Ayurveda and Women's Health (AYUR400)

Ayurveda and Women's Health

AYUR400

Based on Ayurvedic wisdom, this module has been designed to give you the why, how and the motivation to create positive life habits for your better health. By looking at women’s health through the lens of Ayurveda you can learn how to notice imbalances before symptoms take a hold. How to bring your natural rhythms back when imbalance occurs.

Upon successful completion of this module, students will be able to:

Understand:

· How to balance women’s bodies with Ayurveda

· How stress sabotages hormonal balance.

· How to create balance NOW for a smooth transition through menopause

· How to alleviate and prevent hormonal related conditions: painful cycles, hot flashes, heavy bleeding or skipped cycles, brain fog, insomnia, endometriosis, osteoporosis, and thyroid imbalances.

· How to stay strong and age well in our bones, breasts, thyroids, and minds.

Explain:

· Ancient wisdom for modern times – how to bring Ayurveda into your daily life.

Describe:

· Practices for creating good digestion, metabolic health and hormonal balance.

Define:

· Stress and imbalance in a woman’s cycle and how that shows up in sleep and daily life.

Required reading: The Path of Practice by Maya Tiwari.

Materials to bring: standard yoga props (2 blocks, 2 blankets (or 1 blanket and 1 bolster), and strap).

Course Completion Requirements: . Attending and participating in the course module. Perform an initial consultation with a family member or student or cohort, and construct a 14-day Ayurvedic protocol for them. 

*Page numbers given in lecture might not match up with the numbers in your source material if you are taking this course asynchronous