Health vs. Disease (AYUR403)

Required Textbooks:

• Yoga Therapy by A.G. Mohan and Indra Mohan
• Praktiri by Robert Svaboda
• Textbook of Ayurveda, Vol. 1: Fundamental Principles by Vasant Lad
• Yoga and Ayurveda by David Frawely

Materials to Bring:

• Standard yoga props (2 blocks, 2 blankets (or 1 blanket and 1 bolster)
• Strap

Course Completion Requirements:

• Attending Live or Watching the Recordings

• Project Instructions
  1. Choose a case study to work with a chronic condition (e.g., IBS, hypertension, endometriosis) from cohort, friend, or family member.\
  2. Create a comprehensive plan including:
  -Ayurvedic samprapti and pathophysiology
  -Client’s stage of disease, direction, and intensity
  -Assessment summary
  -Vikriti + guna + bhumi status
  -Therapeutic plan across 5 koshas
  -Short-term (langhana) + long-term (bramhana) strategies
  -Plan for reassessment
  3. Present your plan in huddle with rationale. Give and recieve feedback.
  Upload plan and initial intake form to your project folder.
  Link to Project Template:
  https://docs.google.com/docume...

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