
- Integrate Ayurvedic knowledge with modern health science
- Join the only accredited bachelor’s in Ayurveda in the US
- Receive hands-on clinical training
- Engage with a supportive community of like-minded students
- Graduate as an Ayurveda consultant
- Available online or on-campus
What is Ayurveda?
“Ayurvedic medicine (also called Ayurveda) is one of the world’s oldest medical systems. It originated in India and has evolved there over thousands of years. In the United States, Ayurvedic medicine is considered a complementary health approach.”
Is Ayurveda effective?
What is Maharishi AyurVeda?
We teach the Maharishi AyurVedaSM health system – the modern, scientific revival of complete Ayurveda. Maharishi AyurVeda includes balancing the deepest value of mind – consciousness, which is the basis of balancing the body. It incorporates all aspects of mind, body, behavior, and environment in a scientific framework.
What will I learn?
Our program integrates modern medicine and science with the natural approach of Ayurveda — and teaches you how to use them together to create optimal health.
In the BA program, you’ll learn the basics of a range of natural therapeutic techniques, including:
- Optimal diet and routine for different individuals
- Beneficial herbal supplements for specific imbalances and organ systems
- Traditional purification therapies
- Principles of biological rhythms and their effects on health
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On-campus clinical training and orientation
Learn practical skills
You’ll graduate as an Ayurveda consultant, with real-world knowledge and training which enables you, upon satisfaction of the legal requirements in the state you wish to practice in, to provide health care through a natural yet scientific approach.
MIU is a member of the National Ayurvedic Medical Association (NAMA) and satisfies NAMA’s curricular requirements. Completion of the program prepares our graduates to take the NAMA practitioner exam, which enables you to be a NAMA certified Ayurvedic Health Counselor.
Optional Specialization in Yoga & Ayurveda Wellness
In this specialization, you’ll learn to establish and maintain a state of yoga in your life through a variety of modalities, including the practice of the Transcendental Meditation® technique, Pranayama (breathing exercises), and Ayurveda.
You’ll learn to teach Maharishi Yoga Asanas, a profound set of asanas that require no effort or strain. You’ll also study Yoga philosophy and the classic Yogic texts – Patanjali’s Yoga Sutras, the Bhagavad Gita, and more.
Graduate with a 200-hour yoga teacher training certification.
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