Advanced Diploma of Ayurveda

Our campus is located on the beautiful Gold Coast of Australia, with proximity to shops, beaches, libraries and other facilities.

The Diploma of Ayurvedic Lifestyle Consultation is available via distance for both domestic students and international students who wish to gain an Australian qualification.

If you elect to study by correspondence, and you are a domestic student, you will be required to do some components of the course on campus such as Ayurvedic cooking, massage etc. However, the majority of your units can be completed via distance education with the facilities of online training, Skype tutorials, resource materials, homework and assignments.

The flexibility of correspondence allows you to start at any time. Correspondence can take advantage of our private 1-1 Skype tutorials with our lecturers (optional); these can be arranged at a mutually suitable time, 30 minutes once a month for a duration of 10 months. The duration of correspondence study is a minimum of 1 year and maximum of 1.5 years; this depends on how quickly you wish to complete your qualification.

Read more on our Distance Learning Ayurveda (by Correspondence) page.

Your Advanced Diploma in Ayurveda Package Includes:

Inclusive in the fees for this course are the following:

All course materials

All course materials for Modules 1-10, common units, Ayurvedic cooking and Ayurvedic massage modules are included.

• Course Manuals
• Contact journal
• Classes: class attendance for your period of study
  at the Health Institute Australasia as per the timetable + Tutorials
• Weekly face to face
• Tutorials.
• Books
• CD’s

RESIDENTIAL WEEKEND RETREAT & 10 day spring detox

Your course includes:-

a residential weekend retreat comprising shared accommodation, delicious vegetarian meals and program and yoga duties.

10 Day Spring Detox (Optional, Cost $150 per day to Ayurveda students) – 10 days of Retreat Lectures with BAMS Ayuredic Doctor Manish Patwardhan. See Optional Extras below for more detail.

Residential Weekend Retreat

Healthy Mind, Healthy Body and Ayurvedic cooking retreat
“Healthy mind, healthy body” is an ayurvedic nutrition and cooking residential weekend at our Nirvana Wellness Retreat.

Ayurveda is a science that has its roots in ancient Indian culture. It’s simple and extremely practical significance can be adapted to our culture and time. It is the ‘mother of all healing systems’ as it embraces all modalities. We have re-created the most idyllic Ayurvedic retreat, Nirvana Wellness Retreat on 70 acres, where you can attend tutorials, practicum and immersion programs.

This weekend retreat is compulsory for all ayurvedic student to attend. It includes shared accommodation, meals, program and yoga duties.

(Massages, wellness treatments, single room upgrade and special diets are available as optional extras.)

10 Day Spring Detox (Optional)

“Creating Health and Harmony” – 10 days of Retreat Lectures with BAMS Ayuredic Doctor Manish Patwardhan.
Daily lectures are held from 10am-1pm and cost $150 per day for current HIA Ayurvedic students.
These lectures are held at the beautiful Nirvana Wellness Retreat, Beechmont QLD. Students will be required to travel to the retreat for the 10 day course with Dr. Patwardhan. (It takes approximately 40 minutes to drive from the Gold Coast to the retreat). Alternatively, student accommodation and meals are an optional extra.

Lunch & accommodation for the 10 Day Detox

You can purchase lunch ($15) at the retreat when you are attending the 10-day Spring Detox lectures. You can also book and stay for the entire 10-day program which would be the ideal situation.
Accommodation is subsidised for Ayurvedic course students @ $100/night per person for accommodation (minimum 2 nights).
Meals are: $20 Breakfast $15 supper.
Industry Experience

Ayurvedic study tour to IndiaSelected Ayurveda students from the Health Institute Australia may be offered the opportunity to participate in studies in India, and clinical placement at a leading Ayurvedic Hospital in Pune, India.

Clinical placement costs / travel / accommodation, etc. are at an additional cost.

Ayurvedic study tour to India with Shanti Gowans

Ayurvedic study tour to India Students have an annual opportunity to enjoy a cultural experience in India, visit Ayurvedic centres and pharmacies, tour a spice and herb farm and visit Ayurvedic hospitals, yoga retreats, places of pilgrimage and interest.

For tour prices and dates, please enquire at the Health Institute Australasia office or contact us online.

Professional Association Memberships

Graduates from The Health Institute are eligible for membership and encouraged to join professional associations relevant to their modality and location. Annual membership to AAPA is encouraged and necessary for insurance purposes. Australasian Ayurvedic Practitioners Association has various levels of membership:Australasian Ayurvedic Practitioners Association

1. Ayurvedic Practitioner $85
2. Ayurvedic Clinical Consultant $55
3. Ayurvedic Trainee $25
4. Associate/Friend $25

Contact AAPA’s secretary: Hilary Sullivan
Email: aapa@onthenet.com.au
Website: ayurvedaaustralia.com

Senior First Aid

Senior First Aid is compulsory for graduates who wish to join a professional association such as AAPA for insurance purposes. Students are required to pay for their own first aid course.

At the completion of the course, students receive an Advanced Diploma of Ayurveda. This qualification is from the Australian Government accredited Health Training Package and is CRICOS approved.

Occupational titles for these workers may include:

• Ayurveda practitioner
• Ayurveda therapist

The Advanced Diploma of Ayurveda course trains you as an Ayurvedic Practitioner. You will learn to check the equilibrium of each person, defining their composition and help them quantify the status of their equilibrium through Ayurvedic Diagnosis.  You will also help the patient achieve optimum health and well-being through recommending natural Ayurvedic medicine, Panchakarma, Detox & cleanses, Nutrition advice, Shirodhara, Massage & Yoga therapies for stress management etc.

Our extensive hands-on training prepares you for entry into the work force or your own practice.

The Health Institute Australia provides outstanding training for the Ayurvedic Practitioner in the following areas:-

• Through our excellent, extensive, herbal program, you will be trained in managing and administering herbal medicine and other treatment plans according to the philosophy and practices within an Ayurvedic framework.
• You will have deep training in Ayurvedic psychology to provide you with the skills in listening and counselling required to assist patients with mental and emotional complications that arise with their health issues.
• Your training is integrated with Yoga therapy. Ayurveda and yoga are founded upon the same philosophy and arise from the same Vedic-rishi traditions.
• Your training has a clinical foundation. Ayurveda is a complete medical system capable of helping humanity to heal a wide array of chronic diseases that confound Western physicians.
• You will gain the skills needed to work as a practitioner in Ayurvedic Therapeutic and Remedial Treatments, including Ayurvedic herbal medicine, Ayurvedic massage and Ayurvedic nutritional advice.

Industry Recognition and Licensing Requirements

Upon completion of the course, graduates are eligible to apply for memberships at professional associations such as the Australasian Ayurvedic Practitioners Association (AAPA) or other professional membership organisations that represent Ayurvedic practitioners. However Industry association may require additional information and conditions for membership and  requirements may change periodically. As such, prospective students are encouraged to contact the relevant professional bodies for current membership requirements. Currently there are no licensing requirements to practice Ayurveda in Australia.