Ayurveda Foundation Level Certification Course offered by The Starseed Center for Yoga & Meditation
356 Bloomfield Avenue, 2nd Floor Montclair, New Jersey 07042 www.starseedyoga.com
PRESENTER: Dr. Aparna Bapat, B.A.M.S. DATE(S): Jan. 23rd, Jan. 24th & 25th, Jan. 31st & Feb. 1st,
2004 TIME: 2:00-7:00PM, (2 weekends, Saturday & Sunday) Preparatory Session, Friday Jan. 23rd (6:00-
9:00PM) COST: $ 420.00 Tuition (+ $50. materials and certification fee) (Note: A $150. program
deposit is due at registration)
Join Starseed for this 4 day, 16-hour intensive course of study leading to a Certificate in
Ayurvedic Self-Care & Health Maintenance.
This program is intended as an introduction to Ayurveda that is both detailed as well as of
practical use to the non-health professional who wishes to take a more responsible part in
caring for his or her health. In addition, it will serve as a basis for more advanced training
for those desiring to either become practitioners of Ayurveda or to extend their skills to care
for their families.
This course is planned as the first of several course programs in Ayurveda that will take students
through intermedia te and advanced levels of proficiency and which will train and certify students
as Ayurvedic practitioners-consultants. Starseed's Ayurveda Practitioner Program is scheduled to
begin operation in September 2004, and courses currently undertaken (including this one, which is a
prerequisite for all other intermediate, advanced and practitioner-level courses offered in the
program) carry full credit applicable to the program.
The course's instructor, Dr. Aparna Bapat, is one of the world's premier writers, scholars, teachers
and practitioners of Ayurvedic medicine whose work is known in the United States, the United Kingdom
and India. Dr. Bapat is a graduate of the University of Pune Faculty of Ayurvedic Medicine &
Surgery; is formerly Senior Lecturer at the College of Ayurveda (London, U.K.).and is presently
consultant at the Ayurveda Center, New York City. She is the author of numerous articles on
Ayurvedic medicine and related themes and has made multiple television appearances (on London's Zee-
TV) as health issues consultant.
The program's schedule is as follows:
PREPARATORY SESSION (Friday, January 23rd, 6:00-9:00PM)
DAY 1 Section I (January 24, 2004) History of Ayurveda; basic concepts; terminology and
nomenclature; basic concepts of the Dosas
Section II (January 24, 2004) Sankhya philosophy; Mind-body-spirit connections; Vedic cosmology;
Creation and nature of energy, matter and life processes
DAY 2 Section III (January 25, 2004) Ayurvedic anatomy & physiology: The 3 Dosas, 7 Dhatus, 3 Malas
& 20 Gunas
Section IV (January 25, 2004) Mind-Body-Spirit constitutional types; Prakriti
DAY 3 Section V (January 31, 2004) Prakriti & Vikruti (continued)
Section VI (January 31, 2004) Origin and elaboration of the disease process (pathogenesis); 6 stages
of Samprapti; Applications of Samprapti
DAY 4 Section VII (February 1, 2004) Self-analysis and preventive health care; Daily diet & regimen;
Exercise and yoga; Mental and emotional hygiene
Section VIII (February 1, 2004) Healing properties of foods; Diet therapy & food-combining theory;
Home remedies
For detailed information and an application or to register for this course please contact Starseed
by telephone at (973) 783-1036 or e-mail at [email hidden] and ask for our Ayurveda
certification course information package.
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Ayurveda Practitioner Certification Program The Starseed Center for Yoga & Meditation 356 Bloomfield
Avenue Montclair, New Jersey USA 07042 Tel: 973-783-1036 Fax: 973-783-5028 Internet:
www.starseedyoga.com
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