Study Ayurveda

To study at Yoga Veda is to say yes to a different way of living, and of being. Every lesson comes alive in every aspect of real life. Studying Ayurveda should never be a collection of classes, or curriculum. Ayurvedic study begins in the classroom, but the true learning happens in your home, in your kitchen, in your meals, your community, your relationships, your mind, and your heart. Here, Ayurveda is lived.

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Program Details — Yoga Veda Institute of Āyurvedic Medicine

Yoga Veda Institute of Āyurvedic Medicine

Āyurvedic
Practitioner.

One program. One thousand five hundred hours. Fully online, fully live — open to anyone called to this medicine, from anywhere in the world, at any pace their life allows.

At a glance

Credential

Āyurvedic Practitioner

One program, one credential, one door

Hours

1,500 hours

University-level, topic-based curriculum

Duration

Your pace

~4 years at 10 hrs/week — or longer, as life requires

Format

Fully online

Live classes twice weekly · every class recorded

Trimesters

September · January · April

Summer is full rest — integration, not study

Prerequisites

None.

No prior knowledge, no application to wait on

Access

Instant

Start the day you enrol · orientation first Monday

Languages

English · Sanskrit

Sanskrit taught as part of the curriculum from day one

How it works

Weekly rhythm

Live, recorded, non-linear Two live faculty classes each week during term. Sanskrit twice a month. A clinical internship class once a month. Everything is recorded — nothing is lost if life intervenes. The curriculum is topic-based: you move through the 24 modules in the order that calls you, not a fixed sequence.

The trimester calendar

Three terms, one summer Live classes run in September, January, and April. Summer is a full stop — no new classes, no modules. This is intentional. Rest is part of the medicine. All recordings remain accessible throughout your enrolment.

Sanskrit

Twice a month — a ritual, not a requirement The language of Āyurveda, taught as a living practice. Every term changes how you understand the medicine. Students who resist it at the beginning are often the ones who speak most passionately about it by their second year.

Clinical internship

Once a month — where knowledge becomes practice Bring your observations, questions, and cases. This is the space where the medicine stops being something you study and becomes something you do.

Missing a class

Every class is recorded Attend live when you can — something moves through a live session that a recording cannot fully hold. When life intervenes, the recording is there. You will not fall behind. There is no falling behind in this program.

Taking a break

Step away whenever you need to Simply do not renew your annual community fee. Your access pauses. No process, no explanation required. Return when you are ready — right where you left off. It is Āyurveda. It will wait for you.

Clinical immersion

Optional — and extraordinary if you choose it The heart of Āyurveda is the Gurukul — one teacher, one student, real cases. For students who feel called to that depth, we maintain a global network of clinical mentors across the United States, India, Mexico, and Portugal. No matter where you are, there is likely a site near you. This is not required to graduate. It is not a gate. It is simply available — for when the medicine asks more of you than a classroom can give.

The community

Students from every continent A global cohort of practitioners and seekers. Orientation every first Monday. Alumni who stay, mentor, and carry this forward. The community is part of the education — not an add-on. The person you study with today may be the colleague you call in ten years.

Faculty

KP Khalsa

A.D.

Āyurvedic Herbalism · 45 years · President Emeritus, American Herbalists Guild

Dr. Sheila Patel

M.D.

Integrative Medicine · Chopra Center · 25+ years

Dr. Resmi V. Rajagopal

BAMS

Gynecology · Panchakarma · Published researcher · India

Dr. Pratibha Shah

BAMS, MPH

Nutrition · Lifestyle · International specialist

Dr. Scott Roos

Ed.D.

Jyotiṣa · Sanskrit · Student of Dr. Vasant Lad · UC Berkeley

Christine Devlin Eck

AP

Postpartum Care · Director, Sacred Window Center

Burkhard Langemann

M.A.

Adhyātma Svāsthya · Contemplative depth · 30 years

Corinna Maharani

AP

Bodywork · Marma therapy · 30+ years

Marek Sawicki

AP

Subtle body anatomy · Student of Dr. Vasant Lad

The curriculum · 24 modules

#	Module	Faculty
01	Health Coaching & Functional Medicine	Dr. Sheila Patel, MD
02	Fundamentals of Āyurvedic Treatment	Dr. Pratibha Shah, BAMS
03	Nutritional Therapy	Dr. Pratibha Shah, BAMS
04	Āyurvedic Herbalism — Dravyaguṇa	KP Khalsa, AD
05	Āyurveda for Skin Care	Dr. Resmi V. Rajagopal, BAMS
06	Vedic Astrology — Jyotiṣa	Dr. Scott Roos, Ed.D
07	Āyurveda for Mental Health	Gia Lisa Krahne
08	Foundations of Āyurvedic Lifestyle	Dr. Pratibha Shah, BAMS
09	Subtle Body Anatomy — Pañcamaya Koṣaḥ	Marek Sawicki, AP
10	Postpartum Care — Sacred Window	Christine Devlin Eck, AP
11	Āyurveda for Women's Health	Dr. Resmi V. Rajagopal, BAMS
12	Āyurveda for Children's Health	Dr. Pratibha Shah, BAMS
13	Advanced Dravyaguṇa — Therapeutic Wisdom of Plants	KP Khalsa, AD
14	Wound Care & Recovery — Śalya Tantra	KP Khalsa, AD
15	Preparatory & Cleansing Therapies	Corinna Maharani, AP
16	Science of Āyurvedic Detoxification — Pañcakarma	Dr. Resmi V. Rajagopal, BAMS
17	Structural & Reproductive Pathology	KP Khalsa, AD
18	Mapping Disease — Ṣaḍkriyākāla	KP Khalsa, AD
19	Digestive, Respiratory & Cardiovascular Pathology	KP Khalsa, AD
20	Yoga for Spiritual Wellbeing — Adhyātma Svāsthya	Burkhard Langemann, MA
21	Standards & Ethics — Vaidya Dharma	KP Khalsa, AD
22	Vedic Architecture & Sacred Space — Vāstu Śāstra	Gia Lisa Krahne
23	Nourishment, Strength & Vitality — Rasāyana	Dr. Resmi V. Rajagopal, BAMS
24	Capstone — Clinical Case Studies	IAM Faculty

The curriculum is non-linear and topic-based. You move through modules in the order that calls you — not a fixed sequence. All modules are available from the day you enrol.

Tuition

This school runs on trust

Choose the contribution level that is honestly true for your life. Every student receives the same education — same teachers, same community, same depth.

Full Tuition — pay in full

Save $500 · one payment

$7,497

+ $500 annual fee · total $7,997

Full Tuition — payment plan

4 payments of $2,099

$2,099

+ $500 annual fee on first payment

Supported Tuition — pay in full

Save $300

$5,697

+ $500 annual fee · total $6,197

Supported Tuition — payment plan

3 payments of $1,999

$1,999

+ $500 annual fee on first payment

Community Rate

Single payment

$3,997

+ $500 annual fee · total $4,497

Mission Rate

Single payment

$1,997

+ $500 annual fee · total $2,497

Deeply Supported

Almost entirely covered by our community fund

$500

+ $500 annual fee · total $1,000

Community Sponsored

Tuition fully covered

$500

Annual community fee only

The annual community fee of $500 covers live sessions, community access, and your student platform for the year — the same for every student at every tier, billed on your enrolment anniversary. We do not verify income. We do not ask for proof. We ask for honesty. The contribution tier is chosen through a short, honest application at enrolment.

"Hita ahita sukha duhkham — that which is beneficial, harmful, pleasant, and painful to life — this is the subject of Āyurveda."

Charaka Saṃhitā · Sūtrasthāna 1.41

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Orientation every first Monday · Trimesters: September · January · April

Yoga Veda Institute of Āyurvedic Medicine holds Candidate for Accreditation status with the Āyurvedic Accreditation Commission (AAC). Students seeking NAMACB board certification must complete additional requirements. yogavedainstitute.com/namacb