Challenge terms.
What the challenge is, what you do, and what you earn, in plain words.
The offer
The 12-Month Ayurveda Challenge is a one-time offer for new and returning students. Enroll, complete the full Ayurvedic Health Counselor (AHC) level, apply to graduate, and your second year of membership is on us. You use it to study the Ayurvedic Practitioner (AP) level.
How to earn it
1. Enroll by October 31, and pay the full $500 for your year up front.
2. Complete all required coursework in the AHC level, all of it.
3. Apply by submitting your Graduation Application by October 31, 2027.
4. Stay an active member in good standing, with payments current, from enrollment until you graduate.
You must do all four. Missing any one means you do not receive the second year.
The Registrar confirms completion from your portal records. The requirements for the AHC level are those in effect on the day you enroll.
Key dates
Join by October 31.
The challenge begins November 1.
All required coursework complete and your Graduation Application submitted by October 31, 2027. These dates are firm.
The shared monthly module
Each month the community opens one module together. It is where we meet. It does not replace the full AHC program. You may study ahead at your own pace, and you must complete the whole level to earn the second year.
Cost
Your year of membership is $500, paid in full. The Challenge is not available with an extended payment plan or monthly billing. Returning students pay the price in effect when they rejoin. Textbooks are not included.
The reward
Complete the steps above and you receive one year of standard learning membership at no charge, a $500 value. It begins when your first year ends. After it, membership continues at $500 a year. It is for standard learning membership only.
Who can earn it
New and returning students. Current students are welcome to study each month's module with the community at no extra cost, but the second-year reward is not part of their current membership.
One offer per person. It is not transferable, has no cash value, and cannot be combined with other offers.
If you have completed coursework with us before, write to us before you join and we will confirm what counts.
Staying in good standing
You must remain an active member with payments current until you graduate. Cancelling, a refund, or a chargeback before you graduate ends your eligibility.
What it does not include
Textbooks. Registrar requests, including certificates for any level or module, transcripts and records, which are $108 each and are never waived or reduced. The Graduation Application itself has no charge. Separate clinical training. External partner fees. The NAMACB board exam fee or our final exam fee. Guaranteed eligibility for professional certification.
Completing the AHC level earns your AHC certificate, for which no exam is required. The professional title, Ayurvedic Health Counselor (AHC), comes through our final exam or the national board exam, and is not part of this offer.
If you don't finish
Your education does not disappear. You can keep studying at your own pace by renewing your membership. You simply will not receive the second year. There is no other penalty.
Changes to the offer
We may change or end this offer for new joiners at any time. It never changes the terms for anyone already enrolled.
Questions
Write to instituteofayurvedicmedicine@gmail.com, or see the FAQ.