Adelaide Ayurveda

Educational Programs

Weekend practical training and online courses
Significant Discounts for group bookings!
Please email expressions of interest

Ayurvedic Cooking

This cooking class introduces people to vegetarianism and how to choose and prepare foods according to Ayurvedic principles. Cook and eat a selection of Ayurvedic foods and learn the benefits of using the correct herbs and spices in a fun friendly atmosphere.
A sample class menu includes:

• Whole wheat chapatis
• Lassi
• Saffron Rice
• Vegetable curry
• Dal
• Vegetable Pakora
• Carrot Halva
• Authentic Chai

Ayureveda 2- year Certification (online)

For health care professionals and those interested in a full or part-time career in Ayurveda, you can earn a 2-year certification as an Ayurvedic practitioner through the International Vedic Institute (IVI).  The 2-year (part-time) or 1 year (full-time) Ayurvedic training covers theory, therapies, spiritual foundations of healing, and hands-on training. Therapies include, herbology, nutrition, pulse diagnosis, aromatherapy, yoga, meditation, mantra therapy, music, colour, and gem therapies, vastu (pre-cursor of Feng Shui) life-purpose (dharma) counseling, spiritual counseling, and much more. This IVI program has received full board certification and accreditation by the American Association of Drugless Practitioners and allows graduates to practice in Australia.

Ayurveda Massage course for massage therapist

Ayurvedic massage therapies are much more than just a means to relax muscles and calm the mind. They are first and fore-most, powerful stress management tool that reopens blocked energy channels and balances psychophysiology. This course will teach will teach western trained massage therapist an in-depth understanding and practice of Ayurvedic system of massage. Course outline includes; Fundamentals of Ayurveda, Body typing, Understanding of Marmas, Chakras, Nadis, Srotas and Prana, Benefits of Ayurvedic Massage, Various Forms of Ayurveda Massage, Massage for Specific Ailments, Post Treatment Advice, and Contraindications.

Ayurvedic Colour Healing

Colour therapy balances the body both mentally and physically through the sense of light. Ayurvedic treatments also make use of the healing properties inherent in colours. The seven bodily tissues and the seven biotypes in Ayurvedic physiology are often correlated to the colours of the rainbow. Colours provide emotional strength, creativity, stimulates digestion and circulation. If misused, colours can cause disturbance, depression, lack of appetite, increased toxins, mental hyperactivity, and a weak aura. Learn how the colour of food, drink, clothes, decor, colour & gem meditation in correlation to astrology can be used as simple healing methods.

Indian Head Massage

This Indian Head Massage course is an introduction for those non-therapist to learn a simple, but effective non-invasive massage technique and for the experienced massage therapist it gives them an opportunity to introduce massage to clients who would not have previously tried massage. This treatment is given fully clothed in a comfortable chair. It can be carried out anywhere any time; in the UK it has become popular on-site massage therapy in the workplace for stressed out executives, it is also used by airline massage therapist for "in-flight" massage for the tired traveller. A qualified osteopath Narendra Mehta introduced Indian Head Massage to the west over 20 years ago. He popularised Indian Head Massage in the UK and USA, Germany, Finland, Sweden, Canada, and Japan. Ray Noronha the course tutor trained under Mr. Metha at the London College of Champissage.

Ayurveda Beauty & Spa Training Program

One of the least well-known spa programmes, Ayurveda Spa treatments is also one of the best with a myriad of absolutely delicious, rejuvenating, and transforming Spa therapies. This Ayurveda Beauty and Spa training program is designed to train therapists already proficient in Western massage the methods of Ayurvedic Spa therapies. Ray was fortunate to train under one of the leading expert in Ayurveda Spa therapies in the west; Andreas Schwarz. Andreas runs his own teaching institute and is a consultant to several top European beauty companies in designing Ayurvedic skin and facial products. Course content includes  Ayurvedic Theory, Synchronised Ayurveda Massage,  Padabhyanga  ( Ayurvedic Foot Massage),  Ayurvedic Skin care and Ayurvedic Facial Massage,  Shiroabhyanga,  Shiro Dhara ("Third Eye Drip"), Upanahasveda( Back Massage with Herbal Compress),  Garshan (Dry Massage), Udvarthana (Herbal Rub),  Samvahana (Ayurvedic Spa Ritual).

Kitchen Pharmacy

Ayurveda has the most comprehensive knowledge of nutrition. Herbs, spices and each food article should interact directly with our body chemistry. Never before has the average man and woman been better fed and poorly nourished. This course teaches how food, herbs and spices act as medicine for the body and how your own ‘kitchen pharmacy’ can provide basic but effective remedies for common acute ailments.

Ayurvedic Face Massage

Soft Tissue Release Workshop

Soft Tissue Release (STR) is an effective therapy supported by evidence based research. It can transform any massage treatment. When incorporated with Connective Tissue massage (CTM) and/or Neuromuscular Technique (NMT) amazing results are seen. This workshop is extremely beneficial for any heath care professionals dealing with injuries to soft tissue. Health care providers such as physiotherapists, massage therapists, chiropractors and osteopaths can benefit from this workshop.

Remedial Sports Massage Workshop for Massage Practitioners

This weekend workshop covers the fundamental techniques in dealing effectively with musculoskeletal injury. The workshop introduces massage practitioners to various sports remedial techniques such as STR, CTM, FT, TPT, PNF, DTT, and NME.