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Sacred Window School

For Maternal and Newborn Health

“Sweet Sutika Care”

Certificate Program Catalog

Fall 2012 – Winter 2013

“After birth there is a Sacred Window of time…

A time for complete rejuvenation of a woman’s physical, mental and

spiritual health…

A time for deep, extended bonding with her newborn...

The first 42 days after birth

set the stage for her next 42 years.

Learn how to help women through this sacred window with the ancient

wisdom and practical methods of Ayurved.”

Table of Contents

Table of Contents..........................................................................................................................................3

A Letter from Our Founder ...........................................................................................................................7

Mission and Vision ...........................................................................................................................8

Certification and Advanced Program Offerings ..........................................................................................10

Maternal Newborn Ayurved Practitioner Program for the MNAP ................................................11

Certified Postpartum AyurDoula Program for the CPAD...............................................................13

Ayurvedic Postnatal Bodywork Therapist program for the APBT..................................................15

Program Prerequisites and Credits .............................................................................................................19

Certification ...................................................................................................................................19

Non-Certification ...........................................................................................................................19

Ayurvedic Prerequisite Resources .................................................................................................19

Basic Postpartum Care Training Resources ...................................................................................20

Credits - Continuing Education and Ayurvedic Coursework..........................................................20

Course Descriptions ....................................................................................................................................21

Aushadh Kriya – Preparation of Ayurvedic Herbs and Medicine...................................................22

Ayurved for Maternal and Newborn Care 1 ..................................................................................22

Ayurved for Threatened Pregnancy/Miscarriage 1/r ....................................................................23

Ayurvedic Child Care 1/r ................................................................................................................23

Ayurvedic Herbology and Wellness Care 2/r .................................................................................23

Ayurvedic Infant Massage 1...........................................................................................................24

Ayurvedic Infant Massage 2...........................................................................................................24

Ayurvedic Infant Massage 3/Clinic.................................................................................................24

Ayurvedic Perspectives with Mood Medicines..............................................................................25

Ayurvedic Postnatal Foods and Cooking 2.....................................................................................25

Ayurvedic Postnatal Foods and Cooking 3.....................................................................................25

Ayurvedic Postpartum Herbal Foods .............................................................................................26

Ayurvedic Safe Postnatal Herbals 2 ...............................................................................................26

Dhatu and Shrotamsi – Ayurvedic Pathology I ..............................................................................26

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Discovering Ayurvedic Medicine....................................................................................................27

Enhancing Fertility, Pregnancy & Birth with Ayurved....................................................................27

Essential Oils Basics........................................................................................................................27

Essential Oils and Ayurved for Fertility..........................................................................................28

Essential Oils and Ayurved for Pregnancy .....................................................................................28

Essential Oils and Ayurved for Family Life .....................................................................................28

Essential Oils and Ayurved for Birth and Postpartum ...................................................................29

Essential Oils and Ayurved for Infants and Children......................................................................29

Essential Oils – Perinatal Uses - Weekend Intensive .....................................................................29

Ethics of Postnatal Massage 1 .......................................................................................................29

Ethics of Postnatal Massage 2 .......................................................................................................30

Grow Your Ayurvedic Business/Ayurved MasterMind Community Coaching...............................30

Intensive – 10 Days Ayurvedic Postnatal Care Theory and Hands On Training.............................31

Legal Issues and Risk Assessments for Practice .............................................................................31

Management of Problems after Childbirth....................................................................................31

Mother and Child, Foundation for Life ..........................................................................................32

Postnatal Bodywork with Ayurved ................................................................................................32

Postnatal Client Management with Ayurved 1..............................................................................33

Postnatal Client Management with Ayurved 2..............................................................................33

Using Vedic Astrology in your Perinatal Practice...........................................................................34

About Recorded classes .................................................................................................................34

Internships .................................................................................................................................................35

Maternal/Newborn Ayurvedic Care Practitioner Internship .........................................................35

Postpartum AyurDoula Internship.................................................................................................36

Ayurvedic Postnatal Bodywork Therapist Internship ....................................................................36

Program Testimonials .................................................................................................................................37

Sacred Window Team .................................................................................................................................41

Ahara Vatter, CPAD........................................................................................................................41

Anupama Vaidya, E.E., MS .............................................................................................................41

Bharat Vaidya, BAMS, MD .............................................................................................................41

Dominique Gallo, CAP and CPAD ...................................................................................................42



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Jacob Griscom, Ayurved Business Coach .......................................................................................42

Marc Quinn, Website and Internet Marketing Coach ...................................................................42

Renay Oshop, Vedic Astrologer and Sanskrit Teacher...................................................................42

Sarita Shrestha, BAMS, MD (Internal Medicine, Surgery, Gynecology, Pediatrics).......................42

Sonya Bastow, CPAD ......................................................................................................................43

Swami Ma Vajrapriyananda (Barbara Ferguson, MD) ...................................................................43

Terra Rafael, Registered Midwife ..................................................................................................43

Ysha (Martha) Oakes, Director, CPAD, LMT, Aromatherapist .......................................................43

Admissions Steps and Graduation Requirements.......................................................................................45

Medical Scope of Practice Disclaimer ............................................................................................45

Certification Program Registration Forms or Worksheets..........................................................................46

Maternal and Newborn Ayurvedic Practitioner (MNAP) ……………………………………………………. . . ..47

Certified Postpartum AyurDoula (CPAD) .......................................................................................49

Ayurvedic Postnatal Bodywork Therapist (APBT) ..........................................................................51



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A Letter from Our Founder

Dear One,

Do you see – and feel – the need to more effectively help

mothers and babies after childbirth?

So often, mothers and babies experience colic, worry, blues,

depression, infections, pain, intense headaches, severe fatigue,

hormone and weight issues, bloating and constipation, fears,

separation!, forgetfulness, so much overwhelm. The love sees

them through, but there are bodily needs that see the love

shining through better also.

I personally lost a marriage to the postnatal window. So many -

so many have. I began teaching this work because the need is

so great, and my teachers no longer offered it. For years, my

concern has been how to protect these precious gifts from being

lost again.

After two decades working as a postpartum in-home doula, speaker, writer and trainer, I know the rare

potency of the AyurDoula's wellness care, and I feel the need for working in concert with licensed health

care providers, childbirth professionals, and Ayurvedic practitioners. It is also clear that not nearly

enough is understood about the specialized needs of the Kayakalpa window after childbirth.

It is a life changing time, for mother, baby, and family. It will never be the same again. Whenever a soul

comes to join us on the planet it is a time full of love, and challenge. It is VERY timely to serve maternal

and newborn health, and deeply rewarding for you as well as your clients. Here’s a secret - the delicacy

of this time responds particularly quickly to Mother Nature’s prescriptions.

After looking over our offerings, please accept my invitation to discuss how these might best serve your

career vision, challenges and goals. Your next step is to schedule a free 1 hour career consultation with

me.

Each of us has our own life track and needs – if this touches your heart, let's get your questions

answered and talk about how we might work together. It truly takes a village to raise a child!

With Warmest Regards,

Ysha Ma



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Mission and Vision

Mission Our mission is to train professionals capable of optimizing mother-baby care in the sacred 6-8

weeks after birth, and before, and afterwards. Sacred Window brings experienced faculty to

provide theoretical and hands on learning; depth of knowledge and skill specialties essential for

the much neglected postpartum window, and restoring valuable training in pediatric and

women's health.

Vision We believe a student should gain self care and balance while learning deep Ayurvedic

understanding of these forgotten keys, with safe, powerful and gentle skills to support your

clients. These courses begin to fill a crucial gap in modern and complementary health care

practices, gently and powerfully enriching care effectiveness.

Would you like to offer your clients a 1-6 week package of care according the guidance from

ancient practice? Mothers have even made marriage proposals to at least 2 of us...they love it,

and we love them, with very effective care. The influence of choices and care at this time is so

strong, spiritually as well as emotionally, for health in body as well as community, very

immediately and for decades.

We believe in helping you find or create a learning style that works for you, for your personal

career path, for your personal health and self-realization path, and for the economic realities of

this time. We are fortunate to be able to use gifts of modern technology to bring many parts of

the training into your own home.

Effective Ayurvedic and cross cultural modalities strengthen maternal and infant wellbeing, and

avoid colic, depression and other common problems for the most effortless, loving and healthy

infancy and motherhood. With this enriched care effectiveness, the knowledge given in these

courses can fill a crucial gap in modern and complementary health care practices.

We live in an inescapable context of connectedness with all of life. Mother and baby care must

nourish the big picture to truly be effective, and to nourish the impact of the first weeks of life

on the many years to come. The influence is on family, community, economy, health care

systems and world peace, in very real ways. Our programs offer depth of knowledge and skill

specialties essential for women's health care during the childbearing period and the postpartum

Kayakalpa time; enriched care effectiveness, with medically established principles used for

thousands of years in cultures which do not suffer the way so may do now.

The postpartum time has been called “the Black Hole in Healthcare” for good reason. Many,

with all best intents and significant training, compound the many common physical, emotional,

hormonal and mental health problems. Massage schools rarely teach anything for postnatal

needs; hospitals and families alike give so much attention to baby, that mothers are often



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ignorant or in denial of their own needs. Mothers are so vulnerable too, after bridging the

worlds.

The ancient wisdom of many cultures has served these needs; the ancient body of natural

medicine called Ayurved - Science of Life for longevity, explains it. Influences in the first 42 days

impact maternal and newborn wellbeing for decades to come, and prescribes specific

assessment and skills. These dynamics impact women's health care for years after childbirth.

Sacred Window Ayurved envisions coordinated trainings amongst those who carry this

knowledge, and is actively developing programming to serve your needs in different locations.

We are so fortunate to have faculty and advisors who can guide us in a profoundly deepened

standard of care for mothers and their little ones.

Mothers and babies do best in the early 6-8 weeks with significant in-home care. From practical

lifestyle concerns to nurturing the subtler levels of life, appropriate support at this time is

tremendous and can last a lifetime.

All levels of practitioner care can gain greatly to give:

• Life changing support for their health

• Life changing support for their relationships

• Life changing support for self-realization

• Life changing support for their lifestyle and diet hands on education

• Integrating ancient practices with natural and allopathic models

• Empowerments for bonding and wise mothering, good lactation, and rejuvenation,

prevention for colic, mood, hormonal, weight, joint and immune system problems for

your clients

Nurture a mother's day to day experience and her foundations for naturally healthy mothering and

family life.

Yours in Health and Harmony,

The Sacred Window Team

I cooked for a lady at my house and got paid very well! After that she offered me a long term

arrangement. I love the way we learned to cook! I feel healthier too. Thank you so much; you have

changed my life! - Jill Frink, Herbalist, AyurDoula Intern, Vermont

With more than 10 years work in obstetrics and family home health care, I have deep compassion for the

postpartum conditions in this country. I am so pleased to be able to support women in the tremendous

rejuvenation even a few days of this program provides. - Laurel Rew, RN, Colorado

Thank you most of all for sharing such depth and beauty of understanding for this sacred time, and the

power of right nourishment for postpartum mothers. - Tovia Safford, Ayurvedic Health Educator,

Aromatherapist, Postpartum AyurDoula, Taos



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Certification and Advanced Program Offerings

Our goals include the education and training of perinatal home care, massage and advanced

care practitioners under the umbrella of Ayurvedic Medicine for maternal and child health. It is

so valuable for clients to be served by a coherently trained team of professionals in order to

provide integrated community services.

Each student comes with specific needs, goals, vision, obstacles and usually can use some help

sorting these things out into a workable best plan. We want you to have this knowledge and skill

for yourself and your community, and we have done our best to give flexible choices as well as

honor the other students in class for efficient learning. Our event listings include webinars, live

skills workshops and conference calls as well as recordings of our classes and special topics, to

support learning choices which work best for you. Please review the Course Description section

of this catalogue for more detail.

Current certificate program offerings:

• Maternal-Newborn Ayurved Practitioner (MNAP)

• Certified Postpartum AyurDoula (CPAD)

• Ayurvedic Postnatal Bodywork Therapist (APBT)

Additional course offerings:

• Some Foundational Ayurvedic classes for APBT and CPAD programs

• Recommended electives and recordings

• Advanced Ayurvedic and medical practitioner courses

• Clinic days for qualified students and interns

• Home Learning options – about 2/3 of our courses are available by webinar, skype or

online recording.

• Business training for a successful practice

You will find grids below for each of the three certification programs and for foundational and advanced

“a-la-carte” classes. The first three are followed by a grid of recommended electives. Each includes the

hours and credits. A similar set of grids with costs is at the end of the catalogue for your convenience.

You can use those as a worksheet before doing the online registration process, or mail it in for your

registration if you can allow time for processing.

Find Course detail by the same name as in the grids, by using your control or command key and the F

button together to do a document search, or go to that page per the table of contents.



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Maternal Newborn Ayurved Practitioner Program for the MNAP

Description: Students with at least 1 year of studies in Ayurved may choose to take our

Ayurvedic Maternal and Newborn Care training and specialize their practice in this much needed

niche. Students are qualified to use their nutritional, culinary, herbal, and lifestyle training for

the AyurDoula home care services, and apply your deeper training in Ayurvedic diet and lifestyle

consulting to this specialty in nutrition and cooking, massage and/or the many facets of daily or

by special appointment wellness care consulting for mothers and their family both during and

after the postpartum window.

Your experience of the mother’s bodywork is required so you know first hand the important

differences from PK abhyangas, whether for supervising your team of home care or bodywork

providers, or to include it in your practice offerings.

The MNAP practitioner is also prepared to supervise the client's wellness care team of

AyurDoula and Ayurvedic Postpartum Massage Therapist for this life changing care package

during the postpartum kayakalpa window. She learns red flag symptoms which require referral

up to a qualified health practitioner including client's primary care provider, and perhaps to a

Clinical Ayurvedic Practitioner for deeper Ayurvedic support and guidance.

Prerequisites:

• Completion of a 1 year NAMA recognized program in Ayurved or equivalent in diet and

lifestyle counselor training and introduction to simple uses of 14 Ayurvedic herbs.

• Optional: massage certification or license for your state; hours of training vary by locale.

• Basic Postpartum Doula training or equivalency, minimum 18 hours co-studies is fine.

Required Courses for MNAP program Course Title Course Code Hours Credits

Ayurved for Maternal & Newborn Care 1 ANMC1 16 1

Ayurvedic Postnatal Foods/Cooking 2 APF2 15 1

Ayurvedic Postnatal Foods/Cooking 3 APF3 16 1

Ayurvedic Postnatal Herbal Foods APH1 5 .33

Ayurvedic Safe Postnatal Herbals APH2 5 .33

Ayurvedic Perspectives with Mood Medicines APPsy1 3.5 .2

Using Vedic Astrology in your Perinatal Practice VAPP 2.5 .2

Legal Issues and Risk Assessment LIRA 3 .2

Postnatal Client Management with Ayurved 1 PPC1 6 .35

Mama Marma MM 6 .5

Postnatal Client Management with Ayurved 2 PPC2 20 1.35

Ethics of Postnatal Massage 2 PME2 2 / 2 Ethics CEUs



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Ayurvedic Infant Massage 1 AIM1 3 -

Ayurvedic Infant Massage 2 AIM2 5 .5 bundled with AIM1

Postnatal Bodywork with Ayurved PPM1 25 2 bundled with. PME

/25 Massage CEUs1

Essential Oils Basics EOB 2 *1

Essential Oils for Birth/Postpartum EOBP 3 *

Essential Oils for Infants/Children EOIC 2 * .5 w. EOB, EOBP

Enhancing Fertility, Pregnancy, Birth with Ayurved FPBA 15 1

Mother & Child-Foundation for Life SPPA1/r 1.5 N/A

Ayurvedic Childcare 1 AIC1/r ~ 15 N/A

MNAP Internship MNAP-I 108 0.6

Totals 280 11

Full MNAP Program Summary: 280 hours, 11 academic credits. $2,452 . This is before electives. Up to

201 hours in live or recorded distance learning and at least 70 hours of hands on classes.

Recommended Electives for MNAP students Course Title Course Code Hours Credits

Massage Licensure, per your region or state N/A varies N N/A

Ethics of Postnatal Massage 1 PME1 2 2 Ethics CEUs

Ayurved for Postnatal Problems 22 SPPA2 30 2

Ayurvedic Management for Threatened Pregnancy SPA1/r ~2 N/A

Grow Your Ayurvedic Business and MasterMind GYABM 120 N/A

Postnatal Bodywork Clinic Practicum PPM3/C 7 .5

Infant Massage Clinic Practicum AIM3/C 7 .5

Perinatal Client Management 3/Clinic Practicum PPC3/C 15-22 1-1.5

Essential Oils for Fertility EOAC 2 *

Essential Oils for Family Life EOAF 2 *

Essential Oils for Pregnancy EOAP 3 * .5 w. EOAC, EOAF

Aushadh Kriya AH3 30 2

Perinatal Nutrition-Advanced Topics APF4 15 1

1 Massage CEUS in selected locations include New Mexico.

2 Prerequisite readiness for this course to be determined during your free postpartum career consultation

before registration.



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Certified Postpartum AyurDoula Program for the CPAD

Description: This program's requirements are for the Ayurvedic postpartum doula home –

wellness care practitioner. Upon completion she will be qualified as a specialist in delicious,

mood, baby, rest and rejuvenation supportive postnatal nutrition and cooking, can instruct

mothers in infant massage and safe use of essential oils, offer daily guidance for breastfeeding,

happy baby and maternal tummies, sleep and mood, support other family and friends in her

best care, teach self massage, offer special herbal foods and massage oils. She will be a

specialist for the early postnatal weeks and with these rejuvenation supports which may be

needed many months after childbirth. She is expected to be prepared to refer up or work in a

team so that problems as they come up can be appropriately addressed by a qualified

practitioner.

Co-rerequisites:

Documentation of attendance at a Postpartum Doula (or equivalent) training, 18 hours

minimum; certification is not required.

Students may document previous studies in Ayurveda and Ayurvedic cooking and Nutrition to be

waived of these course requirements.

Required Certified Postpartum AyurDoula Courses Course Title Course Code Hours Credits

Discovering Ayurvedic Medicine DAM 15 1

Ayurvedic Nutrition/Cooking I or II ANC 16 1

Ayurved Newborn and Maternal Care and Nutrition ANMC1 16 1

Ayurvedic Postnatal Foods 2 APF2 15 1

Ayurvedic Postnatal Foods 3, Classical, with First Foods APF3 15 1

Ayurvedic Postnatal Herbal Foods APH1 5 0.33

Ayurvedic Safe Postnatal Herbals APH2 5 0.33

Ayurvedic Perspectives with Mood Medicines APPsy1 3.5 .2

Using Vedic Astrology in Perinatal Practice VAPP 2.5 .2

Legal Issues/Risk Assessment for Practitioner LIRA 3 0.2

Postnatal Client Management with Ayurved 1 PPC1 6 0.35

Ayurvedic Infant Massage 1 AIM1 3 *

Ayurvedic Infant Massage 2 AIM2 5 *.5 bundled w. AIM1

Ethics of Postnatal Massage 2 PME2 2 2 Ethics hours

Essential Oils/Ayurved Basics EOB 2 *

Essential Oils/Ayurved for Birth/Postpartum EOBP 3 *

Essential Oils/Ayurved for Infants/Children EOIC 2 * .5 w. EOBP, EOB

Postnatal Client Management with Ayurved 2 PPC2 15 1

Postpartum AyurDoula Internship PAD-I 75 0.6

Totals 209 9.2



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Full CPAD Program Summary : 209 hours, $2,031. (before electives). Up to 163 hours in live distance

learning, with at least 56 hours hands on classes; 145 total teacher contact hours is 9.2 academic credits.

Recommended Electives for Certified Postpartum AyurDoula Students Course Title Course Code Hours Credits

Ethics of Postnatal Massage 1 PME1 2 2 Ethics hours

Mama Marma (may sub for EOBP and EOIC) MM 5 .35

Ayurvedic Herbology & Wellness Care AH2/r ~ 15 N/A

Ayurvedic Infant Massage 3/Clinic AIM3/C 7.5 0.5

Postnatal Bodywork with Ayurved PPM1 26 2 – bundled w PME


Postnatal Bodywork Clinic Practicum PPM3/C 7 0.5


Enhancing Fertility, Pregnancy & Birth with Ayurved FPBA 15 1

Ayurvedic Child Care3 AIC1/r About 15 N/A

Essential Oils/Ayurved for Fertility EOAC 2 **4

Essential Oils/Ayurved for Family Life EOAF 2 **

Essential Oils/Ayurved for Pregnancy EOAP 3 **

3 Actual title of this tape series is Ayurved for Childbearing (check this), from a weekend seminar

(date). Orders may take a few weeks to be fulfilled as they make your set up specially. $60 (check this,

give phone; www.Ayurved.com) 4 ** 8 hours for these three courses total or ½ credit



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Ayurvedic Postnatal Bodywork Therapist program for the APBT

Description: This program is designed to offer a safe and valuable niche qualification for LMTs

and other body workers for 42 day packages or individually scheduled appointments for

massage and other appropriate bodywork and the home spa care program advised for mothers

by many cultures. LMTs who will not be offering in home doula care, dietary/lifestyle

consultation, or cooking packages in their services will be well trained in this valuable skill and

qualified to work in a team for the mother's best Ayurvedic care. Student is advised to network

with Ayurvedic practitioners and perinatal health professionals for team or referral work.

Prerequisites:

• License to practice massage in your locale. Others may attend with purpose of

practicing on friends and family or according to state regulations and legal touch status.

• Students with at least 15 hours Ayurvedic studies may apply to have the Discovering

Ayurveda course requirement waived.

Required Ayurvedic Postnatal Bodywork Therapist Courses

Course Title Course Code Hours Credits

Discovering Ayurveda (for Bodyworkers & Doulas) DAM 15 1

Ethics of Postnatal Massage 1 PME1 2 /2 Ethics hours

Ethics of Postnatal Massage 2 PME2 2 / 2 Ethics hours

Ayurvedic Infant Massage 1 AIM1 3 See AIM2

Ayurvedic Infant Massage 2 AIM2 5 .5 bundled w. AIM1

Postnatal Massage PPM1 25 2 bundled with PME.

/25 massage CEUs in

selected locations

Essential Oils Basics EOB 2 *

Essential Oils for Birth/Postpartum EOBP 3 *

Essential Oils for Infants and Children EOIC 2 * .5 w. EOB, EOBP

Internship, direct + practicum APBT-I 20 .2

Totals 79 4.1

Full Program Summary: 79 hours, $1036. (before electives). Up to 44 hours available by distance

learning, with at least 35 required hands on classes. Supervised practicum and case discussion,

estimated 20 hours (17/3) plus unlimited internship calls for 6 months.

Recommended Electives for Ayurvedic Postnatal Bodywork Therapist Students Course Title Course Code Hours Credits

Mama Marma (may sub for EOBPand EOIC) MM 5 .35

Ayurvedic Infant Massage 3/Clinic AIM3/C 7.5 0.5

Postnatal Bodywork Clinic Practicum PPM3/C 7 0.5



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Discovering Ayurvedic Medicine DAM 15 1

Ayurvedic Newborn and Maternal Care 1 ANMC1 16 1

Ayurved and Safe Postnatal Herbals5 APH2 5 0.33

Essential Oils for Fertility EOAC 2 **6

Essential Oils for Family Life EOAF 2 **

Essential Oils for Pregnancy EOAP 3 **


Elective and Advanced Course Options for Perinatal and Family Health

Description: The advanced courses are designed to offer continuing education and advanced

studies in thi valuable Ayurvedic medical system of healthcare for women, featuring

experienced Ayurvedic physicians and practitioners.

All students are welcome to enroll in other classes per approval and sequencing. Many of these

classes fill a missing piece in the Ayurvedic education of most 2 year students and may provide

valuable preparation to clinical training and practice in family health and especially, sootika

(maternal-newborn) care.

Prerequisites for Advance classes - please discuss with registrar and read course description to

confirm:

• Generally, 2 years of Ayurvedic study; or

• 1 year of formal Ayurvedic study plus licensure to practice in women’s health care

Course Title Course Code Hours Credits

Dhatu – Ayurvedic Pathology 1 DAP1 15 1

Nighantu – Advanced Ayurvedic Herbology AH4 90 6

Ayurved for Postnatal Problems 2 SPPA2 30 2


Gerontology AG 15 1

Perinatal Client Management w. Ayurved; Clinic PCM1/C 15 - 22 1-1.5

Perinatal Client Management with Ayurved

Distance Mentoring

PCM2/D TBA TBA

Mother & Child – Foundation for Life SPPA1/r 1.5 N/A

Ayurvedic Management for Threatened

Pregnancy and Miscarriage

SPA1/r ~2 N/A

5 Prerequisite readiness for this course to be determined during your free postpartum career consultation

before registration. 6 ** 8 hours for these three courses total or ½ credit



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Grow Your Ayurvedic Business and MasterMind GYABM 120 N/A at this time



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Program Prerequisites and Credits

Certification

Each student also comes with specific background of training and profession. You will find

specific requirements for each program on the detail pages for that program. You are asked to

document any indicated prerequisite study or classes you have already taken elsewhere to

waive those requirements.

Becoming a Certified Postpartum AyurDoula (CPAD) requires basic postpartum care training

before graduation and Ayurvedic practitioners in the MNAP program are advised similarly. There

are some basic maternal and newborn care concerns we will not address in these programs

which other organizations do well, offering many locations around the country. Several paths to

achieve these basics are available for this requirement such as doula trainings, childbirth

educators, midwifery and nursing schools.

Students must have sufficient introduction to Ayurvedic, Postnatal Care, or AyurDoula theory for

their chosen coursework. For the Bodyworker and AyurDoula, a minimum course requirement

is offered under the required curriculum and can be waived if you have taken these courses

elsewhere. Each program has different minimums, as listed under that program’s detail.

Non-Certification

Those not concerned about certification should speak with the registrar. Depending upon your

angle of entry, your preferred courses and based on your background you may be accepted.

Once you have registered for your classes you will receive an orientation packet with pre-course

reading assignments and choices. It is important for class flow and unnecessary questions that

this is completed. Each class may have specific requirements which will be discussed with you

during your free mother and newborn care career consultation.

Ayurvedic Prerequisite Resources

Many academic institutions, teachers and texts may be available to satisfy your prerequisites.

• For the APBT we now offer Postnatal Bodywork Ethics (4 hours), and Discovering

Ayurvedic Medicine for Bodyworkers, Doulas, Mothers and Others as part of our

curriculum.

• For the CPAD, Discovering Ayurved (15 hours minumum) and Ayurvedic Cooking (15

hours) may be taken through Sacred Window School or elsewhere.

• The MNAP program is designed for students who have at least 1 year of Ayurvedic study

or equivalent including Ayurvedic cooking with culinary herbology, and introduction to

common Ayurvedic herbal uses. If you feel short on cooking or herbal skills, we can

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• A few advanced classes may recommend 2 years studies in Ayurved or 1 year plus

license to practice health care.

Basic Postpartum Care Training Resources

Ayurvedic practitioners new to perinatal care will need to take one of the following type of

trainings before graduation. Certification is not required, only documentation of sufficient

attendance and requirements.

Nurses or other perinatal care practitioners with good experience or knowledge with

breastfeeding, baby care, moods, family care basics and resources may submit a letter

documenting exemption from this requirement. Very experienced mothers should provide an

appropriate reading or other education list as well as personal experience.

The following is not an exhaustive list of options. Most of these programs involve 2-3 days in

class plus reading and practice client care.

• Birthing from Within

• Demetria Clark’s doula training

• Various Midwifery schools offer this course.

• DONA - Doulas of North America.

• CAPPA - Childbirth and Postpartum Professional Association

Credits - Continuing Education and Ayurvedic Coursework

• Sacred Window offers academic credits for classes and programs.

• The National Ayurvedic Medical Association system has honored many of our classes in

context of other school programs, and Sacred Window has not yet submitted our

independent status or updated programming for their review. NAMA recognizes

programs, not individual classes.

• Massage License boards for each state vary in their requirement; some ask for 4 hours

of ethics and 12 hours of massage therapy Continuing Education every 2 years. We

offer ethics and massage credits in specific locations. These hours are spoken of as CEU

credits same as hours in attendance. Our maternal bodywork offers 25 hours; Ayurvedic

infant massage totals 8 hours, and some other classes may qualify you for your board’s

theory of bodywork, nursing or other practices. We are happy to provide you certificate

of attendance and it is up to you to take it to your board for approval for these.

• Class hours included for credit may count from up to 3 hours of homework or tests for

every 12 live hours, or the full 15 hours may be in class.



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Course Descriptions

This section is your resource for course descriptions. Please refer to our online calendar for

current dates, hours, locations, whether the course is offered for live distance learning or

recording. Costs are in the grid of classes at the back of the catalogue. For a most current

calendar view, please look online at the sacredwindow.com website.

These comprehensive course offerings were designed to develop practical skills in Ayurvedic

methods for caring for the mother and her infant in the hours, days, weeks and months after

childbirth. It fills a gap which occurs in both the natural health care communities and modern

obstetrics, both of which tend to emphasize pregnancy, labor and delivery. Modern research

indicates the impact on the genetic level may last for decades for baby.

By “nurturing the nurturer” (the newly birthed mother) – through unique cleansing and

rebuilding diets, special external and internal medicated warm oil applications (for both mother

and infant), herbs, aromatherapy, education for husband, other relatives and caretakers, gentle

yoga and bodywork perspectives, and consulting; most of the complications of the postpartum

period can be avoided entirely, and healthy recovery can be speeded.

Ayurved observes that care in the first 6-8 weeks after birth impacts mother and baby

significantly for decades. Ayurved also serves the broader field of pediatric and women’s

health very well, and we are honored to be gradually expanding our offerings for this purpose.

Prerequisites will be determined with the prospective student interview and career

consultation, to accommodate entry from multiple career paths, and honor appropriate scopes

of practice depending upon one's chosen program and licensure. All certificate programs

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Aushadh Kriya – Preparation of Ayurvedic Herbs and Medicine [AH3]

Description: Hands on class of over 32 preparations for personal, family and client use including a

classical recipe for Chyvan Prash with available herbs. Students will work in teams preparing different

recipes. The course includes assessing quality of herbs and minerals and determining correct dosage,

ancient measures and their modern equivalents, and comparisons with modern pharmaco-dynamics.

How preparation methods can be used to increase effectiveness of herbs to different tissues and render

selected minerals safe; which types of preparations are most effective in which situations. Lecture

portion also includes traditional methods of collecting, preparing and purifying common plant and

mineral substances, historical development of Aushadh Kriya through the Samhitas.

Instructor(s): Dr. Bharat Vaidya and Anupama Vaidya

Class Format(s)/Location: hands on, 2082 Grayden Ct, Superior, Colorado

Hours: 30 includes homework/test 12:00-6:00 pm

Credits: 2

Cost: $530 includes supplies

Prerequisites: Ayurvedic Medicine 1 or DAM, or basic knowledge of Ayurved

Ayurved for Maternal and Newborn Care 1 [ANMC1]

Description: Ayurvedic physician training dedicates a rare specialty for the powerful 6-8 week window

after childbirth called Kayakalpa Sootika care. Similar wise-woman practices are found in many older

traditions throughout the world, with faded understanding. Common needs are addressed in terms of

guna, dosha, subdosha, prakruti and vikruti, agni, ama, dhatu, mala, srotamsi and ojas with foundational

theory and skills specific to the advised daily or as possible care. Seeding of many problems with

inadequate care; practices for rejuvenation and spiritual growth at this time; important daily diet,

lifestyle and practitioner supports for attuned and rested mother-baby health.

We are fortunate to have much guidance for mood, lactation, father, educating, massage, exercise,

cooking, herbal supports, basti, “village”, pregnancy and preparations for home or hospital experience.

Recipe and menu planning group exercises support a mother's mothering, rejuvenation, cultural,

budgetary and personalized health needs, and supports for common and special topics of concern in

western culture. Doshic identification, symptoms and corrections for quality of breast milk,

breastfeeding issues, baby's first foods and weaning issues indicate optimal supports for emotions,

hormones, lactation, digestion and elimination for both mother and baby. These often are woven

together in client observation in class. Extensive student notebook, and a parent's handbook for your

clients are available.

Instructor(s): Oakes and Bastow

Class Format(s)/Location: Albuquerque, New Mexico/web

Hours: 16

Credits: 1

General Schedules: 7 two-ish hour segments and the most detailed written test in the curriculum.

Prerequisites: Discovering Ayurvedic Medicine or equivalent, min. 15 hours

Co-requisite, recommended before the course: Ayurvedic Cooking and Nutrition, min 15 hours.



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Ayurved for Threatened Pregnancy/Miscarriage 1/r [SPPA1/r]

Description: This excellent clinical overview of chikitsa for problems with threatened pregnancy was

presented at a NAMA conference in Albuquerque. Required for advanced student perspectives, this is

not a competency tested course due to the amount of information presented in short time without

testing. You may also want to order her Albuquerque NAMA talk on postnatal problems.

Instructor: Shrestha

Class Format: recording

Hours: about 2

Credits: N/A

General Schedules: anytime, audio recordings

Cost: $18 plus S/H - Order directly at 904-460-2379, Backcountry Productions

Ayurvedic Child Care 1/r [AIC1/r]

Description: “Ayurvedic Childcare” contains 9 recorded tapes from 5/19/2000 weekend seminar and

briefly represents preparation for pregnancy, prenatal and postpartum care. Focus in depth is on

Ayurvedic newborn and baby care including milestones of development by signs and subdosha,

teething, massage, childhood emergencies, as well as traditional rituals for mother and baby and

immediate neonatal Ayurvedic care. Not a competency tested course, yet midwives and ayurvedic

mothers alike are among those who will find valuable information in these recordings.

Instructor(s): Lad

Class Format(s)/Location: recording

Hours: about 9; these are unedited recordings and may contain blank time.

Credits: N/A

General Schedules: anytime

Cost: $60. Call 505-291-9698 to order directly

Recommended Prerequisites: Minimum 1 quarter's study in Ayurved; ANMC1 or by approval

Ayurvedic Herbology and Wellness Care 2/r [AH2/r]

Description: Foundational Ayurvedic herbology from the Ayurvedic Institute in this seminar recording

introduces Ayurvedic student to basic uses. This 1/21/11 weekend seminar called Balancing the Doshas

with 15 Herbs helps you discover how the innate intelligence of 15 herbs can be applied specifically to

affect cellular intelligence, enhance life span, support rejuvenation, and support balance to the doshas

and specific pathologies. For more in depth herbology topics please enquire at the Ayurvedic Institute

for their full listing of recordings. Offered as an elective for specific students; advanced students may

want to request a pdf catalogue of their other herbal seminar recordings.

Instructor(s): Lad

Class Format(s)/Location: taped audio recordings

Hours: 2.5 day seminar

Credits: not for credit



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General Schedules: 1/21/2011 seminar (anytime/recording)

Tuition: $60. Call 505-291-9698 to order directly; allow 2+ weeks

Ayurvedic Infant Massage 1 [AIM1]

Description: Student learns of the many benefits, abundant research, and how to safely teach the

mothers how to massage their baby in a 1 hour home visit after baby's cord has come off. Class format

includes lecture, observation, protocol discussion with step by step guidelines for your practice and first

practice on stuffed dolls.

Instructor(s): Oakes, Bastow, Glick

Class Format(s)/Location: Albuquerque, New Mexico. Inquire for Boulder, Co and Alachua, Florida.

Hours: 3

Credits: bundled with AIM2

General Schedules: Recording TBA

Tuition: $34

Prerequisites: IAB or DAM or by approval

Ayurvedic Infant Massage 2 [AIM2]

Description: Student learns of the many benefits, abundant research, and how to safely teach the

mothers how to massage their baby in a 1 hour home visit after baby's cord has come off. Class format

includes observation, protocol discussion and practice client (mother/baby) coaching under direct

supervision. Ayurved track students will practice simple client consultation while massage track

students will observe key issues addressed, for perspectives.


Class Format(s)/Location: Inquire for Boulder, Colorado and Alachua, Florida.

Hours: 5

Credits: .5, bundled with AIM1

Tuition: $89.

Prerequisites: AIM1; ANMC1, IAB or by approval

Ayurvedic Infant Massage 3/Clinic [AIM3/C]

Description: Student will have the opportunity to teach several mothers how to massage their baby in

supervised clinic setting and sit with other interns and preceptor to discuss their client experiences,

fulfilling internship practicum requirements for all 3 certificate programs.

Instructor: Oakes

Class Format(s)/Location: community clinic setting

Hours: 7

Credits: .5

Tuition: $77



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Prerequisites: AIM 1 and 2

Ayurvedic Perspectives with Mood Medicines [APPsy1]

Description: Perspectives on important and often little known issues with SSRI medications. Support

for side effects, doshic, ama, agni, shrotamsi and special nutritional needs indicated, herb-drug

interaction, practitioner successes and challenges to all with long term use and the desire of client to

reduce dosage are discussed. Critical warnings for mental, emotional and physical issues with improper

management are presented as extra precaution to the common desire to help people outside of our

scope of practice in this situation.

Instructor: Oakes

Class Format(s)/Location: Albuquerque, New Mexico/web

Hours: 3.5

Credits: .2

Tuition: $40

Prerequisites: Foundations of Ayurvedic Medicine, minimum 15 hours, Ayurvedic Cooking and

Nutrition, 15 hours, ANMC1

Ayurvedic Postnatal Foods and Cooking 2 [APF2]

Description: Translating the concepts from ANMC1 postnatal nutrition into varied cultural qualities, this

class explores recipes in the parent's cookbook and creative options. Class observes and participates in

preps, eating and discussion at mealtimes, with case discussions; includes lunch and sample snacks

and/or beverages am and pm. Students receive the parent's cookbook with many options for often

uniquely vata dominant needs, and discuss variations for other doshic involvement. Last hour of some

locations may include non-vegetarian options as many clients will not eat only vegetarian foods.


Class Format(s)/Location: Albuquerque, New Mexico; Inquire for Colorado and Florida

Hours: 12 in class plus 3 graded

Credits: 1

General Schedules: Usually a shorter second day with 2.5 hour making herbal foods class afterwards.

Tuition: $247



Ayurvedic Postnatal Foods and Cooking 3 [APF3]

Description: In the kitchen with the vaidya and his wife, learn many delicious traditional postpartum

foods and culinary herbal uses, including colic, rasayan and first food preparations for baby. The last

hour of class will teach appropriate recipes and their timely use for the many who are non-vegetarian

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Instructor(s): Dr. Bharat and Anupama Vaidya

Class Format(s)/Location: hands on, 2082 Grayden Ct, Superior, Colorado

Hours: 15

Credits: 1

Tuition: $309



Ayurvedic Postpartum Herbal Foods [APH1]

Description: Student learns theory, preparation of 7 unusual recipes supporting lactation, connective

tissue, hormones, rejuvenation, strength, digestion, unique cleansing needs, massage and happy baby

tummies for mother and baby. How to get the most out of fenugreek and other lactation supports,

priorities by week after V or C births, reducing the real cause of hot flashes and more discussed.

Delicious and saleable postpartum daily herbal supports with variations are included in the clear packet

of notes, sample labels and sources for supplies, and recipes.

Instructor(s): Oakes, Bastow, or Glick

Class Format(s)/Location: Albuquerque in the kitchen; enquire for Colorado or Florida

Hours: 5

Credits: .33

Tuition: $75

Ayurvedic Safe Postnatal Herbals 2 [APH2]

Description: Lecture format presents brief discussions of eastern and western herbs suitable for

postnatal uses, with Ayurved's precautions and contraindications for use at this time. This class is

provided as a safety and herbal options resource, and to prevent the often innocent but misuse of

herbals.

Instructor: Oakes

Class Format(s)/Location: Albuquerque, webinar or by recording

Hours: 5

Credits: .33

Tuition: $55

Prerequisites: ANMC1, APH1; Recommended: AH2/r or more

Dhatu and Shrotamsi – Ayurvedic Pathology I [DHSH]

Description: The anatomy and theory of health and pathology in, and Ayurvedic assessment of, the

body channels and tissues, part 1. Herbs which have specific action on specific dhatus and srotansi will

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of imbalances in the body tissues (dhatus) and shrotamsi (channels), malas (waste products), and ojas,

tejas and prana.

Students who wish to attend from a distance may video-skype to attend. Audio recordings only will be

available by request, along with the detailed class notes.

Instructor: Dr. Bharat Vaidya

Class Format(s)/Location: Superior, Colorado in the Vaidya’s home, or by skype.

Hours: 15

Credits: 1

Tuition: $260

Prerequisites: At least Discovering Ayurvedic Medicine 15 hours, recommended Ayur. Foundations of

Ayurvedic Medicine I, 45 hours.

Discovering Ayurvedic Medicine [DAM]

Description: Foundations for dietitians, doulas, and health practitioners who have not yet studied

Ayurved. Exploring the basis of health care with this ancient and profound system. Students also gain

beginning understanding of the basic healing modalities of Ayurvedic medicine: lifestyle, diet, prakruti

and vikruti assessment, pulse and tongue diagnosis, panchakarma.

Instructor(s): Gallo

Class Format(s)/Location: Albuquerque live, webinar or recording

Hours: Eight 1.5 hour modules with weekly quizzes and exam at the end

Credits: 1

Tuition: $165

Enhancing Fertility, Pregnancy & Birth with Ayurved [FPBA]

Description: Ayurvedic midwife Terra Rafael covers steps a couple can take in order to clear the

pathway for a healthy mother and child, measures available in Ayurved for those who have difficulty

conceiving, natural family planning technique comparisons with emphasis on fertility awareness and the

moral dilemmas and health concerns involved, and Ayurvedic approaches to common issues with

pregnancy and childbirth.

Instructor: Rafael

Class Format(s)/Location: Boulder, CO/web; recording available

Hours: 15

Credits: 1

Dates : usually July

Tuition: $250

Essential Oils Basics [EOB]



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Description: Discovering essential oils – what are they, what do they do for us, how are they made,

what are the concerns with quality, safety and potency issues, the three approaches to aromatherapy,

what you may expect from essential oils and why, and general qualities and gunas of essential oils.

What is the context for this wonderful self and client care modality for Ayurvedic medicine and perinatal

care.

Instructor(s): Oakes

Class Format(s)/Location: Recording

Hours: 2

Credits: *

Tuition: $25

Essential Oils and Ayurved for Fertility [EOAC]

Description: Nurturing fertility and conception with essential oils and oil enhanced products is

discussed in the context of Ayurved’s valuable support and wisdom for fertility including the growing

challenges women today face with their body's levels of lifestyle and dietary pollutants. How to support

the body's sheaths – physical, pranic, mental and emotional, buddhic and bliss to become the best

vessel for an incarnating soul. Includes “nose on” and guided experience with essential oils

Instructor(s): Oakes or Glick

Class Format(s)/Location: Albuquerque, Colorado, Floriday or recorded/webinars

Hours: 2

Credits: *

Tuition: $28

Essential Oils and Ayurved for Pregnancy [EOAP]

Description: Mothers and babies thrive with the life force and specific supports of proper use of

essential oils and expecting mothers love the safety of essential oil applications. Pregnancy discomforts

are often helped with non-toxic aromatherapy in the air, topically, food seasonings, cleaning, and body

care items. Discover how essential oils are best used in context of Ayurvedic understanding of the three

trimesters and their common concerns. “Nose on”!


Class Format(s)/Location: Albuquerque/web

Hours: 3

Credits: .2

Tuition: $39

Essential Oils and Ayurved for Family Life [EOAF]

Description: Every day uses of essential oils and oil enhanced products, for family life - first aid, pain,

mood support, immune support and other uses through the year and day. Explore the gun as (qualities)



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and aromas of many oils and blends to help choose among oils cited for the same issue. Learn simple

uses for adults and children, with help by dosha, shared experience, and extensive references. “Nose

on!”



Hours: 2

Credits: *

Tuition: $28

Essential Oils and Ayurved for Birth and Postpartum [EOBP]

Description: Many mothers love aromatherapy at birth and midwives or family may call on special

recipes to assist labor. Learn how essential oils can help with discomforts from epidural headaches,

itches, stitches, aches and pains, immune protections, mood supports and more for mothers.


Class Format(s)/Location: Albuquerque NM

Hours: 3

Credits: *

Tuition: $39

Essential Oils and Ayurved for Infants and Children [EOIC]

Description: At this fragile time in baby’s life, we must carefully discuss the safe uses and

contraindications of aromatherapy. Use variations for full term, premature and older babies for

common issues empower practitioners and mothers with family care tools for your practice.


Class Format(s)/Location: Albuquerque NM

Hours: 2

Credits: *

Tuition: $28

Essential Oils – Perinatal Uses - Weekend Intensive [EOW]

Class Format/Location: Albuquerque, NM, sometimes elsewhere

Hours: 15

General Schedules: TBA

Ethics of Postnatal Massage 1 [PME1]



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Description: Required for students not taking ANMC 1. Students learn the important role of massage

therapist for daily or frequent massage, the unusual vulnerabilities of mothers in the first 2 months after

birth, why this time has been called “the black hole in health care, and why postpartum massage is

seldom taught. We explore the “guiding laws of nature which are self evident” (one of definitions of

ethics) which dictate mother nature's plan for “42 Days for 42 Years” impact of little things which make

a big difference, and the specific dos, don'ts and adjustments needed for ethical and valuable practice

during this time.


Class Format(s)/Location: Albuquerque or by recording

Hours: 2

Credits: 2 CEUs for Massage Therapists

Tuition: $25.00

Fee for CEU certificate: $10 each, may be bundled with other ethics credits

Ethics of Postnatal Massage 2 [PME2]

Description: Expanding upon PME 1, this class prepares all students of postpartum massage with

specific understanding of risk factors, contraindications, tender territories, differences in setup and

technique from general massage trainings, and guidance for which modalities can be used and when

they are appropriate. Boundaries in the postpartum time are a different discussion, going beyond just

what to touch or not touch, from the role of the mahagunas to mother-baby bonding issues, type of

massage media used, to working in a client's home.


Class Format(s)/Location: Albuquerque/or by recording

Hours: 2

Credits: 2 CEUs for Massage Therapists

Tuition: $25.00 Fee for CEU certificate: $10 each, may be bundled with other ethics credits

Grow Your Ayurvedic Business/Ayurved MasterMind Community Coaching [GYABM]

Description: Our partner, Everyday Ayurved, offers essential business, sales, marketing, and coaching

training to help you establish a successful and transformative practice for yourself, your clients, and your

community. This 6 month training includes 12 video modules that take you through the proven 5 step

Grow Your Ayurvedic Business system, exercises and templates to implement what you’re learning with

your business, weekly group coaching focused on inner and outer support, and MasterMind groups for

community support and accountability. We highly recommend joining this program for all practitioners

committed to building a successful maternal and newborn care practice, and taking advantage of the

generous 50% partner discount off of the regular tuition.

Instructor(s): Griscom, Quinn

Class Format(s)/Location: Online audio and video training, multiple weekly coaching calls, and

practitioner mastermind groups

Hours: 120



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Credits: N/A

General Schedules: start anytime

Tuition: $1,247.00 (savings of $750)

Intensive – 10 Days Ayurvedic Postnatal Care Theory and Hands On Training

Includes:

ANMC1, APF2, APH1, PPC1, PPC2, AIM1, AIM2, EOB, EOBP, EOIC, PPM1

Description: Gain many of your requirements for CPAD plus electives, or for MNAP in an intensive

format.


Class Format(s)/Location: residential preffered. We may be available to do one or two of these a year.

Legal Issues and Risk Assessments for Practice [LIRA]

Description: States and Countries each have their own legal concerns and the student is required to be

in compliance. The instructor teaches students at the Ayurvedic Institute this regular class discussing

the many ramifications of ethical and legal practice, teamwork, providing insight into different state

laws for Ayurvedic practice and how to understand legal risk for various types of client care. Students

taking our advanced and AyurDoula courses are required to take this class.

Instructor(s): Wynne Werner


Hours: 3

Credits: .2

Tuition: $33

Management of Problems after Childbirth [SPPA2]

Description: This 4 day intensive with internationally known “mother of Ayurveda”, Dr. Sarita

Shrestha, offers education in the advanced practices and case observations in diagnostics and

chikitsa for problems after childbirth. This includes early week's care and significance for later

presenting problems.

To[ics will be evaluated to beda samprapti when appropriate, and may include how Ayurvedic medicine

understands and treatsorgan prolapse, postpartum anemia, mood disorders, diabetes, immune system

pathologies, uterine infection, mastitis and other problems with lactation, hormone balancing, hair loss,

weight, joint, ayurvedic therapies from the PK set, candida, gluten and other allergies, parasites, thyroid,

fatigue, famiy and other issues often presenting well past the 6-8 week window. It will be the teachers

discretion and presenting cases how much of each topic she covers during this 4 day intensive.

Scope of practice take-home will depend upon student’s state laws, Ayurvedic training, and licensure

and/or teamwork status, plus a competency supervised personal internship to be arranged separately

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Instructor(s): Shrestha

Class Format(s)/Location: Albuquerque

Hours: 30

Credits: 2

General Schedules: (First evening open to the community, 7-8:30pm)

Tuition: $495.

Prerequisites: 2 years Ayurvedic study, or 1 year plus licensure to practice in women's health Care;

ANMC1, APF2 or 3, APH1.

Complementary coursework: ANMC1, APF2-3, LIRA, APH2, PPC1/2, PPM. All but APF2, 3 and PPM are

available by recording or webinar.

Mother and Child, Foundation for Life [SPPAr/1]

Description: This overview of the perperuem and neo-natal care was presented at the NAMA

conference in San Mateo, California, April 2010. Required for advanced student perspectives, this is not

a competency tested course due to the amount of information presented in short time. You may also

want to order her Albuquerque NAMA talk on pregnancy problems.

Instructor(s): Shrestha

Class Format(s)/Location: recording

Hours: ~1.5

Credits: N/A

General Schedules: anytime, audio recordings

Cost: $18 plus S/H - Order directly at 904-460-2379, Backcountry Productions

Postnatal Bodywork with Ayurved [PPM1]

Description: This training includes a three day intensive and two short classes available by webinar and

skype. Students give 5 and receive 3 of the mother's postpartum abhyanga (warm oil massage)

themselves, exchange a Mama-Marma treatment, and learn protocols for home spa care recommended

by Ayurved for 42 days' daily care after childbirth. Special considerations for post surgery, maternal

scheduling, lactation and other comforts, safe exercise in the first 2 months, and abdominal belly

wrapping are covered as well as integrating your practice with postnatal AyurDoula care. Non licensed

massage therapists may practice on friends and family but not charge for their services, or according to

the laws in your locale. This course is core to the Ayurvedic Postnatal Bodywork Therapist 65 hour

certification program.

Webinar sessions 1 and 5 may take place from a distance or in person.

Instructor(s): Oakes, Rose, Vatter. (Glick, Bastow)

Class Format(s)/Location and Dates7:

Class 1 – Albuquerque, NM, Boulder, Colorado or web; 9:30-12 am video and/or demo instructions and

discussion

Class 2 – NMSNT8 New Mexico or Colorado; 1:30-5:30 pm or by recording

7 Enquire for Portland, OR, Boulder CO or Alachua, FL locations for classes 2-4

8 New Mexico School of Natural Therapeutics (www.nmsnt.org )



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Class 3 and 4 – New Mexico, Colorado, Florida are our primary locations. Generally 9am-5:30pm

Class 5 – New Mexico, Colorado or web; 6-8pm or by recording

Hours: 26

Credits: (Massage CEU) 26 in NM 9 ; Colorado TBA. (Academic): 2 - bundled with PME

Fee for CEU certificate: $10 (each, may be bundled with other massage practice related theory classes

on one certificate to present to your licensing Board for continuing education credits).

Prerequisites: PME1 or ANMC; plus PME2.

Recommended: DAM or deeper study with Ayurved; License to touch in your area; AMNC1, PPC1.

Postnatal Client Management with Ayurved 1 [PPC1]

Description: Ayurved recommends daily monitoring and guidance for mothers, with good referral

network for the range of postnatal experience. Students learn how to, within their scope of practice,

help families prevent and give wellness care support for many specific issues common or seeded at this

time, expanding on principles from ANMC 1. Includes basic signs and symptoms, wellness supports,

referral needs including red flags.



Hours: 6

Credits: .5 includes test

General Schedules: 10am-5:30pm with 1.5 hour lunch break

Postnatal Client Management with Ayurved 2 [PPC 2]

Description: Includes basic signs and symptoms for more common issues, diet, lifestyle, herbal and

other simple measures according to your scope of practice, referrals, with case observation and

discussion each day. Preparing for practice also includes components of success in Ayurvedic practice,

teamwork, recordkeeping, what you can deduct finding your care niche, sequenced protocols and

speaking tips, outlines for talks and topics for community series, client intake, handouts and documents

from which to begin practice with minimal editing, and guidance and inspiration to begin from where

you are.



Hours: 20

Credits: 1.33

General Schedules:

Class 1 – 9am-5:30pm

Class 2 – 10am-5:30pm

Prerequisites: ANMC1, APPH1, PME2

Recommended: APF2 or 3, APH2, EOB, EOPB, EOIC

9 Massage CEUs available in selected locations = 26



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Using Vedic Astrology in your Perinatal Practice [VAPP]

Description: By the end of the course a student will be able to

1. Help parents choose a name for their child according to his or her birth star.

2. Predict prakruti of the child or children before baby is born, including general states of mind and

pattern of life events for the child.

3. Understand the nature of services jyotish can provide after baby is 6 months, including birth

trauma, koshas and Ayurved for treating the mom and baby.

These tools are of basic and enduring value for the parent and the child. We will also discuss when

Vedic Astrology can generally or especially help you in your practice. This course is meant to be highly

interactive. Feel free to bring anonymous birth information to share.

Instructor(s): Oshop

Class Format(s)/Location: Boulder, CO/webinar/this class is recorded

Hours: 2.5 in two sessions

Credits: .2

General Schedules: 2 evenings, 6:30-7:45pm or anytime by recording

Recorded classes These earn no credit but are offered to facilitate exposure to specific information and teachers a well as

correspondence study and reduced cost for t those not needing the academic credit. A few of our short

recordings have quizzes or homework to verify attendance and will be credited.



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INTERNSHIPS

Each required module or course for your training has its own homework, which doubles as much of the

internship practicum and begins after the first required class with case discussions with your preceptor

and on internship calls. Supervised practicals are arranged independently. This is defined according to

our experience for how many hours and practice sessions are usually needed for a student to become

competent in practice.

Students are able to practice their skills on friends, family and volunteer clients until mutually agreed

with your internship supervisor that you are ready to charge for services. Supervision may be by

assisting your preceptor on site, or by phone by discussing your client experience and your own

experience according to a defined protocols for evaluation. Students have access to intern supervisors

on frequent internship conference calls, specified hours one on one, per hour rate as needed extra, and

via the student forum interchanges and archived discussions. You receive academic credits for direct

supervised hours only, not your at home practicum. If you keep track of our hours on the group

internship calls also and document them, you may receive credit for those also.

Internship packets downloadable documents found in the virtual classroom for your Internship “class”.

It provides requirements, checklist, suggested resources, supply lists and when to begin charging for

your practice. Students who enrolled in or taken a program in 2012 according to slightly different

requirements or prices will be honored with whatever we agreed upon.

Maternal/Newborn Ayurvedic Care Practitioner Internship [MNAP-I]

Description: Your pre-requisite training in Ayurveda facilitates an expanded scope of practice, yet each

school will have trained students somewhat differently and we will discuss what is appropriate on that

basis. This program embraces the APBT10 and CPAD programs, adding a few other more in depth

classes. As an Ayurvedic Lifestyles and Dietary consultant, you will become able to supervise or work in

a team as wellness care, nutritional, culinary, and simple issues herbal formulary consultant for mothers

and their families after childbirth. MNAP internship includes working in a team of practitioners

according to your preference and availability providing guidance and care and assessing your practice

goals for client care risk and scope of practice.

Instructor(s): Oakes, Gallo

Class Format(s)/Location:

Hours: estimated 108 includes 7 direct supervisor contact hours and unlimited intern calls 1 year,

student's forum and resources, website referral listing

Credits: 7. See optional live clinic practicum for extra supervised credit hours

General Schedules: per arrangement, within 1 year is recommended.

Tuition: $325.

Full MNAP Program Summary: 280 hours, 11 academc credits. $2,452 . This is before electives. Up to

201 hours in live or recorded distance learning and at least 70 hours of hands on classes.

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Postpartum AyurDoula Internship [PAD-I]

Description:

Our requisite training in Ayurved for the AyurDoula program facilitates a powerful wellness care and

preventive scope of practice. AyurDoulas can offer specialized menu planning and cooking to prevent

problems, wise-woman Ayurvedic tips for maternal and newborn care, can offer aromatherapy

applications, prescribed herbal food supports, instruct parents in Ayurvedic Infant Massage, help

families choose baby’s name based on ideal first syllable sound, understand appropriate massage, sleep

issues, constipation issues and many other natural support choices, and now, offer a clothes on Mama

Marma treatment. They are educated to know which other herbs commonly used may or may not be

appropriate to help protect maternal comforts, and much more. Those with license to touch in their

area may elect to take the Maternal Bodywork skills training also and offer packages up to 42 days for

the postpartum window.

Instructor(s): Oakes or Bastow

Class Format(s)/Location: In student's locale, one on one in person at preceptor’s location, or by

phone, and by conference call. Student provides detailed documentation.

Hours: 75 (your estimated practicum hours are70) includes unlimited intern calls 1 year, student's

forum and resources, and job postings.

Credits: .33 (optional clinic practicums additional)

General Schedules: per arrangement, within 1 year

Tuition: $275

Full CPAD Program Summary : 209 hours, $2,031. (before electives). Up to 163 hours in live distance

learning, with at least 56 hours hands on classes; 145 total teacher contact hours for 9.2 academic

credits. Books, ourside recordings and CEU certificate costs are separate.

Ayurvedic Postnatal Bodywork Therapist Internship [APBT-I]

Description: Students are able to practice their skills on friends, family and with massage license, on

practice clients during internship phase of total 17 estimated hours. This includes mother’s massage,

infant massage instruction, birth, postpartum and infant aromatherapy, belly wrapping and simple

coaching about “exercise” and Ayurvedic bodytype with seasonal considerations for use of lubricant and

other client personalizations. You will discuss your experiences and that of their practice client with

internship preceptor to refine their competencies according to prescribed protocols for evaluation.

Those with pre-studies in Ayurved of at least 15 hours will complete their program in 60 hours.

Instructor(s): Oakes, Vatter, Glick

Class Format(s)/Location: In student's locale, one on one in person at preceptor’s location, or by

phone, and by conference call. Student provides detailed documentation.

Hours: 20 (your estimated practicum hours are 17 plus case discussions minimum 3)

Credits: .2 (optional clinic practicums additional)

General Schedules: per arrangement, within 6 months

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Program Testimonials Ysha, it is a pleasure to learn from you! I am always amazed by the depth and purity of your knowledge.

When I was deciding where to study Ayurved I was disappointed by many schools that offer quite

watered down Ayurved, for example not addressing food combinations or recommending brown rice

because they've bought into the whole modern fiber issue, rather than pure Ayurved. So thank you for

that too! - Julia Jones, Correspondence Student, Mother, Ayurvedic Student - Australia

Ysha has my highest respect for the important work she is doing in empowering women through

childbearing, labor and mothering. This work will also engender a much-needed culture of holistic care

for these women. Mainstream health services should take note of what Ysha, her colleagues and her

students are doing for our women - there is a lot of knowledge and wisdom there. - Gerald Lopez,

Chairman, Natural Health Council (NZ); President, New Zealand Ayurvedic Association, Clinical Ayurvedic

Practitioner

Thank you so much for your comments, corrections and feedback! I really appreciate your detailed

corrections. Being clear and also understanding some of these subtle distinctions are very important as I

move forward in this work! - Annette Figueredo, LMT, Florida

Ysha Just wanted to tell you again how much I loved the class. I feel like God has opened a path for me to

do this. I called my (expectant) daughter this morning and she is excited about it too. - Larchana

Behrends, Retired Midwife and Grandmother, Colorado

It has been my direct experience that our modern approach to childbirth and postpartum care is

enormously stressful for mothers, babies, and families. It leaves lasting physical and emotional imprints

that have a profound effect on health and relationships. The training that Sacred Window offers

develops practitioners who create a very different birth and postpartum experience which leaves lasting

imprints of love, nourishment, and connection instead. - Jacob Griscom, Everyday Ayurved – President

(Sacred Window partner)

I too loved being in class with you, you are a real treasure and joy and your grace has touched my heart

very deeply. Thank you again!! Also, the Saturday of our last class I received a phone call from my sister...

she is pregnant! I am really looking forward to working with her prenatal and especially postpartum. -

Ashlee Sakaishi-Griffiths, CAP, RMT, California

I’m glad that the NMT and some of the techniques you’ve received at Crystal Mountain have been

effective for you and those who are fortunate enough to be touched by you. Your skills and abilities keep

on shining. The world is fortunate to have Ysha! I’m glad to know you. - Dan and Virginia Barrow, LMT,

RMTI at Crystal Mountain School of Therapeutic Massage

I've very much been enjoying the AyurDoula readings... fantastic! - Mary Burgess, Correspondence

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Thanks for your amazing work, your dedication, your service. I appreciate the email newsletter and like

what you are doing with the conference calls. - Andrea Murphy, Ayurvedic Postpartum Doula, Sedona

Thank you again. I plan to do much more post partum, prenatal and more complete doula training b/c I

keep getting clients that either are pregnant or are coming in to prepare for pregnancy, and sometimes

these emergency cases in pregnancy. You really helped me a lot, what you are doing is such a great

service. - Derrick, Ayurvedic Practitioner from Cape Town

I started reading the first unit today. I'll contact you as needed, I'm already feeling so good about every

word read...thank you so much for making this available for people like me - it's exactly the knowledge I

was seeking. - Christine Devlin Eck, Clinical Ayurvedic Practitioner, Correspondence Student

Thank you for such a heartwarming response. I feel grateful to receive guidance from somebody who has

walked this path and knows the trials and tribulations. Slowly the near and dear ones will realize the

wisdom in my path. Thank you for the strength. - Sonal Kotari, Correspondence Student

I just wanted to thank you again for ending my evening on such an uplifting and educational note last

night! Thank you again for the nurturing guidance. All my love. - Siobhain JP Dobrovolny, Ayurvedic

Practitioner

Your course and teachings have been a great experience for me. I have learned more than I could hope

for. Love and gratitude. - Juno Goodwin, Ayurvedic Diet and Lifestyles Counselor, Massage Therapist,

Yoga Instructor

Great website! You are doing great work. - Shawn Doran, Nurse Practitioner and Midwife

I had a great experience working alongside you and Rena and Maggie at the private cooking intensive. I

was pleased at all that we managed to do. - Hillary Kimblin, Yoga Therapist, LMT, Ayurvedic Practitioner,

California

Thanks for the great training today. - Jennifer Hamre, Ayurvedic Practitioner, Pilates Instructor, LMT, New

Mexico

…Also, she is really feeling the positive effects of the flaxseed oil. This morning she was feeling a bit

anxious and even asked me for a double dose. And then she felt better. I was amazed at how she feels

that good about this one thing. She has fought me on so many other natural cures. - Pauline Dillard,

Postpartum Researcher and Counselor

I really enjoyed last weekend, Ysha -- the information and the company was great! I have been trying a

couple of the recipes and plan to try a few more this weekend when my sister is in town. My husband Jeff

thinks I need to go to more workshops, because he's really been impressed with my cooking! - Casey

Harrell, Pharmacist, Washington

Hi Ysha, I just got a call from Rebecca and she said she slept last night!!!! She was on her way to church

to give thanks. I am so happy!! - Joannie Poole, LMT, Ayurvedic Postpartum Doula 24 years, Iowa



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I feel I'm carrying along your beautiful spirit of collaboration, you have sent such a tradition of this, one

that is also to me, very near and dear. I really am so happy to carry along this spirit in your honor! -

Amy Thompson, Clinical Ayurvedic and Panchakarma Practitioner, PAD, LMT

On a professional note I am eager to introduce these practices into my healing - treatment offerings. It’s

just what women need, especially here in a cold country. - Jayashree Noel, Ayurvedic Practitioner,

Sweden

I just want to say (as you know) how much it touches me to have a very active voice in this town for the

establishment of community, something that really lacks in this country and what a sense of fullness and

richness it ads to life to be a part of a community. I really hope that this (Ayurvedic postpartum work)

takes off and spreads across this town. - Mira Murphy, Ayurvedic and Postpartum Chef, Arizona

Please, Ysha, know that you have already helped so many people, so graciously, and I know that you will

continue to do that. Your books will be a great legacy, as well as the classes that you teach. So please

just relax into the truth - which is that you could retire, today, and you will already have done enough. -

Vicki Opfer, National Aromatherapy Trainer and Grandma, Colorado

It was a really helpful talk. Framing the material as you did was helpful to me. - Beeara, LMT, Birth

Doula

Nice to hear your postpartum spiel last night. I was taking notes, though I know it's all in the materials. It

was review, but good to reset the brain.- Saroj Earl, Yoga Teacher, PAD, LMT, Florida

Initial doubts about the time and cost investment went quickly in mind and heart. Ysha's warm and

loving style has motivated and encouraged; it has been an honor and pleasure to work under her

supervision. She was very patient (I am hearing impaired), and her incredible knowledge of so many

subjects made it a fascinating training! The hands-on learning was a big advantage. It has given me a

loving day time career, and my husband is very grateful! - Marcia Glick, CD (Birth Doula), PAD, Florida

Thank you for all of the guidance, support and respect that you have given me this past year as a student

and intern. You have taught me so much and I value all that I have learned from you. - Sonya Bastow,

PAD, Colorado

…We also see immediate improvements with swelling and a shift in a woman's nervous system after just

one Ayurvedic warm oil home spa session. I discovered the benefit essential oils have on many of the

mothers I have worked with, especially with different types of soreness and anxiety, the turnaround is

very profound. Many clients need a little extra support and I find the essential oils give immediate

results, also for infant calming and antimicrobial protections; the turnaround is profound. - Sonya

Bastow, PAD, Colorado

That information is absolutely GREAT! THANK YOU sooooo very much! God bless your heart for sharing! -

Linda Macenas, AyurDoula Student, Florida

I really learned a lot! - Rebeka Rose, LMT, RMTI, Licensed Midwife and AyurDoula Student, New Mexico



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I was the one that kept asking a million questions :). Thank you so much for the information and for your

passion for the subject - you've definitely inspired me to educate myself and others in turn. - Julia

Fishman, Ayurvedic Student, New Mexico

I am enjoying your comments on the Ayurved Facebook page – You have quite extensive knowledge!

Definitely signing up for your full training. I want to move into offering the AyurDoula program for my

clients. - Julie Wardwell, LMT, CAP, California

Working in this field helps the body from with (this) grieving….opportunities to heal – “my cells are

dancing in my body at the thought of doing this (training and work).” How can I not start dancing with

this? My whole being wants to do this. - Nitya Beaulieu age 51, LMT, CAP, Panchakarma Specialist,

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Sacred Window Team

Ahara Vatter, CPAD Ahara is an Ayurvedic Post Partum Doula, 40-Day Yogic Sevadar, Pancha Karma

Therapist, B.A. (Psychology), Nationally Certified Medical Massage Therapist

and an Advanced Alchemical Aroma-therapist, practicing and teaching Watsu,

Healing Dance and Aquatic Bodywork throughout the US. Ahara has worked

with Hawaiian Kahunas, taught yoga for 20 years and used yoga, meditation

and water for her own personal rehab from a severe accident. She works in

Santa Fe NM with a team for trauma recovery and life transitions, seeing

firsthand the lifelong difficulties in intimacy resulting when mothers and

babies are not bonded. Ahara is often called on to support adults for deep

mother/child bonding issues. She is a gifted teacher and healer, and assists

Ysha in massage, aromatherapy and Ayurdoula foundations trainings.

Anupama Vaidya, E.E., MS Anupama Vaidya is a software engineer, skilled Ayurvedic cook, and mother of

two growing boys. She co-teaches with her husband, Dr. Bharat Vaidya. Her

cooking classes include flavorful Indian cooking, gluten free cooking and most

important, Ayurvedic cooking for different doshas, seasons and conditions.

She teaches many delicious recipes for prenatal, postnatal and baby nutrition

and health care needs. Anupama also co-teaches medicinal preparation with

her husband, including Ayurvedic decoctions, compounding, making infusions,

cough syrups, medicated ghees, rasayanas, family health care etc. Her recipes

are easy to make, straightforward, and utterly delicious.

Bharat Vaidya, BAMS, MD Dr. Bharat Vaidya is a skilled Ayurvedic physician who received his Ayurvedic

medical training in Mumbai and his medical degree in Belgium. His natural

enthusiasm continues the family tradition of teaching Ayurved, coming from a

family lineage instrumental in establishing modern Ayurvedic universities in

India. He has practiced medicine in India, Europe and in the U.S., including

obstetrics and gynecology. He specializes in history of Ayurved, ethnobotony

and pharmacology, gerontology, rejuvenation, somatic psychology and

rasayana, teaching in depth herbal and food preparations for special needs

with his wife, Anupama Vaidya, and specialty postgraduate courses for

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Dominique Gallo, CAP and CPAD Dominique is a second year students' instructor at the Ayurvedic Institute in

New Mexico, beloved National Ayurvedic Medical Association administrative

assistant for 3 years, has founded and run non-profit organizations including as

key therapist at a Kansas City panchakarma facility for 3 years, was an

internationally traveled actress and founder of her own theater company and

served as editor of children's books. We are blessed with her advisory for our

school and clinic development and as instructor in Ayurved for Bodyworkers.

Jacob Griscom, Ayurved Business Coach Jacob Griscom is the president of Everyday Ayurved, our partner company for

business, coaching, sales, and marketing training for our graduates. He has

been studying, practicing, and teaching Ayurved and Yoga in the United States

and India since 1999, and developed the 5 step Grow Your Ayurvedic Business

system to empower Ayurvedic practitioners and Yoga therapists to create

successful and transformative practices for themselves, their clients, and their

communities. www.everydayAyurved.org

Marc Quinn, Website and Internet Marketing Coach Marc Quinn is the European Director and Senior Web Genius for Everyday

Ayurved. He coaches clients in the Grow Your Ayurvedic Business and Ayurved

MasterMind Community Coaching programs, and creates professional and

high converting websites for his clients. www.everydayAyurved.org

Renay Oshop, Vedic Astrologer and Sanskrit Teacher Renay Oshop has read thousands of astrological charts a year for over 10 years

and specializes in Ayurvedic Astrology. She also teaches Sanskrit and Vedic

Astrology at Alandi Ayurveda Gurukula. Her teachers include Hart deFouw,

Dr. Vasant Lad, and India practicums. Her “past life” mathematics career

found her at age 21 on faculty at the University of Colorado Health Sciences

lab, in Boulder Valley Schools, and Metropolitan State College in Denver. Her

sattva reflects the years of devoted spiritual practice, and she has gracefully

accepted advisory role with our school and clinic. She can be reached at 720-

310-5445, and her website, ayurastro.com.

Sarita Shrestha, BAMS, MD (Internal Medicine, Surgery,

Gynecology, Pediatrics) Dr. Shrestha took her post graduation medical training at Benares Hindu

University, India, and BAMS at Gwalior, India, with a specialty in obstetrics and

gynecology. She brings over 25 years of clinical and teaching experience in

both classical Ayurved and western medicine. Founder and Director of the Devi

Ma Ayurvedic Rural Hospital in Nepal, she teaches and consults throughout the

U.S. and we are honored to have her teaching for the Sacred Window Ayurved

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camps in Nepal, published papers in the use of Ayurvedic medicine in the

treatment of diabetes, published research on use of dashamoola and cedrus

deodar for postnatal use and has special background in the management of

leprosy, mental retardation, and the use of Yoga Therapy to treat asthma. Her

special commitment is Ayurved for women's health. www.saritashrestha.org.

Sonya Bastow, CPAD Sonya Bastow, CPPAD, is a certified Ayurvedic Postpartum Doula. She trained

with Ysha Oakes and Saraswati Burhman in 2002 through the Rocky Mountain

Institute of Yoga and Ayurved and has been serving families in the area with

her highly appreciated AyurDoula services since. Sonya has co-taught with

Ysha for two years with her clear, practical voice from years of intimate and

professional experience. She also studied CAPPA's Birth doula, Postpartum

doula and Lactation Educator trainings. Sonya is the devoted mother of two

and has lived in Colorado with her family since 1993. www.metadoula.com

Swami Ma Vajrapriyananda (Barbara Ferguson, MD) Vajra Ma is a board certified family practice physician in Colorado, has studied

Ayurvedic medicine for 20 years and does consults that blend Western

medicine, Ayurved and spiritual practices. In the summer of 2003, VajraMa

took sannyas vows and was made a Swami in the Saraswati Order by Maha

Mandaleshwar Ma Yoga Shakti. VajraMa has not only caught many babies in

her career as a doctor but worked in psychiatric medicine and is on the

advisory board for Sacred Window.

Terra Rafael, Registered Midwife Terra offers her Ayurvedic Family Health/Wellness care, Mayan Abdominal

Massage, Reiki and Midwifery services in Boulder, Colorado where she lives

with her family and offers our summer course “Enhancing Fertility, Pregnancy

and Birth with Ayurved.” Terra was instrumental in the Colorado legalization

of midwifery, and has authored three books. www.wisewomanhood.com

Ysha (Martha) Oakes, Director, CPAD, LMT, Aromatherapist Ysha is founder of Sacred Window Ayurved for Women and Children. She was

trained in 1991 as a Maharishi Mother and Baby Care Technician, and in 1995

began the Postpartum AyurDoula training at Rocky Mountain Institute of Yoga

and Ayurved. All 3 of her grown children were birthed and breastfed naturally.

With the third she experienced the difference 6 weeks of Ayurvedic care can

make. Ysha is the inspired author of the parents’ e-books, Touching Heaven,

Tonic Postpartum Care/Recipes with Ayurved, numerous articles on the

subject, and has presented at three national conferences on postpartum care.

She is based in Albuquerque, NM, and practices meditation and advanced

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Admissions Steps and Graduation Requirements

1. Schedule your free 1 hour Postpartum Care Career Consultation to clarify your career goals,

challenges, and the best path forward. Click this link to get started:

https://my.timedriver.com/6Q7V1

2. Choose your courses and let the registrar know to receive your invoice for payment, or use our

online system via the school shop. Fill out your full enrollment form online there and document

previous attendance for any pre or co-requisites.

3. Start your payment plan. You will receive access links to our virtual classes where you can begin.

Complete your reading, viewing and tests for each module.

4. Whenever done with a module and you begin talking about or skill practicing what you are learning,

schedule with your internship preceptor to discuss all practice clients. Document per instructions.

5. Recommended: Begin the Everyday Ayurveda - Grow Your Ayurvedic Business and Ayurved

MasterMind program whenever you have time to begin that curriculum; it is lifetime access so start

as soon as you can. To implement effective business practices, mindset and strategies through our

internship, begin the 6 month interactive Coaching segment to quickly enliven your practice.

6. Submit documentation of all internship practicum requirements.

7. Receive your Sacred Window, Ayurvedic postpartum care program certification!

Medical Scope of Practice Disclaimer These courses are not intended to interfere with any practice or government legalities for medical care.

We are not a medical school and do not presume to override medical standards of care or licensed care

protocols. We intend that our students will graduate with an improved ability to work in a well-

communicating team as the client desires, with their primary health care practitioner.

These courses are offered to all students in an academic setting with sufficient Ayurvedic and or

maternal and infant care prerequisite training. As each student may come with different scope of

practice considerations we must state that attending a course or even completing the required tests and

practicum well may or may not qualify you to practice in your area. It is our focused intent that our

curriculum provides for and continues to refine the supervising and assessment of student skills and

competencies and we invite your wise input and responsible attendance to the laws of practice in your

area.

Each faculty’s scope of practice in teaching and the student’s commitment to interning is part of the

equation. Thank you for participating in this great sharing of knowledge and skills and helping to work

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Certification Program Registration Forms Choose one of the registration forms for your convenience as a worksheet before doing the online

secure payment registration process, or if you have time for mail processing use the address provided

here. For advanced student or a-la-carte class registration, please use any form as a worksheet and use

the online system or call a registrar to enroll.

Tips and Definitions For class dates, use our online calendar at http://sacredwindow.com/Calendar. On your worksheet, use

the left hand column (blank) to note your preferred format and date of your class, by location, webinar

or recording. A class is a course with a date. A program is a course of study for certification, or a

collection of a-la-carte courses.

How to enroll and pay, options Applications should include an emailed or post-mailed letter to verify your prerequisite preparations

and intent for your chosen program or courses.

1. Use the link in the shop at http://sacredwindow.com/shop to access our online registration

system. (Please note that the calendar and news links there do not serve – ignore them.)

2. Those enrolling for a program or a-la-carte may have the registrar enroll you and an invoice for

your secure payment online will be emailed.

3. Postal - send your completed registration form and payment via mail: PO Box 11362,

Albuquerque, NM 87192. Expect up to 2 weeks for confirmation.

4. Scan and email your completed form with payment information to: [email protected].

You may prefer the credit card processing by phone or securely online in response to our

generated invoice.

5. Some international payments may need to be manually entered over the phone by the

registrar, if your zip coding is very different from the US.

Cancellation and Refund Policy Full refunds are available for any distance learning format courses that have been paid for but not yet

started. Hands on courses cancelled less than 10 days before start may be charged 15% . The $200

registration fee is non-refundable and is applied towards your course fees.

Books and Materials Until we have another system ready, students will have access to e-files of detailed notes for most

classes. When we are ready, students will receive an outline before their course, and the option of

purchasing the detailed printed materials or textbooks.

Recordings for Dr. Shrestha, Lad and occasional others which can be purchased separately at list price.

Recommended reading can be purchased online. For a DVD of the Mother’s Massage detail, we have to

manually process for some reason; please let us know.



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Maternal Newborn Ayurved Practitioner (MNAP) Registration Form or Worksheet

Contact Information – if enrolling online, please complete student information there. First-Last Name

Credential/Educ.

Address

City, State, Zip

Phone Contacts

Website

Primary Email

Children/Other

Required Courses for MNAP Program Date/format

(web, rec or on site)

Course Title Course Code Tuition

Ayurved for Maternal & Newborn Care 1 ANMC1 $176

Ayurvedic Postnatal Foods/Cooking 2 APF2 $247

Ayurvedic Postnatal Foods/Cooking 3 APF3 $309

Ayurvedic Postnatal Herbal Foods APH1 $75

Ayurvedic Safe Postnatal Herbals APH2 $55

Ayurvedic Perspectives with Mood Medicines APPsy1 $40

Legal Issues and Risk Assessment LIRA $33

Postnatal Client Management with Ayurved 1 PPC1 $66


Ethics of Postnatal Massage 2 PME2 $25

Ayurvedic Infant Massage 1 AIM1 $34


Mama Marma MM $79

Postnatal Bodywork with Ayurved PPM $427

Essential Oils Basics EOB $25

Essential Oils for Birth/Postpartum EOBP $39

Essential Oils for Infants/Children EOIC $28

Enhancing Fertility, Pregnancy, Birth with Ayurved FPBA $250

MNAP Internship MNAP-1 $325.

(Corrected) Total $2519.

Books and Recordings – order separately



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Required: Mother & Child-Foundation for Life SPPA1r $18

Required: Ayurvedic Childcare 1r AIC1r $60

Recommended Electives for MNAP Students Dates/Format Course Title Course Code Tuition

[ ] Ethics of Postnatal Massage 1 PME1 $25

[ ] Ayurved for Postnatal Problems 2 SPPA2 $495

[ ] Ayurvedic Management for Threatened Pregnancy SPA1r $23

[ ] Postnatal Bodywork Clinic Practicum PPM/C $105

[ ] Infant Massage Clinic Practicum AIM3/C $77

[ ] Perinatal Client Management 3/Clinic Practicum PPC3/C TBA

[ ] Essential Oils for Fertility EOAC $28

[ ] Essential Oils for Family Life EOAF $28

[ ] Essential Oils for Pregnancy EOAP $39

[ ] Perinatal Nutrition-Advanced Topics APF4 TBA

[ ] Aushadh Kriya AH3 $530.

[ ] Grow Your Ayurvedic Business and MasterMind GYABM $1247

Massage or Ethics certificates for CEU hrs ($10 each) CEUC

Electives subtotal

Required courses total

Books and recordings ordered separately

Grand Total

Please review your enrollment and submissions options, refund policy, and about ordering books and

recordings at the start of this registration section of the catalogue. Application for classes means you

agree to our cancellation and refund policy.

[ ] I am paying in full for the MNAP Program] Option 1: Full Payment (pay total tuition at once – 10% discount)

Tuition (required courses + electives):

10% discount:

Total due:

[ ] I am using the monthly payment plan for the MNAP Program ] Option 2: Payment Plan

TotalTuition:

Registration Fee: $200 (paid now)

Remaining Tuition (paid at $179 a month):

[ ] Option 2: Payment Plan

Type: [ ] VISA [ ] MC [ ] AMEX [ ] Discover EXP: [ ] [ ] [ ] [ ]

CC Number: [ ] [ ] [ ] [ ] [ ] [ ] [ ] [ ] [ ] [ ] [ ] [ ] [ ] [ ] [ ] [ ] CVV: [ ] [ ] [ ] [ ]

Name on Card:

Authorized Signature:



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Certified Postpartum AyurDoula (CPAD) Registration Form or Worksheet

Contact Information – if enrolling online, please complete student information there. First-Last Name

Credential/Educ.

Address

City, State, Zip

Phone Contacts

Website

Primary Email

Children/Other

Required Courses for CPAD Program Dates/Format Course Title Course Code Tuition

Ayurvedic Nutrition and Cooking 1 or 2 ANC1 or 2 $285

Ayurved Newborn and Maternal Care 1 ANMC 1 $176

Ayurvedic Postnatal Foods 2 APF2 $247

Ayurvedic Postnatal Foods 3, Classical APF3 $309

Ayurvedic Postnatal Herbal Foods APH1 $75

Ayurvedic Safe Postnatal Herbals APH2 $55

Ayurvedic Perspectives with Mood Medicines APPsy1 $40

Legal Issues/Risk Assessment for Practitioner LIRA $33







Essential Oils for Infants/Children EOIC $28

Using Vedic Astrology in your Perinatal Practice VAPP $33


Postpartum AyurDoula Internship PAD-I $275.

Required courses Total $2031.00



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Recommended Electives for CPAD Students Dates/Format Course Title Course Code Tuition

[ ] Aushadh Kriya AH3 $530

[ ] Mama Marma (may sub for EOBP and EOIC) MM $64

[ ] Ethics of Postnatal Massage 1 PME1 $25

[ ] Discovering Ayurvedic Medicine DAM $165

[ ] Ayurvedic Herbology & Wellness Care AH2r $60

[ ] Ayurvedic Infant Massage 3/Clinic AIM3/C $95

[ ] Postnatal Bodywork with Ayurved PPM $395


[ ] Enhancing Fertility, Pregnancy & Birth with Ayurved FPBA $250

[ ] Ayurvedic Child Care AIC1r $60




[ ] Grow Your Ayurvedic Business and MasterMind GYABM $1,247

[ ] Certificate for Massage or Ethics CEU hours (each) CEUC $10.

Electives subtotal


Grand Total




[ ] I am paying in full for the CPAD Program] Option 1: Full Payment (pay total tuition at once – 10% discount)


10% discount:

Total due:

[ ] I am using the monthly payment plan for the CPAD Program ] Option 2: Payment Plan

TotalTuition:

Registration Fee: $200 (paid now)



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Ayurvedic Postnatal Bodywork Therapist (APBT)

Registration Form or Worksheet

Contact Information – if enrolling online, please complete student information there. First-Last Name,

Credential/Educ

Address

Phone Contacts

Primary Email

Required Courses for APBT Program Dates/Format Course Title Course Code Tuition

Discovering Ayurveda (for Bodyworkers & Doulas) DAM $165





Postnatal Bodywork with Ayurved PPM $427



Essential Oils for Infants and Children EOIC $28

Internship, direct + practicum APBT-I $185

Total $1036.00

Recommended Electives for APBT Students Dates/Format Course Title Course Code Tuition

[ ] Mama Marma (may sub for EOBP/EOIC) MM $64

[ ] Ayurvedic Infant Massage 3/Clinic AIM3/C $95


[ ] Ayurvedic Newborn and Maternal Care 1 ANMC 1 $176

[ ] Ayurved and Safe Postnatal Herbals APH2 $55




[ ] Grow Your Ayurvedic Business and MasterMind GYABM $1,247.

[ ] Massage or Ethics Certificates for CEU hours (each) CEUC $10.00

Electives subtotal


Grand Total



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[ ] I am paying in full for the APBT Program] Option 1: Full Payment (pay total tuition at once – 10% discount)


10% discount:

Total due:

[ ] I am using the monthly payment plan for the APBT Program ] Option 2: Payment Plan

TotalTuition:

Registration Fee: $200 (Paid Now)



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[ ] AMEX [ ]Discover

CC Number: [ ] [ ] [ ] [ ] [ ] [ ] [ ] [ ] [ ] [ ] [ ] [ ] [ ] [ ] [ ] [ ] CC Number:

Name on Card:


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