KAUMARABHRTYA: ANCIENT WISDOM FOR MODERN PEDIATRIC CARE
Learning Outcomes
After this course, you’ll know how to support the kids who come into your practice (or the ones already in your life). You’ll be able to make thoughtful recommendations for digestion, teething, skin issues, and respiratory concerns, using gentle, dosha-appropriate therapies that actually work for little ones. You’ll have a clearer understanding of how to assess what’s going on in a child’s system, what’s within your scope to support, and when to refer out.
You’ll also be able to explain Ayurvedic concepts to parents in language they can understand, so you’re not just offering remedies, but helping families feel empowered and grounded in their choices. This course gives you practical tools and a developmental lens that can truly shape how you show up for the next generation in your practice.
Curriculum
Begin with a foundational introduction to pediatric care in Ayurveda, exploring how children’s health is viewed through a classical lens.
Learn Ayurvedic anatomy as it applies to children, including developmental patterns and tissue formation unique to early life.
Explore pediatric physiology and how a child’s doshic balance, digestion, and immunity evolve over time.
Study the Shodasha Saṃskāras—the 16 traditional rites of passage—and their relevance to health, emotional development, and prevention.
Discover Ayurvedic approaches to common childhood illnesses like upper respiratory tract infections using gentle, supportive care.
Learn how to manage digestive complaints in children, including gas, bloating, constipation, and indigestion, with age-appropriate remedies.
Understand the causes of colic and reflux in infants, and how to support relief using Ayurvedic diet, herbs, and routines.
Explore holistic care for teething, including natural pain relief, nutrition, and supportive daily practices.
Gain tools for recognizing and treating minor childhood skin conditions using safe topical and internal therapies.
Learn how dosha imbalances show up differently in children and how to support harmony with developmentally appropriate care.
Review the ethics and scope of practice when working with pediatric clients, so you can offer safe, respectful, and informed support.
Competencies
Demonstrated ability to offer appropriate recommendations for children of all ages suffering from common, minor conditions such as:
- Upper respiratory tract infections
- Gas, bloating and indigestion
- Constipation
- Colic
- Minor skin rashes
Demonstrated ability and knowledge of how to design, implement and manage a plan to treat the imbalances in all the srotas (pathways).
Demonstrated ability and knowledge of how to provide the following treatments and interventions:
- Herbal formulas
- Āyurvedic therapies
- Modifications in the diet
- Lifestyle changes
- Monitor client’s progress and make the appropriate adjustments to the treatment plan
Knowledge of:
- Signs of imbalanced doṣas at kapha stage of life
- Current samprāpti (pathogenesis)
- Cardinal signs of diseases
- Herbs, creating herbal formulas, their synergistic effects
- Herbal preparations (oils, ghees etc)
- Appropriate dosage, time of taking herbs,
- Anupānas (adjuvants) in children
DR. PRATIBHA SHAH
Meet Your Mentor
When you study with Dr. Pratibha Shah, you’re learning from a teacher whose life has been devoted to carrying Ayurvedic medicine across cultures, systems, and generations.
Trained intensively in traditional Ayurvedic health sciences — holding both a BAMS and MD in Ayurveda — and further grounded through a Master’s in Public Health, Dr. Shah brings a rare dual fluency to her work. She has the ability to translate classical Eastern wisdom through a lens that resonates deeply within modern, global healthcare conversations.
Her contributions to the field have drawn international recognition. Her pioneering work in advancing Ayurveda has brought her into dialogue with institutions such as the White House, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, and the Consulate General of India in New York. In 2014, she was honored among the Top 20 Women of the Year for her leadership and impact in holistic health.
Before relocating to the United States in 2004, she served as Chief Medical Officer within India’s Ministry of AYUSH — working at the governmental level to support the development and integration of traditional medicine systems. Since then, her work has continued to expand globally, including being featured in an international documentary on Ayurveda in 2019.
Dr. Shah is also the Founder and President of the Wholistic Health Alliance and the Global Council for Ayurveda Research — both nonprofit initiatives dedicated to education, advocacy, and the advancement of Ayurvedic medicine worldwide. Alongside this, she serves as CEO of My Ayurved LLC and launched her organic herbal product line, Swa Stha, in 2019.
Today, she practices in the Greater Boston area while working with clients internationally — bringing decades of clinical experience, public health insight, and deep respect for Ayurvedic tradition into every space she teaches.
Students often experience her teaching as both grounded and expansive — rooted in classical training, yet deeply aware of how Ayurveda must live and evolve in the modern world.
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