Accepting applications for the 2026-27 school year
Accepting applications for the 2026-27 school year
Learn authentic Ayurveda from the source. Our NAMA-eligible certification program transforms seekers into clinical practitioners through 944 hours of hands-on training, ancient lineage, and direct mentorship funder Dr. Vasant Lad—the pioneer who brought Ayurveda to the West.
Start your Ayurveda certification course this fall. Limited spots available.
As an Ayurvedic Health Counselor, studied under the world-renowned Ayurveda master and in the oldest and most prestigious Ayurveda school in the United States, you guide clients toward profound self-discovery. Through personalized diet and lifestyle recommendations rooted in 5,000 years of healing science, this Ayurveda certificate course provides you with exactly what you need.
You’ll assess constitutional imbalances through basic pulse reading, tongue analysis, and observation techniques.
You’ll share food as medicine, design healing routines aligned with nature’s rhythms, and teach pranayama and meditation practices.
This isn’t only wellness coaching. This is sacred science channeled through your hands and heart.
Study directly under Dr. Vasant Lad—the pioneer who brought Ayurveda to the West 40+ years ago and who has written the textbooks of Ayurveda used world-wide. This is transmission from master to student, not second-hand knowledge.
Practice on real clients. Do not let knowledge remain just theory. Integrated study includes supervised consultations, hands-on assessment training of Ayurvedic practices, and direct feedback from master practitioners.
Before you heal others, heal yourself. Through study of the classical texts, reflection, practical self-application, and an emphasis on oral transmission (not just recordings), this program challenges you toward radical self-inquiry and discovering your true nature. Your transformation is your foundation.
Find your tribe. Connect through shared meals, fire ceremonies and pujas, celebrations and laughter, and the vulnerable work of becoming. This community becomes your lifelong professional network.
✓ Healthcare professionals seeking holistic depth
✓ Yoga teachers ready to integrate Ayurveda
✓ Wellness practitioners craving authentic training
✓ Career changers answering a soul-level calling
✓ Anyone committed to healing themselves first
Master doshas, dhatus, agni, prakriti/vikriti assessment, and diagnostic frameworks through lectures with Dr. Lad and senior faculty.
Practice pulse reading, tongue diagnosis, case presentation, and see real clients under supervision in our on-campus clinic.
Hands on cooking instruction and guidance to create personalized nutrition plans based on constitution and imbalance. Understand energetic aspects of each ingredient. Food becomes your first medicine.
The core to true healing is the daily and seasonal routine. Design healing daily and seasonal routines aligned with nature’s rhythms to proactively prevent disease and to restore balance.
Study classical texts, practice pranayama and learn how to teach sacred breathwork, and integrate yoga therapy into your healing approach after first applying it into your daily practice.
Bridge Ayurvedic and Western perspectives of body systems with a thorough understanding of human biology and organization of the body’s systems.
Learn the sacred language, read classical texts, and embody sutras as healing mantras through chanting.
→ Private consultation practice
→ Integrative health clinics
→ Corporate wellness programs
→ Retreat centers & spas
→ Online global practice
→ Health coaching integration
→ Product development
→ Research
→ Community education & workshops
Many graduates weave Ayurveda into existing work—nurses enhance patient care, therapists deepen counseling, yoga teachers expand offerings.
Many begin anew – creating a fresh way of serving and existing for themselves.
Contact:
admissions@ayurveda.com
(828) 678-8910
The Ayurvedic Institute
62 Orange Street, Asheville, NC 28801
This isn’t just enrollment. This is the moment you stop learning about healing and start becoming healing itself.
Upon completion of ASP1, you will be able to practice as an Ayurvedic Health Counselor, working to help your clients find balance through dietary modifications, lifestyle practices, pranayama and using basic herbal products. You will build your toolbox and scope of practice and begin practicing in our student clinic with members of the public so that by the time you graduate, you feel absolutely confident to step out into the world! Many of our ASP1 students wanting to expand their skills choose to continue to ASP2.
Many of our ASP1 students purely want to study Ayurveda to heal themselves and their families. For these students, we offer the Audit Track. Audit Track students will attend all of the same classes, and are under the same standards for attendance as Professional Track students. They do not, however, take assessments or receive grades.
This Ayurveda institute offers ASP2 (Ayurvedic Practitioner) and ASP3 (Advanced Practitioner) programs for deeper clinical mastery.
Soul-called healers from all backgrounds—healthcare professionals, yoga teachers, wellness practitioners, career changers, and anyone ready for authentic transformation. The only prerequisite is dedication to healing yourself first.
Full-time: 1 academic year (Oct-June)
Part-time: 2 years
Both paths include 944 hours of integrated study.
Yes. Our curriculum meets AAC educational competencies. Graduates are eligible for NAMA Certification Board exams. Licensed by NC Board of Community Colleges. When you graduate, you carry the credibility of 40+ years of educational excellence.
We believe we have the best Ayurveda certification online. We offer online and hybrid options with live virtual attendance, but all classes are synchronous—no pre-recorded lectures. Online and hybrid students must complete predetermined in-person hours for hands-on training to receive NAMA certification. You may graduate from the Ayurvedic Institute with a certificate if you are fully online. Contact admissions for details.
Certificate from The Ayurvedic Institute as an Ayurvedic Health Counselor, plus eligibility for national NAMA certification exam.
Yes. We’re authorized to enroll international students. Same tuition as domestic students. We support you through the M-1 visa process.
Absolutely. ASP1 is the foundation for ASP2 (Ayurvedic Practitioner) and ASP3 (Advanced Practitioner). Each level expands your clinical skills and scope of practice.
Requirements:
We welcome students from every background, faith, and life path. International students supported.
Ayurveda is the science of self-healing. Here at the Ayurvedic Institute, we recognize that in order to support others in their healing, we must authentically engage in our own. As a student at The Ayurvedic Institute you will be asked to engage in self-inquiry, grow in your understanding of self through an Ayurvedic perspective, and apply what you are learning to your own life. It is a program that will transform your life, support you in realizing your true nature, and help you express that nature in the world.
