Integrative Health Care Institute

Is Your School Ready to offer Turnkey Integrative Health Care Courses in Ayurveda & Spirituality?

Get started with cutting-edge integrative health care training!

Integrative Health Care Institute (IHCI) offers career-focused education in Ayurveda Wellness & Spiritual Advisement. We offer quality, in-demand education in the new and rapidly-growing field of integrative wellness, blending cutting-edge educational technology methods with the foremost educators in the field.

Graduates of our programs are practicing in hospitals, hospices, governmental agencies, spas, chiropractic and acupuncture offices, yoga studios, and in private practice.

Our approach to healthcare and wellbeing is this; we teach with a spiritual approach which enables health care workers to build self esteem; therefore, leading to less stress and improved wellbeing. Thus our modules are built on the philosophy that the healthcare workers feel self empowered, they then are able to overcome challenges in the workplace because of having cutting-edge training available to them.

A Complete Education for Schools & Organizations

Swami Sadashiva Tirtha D.Sc. (Ayurveda Research), pioneer in Ayurveda & Spiritual teaching for more than three decades, is the author of the Ayurveda Encyclopedia,  expert teacher/practitioner, and has crafted straightforward modular Ayurveda course-in-a-box kits - complete and ready to implement in your school - from introduction courses to advanced level specialty classes.

Unique Learning Environment
Our unique teaching method, time tested for over 18 years, unlocks student's learning interest and potential so that they grasp the understanding through a balance of theory and direct experience via hands-on training.

Quality Faculty
Our faculty are pioneers in the field of integrative health care from such diverse fields including MD, RN, Psychology, Meditation, Yoga, & Massage.

Grow your school or organization with straight-forward, cutting edge training modules.

Master Level education Ayurveda 'course-in-a-box' learning kits help schools & organizations interested in

• an inclusive course solution without investing in additional professors or infrastructure
• attract a broader range of students

"The information was presented simply, spiritually and practically...
I have already begun Ayurvedic consultations and incorporated my other
holistic trainings...This course and the teacher were truly an inspiration."
-W. Lawder/NJ

Whats In It For You

• course modules ready to teach
• a curriculum prepared by a pioneer & expert in the field
• courses crafted for thoroughness
• decades of course trials and student survey feedback
• many course kits to choose from
• Exams, answer key, & teaching plan prepared for you (optional)
• On-demand-video web courses, teacher training, much more! (optional)

• Save time and money on program design
• Offer students master-level cutting edge education
• Save staff hours of honing and developing courses
• Straightforward material for students
• Infrastructure investment savings – faculty just starts teaching
• No additional faculty needed

Contact our specialized staff to get started with your Course-in-a-Box training program today

Examples of Training Facilities that can use these programs

• Acupuncture College interested in teaching Ayurveda acupuncture module.
• Massage College can add Ayurveda massages to their student's repertoire.
• Naturopathic College currently offers training in allopathy, homeopathy, hydrotherapy, nutrition, psychology, & Oriental medicine. Now they wish to round out their training with Ayurveda. Ayurveda not only stands on its own as an educational method, but can integrate with these other healing systems to create a 'healing hybrid' that can be more profound than either system singularly

Course Modules to Choose From

(Click here for schools looking for full Ayurveda certification - beyond CE courses)

Module Options

How much time does your organization have to spend on develop cutting-edge technology at this level? 
We design your program for you with your needs in mind.

We offer six solution levels:

• Freshman: Just The 'Box' - you prepare & teach the modules –
• Sophomore: Add Materials-in-a Box  (we prepare teacher's outline, tests and answer keys)
• Junior: Add teleconference welcome with Swamiji & teacher support
• Senior: Add Swamiji teaching the course via video web classroom
• Master: Swamiji teaches live at your school*
• Doctor: Swamiji designs courses for your specific goals.*

* Master & Doctor are not degree titles - but solution-level names

Package Programs Available
special bonuses for package programs, contact our staff for details.

• Silver 5 Pack Modules
  Purchase of any 5 modules at one time.

• Gold 10 Pack Modules
  Purchase of any 10 modules at one time.

• Platinum 15 or more Pack Modules
  For organizations making the full commitment and ordering all modules and more at once

Miscellaneous

• Should a school or teacher feel the need to study part or all of a course module, they may take a training seminar (private or group).  Private/Group training available, contact IHCI staff for details.
• Swamiji is available for personal appearances at graduation ceremonies.  Contact the Institute staff to make schedule arrangements.
• altMD School Members, discounts available.

To ensure the success of the training IHCI staff offers:

Technical Support and Continuous Enhancements
Included with the Course-in-a-Box we survey students and faculty after each course to monitor the effectiveness of our training and the changing needs of the industry; adapting our teaching so that it always delivers the most effective and practical standards of education.

During and after the first course we will collect feedback to determine if the curriculum needs to be adjusted to ensure your students are getting superior information, teaching, and testing styles.

First Course - Free Tech Support
For each new module you purchase, you receive free tech support the first time the course is taught. Administration and/or teachers may call with questions to better orient themselves with the program, and the student's questions. We walk you through the process from start to finish! After the first course, tech-support returns to fee-based consultancy. Support is offered live on our video web room, by email, by phone, or in person.  A bonus worth hundreds of dollars

First Course - Free Re-Programming Course Material
For each new module you purchase, you receive one term of course tweaking in real time - as the course is being taught. We walk you through the process from start to finish! After the first course, re-programming returns to fee-based consultancy. Support is offered live on our video web room, by email, by phone, or in person.  A bonus worth hundreds of dollars.

First Course - Admin/Teacher's Free Welcome Webinar with Swamiji
With your very first course module, you get a 1/2 hour webinar with Swamiji to meet and have him personally answer any procedural or topic questions you may have. Priceless

First Course - Student Welcome with Swamiji
With the first offering of each module, your students join a 15 minute webinar where Swamiji delivers an inspirational message about Ayurveda, integrative health care practices, and the interrelationship between health, finances, spirituality and serving humanity. Priceless

Contact us to discuss your school's visions.

See how IHCI's Ayurveda Course-in-a-Box can attract more students to your school
with master-level education, and simplify your administrative process.

Our Institute staff is available via phone or web meetings.
Contact information via phone 516-628-8200

"The program is holistic and comprehensive and provides solid education and training in both the theoretical and practical aspects of Ayurveda.  The main text, the Encycopedia, is an excellent resource!  I highly recommend this course for anyone interested in natural health! "
- C. Sheusi/VA Yoga Teacher, Social Worker USA

Easily & enjoyably integrate Ayurveda courses into your school curriculum and practice with IHCI seminars & webinars!

AY101-Intro | Ayurveda Introduction & History

• Origins
• 8 Branches of Ayurveda
• Spiritual Ayurveda
• Reviewing Original Texts
• Modern Ayurveda
• Scientific Research

"I am really enjoying taking the Ayruveda intro course with Swamiji. It is very profound and seems to be filling up something that was missing deep inside myself. I am also  enjoying Swamijis deep understanding, dedication, and patience in his teachings..." Matthew P, NY USA

AY102-AP1 | Ayurveda Anatomy & Physiology 1 (required background for all other courses)

• The Elements
• Ayurvedic Physiology
• 7 Constitutions
• Key to Health - the Digestive Fire
• Immunity Secrets - Life Sap

AY103-AP2 | Ayurveda Anatomy & Physiology 2 (required background for all other courses)

• Body Tissues & Wastes
• Signs of Tissue Imbalance
• Body Chanels & Signs of Imbalance
• Ayurveda & Allopathic Correlations
• Other Imbalancing Factors: Suppression, Climate, Age
• The Human - Creation Link

"I very much enjoy helping people, so I was searching for a healing
program that will help me help others. This program has given me
everything I was looking for." -T. Fyssoun - Spa owner, Athens, Greece

AY104-Anal | Constitutional Analysis 1

• 5 steps to illness determinatoin
• 5 causes of all disease
• 6 stages of disease development
• tongue, nail, face, voice, eyes
  

AY105-Mind | Ayurveda & Mental Health (required background for all other courses)

• Developing Mental Peace
• The Ayurvedic Mind
• Love, Emotions, & Self-Worth
• Ayurvedic Personalities
• Human Ethical Codes
• Experienced-Based Faith

AY106-Aroma | Ayurveda, Oils & Aromatherapy

• Values of Oils in and on the body
• Oils & Aromas for each constitution
• Ayurveda & Western Aromatherapy Integration

"I took this program to learn aromatherapy...
I got so much more out of the training."
-M. Gonzalez/Queens, NY USA

AY107-Nutr | Ayurveda & Nutrition

• effects of the 6 tastes on elements, & constitution
• energetics of tastes
• personalized food plans

AY108-Yog | Ayurveda & Yoga

• personalized constitution-based yoga poses
• personalized constitution-based breathing exercises
• yoga for office, children, pregnanacy/post-partum, & for seniors

AY109-Mas | Ayurveda & Massage

• overview of unique massage techniques (shiro dhara pizhichil, pinda sweda, more)

AY110-Acu | Ayurveda & Acupuncture

• overview of Ayurvedic points similar to acupuncture/acupressure (marmas)
  

AY111-Chol | Ayurveda & Cholesterol

• cause & therapies

AY112-Menop | Ayurveda & Menopause

• cause & therapies
  

AY113-Pulse | Analysis 2: Pulse Analysis

• position, reading, determining cause and therapies

AY114-PMS | Ayurveda & PMS

• cause & therapies

AY115-Stress | Ayurveda for Stress Reduction

• cause & therapies

Want a course that's not listed? Contact our staff Let us design your ideal program!

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