Bastyr’s ayurvedic curriculum offers students comprehensive didactic and clinical training in a convenient hybrid online/weekend format. The coursework is designed to steep students in the rich history, philosophies and therapeutics of ayurveda as well as provide them with a modern understanding of their clinical applications.

Areas of Study

• Ayurvedic Body Systems
• Herbology
• Nutrition
• Pathology
• Psychology
• Business Management
• Jurisprudence and Ethics
• Medical Sanskrit
• Panchakarma
• Rejuvenative Therapies
• Yoga Therapy, Theory and Practice

Expected Learning Outcomes

Graduates of the ayurvedic sciences master’s program will have the skills to:

• Assess an individual’s Prakruti (balanced state) and Vikruti (imbalanced state).
• Advise preventive measures using dietary and lifestyle recommendations based on ayurvedic principles of the Prakruti/Vikruti paradigm.
• Do a complete clinical assessment using ayurvedic methods including pulse diagnosis to determine patient’s current imbalances.
• Manage and treat disease using ayurvedic principles including diet, lifestyle, therapeutic herbs and formulations, ayurvedic cleansing and detoxification (Panchakarma), yoga therapy, and other measures to achieve balance at physical, psychological and spiritual levels.
• Understand ayurvedic principles of disease etiology and pathogenesis to effectively treat as well as manage disease.
• Understand and integrate Western anatomy, physiology and pathology to be effectively functioning as an integrated medical specialist and participate in patient management as a team member.

Click here to download the curriculum for students starting in the program in Fall 2017.