Three Winds Academy - Yanumoja Yoga * Thai Massage * Ayurveda

~ Ayurvedic Marmatherapy Practitioner Training Program ~

This course is a basic introduction to the theory and practice of Ayurveda with a specialization in the therapeutics of Marma (acupoints in the Indian tradition) healing.

The course combines theory and practical skills, peer and case studies, along with documented practice. It is offered over a length of time to encourage the deeper integration of material and more thorough development of practical skills. This experiential training is offered in a semi-private setting (maximum of 6 students) to ensure personal attention to each student-practitioner.

The course is open to all students of Ayurveda who are interested in attending any of the lectures or workshops for personal or professional development. As this course is progressive in nature, students must have familiarity in the material from previous lectures in order to “drop-in” on later lectures.

Student-practitioners will, at times, be required to attend lectures offered as a part of the Yanumoja Yoga Teacher Training (YYTT). Those lectures are noted below in the Lecture Topics Schedule. There are a total of 84hrs in-class (with the option for more hours for students who wish to participate in Anatomy and Physiology YYTT lectures), and 90hrs hands-on practice (documented, unsupervised).

Time Schedule

Saturdays
9-9:30am Ceremony
9:30-10:15am Questions and Answers, Homework, Review
10:15-10:30am Break
10:30am-12pm Morning Lecture
12-1:15pm lunch
1:15-4:15pm Afternoon Lecture and Practice
4:15-4:30pm Completion, Clean-up, Assign Homework

* please note times may shift slightly, depending on topics and student-needs

Lecture Topics (Completed to date)

Day 1
- Interweaving of Threads: History of Spirituality and Medicine in India and China
- Marma -- Locations and Names

Day 2
- What is Energy?
- 37 Principles (Tattvas), Creation Story, Basic Tenets of Tantra
- 5 Dimensions of Being (Koshas)
- Pranic Healing
- Marma location and intuitive Pranic Healing

Day 3
- Internal and External Observation
- Observing the Breath
- 5 Directions of Movement (Vayus)
- 10 properties
- 5 Elements (Mahabhutas): Earth, Water, Fire, Air, Space
- Marma and the 10 properties: What do you observe?

Day 4
- Doshas as Physiological Forces and the 10 properties
- Basic Tenet of Ayurveda
- Excesses and Deficiencies: Elements, Vayus
- Expressions of the Doshas and how we observe them
- Practice identifying the Doshas
- Marma: definition, composition, classifications, links to organs and systems, elements, vayus and doshas
- Marma general discussion: diagnostics and therapeutics

Day 5
• Marma and Dosha Treatment: internal and external therapies
• Purpose and Benefits of Acupressure and dry massage
• Review Energy Healing
• Acupressure Massage
• Introduction to Palpation Diagnosis of Marma

Lecture Topics (To be completed)

Mar 13 (Day 6)
• Health, Disease, Illness and the Pathways of Disease
• Acupressure Massage Review
• Use of Dry Brush
• Use of Dry Heat (Agni Karma -- similar to Moxibustion)

Apr 4 (1/2 day)
• Chakras (part of the YYTT lectures)

Apr 10 (Day 7)
• Subtle Therapies compared to Physical Therapies
• Diagnostic Details: palpation, questions and observations, breath... (general discussion: advanced techniques -- tongue, pulse)
• Marma Analysis: Feet and Legs -- name, systems, benefits, common imbalances, indications and contraindications, some treatment options
• Vital Energies of Plants (introduction)

May 1 (1/2 day)
• Karma and Samskaras (part of the YYTT lectures)

May 8 (Day 8)
• Vital Energies of Plants (continued)
• Making Medicines: Oils
• Marma Analysis: Hands and Arms
• Oil Massage

Jun 12 (Day
• Cleansing and Rejuvenation
• Making Medicines: pastes
• Marma Analysis: Front torso
• Marma Oil Massage with paste application

Jul 10 (Day 10)
• Compresses and Poultices – theory
• Making Medicines: Compresses and Poultices
• Marma Analysis: Back Torso
• Marma Compress practice

Aug 14 (Day 11)
• Marma Analysis: Neck and Head
• Theory: Deep Oil Well (Basti)
• Making Medicine: Basti preparation
• Basti Application

Sept 11 (Day 12)
• Pulling it all together
• Opportunities for further studies
• Exam and Completion Requirements
• Completion Ceremony

Course Certification requirements
Students must complete the following components within 18 months of beginning the course in order to be certified:

- attend all in-class lectures and exercises
- complete all practicum assignments with documentation (for a total of 90 hrs of practice)
- all homework assignments must be handed in on-time and completed satisfactorily
- practical-exam must be completed satisfactorily
- take-home exam must be handed in on-time and completed satisfactorily

What to Bring

Course notes will be provided for students. Students are expected to bring pen and paper for taking notes during lectures, and a binder for hand-outs.

Cost

$1600 full fee
- $130 per day (Students Discount >> $100)
- $40 supplies fee (for oils, herbs, plants and other supplies for making medicines)
Supply Fee is due on May 1, 2010.

Contact

Nikki@TheSanctuaryHealing.ca
250-589-5813