How the course works
Three layers, each doing what the other two can’t.
- Online before arrival: 16 hours. The core doctrine of Ayurveda, anatomy, contraindications, preparing for the trip. It ends with an entry test.
- Clinic treatment training: 5 hours a day. Doctors and therapists: hand technique, Kerala treatments, preparing oils and medicines, observing panchakarma.
- Our evening block: one hour a day. The therapist’s body, contraindications through case reviews, client intake, protocols, building a practice.
On site that is 24 teaching days of six hours each, 144 hours in total. Together with the online module, 160.
Online module before arrival
The lectures are recorded in English by a clinic doctor. Watch at your own pace and take the entry test before you arrive. The test doesn’t screen anyone out: it makes sure the whole group arrives with a shared foundation.
- Introduction to Ayurveda: the five elements, vata, pitta, kapha — 4 hours
- Tissues and channels of the body, agni and ama, ojas, prakriti — 3 hours
- Dinacharya and ritucharya: daily and seasonal routine — 2 hours
- Abhyanga theory: oils, indications, technique — 1 hour
- Anatomy for bodywork practitioners: spine, muscles, joints, introduction to marma points — 3 hours
- Contraindications and red flags — 2 hours
- Preparing for the trip: routine, hygiene, etiquette, what to bring — 1 hour
Week 1. Foundations and hands
Days 2–7. Head, face, shoulder and foot massage. Abhyanga: seven body positions, direction of strokes, pressure. Oils: tila, mahanarayana, ksheerabala, dhanwantharam. Shirodhara: setup, temperature, flow, aftercare.
Evening block: the therapist’s body — posture, ergonomics, breathing, table height, protecting your back and hands. Anatomy in practice.
Outcome of the week: you perform a full 60-minute abhyanga without prompting.
Week 2. Dharas, oils, introduction to panchakarma
Days 9–14. Takradhara: theory and preparation. Swedana: heat treatments. Sneha kalpana: you make pinda tailam oil with your own hands. Full-body massage with steam. Introduction to panchakarma and snehana.
Evening block: contraindications and red flags through case reviews. Assessing prakriti on real people: the group works on each other under supervision.
Outcome of the week: you set up shirodhara on your own and make a medicated oil from scratch.
Week 3. Kerala classics
Days 16–21. Shirovasti. Nasya. Treatments for the eyes, mouth and nose: kavala and gandusha, seka, aschyotana, pindi, bidalaka. Dhoomapana and making varti. Elakizhi: you tie leaf boluses and practice with them. Udvartana. Pizhichil: two therapists working in sync. Njavarakizhi: cooking the rice and practice. Dhanyamladhara. Theory of vamana and virechana.
Evening block: client intake — interview, assessment, session plan, record keeping. Protocols: back and neck, stress and insomnia.
Outcome of the week: you assist competently on full-cycle treatments and understand the limits of your role.
Week 4. The whole client
Days 23–27. Preparing medicines: marma gulika, brahmi ghritam. Churna pinda sweda, jambira pinda sweda. Thalapothichil. Netra tarpana. Lepa and upanaha, karna purana. Kati, uro and greeva vasti. Sneha vasti and kashaya vasti: theory and preparation.
Evening block: protocols for ama and excess weight, joints, women’s health. Professional practice: hygiene, legal boundaries, pricing, your first clients, your physical limit and how to work with it.
Outcome of the week: you run a full session, from greeting the client to aftercare advice.
Day 28. Final exam
The practical part is a full timed session observed by a doctor. The written part covers contraindications and theory. After the exam the clinic presents the certificates, and then it’s time to head home.
The certificate you take home is determined by your exam result, not by attendance.
How to enroll
- Message us on WhatsApp or Telegram using the buttons at the bottom of the page.
- We reply personally and set up a call: we tell you about the course and answer your questions.
- A €100 deposit secures your place. The balance is paid on arrival.
- You get access to the online module and take the entry test before your flight.
