Ayurvedic Therapy Training

The core of the current domestic compliant Ayurveda therapy training is to teach the traditional life science system originated from India's 5,000-year history. Through the four core modules of physical identification, diet and rest adjustment, herbal assistance, and physical therapy techniques, it helps users regulate their sub-health status. If you are a yoga practitioner, physical therapist, or entrepreneur in the health industry, formal training can directly help you add value to your services.； If ordinary people want to self-regulate, they can solve common minor problems such as insomnia, indigestion, and seasonal allergies for themselves and their families after taking the basic class. However, the prerequisite is that you must first screen out those fake health training programs that are trying to sell you the wrong thing, so as not to be charged an IQ tax.

I attended a 14-day intermediate training in Dali last spring. It was hosted by a formal Ayurveda institution registered in Kerala, India. The teacher was a Sri Lankan with a bachelor's degree in Ayurvedic medicine from India, and the translator was a Chinese girl who had been an Ayurvedic healer for 8 years. On the first day of class, I read the PPT before going to class. The teacher first gave everyone a 20-question evaluation form and a cup of herbal tea with a completely different taste: I got the ginger flavor, and the girl next to me who always complained about dry mouth and getting angry easily got the mint flavor. "What you drink is the first recipe that suits your body type," the teacher said with a smile.

There are actually quite a lot of differences in Ayurveda training within the community, and there is no unified standard. Practitioners of the classical school feel that many 7-day crash courses in China are completely nonsense. "Orthodox Ayurveda requires you to learn Sanskrit classics such as "Jaraja Samhita" and "Sad Samhata", and at least 6 months of clinical practice, and even recognize the medicinal properties of dozens of commonly used herbs. Isn’t it harmful to people to dare to treat people if they are not qualified?” A friend I know who has systematically studied Ayurveda in India for three years insists on only offering long-term courses of more than half a year. All the students he accepts are those who want to be professional healers, and even those without medical foundation are not accepted. But friends who are in the application field feel that there is no need to be so harsh, "Most of the people who come to learn are yoga studio owners who want to add a cost-effective program, or mothers who want to adjust their family's body. You can't let them go off-duty and study for three years, right?" It is enough to accurately identify the three basic physical constitutions, memorize common conditioning plans, and make sure not to touch the medical field.”

It sounds really practical. One of my students at the same time was Sister Chen, who had opened a yoga studio in Hangzhou for three years. In the past, the most personal training she offered at her studio was moxibustion, and the price per customer had been stuck at more than 200 yuan. After she returned from training, she gave all private training members a free physical assessment. There is a member who has been practicing Yin Yoga with her for a year. She suffers from constipation all year round, has cold hands and feet, and wakes up several times. She always said she was still tired after practicing. The test showed that she has a typical Vata constitution. She is already weak in nature, and of course the more she practices Yin Yoga, which consumes energy and blood, the worse it gets. Sister Chen changed her course to 10 minutes of simplified sun salutations every morning. In her diet, she drank a spoonful of warm ghee on an empty stomach every morning, and had an Ayurvedic scalp treatment once a week. In less than 20 days, the member said her constipation was gone and she was sleeping well. After that, Sister Chen’s Ayurveda personal training was directly increased to 90 yuan per session, and people who made appointments for classes were not scheduled until half a month later.

My biggest feeling when I was learning it was that Ayurveda is really a "life-oriented" therapy and there are not so many mysterious things at all. For example, I have a pitta-vata constitution. I used to drink a glass of iced American milk in the morning to wake up. The teacher told me to change it to room temperature and add boiled red dates two or three times a week. I tried it for half a month, and the oral ulcers that I used to have every month actually didn’t happen again. It’s amazing even when I say it. Another time, I was performing a full-body oil therapy. I mistakenly used warm sesame oil specially designed for Vata constitution on a girl next to me who had a bad temper and was prone to acne. She broke out with a red pimple in the afternoon after the treatment. The teacher laughed and joked, "You see, Ayurveda is never a one-size-fits-all approach. Those who are suitable are tonics, and those who are not suitable are burdens."

Of course, there are also many people who step into the trap. I had a friend who signed up for a 7-day crash course worth 3999. Half of the entire training was spent selling their brand of Ayurveda essential oils and herbal pills. The body constitution identification was only taught for 2 hours. In practice, he was taught how to pour oil on the head for massage. After learning nothing, he just remembered to ask customers to buy a set of 1980 essential oils. This is a typical cutting of leeks. There are also those who advertise that Ayurveda can cure diabetes and cancer. Stay away as soon as possible. Ayurveda is a conditioning system, not a medical method. The first class of formal training will clearly tell you that it cannot touch the scope of diagnosis and treatment. If you have organic diseases, you must first go to the hospital to see a doctor.

If you are interested in Ayurveda now, don’t spend tens of thousands to sign up for a long-term class. First, find a 2-3 day trial class at a regular institution for two days. First, test your own physical fitness and try the conditioning method for half a month. If you really feel the effect, you can then decide whether to study it in depth. After all, no matter what kind of therapy you learn, it is only useful if it can be put into practice and can really solve the problem.