Ayurveda

Originally from India, Ayurveda is currently experiencing world-wide popularity as a revival can be seen across all continents. Ayurveda employs the judicious application of nutritional guidance, herbal medicines, exercise therapy, transcendental meditation and many special rejuvenation and purification therapies. Holistic healing and education is one of the fastest growing fields in the country. Once the province of a dedicated minority, alternative medicine has gained mainstream support. People are spending millions of ‘out of pocket’ dollars on holistic care by accessing a rapidly growing network of natural medicine practitioners and resources. Integrative medicine is now viewed by many as the answer to America’s spiralling health care costs and rising incidence of chronic disease.
Ayurveda is an important solution to this health care crisis because it offers a true mind-body-spirit paradigm, emphasises self-responsibility, and promotes prevention through lifestyle changes. A well-trained Ayurvedic practitioner may choose to enter into private practice, join other health care practitioners at a wellness centre, teach public education classes on Ayurvedic principles, supervise a pancha karma centre, teach at an Ayurvedic college, and conduct workshops, seminars and retreats. Health care providers can enhance their current practice by offering their clients Ayurvedic services. The future is bright for Ayurveda and for competent practitioners.UG/PG and PhD courses in Ayurvedic Medicine are available in India.
Here are a few:
Gujarat Ayurved University, Administrative Bhavan, JAMNAGAR- 361 008. (Gujarat) India. Ph: (O) : 288-2676854. Fax : 288-2555585 Email: info@ayurveduniversity.com
Faculty of Ayurveda,Institute of Medical Sciences, Banaras Hindu University (BHU), Varanasi-221005.
National Institute of Ayurveda, Amer Road,Madhav Vilas Palace, Jaipur-302002.
Govt Ayurvedic College, Raje Raghuji Nagar, Umred road, Nagpur-440024
Govt Ayurveda College, Thiruvananthapuram-695001
In USA:
Dhanvantari Ayurveda Center / Ayurveda Education Programs Michael Dick Ayurvedic Practitioner West Palm Beach, FL Call: 561-844-2581. e-mail: md at ayurvedaflorida.com/ the.ayurvedist at juno.com. Website: www.ayurvedist.com
Ayurveda Healing Arts Institute of the Medicine Buddha Healing Center, 2210 McKinley Avenue, Unit 4 (1 block west of Martin Luther King, between Allston and Bancroft) Berkeley, California 94703 TDC USA. (1) 510-292-6696. Website: www.Ayurveda-California.com
The National Institute of Ayurvedic Medicine, 375, 5th Avenue, Fifth Floor,New York, NY 10016,Tel:212-685-8600
The California College of Ayurveda, 1117A East Main Street, Grass Valley, California 95945. Ph:1-866-541-6699,530-274-7350 fax
General Information 530-274-9100
As the roots of Ayurveda is in India, PG studies in India may equip you with better knowledge. If you wish to go abroad and study you can look up to the above mentioned universities. In the US Ayurvedic practitioners have to acquire Licenture to practice.
Management degrees are very different from the path chosen. Eligibility for it is graduation in any stream.