Leading Health Education in the Caribbean since 2018
Level 1 & Level 2
Hybrid learning with online classes taught live from the classical texts, combined with in-person intensives for applied learning. On this page you’ll find the full curriculum for the 600 hour Ayurvedic Health Advisor and the 900 hour Ayurvedic Practitioner, a module-by-module syllabus for each level, a side-by-side comparison of the two paths, how our ongoing mentorship and case rounds work, and complete tuition, deposit and payment plan details.
Level 1 · Start here
600 hours · Beginners — no prior training required
Our foundational certification in Ayurvedic preventative care. Learn to guide diet, daily routine, lifestyle and herbal remedies with confidence.
Start with Level 1
Level 2 · Go professional
900 hours · Level 1 graduates and practicing professionals
The clinical path. Build proficiency in assessment and treatment, craft customized therapies, and launch your practice with mentorship behind you.
Continue to Level 2Faculty
Dr. Amruta Athale is your lead faculty, sharing with us from Pune, India each week. She teaches alongside our international staff of professionals from the fields of Ayurveda and integrative medicine, who bring specialty classes throughout the program.
Together our faculty brings classical text study, clinical training hours, local plant knowledge and real case management into your education — so what you learn is grounded in lineage and tested in practice.
Dr. Amruta Athale
Lead Faculty · BAMS, MD (Ayurveda)
Carlisle Amlak
Founder · Lead Mentor · CAS, PKS
Dr. Pratibha Shah
Adjunct Faculty · BAMS, MD (Ayurveda), MPH
Heather McKenzie
Integrative Health Nurse · RN, LMT, BCC, AHC
Dr. Anisha Durve
Adjunct Faculty · Doctor of Acupuncture · Ayurvedic Doctor (NAMA)
Darshania Domingo
Adjunct Faculty · ABT, RYT Holistic Entrepreneurship
Ravi Desai
Adjunct Faculty · Mentor · CAS
Jeunesse Pouchet
Ayurvedic Chef & Nutritional Specialist
Arpita Maheshwary
Adjunct Faculty · Vastu Shastra & Hindu Spiritual Studies
You are never alone in practice
Mentorship is the spine of everything we teach — not an add-on. One-to-one sessions with a mentor who knows your work, live case rounds where real intakes are reasoned through together, and steady student support so nobody falls behind quietly. It continues after graduation, and our reach extends beyond our own students: active students and graduates from other programs are welcome too.
Learn moreHands-on training
Eight days in Isabela where the theory becomes practice. You work side by side with our teaching team on abhyanga and bodywork, pulse and tongue assessment, medicine making with fresh Caribbean plants, clinical cooking, and daily practice — with farm visits and time on the land that grows the medicine. It is the fastest way to build confidence in your hands and the warmest way to meet your classmates in person.
Learn moreFrom our students
Video testimonial
A few minutes on what the training is actually like — the weekly classes, the mentorship, and what it opened up afterward.
“The teaching comes straight from the texts, but it never stays theoretical. By the second module I was already changing how I ate, slept and cared for my family.”
“The mentorship is what makes this school different. Having someone review my cases with me every month is why I felt ready to see clients at all.”
“The Puerto Rico intensive changed everything. You can read about shirodhara for a year — a week of hands-on practice is another thing entirely.”
“The passion and devotion to teaching is a reflection of the breadth of knowledge and personal practice shared. Creating balance between holding space and guiding is essential, and the school did an incredible job staying tuned into the needs of the group while covering all the ground necessary. As a direct result of studying with them, I now have a consistent, effective personal practice and am inspired and able to share it with others. If you have the opportunity to study with these beautiful souls, I highly recommend you say YES.”
“This is The Team that greets you wherever you are, without judgement, with compassion and enduring love. I completed several successive programs with them, each time deepening my awareness, knowledge and ability to share. Through their vast wisdom and attentive care I was guided through a complete purge of old samskaras and emotions that were holding me back. I have experienced a surge of creativity, a boost in my business and a drive to help others, all while feeling balanced and open to possibilities.”
“The style in which Maha Vidya shares their cumulative knowledge has been inspiring and transformative on so many levels. Because of their teachings, I understand health as a way of life, and in my experience there are no better guides in the process. They live and breathe their practice, and they meet each student where they are to help them build a practice to share with others from the ground up. Working with them requires discipline and hard work — and for me, it's been life changing.”
Tuition
Tuition covers all faculty instruction and live classes, plus the required course materials for your level. Travel for the Puerto Rico intensive and the India immersion are priced separately.
A non-refundable deposit holds your place in your level’s cohort. Monthly payment plans are available for the duration of the program. Contact us today to setup plan.
Classes meet live online each week with recordings available, and new cohorts open through the year. Ask us for current start dates and class times in your time zone.
Read the answers to the questions students ask us most about enrollment, tuition, payment plans, class times, mentorship and travel.
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