Are you an Ayurvedic practitioner wanting to deepen your expertise in a more meaningful and community-centered setting?

We have 4 continuing education options for you to join us and learn from Alakananda Ma herself! Our 2025 fall semester classes begin on Wednesday August 20th and run for 15 weeks until Friday December 12th. The following classes are now open for registration:

  1. Materia Medica: Wednesdays 10am – 1pm. 45 PACE credits per semester; $800 per semester

  2. Panchakarma Theory and Rasayana: Fridays 10am – 1pm. 45 PACE credits per semester; $800 per semester

  3. Roundtable: A Deep Dive into Diagnosis & Chikitsa: Fridays 10am-12:30pm. 37.5 PACE credits; $700 per semester

  4. Case-based Studies on Srotansi: Fall and Spring semesters- 29 weeks, Wednesdays 2:15 - 5:00pm. 45 PACE credits per semester; $800 per semester

Remember when you were in school for ayurveda and how the sense of shared vision and collective purpose was almost more valuable than the training itself?

Maybe it was because you felt like you were a part of something bigger.

or perhaps it was because people were committed to helping you develop your skills as an effective practitioner.

And that fire you felt in your heart is often rekindled when attending NAMA or COLORAMA conferences but there’s little follow through or commitment to doing something more than taking notes and commenting about how great the presenter was.

You want something more than a weekend-long networking event just to get your PACE credits.

You’re looking for depth and devotion, consistency and accountability.

You want to learn straight from the source of a great teacher and cultivate meaningful relationships with other practitioners who share the same vision as you: for Ayurveda to be more widely recognized and accepted. Because you know how effective it is. You’ve been witness to incredible healing in your own clients and patients.

But you still feel like something’s missing in your skillset that could help you become a more competent and confident practitioner. And you’re committed to deepening your skillset so you can offer the highest level of service to the people you support.

Here at Alandi Ayurveda Gurukula, Alakananda Ma is devoted to training the highest caliber of Ayurvedic Doctors in the US. And has been doing so since 2002. Alandi graduates complete our program with a level of expertise that’s hard to find anywhere else in the country. She is elevating the future of Ayurveda professionals through her decades of experience, wisdom, and generosity.

And now we’re offering Continuing Education for Ayurveda Practitioners in a more meaningful, community-centered setting.

When you sign up for one of our classes, you’ll not only receive 30-45 PACE credits, you’ll also:

  • Sit at the feet of Alakananda Ma, one of the country’s foremost experts in Ayurveda with over 30 years of experience

  • Be exposed to a unique style of learning within a traditional teacher-student context

  • Expand your network of highly skilled yet service-oriented Ayurvedic Doctors and practitioners

  • Have the consistency and follow through to truly develop your understanding and application of the content

  • Learn how to bridge the gap between Ayurveda and Western Medicine so you can offer a truly holistic and well-rounded path of support

  • Experience depth and devotion that’s often missing from other PACE credit classes

  • Blend theory and practice so it’s not just a regurgitation of a textbook but an adaptable process unique to the person you’re serving

There are four class options, each with in person and virtual attendance options. At this time, masking is optional.

PACE credit class options:

Materia Medica: Fall semester- 15 weeks, Wednesdays 10 am – 1pm beginning August 20th

  • Description: This class begins with the principles of dravyaguna as laid out in Charak Samhita and Sharngadhara Samhita and then proceeds to in-depth study of individual Ayurvedic herbs according to karma or mode of action. Alakananda Ma illustrates the class with memorable anecdotes and snippets from her clinical experience in using the herbs.

  • Cost: $800 per semester

  • Prerequisite: NAMA-Certified AHC or completion of our online Fundamentals class (or teacher’s discretion).

  • Credits: You’ll receive 45 NAMA approved PACE credits upon completion of each semester.

Panchakarma Theory and Rasayana: Fall semester- 15 weeks, Fridays 10 am – 1 pm beginning August 22nd

  • Description: Panchakarma plays an important role in treating various diseases and restoring the body to balance. In this class we look in depth at how panchakarma was practiced in classical times and how it is used in the West today, including selection of herbs, oils, indications, contraindications, etc. We also consider rasayana (rejuvenation), and related practices which traditionally complete the panchakarma course of treatment.

  • Cost: $800 per semester

  • Prerequisite: NAMA-Certified AHC or completion of our online Fundamentals class (or teacher’s discretion).

  • Credits: You will receive 45 NAMA approved PACE credits upon completion of each semester

Roundtable: A Deep Dive into Diagnosis & Chikitsa: Fall semester- 15 weeks, Fridays 10am – 1pm beginning August 22nd

  • Description: During a weekly meeting, come together with Alakananda Ma and senior Alandi students to discuss the clients seen that week and consider their treatment plans. You’ll have the opportunity to be exposed to a variety of different client situations and how to work with them.

  • Cost: $700

  • Prerequisite: NAMA-Certified Ayurvedic Practitioner or completion of a recognized two-year Ayurvedic Practitioner program

  • Credits: You will receive 37.5 NAMA approved PACE credits upon completion of the training

Case-based Studies on Srotansi: Fall and Spring semesters- 29 weeks, Wednesdays 2:15 - 5:00pm beginning August 20th

  • Description: In line with the new medical curriculum, this is a problem-based, student directed approach designed to provide participants with the tools needed to garner and evaluate knowledge and information. Working with real life cases, students will research and study the features of anatomy, Ayurvedic physiology, classical pathology, Western pathophysiology, herbology, nutrition, recipes and therapeutics appropriate for the cases. Targeted lectures and tutorials help provide direction and conceptual framework for student-directed learning. Students at various levels of knowledge participate in the course together, enhancing opportunities for peer mentoring. The course is designed based on the sixteen major srotansi, with one module for each srotas.

  • Cost: $800 each semester

  • Prerequisite: NAMA-Certified AHC or completion of our online Fundamentals class (or teacher’s discretion).

  • Credits: You will receive 45 NAMA approved PACE credits upon completion of each semester.