Experiential Pathways in Living Ayurveda
Our Experiences are guided by extraordinary practitioners who have chosen to walk alongside Yoga Veda as trusted preceptors and stewards of this work. These mentors are deeply skilled in their craft, rooted in lived practice, and committed to offering Ayurveda in real communities, with care and integrity. Through relationship-based mentorship, clinical observation, and service, students step into embodied learning under the guidance of practitioners who hold both responsibility and trust. These Experiences honor Ayurveda as a living medicine and reflect the highest level of practice within our ecosystem — where wisdom is shared person to person, and learning unfolds through presence, accountability, and devotion to the work.
A Living Model of Hands-On Learning
At Yoga Veda Institute, experiential learning is rooted in trust, relationship, and respect for real lives. Rather than asking students to conform to a single model, we honor the understanding that learning unfolds best when it is grounded, supported, and aligned with one’s circumstances.
Through our preceptor pathway, students are invited into clinical learning that meets them where they are — guided by qualified mentors, held to professional standards, and woven into the rhythm of daily life.
Why This Matters
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You are guided by a mentor whose teaching, presence, and approach resonate with you.
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Learning takes place in real communities — locally or abroad — where Ayurveda is lived and practiced.
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Training begins when readiness is present, not when a schedule demands it.
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Experiences unfold in formats that support depth and care — one-on-one, small group, brief or immersive.
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Clinical learning is supported with clarity, accountability, and oversight, without requiring relocation or disruption of life responsibilities.
This is experiential training rooted in service — designed to prepare practitioners who are grounded, capable, and ready to serve their communities with humility and confidence.
“Knowledge gained through books is just theory; Ayurveda becomes wisdom only through personal experience.”
– Dr. Vasant Lad
Clinical Requirements At-A-Glance
| In-Person Hours | Description | |
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| AHC (Health Counselor) | 40 hours | Clinical experience for those pursuing the NAMACB Counselor level. |
| AP (Practitioner) | 180 hours | Advanced clinical experience for those pursuing the NAMACB Practitioner level. |
Program includes preceptor mentorship + Yoga Veda oversight.
Choose your path when you’re ready.
Our Preceptors
Jacky Rae
Loule, Faro, Portugal
Dates: Ongoing, Join the Waitlist for 2027 Intake
Tuition:
$1,500 x 30 days
(includes Clinical Internship, accommodation & meals)
A small-group internship in a community clinic in the Algarve, Portugal.Â
This program fulfills the clinical training required for NAMACB Board Exam eligibility at both the Ayurvedic Health Counselor and Ayurvedic Practitioner levels and prepares qualified graduates to become YVIAM approved Preceptors.Â
Once completed, graduates may apply to be added to our Official Preceptor Directory.
Work with a Local Preceptor
Everywhere, Global
Dates: Ongoing
Our Experiential Pathways are guided by trusted Ayurvedic practitioners who have chosen to serve as preceptors within the Yoga Veda ecosystem. These preceptors are highly skilled professionals offering real-world, community-based mentorship — bringing Ayurveda to life through relationship, clinical presence, and care.
Students may complete their in-person clinical hours with an approved local preceptor of their choice, allowing learning to remain rooted in their own community while supported by Yoga Veda Institute’s academic oversight. This model honors both accessibility and excellence, empowering students to take initiative and learn alongside practitioners they trust.
Becoming a Preceptor
Preceptors are experienced Ayurvedic Practitioners or Doctors who wish to mentor students, offer approved experiential learning, and walk in stewardship of this work. Once approved, preceptors are listed in our Official Preceptor Directory and recognized as trusted guides within our community.
If you are a practitioner called to mentor — or if you are a student who knows a local professional aligned with this work — you are warmly invited to begin here.
Dr. Vikas Saroch, MD
Kangra, India
Dates:
Ongoing
Tuition:
(includes Clinical Internship)
Dr. Vikas Saroch, MD (Ayurveda), is a highly respected Ayurvedic physician with 15+ years of clinical and teaching experience. He integrates classical Ayurveda with modern, research-based practice, specializing in chronic disease care and Panchakarma.
Through Ayuceutical® Wellness & Academy, he offers an immersive internship where students gain daily clinical exposure, hands-on herbal formulation, case study work, and field training in medicinal plants—providing practical, real-world skills in authentic Ayurvedic care.
Christine Eck, AP
Montague, Massachusetts, USA
Dates:
July 23 – 28, 2026
Tuition:
$2480: Shared Room Package
$2880: Single Room Package
$2180: Commuter/Camping Package
Christine is mother to four children. She is an Ayurvedic Health Consultant, a Birth and Postpartum Doula and the founder and director of the Center for Sacred Window Studies. She is an advocate for social awareness and change for postpartum care in cultures where traditions in caregiving have diminished or disappeared. She is an educator, speaker, organizer, caregiver and group facilitator. Her mission with the Center for Sacred Window Studies is to empower professionals in postpartum care and families with information and tools in creating the support needed during the sacred postpartum window. She trains Conscious Postpartum Caregivers to support families using diet, routine, herbal support, healing touch and the Universal Mother Principles of conscious care. Christine resides in Western Massachusetts and teaches students around the world.
This preceptorship experience is centered on Ayurvedic caregiving principles for the 42 Day Postpartum Window and beyond.
It is a retreat experience with other students looking to specialize or train specifically in postnatal support from the Ayurvedic perspective.
Melissa Camacho, A.D., Dipl. O.M., L.Ac., Masters of Oriental Medicine
Sedona, Arizona
Program Dates:
Ongoing
Tuition:
$200 x 1 day
(includes Clinical Internship)
Melissa Camacho is a Licensed Acupuncturist, Diplomate of Oriental Medicine, and NAMA Certified Ayurvedic Doctor with over 15 years of clinical experience. She blends Ayurveda and Traditional Chinese Medicine to offer personalized care for pain, women’s health, COVID recovery, and nutrition.
As the owner of Sedona Sol Acupuncture and Ayurveda (Sedona, AZ), Melissa supports patients in moving from illness to wellness through an integrative approach that combines medicine, nutrition, movement, and soul-centered healing. Her programs offer a rare opportunity to learn from her extensive experience and explore the powerful synergy between Ayurveda and Traditional Chinese Medicine.
Corinna Maharani, AP
Santa Barbara, CA
Program Dates:
Ongoing
Tuition:
$200 x 1 days
(includes Clinical Internship)
Corinna Maharani is a certified Ayurvedic practitioner and educator with over 30 years of experience, specializing in Ayurvedic Sacred Bodywork™, Marma Therapy, and Panchakarma. As the founder of the Maharani Academy, she offers vocational training that shares the art of Ayurvedic bodywork with students around the world.
Her teaching deepens understanding of holistic Ayurvedic practices and empowers individuals to integrate these ancient healing principles into both personal and professional life. Her programs offer a profound opportunity to explore the transformative power of Ayurvedic bodywork.