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Any suggestions for training programs or classes in the U.S. in Ayurvedic massage specifically? I live in St. Louis and do not know of any in this area.
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Re: Ayurvedic massage study in US?
Thu, July 12, 2007 - 6:14 PMI predict that one day St. Louis will have regular Ayurvedic Massage classes, but for now you may have to travel. I know that Dr. Douillard (Who wrote the Encyclopedia of Ayurvedic Massage) does 8 day classes in Costa Rica. That would be fun.
I teach Prana Touch Ayurvedic Massage here in the SF Bay Area and hope to one day do a teacher training so we can have more people sharing this massage with the world.
Alot of Ayurvedic massage can be learned and practiced on your own. Get some books, read up on marma points and Ayurveda theory. Play with different oils and thailams and receive the massage. Practice pranic healing or qi gong therapy or reiki etc. on yourself and others, include meditation and self healing pratices.
Good Luck and keep us postyed on your progress.
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Thu, August 23, 2007 - 4:17 PMNamaste,
A world class Ayurvedic School is to be found in New Mexico. Dr. Vasant Lad has been teaching in the states since 1979 and has written many books on the subject. His knowledge of pulse diagnosis can't be surpassed and besides, India is so rife with the commercialization of Ayurveda it is difficult to find reputable schools there.
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Thu, August 23, 2007 - 9:25 PMThe question here is places to study Ayurvedic MASSAGE.
There are many great places to study Ayurveda in the US, but none of these schools offer detailed training in Ayurvedic massage.
Even people who take panchakarma specialty classes end up with limited knowledge of Ayurvedic massage. The critique I have heard from students who end up with a degree in Ayurveda from a US school is that they get little hands on training. Often, the hands on part tries to encompass the full spectrum of Ayurvedic "spa" therapies like abhyanga, shirodhara, basti, garshan etc. By attempting to squeeze all this into a "body therapy" class, the schools do a great disservice to their students.
A pitfall of studying in India is that most BAMS (Ayurvedic doctors) are clueless on how to do massage and will often just issue a massage prescription. Of course, these are the people who end up teaching the massage classes-good in theory but no practical knowledge.
I did come across this link and a 12 day massage intensive may work for people who live far from anywhere you might learn Ayurvedic massage:
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Fri, February 1, 2008 - 5:53 AMWe studied two weeks of solid ayurvedic massage and marma chikitsa with Dr. Lad at the Ayurvedic Inst. plus a couple of weekend intensives, and if one works in the Pancha Karma department there, there is even more in depth training.
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Sat, August 11, 2007 - 5:53 AMdear angela ,
what about india ? india or u.k . love shibu .
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Mon, October 1, 2007 - 2:31 PMThere are many GREAT places to study Ayurvedic Massage in the US. The bigger question, however, is what is your goal. Will you do ONLY Ayur massage or are you looking to incorporate this into a massage practice you already have. -
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Thu, October 4, 2007 - 5:16 PMLaura-Please share a few of the places you recommend to study Ayurvedic Massage in the U.S.
My impression is that most places that offer Ayurvedic massage training bundle it with garshan, the dough therapies, marma therapy etc. to practically include any Ayurvedic medicine practice that involves touch beyond pulse reading.
A class that focuses solely on Ayurvedic massage is still a rarity I believe, especially when compared to the gazillion massage workshops we hear about.
As far as having a goal-I know that people take massage workshops for a wide variety of reasons. Rarely do you find such a focused student who knows what they want in the world of massage. Nor can you ever honestly predict how a workshop will affect your current or future practice. Some students are dedicated Ayurvedic practitioners and others are floating through life.
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Mon, January 7, 2008 - 8:57 PMjust remember you cannot practice massage (ayurvedic or not) if you are not licensed. -
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Tue, January 8, 2008 - 9:03 PMOops, I did it for 6 years (practice massage without a license). Shhh, don't tell anyone.
You can practice massage legally in Pennsylvania and many parts of California without a license.
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Wed, January 23, 2008 - 1:14 PMwww.diamondwayayurveda.com/
You can Study with the Sachs Family.
They have written plenty of good books
especially for massage therapists and
spa owner, etc. -
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Wed, January 23, 2008 - 4:50 PMThe classes look intriguing and obviously you will get a lot of one on one attention.
The important thing with Ayurvedic spa treatments is that they all start with a base in Ayurvedic knowledge. The next step is to master abhyanga, which is not that complex. Then you are ready to get crazy with the shirodhara, spa treatments and all the other good stuff.
Some schools, mostly non-ayurvedic, have a linear approach...level 1, level 2, level 3 and this appeals to your type A personalities. The website mentioned is far more reflective of typical Ayurvedic spa training programs where they take the bits and pieces approach and this can be a fun way to learn. Just my observations on the site. -
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Wed, February 13, 2008 - 9:42 AMI found this place most appealing for studying Ayurvedic Massage and Bpdywork in New England. As soon I get funds I'm off to take a class there. www.sacredstonehealing.com.
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