


Path to Self Healing with Ayurveda & Yoga


This 100% online course is taught on Tuesday evenings from 6:00pm to 7:30pm Pacific Standard Time. This course is delivered 100% online with set attendance times every Tuesday evening from 6:00 p.m. SCU’s Ayurveda program is offering this course in collaboration with Amrita School of Ayurveda, Amrita Viswa Vidyapeetham (University). Completion of Part I is not necessary to understand and enjoy Part II. The Ashtanga Hridayam continues to serve as a root source for Ayurvedic philosophy and teachings. Written in the second half of the 7th century AD, Ashtanga Hridayam is considered as the heart (hridaya) of the eight branches (ashtanga) of Ayurveda and presents a comprehensible account of Ayurvedic knowledge in a simple and understandable way. This text is composed by eminent scholar Vagbhatta and has 7,120 verses written in a poetic style for the easy recital. The course will include Suthrasthana chapters 5-8, covering classification & description of food, principles of nutrition, and food safety. Deepen your Knowledge of Food, Principles of Nutrition, and Food SafetyĪshtanga Hridayam is one of the three major literary works of Ayurveda.
