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Yoga and Meditation Practicum I
Course No. AY 100 /
Department: Ayurveda
/ Credits: 1.8 /
Prerequisites: None
Description: This course introduces the practice of Yoga. Students are required to perform Yoga postures and breathing practices. This course is taken concurrent with AY 101, AY 102, AY 103, AY 104, AY 106, AY 107, and AY 108
Western Anatomy & Physiology
Course No. AY 109 A & B /
Department: Ayurveda /
Credits: 3.6 /
Prerequisites: None
Description: A survey of the integration of structure (anatomy) and function (physiology) of the human body. Elective.
Sanskrit
Course No. AY 100A /
Department: Ayurveda /
Credits: 1.0
Description: This course introduces the student to the ancient Vedic language of Sanskrit. Students learn to read, write and chant Sanskrit. This course is taken concurrent with AY 101, AY 102, AY 103, AY 104, AY 106, AY 107, and AY 108
Introduction to Ayurveda
Course No. AY 101 /
Department: Ayurveda /
Credits: 2.6
Description: This course introduces students to the 5,000 year old tradition of Ayurveda, its aims and objectives, basic principles, concepts of health and disease, methods of examining patients, and treatment methods. Students gain a solid foundation in the science, history, and philosophy of Ayurveda. They are introduced to the concepts of individual nature and dosha imbalance as the basis for diagnosis of health and disease, as well as the five element theory.
Introduction to Pathophysiology and Diagnosis I
Course No. AY 102 /
Department: Ayurveda /
Credits: 2.6 /
Prerequisites: AY 101
Description: This course examines the disease process in Ayurvedic medicine, including Ayurvedic anatomy and physiology, the cause of disease, the stages of disease, formation of tissues and classification of disease. Students learn the process of constitutional analysis.
Introduction to Ayurvedic Lifestyle Management
Course No. AY 103 /
Department: Ayurveda /
Credits: 2.6 /
Prerequisites: AY 102
Description: This course introduces the student to Ayurvedic recommendations for creating healthy lifestyles, daily and seasonal routines, yogic cleansing practices and self-care. Students also learn therapies focusing on the five senses.
Yoga and Ayurveda for Health and Disease
Course No. AY 104 /
Department: Ayurveda /
Credits: 2.6 /
Prerequisites: AY 103
Description: This course teaches Yoga philosophy and practice and its benefits in health and disease. Students learn the Ayurvedic effects of different styles of Yoga practice, yogic cleansing for disease prevention, and meditation and breathing practices to restore healthy balance.
Ayurvedic Psychology
Course No. AY 106 /
Department: Ayurveda /
Credits: 2.6 /
Prerequisites: AY 104
Description: This course introduces the student to the energetics of consciousness, the Ayurvedic description of the mind and therapies to treat the mind.
Ayurvedic Nutrition I
Course No. AY 107 /
Department: Ayurveda /
Credits: 2.6 /
Prerequisites: AY 106
Description: This course introduces the principles of Ayurvedic nutrition and digestion. Students will learn the use of diet and nutrition programs in health and disease, individual guidelines for diet, a balanced diet for the seasons, and explore the Ayurvedic approach to the energetics of food.
Ayurvedic Nutrition II
Course No. AY 108 /
Department: Ayurveda /
Credits: 2.6 /
Prerequisites: AY 107
Description: In this course, students learn the therapeutic use of food and spices, using food as medicine. It introduces Ayurvedic cooking and foods to balance the doshas and maintain health. Students learn hands-on to prepare Ayurvedic meals.
Yoga and Meditation Practicum II
Course No. AY 200 /
Department: Ayurveda /
Credits: 2.6 /
Prerequisites: AY 108
Description: This course further deepens the practice of Yoga. Students are required to perform Yoga postures and breathing practices. This course is taken concurrent with AY 201, AY 202, AY 203, AY 204, AY 304, AY 305, AY 306, AY 307, AY 308, AY 309, AY 310, AY 311, AY 312, and AY 314
Sanskrit
Course No. AY 200A /
Department: Ayurveda /
Credits: 1
Description: This course continues the study of the ancient Vedic language of Sanskrit. Students learn to read, write and chant Sanskrit. This course is taken concurrent with AY 108, AY 202, AY 203, AY 204, and AY 304
Introduction to Ayurvedic Herbal Medicine I
Course No. AY 201 /
Department: Ayurveda /
Credits: 2.6 /
Prerequisites: AY 108
Description: This course teaches the traditional use of herbs in Ayurvedic medicine. Students will study Ayurvedic herbal philosophy and practices, the Herbal Materia Medica, and the terminology of herbal actions. They begin to understand the use of Ayurvedic herbs to restore physical and psychological balance.
Ayurvedic Herbal Medicine II
Course No. AY 202 /
Department: Ayurveda /
Credits: 2.6 /
Prerequisites: AY 201
Description: Building on Introduction to Herbal Medicine I, students learn how to combine herbs into formulas to restore physio/mental equilibrium and treat specific imbalances.
Introduction to Pathophysiology
Course No. AY 203 /
Department: Ayurveda /
Credits: 2.6 /
Prerequisites: AY 202
Description: This course introduces the six stages of disease, causes of disease, digestion assimilation and elimination. Students are introduced to physical history, exam and doshic diagnosis.
Ayurvedic Diagnosis II
Course No. AY 204 /
Department: Ayurveda /
Credits: 2.6 /
Prerequisites: AY 203
Description: Students are introduced to modes of diagnosis including pulse reading, tongue diagnosis and assessing the mental state and dhatus, malas and srotas. Students begin to practice these modes as homework and internship after completing this course.
Disease Management: Digestive System
Course No. AY 304 /
Department: Ayurveda /
Credits: 2.6 /
Prerequisites: AY 203
Description: This course is an introduction to the Digestive System in Ayurvedic Medicine, including the assessment of digestive health and disorders and therapies to restore balance.
Internship I: Observation and Clinical Discussion
Course No. AY 300 /
Department: Ayurveda /
Credits: 3 /
Prerequisites: AY 203
Description: Students will have the opportunity to observe Master Ayurvedic Practitioners in consultations in the classroom and discuss diagnostic methods and treatments. They begin to develop diagnostic skills under the supervision of skilled Ayurvedic Practitioners. In addition, students are required to observe 15 consultations with faculty Practitioners and their clients by the end of the Certificate Program. Taken concurrently with AY 304, AY 306, AY 307, AY 308, AY 309, AY 310, AY 311, AY 312, AY 313, AY 313, and AY 314
Disease Management: Cardio-Vascular System
Course No. AY 306 /
Department: Ayurveda /
Credits: 2.6 /
Prerequisites: AY 304
Description: This course is an introduction to the Cardio-Vascular system in Ayurvedic Medicine, including the assessment of Cardio-Vascular health and disorders and therapies to restore balance.
Disease Management: Respiratory System
Course No. AY 307 /
Department: Ayurveda /
Credits: 2.6 /
Prerequisites: AY 304
Description: This course is an introduction to the Respiratory System in Ayurvedic Medicine, including the assessment of respiratory health and disorders and therapies to restore balance.
Disease Management: Nervous System
Course No. AY 308 /
Department: Ayurveda /
Credits: 2.6 /
Prerequisites: AY 304
Description: This course is an introduction to the Nervous System in Ayurvedic Medicine, including the assessment of Nervous System health and disorders and therapies to restore balance.
Disease Management: Genito-Urinary System
Course No. AY 309 /
Department: Ayurveda /
Credits: 2.6 /
Prerequisites: AY 304
Description: This course is an introduction to the Genito-Urinary system in Ayurvedic Medicine, including the assessment of Genito-Urinary health and disorders and therapies to restore balance. The Ayurvedic approach to Pediatrics and Men’s health issues are introduced.
Disease Management: Women’s Health Issues
Course No. AY 310 /
Department: Ayurveda /
Credits: 2.6 /
Prerequisites: AY 304
Description: This course is an introduction to the women’s health issues in Ayurvedic Medicine, including the assessment of women’s health and disorders and therapies to restore balance. The Ayurvedic approach to promoting fertility, healthy pregnancy and imbalances of menopause are introduced.
Ayurvedic Therapies I
Course No. AY 312 /
Department: Ayurveda /
Credits: 2.6 /
Prerequisites: AY 311
Description: The theory of Pancha Karma cleansing techniques will be introduced. This course introduces the Ayurvedic rejuvenation process called Rasayana. Students will learn strategies for Rasayana using herbs, diet, nutritional support with the goal of slowing or reversing excessive aging, building immune strength and preventing disease.
Ayurvedic Therapies II
Course No. AY 314 /
Department: Ayurveda /
Credits: 2.6 /
Prerequisites: AY 311
Description: This course presents the theory and demonstration of various Ayurvedic bodywork techniques including Abhayanga, Ayurvedic massage, Shirodhara, Basti and Marma Therapy and herbal steam therapy. The student will learn the techniques and practice them. Students gain the knowledge to refer clients to these therapies. This course is a survey and students are not given in-depth training in these therapies.
Internship II: Practicum
Course No. AY 400 /
Department: Ayurveda /
Credits: 2.6 /
Prerequisites: AY 314
Description: This course introduces students to advanced consultation practices including herbal resources, setting up an herbal pharmacy, and protocols for consultations. Students develop skills as Ayurvedic Practitioners through clinical discussions and consultations in class this weekend, under the supervision of experienced Ayurvedic Practitioners.
Internship III: Practicum
Course No. AY 410 /
Department: Ayurveda /
Credits: 2.6 /
Prerequisites: AY 314
Description: Continuation of AY 400. This course introduces students to advanced consultation practices including herbal resources, setting up an herbal pharmacy, and protocols for consultations. Students will develop skills as Ayurvedic Practitioners through clinical discussions and consultations in class this weekend, under the supervision of experienced Ayurvedic Practitioners.
Ayurvedic Externship
Course No. AY 406 /
Department: Ayurveda /
Credits: 5.8 /
Prerequisites: AY 400 /
Description: This course consists of consultations with students and their clients outside of the MMI College of Ayurveda campus. Supervised by MMI-approved Ayurvedic Practitioners, students are expected to complete -- in AY 400, AY 410 and outside of class – a total of 100 hours of Ayurvedic Internship and Externship combined, seeing a total of 15 individual clients for initial assessments and minimum 30 follow-up appointments.. Case papers for each client are mandatory.
<Developing a Holistic Practice
Course No. AY 407 /
Department: Ayurveda /
Credits: .2 /
Prerequisites: AY 400, AY 406
Description: This course, taught with AY 309, introduces students to ethical and legal issues in Ayurveda, business management techniques, job opportunities, and how to make referrals. Students are expected to present one case study to the class.
The History and Philosophy of Ayurvedic Medicine
Course No. AY 500 /
Department: Ayurveda /
Credits: 2 /
Prerequisites: Admission to the Graduate Program
Description: This course examines the basic principles of Ayurvedic medicine, the eight branches, medical ethics and the aims. Students investigate the historical and philosophical foundations of Ayurvedic medicine and the history of scientific studies in Ayurveda.
Ethics and Management
Course No. AY 501 /
Department: Ayurveda /
Credits: 1 /
Prerequisites: Admission to the Graduate Program; taken concurrently with AY 500
Description: This course examines the relationship between Ayurveda and
Western medicine and explore how to build a relationship with Western medicine. Students develop the ability to recognize red-flag symptoms for medical referral, interpret common blood panels, and identify frequently used western drugs and herb-drug interactions.
Introduction to Master’s Thesis and Research Techniques and Protocols
Course No. AY 505 /
Department: Ayurveda /
Credits: 3 /
Prerequisites: AY 500
Description: This course prepares students to evaluate original source material in current Ayurvedic research and write a paper. It develops the skills of critical analysis which is used in investigating a research topic in Ayurvedic medicine.
Internship in Ayurveda
Course No. AY 510 /
Department: Ayurveda /
Credits: 3 /
Prerequisites: AY 500
Description: This course provides students with an opportunity to practice the theories and procedures learned in the classroom in a supervised clinical setting. Students gain assessment and professional skills which they will use in the externship. Externship begins.
Yoga and Meditation Practicum III
Course No. AY 511 /
Department: Ayurveda /
Credits: 3 /
Prerequisites: Admission to the Graduate Program
Description: This course examines hands-on the practice of Yoga and investigates the eight limbs of the ancient art of Yoga, including advanced breathing practices (pranayama) and meditation. Students are required to perform Yoga postures and breathing practices. This course is taken concurrently with AY 500, AY 501, AY 505, AY 510, AY 515, AY 520, AY 525, AY 530, and AY 540
Ayurvedic Pathophysiology
Course No. AY 515 /
Department: Ayurveda /
Credits: 3 /
Prerequisites: AY 500
Description: This course critically examines the disease processes in Ayurvedic medicine, including the causes of disease, stages of manifestation, disease pathways, classification of disease, prognoses, and changes in the doshas and tissues in disease processes. Students learn about pathology in the Ayurvedic srotas.
Ayurvedic Nutrition
Course No. AY 520 /
Department: Ayurveda /
Credits: 3 /
Prerequisites: AY 500
Description: This course provides a study of Ayurvedic nutrition and its role in health and disease. Students learn how to advise clients to eat according to their individual nature, the seasons and their imbalances and how to eat to maintain health. Students learn Ayurvedic diets for cleansing and detoxification to benefit health and ameliorate disease as well as nutrition, menus and cooking for disorders.
Advanced Ayurvedic Herbology /Internal Medicine
Course No. AY 525 /
Department: Ayurveda /
Credits: 3 /
Prerequisites: AY 500 /
Description: This course examines the specific symptomology of various disease states and the treatment strategies that address them. This course also investigates the combining of herbs into formulas for use in the treatment of various disorders. Students are able to compare, contrast and evaluate the functions, indications and contraindications of a variety of formulas. The focus will be on diabetes and cancer.
Ayurvedic Psychology/Internship
Course No. AY 530 /
Department: Ayurveda /
Credits: 3 /
Prerequisites: AY 500
Description: This course investigates the energetics of consciousness. It analyzes various strategies in Ayurvedic psychology, Ayurvedic therapies for the mind and spiritual therapies used in Ayurveda. This course includes internship which provides students with an opportunity to practice the theories and procedures learned in the classroom in a supervised clinical setting. Students will gain assessment and professional skills which they will use in the externship.
Ayurvedic Rasayana Rejuvenation Therapy/Pancha Karma
Course No. AY 535 /
Department: Ayurveda /
Credits: 3 /
Prerequisites: AY 500
Description: This course critically examines the five Ayurvedic purification therapies called Pancha Karma which are considered to be the best way to cleanse the body and eliminate disease-causing agents. Students learn how to address the usefulness of these practices for their clients and gain experience in performing the therapies.
<Case Studies Seminar
Course No. AY 540 /
Department: Ayurveda /
Credits: 3 /
Prerequisites: AY 500, AY 510, AY 560
Description: This seminar provides a forum for an experienced Ayurvedic Practitioner and students to present their cases and to engage in rigorous discussion about the cases and case management. Oral exams.
Externship in Ayurveda
Course No. AY 560 /
Department: Ayurveda /
Credits: 6
Prerequisites: AY 510. Can be taken concurrently with: AY 515, AY 520, AY 525, AY 530,
AY 535.
Description: This externship, work done offsite, provides students with the opportunity to develop diagnostic skills under the supervision of an experienced Ayurvedic Practitioner. Students are required to complete at least 100 hours of Ayurvedic Internship (at Mount Madonna Institute) and Externship (outside of Mount Madonna Institute) combined. They are expected to assess imbalances and create Ayurvedic plans to restore balance for a minimum of 15 clients and 30 follow-up consultations.
Masters Thesis
Course No. AY 561 /
Department: Ayurveda /
Credits: 12
Prerequisites: AY 500, AY 501, AY 505, AY 510, AY 515, AY 520, AY 530 AY 535, AY 540, AY 550.
Description: Students are expected to write a research paper of no less than 25 pages reflecting depth of research, thinking and comprehension and which demonstrates their ability to evaluate and analyze original source material in Ayurvedic research.