Welcome to the College of Āyurveda!

Mission

The mission of Mount Madonna College of Āyurveda is to educate and train future health professionals and empower them to use Āyurveda to transform individual health and community well-being.

Vision

We envision Mount Madonna College of Āyurveda as a premier Āyurveda academic institution offering clinical and research education.

Goals

Integrate traditional Āyurvedic knowledge with modern health sciences
Preserve, protect, promote and practice classical Āyurveda
Develop authentic resources for education and research in the field of Āyurveda
Establish Āyurvedic clinic and wellness center for community health

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Choose From 3 Levels of Education

Āyurvedic Health Counselor - Begins Online January 21, 2021

Level 1 Professional Training focusing on preventive, mind-body healthcare. The diploma program prepares students for a career as an Āyurvedic Health Counselor (AHC), offering diet and lifestyle support to individuals. Students receive 351 contact hours of theory and experiential learning during seven months of coursework (plus Clinical Practicum). Students attend one 3-day weekend a month (Thursday evening 5-7, plus Fri, Sat, Sun 6:30 am - 6 pm), plus Tuesday evenings (all month long) as well as one 3-hr. Sanskirt class a month - all live streaming online. At the end of the coursework, there is an additional 3 months of supervised clinical practicum. You can expect to spend 10 additional hours a week in additional assignments and homework.

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Certificate: Āyurvedic Practitioner - Begins 2022

Level 2 Professional certificate training as an Āyurvedic Practitioner (C-AP) in lifestyle medicine and clinical disease management, with a scope of practice well beyond that of the Āyurvedic Health Counselor. This clinically oriented program follows the AHC and includes 12 months of course work (twelve 4-day weekend intensives), with monthly "live streaming" online sessions, followed by six months of hands-on supervised clinical practice. 1800 total hours. Time to completion - 18 months.

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Master of Arts: Āyurveda - Begins with AHC January 21, 2021

Level 3 Master of Arts-Āyurveda is a graduate level degree program combining advanced clinical and academic training with an integrative approach to modern healthcare. MA program includes 10 months of coursework plus clinical practicums, research journal club, a Capstone project and final exam. The MA-Āyurveda program qualifies students for College level teaching, research and clinical specialization. 36 Credits. Time to completion - 18 months* *Students must have BA or BS and have completed either the first 6 months of C-AP at MMI or hold a C-AP certificate from MMI or another institution. If already C-AP certified, MA program is 4 months of coursework, research journal club, signature assignment completion, clinical practicums, research journal club, a Capstone project and final exam.

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Āyurvedic Yoga Therapy Program - Begins January 2021

Mount Madonna Institute unites the principles of Yoga and Āyurveda into a new certificate program. Since the inception of Mount Madonna Center/Institute, Baba Hari Dass included the teachings and practices of these ancient sister sciences to promote healing and achieve a harmonious state of mind, body, senses and consciousness.

Upon completion of our 1000+ hour Āyurvedic Yoga Therapy (AYT) certificate program you will be able to design, implement, demonstrate, instruct and teach theory and practices which will enable a person to optimize her/his own healing process using the prakriti/vikruti framework of Āyurveda and the foundation of Yoga.

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Foundations of Āyurveda

Immerse yourself in the ancient wisdom and foundational principles, history, and philosophy of Āyurvedic medicine. This is an in-between program for those who want to go beyond a weekend Āyurveda course but aren't ready to commit to the full year long AHC. Completion of this course may be applied towards the Āyurvedic Health Counselor certificate.

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Our three progressive programs provide students with ancient knowledge and wisdom relevant for today’s world. Learn more about the transformational nature of our courses.

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Upcoming Courses and Programs

Jan 21 - Oct 31, 2021

Āyurvedic Health Counselor - Study Online

Professional Training in lifestyle medicine that prepares students for careers focused on preventive mind-body healthcare, this 10-month educational program prepares students for a professional career as an Āyurvedic Health Counselor. This is a path to certification as an Ayurvedic Yoga Therapist.

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Jan 21, 2021 - Sep 30, 2022

Master of Arts - Āyurveda - Live Online HyFlex Format

The Mount Madonna Institute Master of Arts degree in Ayurveda is a graduate level professional training that confers mastery and excellence in the field of holistic wellness and integrative health care. The MA program includes graduate level courses in inter-professional education, research literacy, advanced Āyurvedic medicine and classical texts, supervised clinical internships, externships and apprenticeships and culminates with a capstone project and presentation.

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Jan 21 - Apr 13, 2021

Foundations of Āyurveda -Study Online

Essentials for Building your Ayurveda Learning Journey. This is an in-between program for those who want to go beyond a weekend Āyurveda course but aren't ready to commit to the full year long AHC.

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