and practices for preventative health and beyond the physical body and achieve alignment of body, mind, senses and the Spirit. The World Health Organization recognizes Ayurveda as a complete natural health care system.
Knowledge of Ayurveda in today’s world is almost essential as it is aimed at
- prevention of disease
- anti-ageing,
- bringing youthfulness and vitality and establishing balance and harmony through diet, lifestyle, nutrition, herbs, meditation, and daily routines.
This is perfect time to study Ayurveda. Ninety percent of all healthcare costs are caused by preventable health risks.
There is a unique opportunity in this day and age to lead successful lives by assisting family, friends and clients in creating healthier bodies and lifestyles, eventually lowering healthcare costs.
Who should study Ayurveda
- Anybody interested in their own health and wellbeing, and supporting their friends and family to look after their health. We have had engineers, PhDs, IT professionals, builders, and house wives do this course.
- Other health care practitioners utilise their Ayurvedic knowledge to enhance their current practice.
- We have had GPs, nurses, a cardiologist and a gynecologist taking this course.
- Massage therapists and body workers add on to their skills. We have had yoga teachers, reiki masters and body workers do this course.
- Students interested in health and beauty can study and work in wellness centres.
- Research savvy students can get involved in creating Ayurvedic research projects.
Why Study with Ayurveda Awareness Centre
The AAC offers studies both for personal interest and to gain skills in Ayurveda if you are already a health practitioner, including GPs.
FTCA is an integral part of clinical practicum offered by AAC.
Study in small group, supporting in meeting the needs in our communities with a practical approach to Ayurveda.
The course comprises of lectures, tutorial case studies, and clinical assessment of the patients, multiple-choice / long questions and a range of oral questions during the sessions. The topics covered are:
- Introduction to Ayurveda
- Key to Health or Disease – Digestion Process
- AHARA – Life Supporting Diet (Including practicing AHARA principles)
- VIHARA – Life Supporting Activity (including practicing VIHARA principles)
- Disease Process – Causes and Stages & Ayurvedic Physiology
- Pulse Diagnosis
- Dravya Guna – Herbal Pharmacology
- Kaya Chikitsa – Treatments
- Panchakarma – Introduction to Physiological Detoxification Procedures
- Introduction to Ayurveda Classical Texts
Foundation Training in Clinical Ayurveda (FTCA)
FTCA training program is a skill development program. If you are studying this program for yourself, it will become an exciting journey in health and consciousness. It’s a spiritual and personal journey in experiencing complete health & wellbeing!
If you are studying FTCA as other health practitioner, it provides theoretical and practical knowledge and clinical skills of Ayurveda for you for supporting your client’s wellness.
The course delivery is with flexible learning so you can complete it while working.
FTCA is assessed continuously through a variety of assessment methods:
- Group Work: Group Work by set assignments on the material covered in the lectures. This facet of the training serves to test the understanding of the principles in an application based manner.
The group discussion enables students to verbalize and internalize the concepts as well as to clarify concepts.
- Experiential Learning: Application of the principles in the student’s own life with emphasis on observation.
- Consultations i.e. Application of Diagnostics Principles: Each student undertakes 30 initial consultations and recommends one follow up consultation for each patient/client and submits ten such case studies for review and feedback.
- Question and Answer Sessions: These take place during and after each lecture session to clarify concepts.
- Case Studies: These are conducted in the class to illustrate various points covered in the lectures.
- Student Presentations of the Cases: The critical evaluation is done by the facilitator/ mentor, illustrating the key aspects of diagnostics and therapeutics arising from the case history. There is an active interaction with the class to fine tune and clarify concepts. During the case studies, the presenter will demonstrate his/her understanding of Ayurvedic concepts and their application in the clinical environment.
- Clinical Practice: Each student demonstrates his/ her ability and skills in applying the Ayurvedic principles in a clinical situation with the facilitator/ mentor present.
- Reflective Journal: To facilitate the learning process through personal experience, the course requires the keeping of a reflective journal throughout the year. The journal provides the assessor with an opportunity to assess the progress of the student. It is a powerful learning tool for the student to keep track of their personal competency and skill development.
- Periodic Written Examinations: Periodic written multiple choice/ long answer questionnaires and an exit written examination.
The FTCA is the first component of qualifications on offer by AAC that is suitable for other health practitioners to enhance their understanding of Ayurveda; and is also the most suitable component to study for personal interest.
A large proportion of the studies are experiential, i.e. experimenting with and adopting appropriate diet and lifestyle routines in your own life and talk to “patients” from your community (friends and family) to develop your skills as an “Ayurvedic Lifestyle Consultant in Training”.
FTCA provides theoretical and practical knowledge of Ayurveda for your own life and for others.
It’s a spiritual and personal journey in experiencing complete health & well being!
Course delivery is with flexible learning – designed so that even working people can complete the course.
Course facilitated by Neerja Ahuja, AAC Principal Consultant and prepared by Dr. Rajen Cooppan, M.B.Ch.B., M.D., Dip. Ayu.- World renowned teacher.
What past AAC FTCA Students say
- “I am transformed forever”
- “Really enjoyed the course, feel inspired”
- “It has been really worthwhile in every way. The learning has offered a wide range of options and confidence. There is a lot to experience and cover”
- “Great insight – from a personal point of view, emotional and spiritual. Large amount of information in an enjoyable atmosphere”
- “Excellent course in present format. It allows large amount of input from participants via question/ answers”
- “Great basis for my and my family’s health”
- “Excellent”
- “An important step in my evolution”
- “This course has been life changing for me. It has given me the very fundamental, applicable knowledge to dramatically alter my own health and give me a sense of harmony with nature’s elements.”
- “As an occupation, the course has been rich learning.”
- “Very valuable course. Exceeded my expectations. I feel I have been given the tool kit and manual for good health which I wish I had been given in my 20s.”
Key Features
A large proportion of the studies are experiential, i.e. experimenting with and adopting appropriate diet and lifestyle routines in your own life and talk to 30 patients from your community (friends and family) to develop your skills as an “Ayurvedic Lifestyle Consultant in Training”.
FTCA provides theoretical and practical knowledge of Ayurveda for your own life and for others.
Exciting journey in health and consciousness. It’s a spiritual and personal journey in experiencing complete health & well being!
- Flexible learning – designed so that even working people can complete the course.
- Facilitated by Neerja Ahuja, AAC Principal Consultant and created by Dr. Rajen Cooppan, M.B.Ch.B., M.D., Dip. Ayu.- World renowned teacher.
- Already taken on by many Doctors, Nurses and other Practitioners since offering the course in WA.
Next Steps
Call us to set up time for 30 minute interview for the course and mark the dates in your diary.