Ayurveda and Yoga Therapy

Ayurveda and Yoga Therapy

Discover how the sister sciences of Ayurveda and Yoga Therapy unite to create powerful, holistic healing.
In this course, you’ll learn to view the body and mind through the Ayurvedic lens—understanding imbalance, restoring harmony, and supporting rejuvenation. Students gain hands-on skills to assess constitution (prakriti and vikriti), identify doshic patterns, and design personalized yoga therapy protocols that balance the nervous system, nourish tissues, and prevent disease.

You’ll also explore your professional scope of practice as a yoga therapist and learn when and how to collaborate with Ayurvedic practitioners to ensure safe, integrated care.

What You’ll Learn

• Understand the language and foundational principles of Ayurvedic Yoga Therapy—doshas, dhatus, agni, ama, gunas, samprapti, and ojas/tejas/prana.

• Assess clients through Ayurvedic observation, questioning, and palpation to create therapeutic relationships and individualized plans.

• Apply chikitsa (therapeutic) principles to structure yoga therapy sessions that pacify doshas, support detoxification, and foster rejuvenation.

• Integrate dinacharya (daily routines), seasonal rhythms, and Ayurvedic self-care practices into yoga therapy for sustainable healing.

• Collaborate within your scope of practice and refer appropriately to Ayurvedic professionals.

• Refine your therapeutic presence—using the senses as tools for attunement, assessment, and compassionate connection.

You’ll Also Explore

• Yogic and Ayurvedic strategies for pacification (shamana), purification (shodhana), and strengthening (brimhana).

• The synergy of Ayurvedic anatomy and physiology within yoga therapy practice.

• Restorative techniques—Yoga Nidra, constructive rest, and Ayurvedic relaxation—to balance the nervous system.

• Key kriyas and pranayama for therapeutic use, including benefits and contraindications.