PACE Credit:
13 credits TIA (Topics in Ayurveda)
Course Dates:
On Demand
Course Delivery Method: On Demand
Course Description
Dr. Robert Svoboda and Dr. Claudia Welch explore myths, qualities, personalities and possibilities associated with each of the nine planets or “grahas” of Jyotisa. Includes seven 2-hr. video lectures.
Course Objective:
Upon successful completion of the course, Students will be familiar with many ideas in Eastern thought, including:
Some of the qualities primarily associated with each planet
How to develop a relationship with the constellation of qualities associated with each planet
Some of the myths associated with each planet
The role of the guru and the satguru on the path of the disciple
The role ambition may play in life and disorders
The roles fear and seduction may play in life choices
Some of the benefits associated with smooth circulation of prāṇa
Some of the benefits of cultivating a healthy relationship with prāṇa
The subtle process of assuming identities and attachments as an embodied being
Be able to practice a hands-free visualization of nāḍi śodhana
Registration:
https://drclaudiawelch.com/shop/online-courses-shop/jyotisa/the-planets/
Provider Name Dr. Claudia Welch, Dr. Robert Svoboda
Provider Bio:
Dr Claudia Welch has been a lifelong student of life and medicine. She has practiced Āyurveda, has worked in Eastern medicine education, is licensed as Doctor of Oriental Medicine, and the author of Balance Your Hormones, Balance Your Life: Achieving Optimal Health and Wellness Through Ayurveda, Chinese Medicine and Western Science and, The Four Qualities of Effective Physicians: Practical Ayurvedic Wisdom for Modern Physicians.
Dr. Welch has lectured internationally on Oriental medicine and Āyurveda, exploring how Eastern medicine applies to Women’s Health, and today’s reality in general. She has served on the teaching faculty of The Āyurvedic Institute, Kripalu School of Ayurveda, Southwest Acupuncture College, and Acupractice Seminars.
Dr. Robert Svoboda is the first Westerner ever to graduate from a college of Ayurveda and be licensed to practice Ayurveda in India. During and after his formal Ayurvedic training he was tutored in Ayurveda, Yoga, Jyotish, Tantra and other forms of classical Indian lore by his mentor, the Aghori Vimalananda. He is the author of twelve books including Prakriti: Your Ayurvedic Constitution and the Aghora series.
Dr. Svoboda was born in Texas in 1953, and in 1972 earned a B.S. from the University of Oklahoma in Chemistry with a minor in French. In June 1973 he moved to India, where he lived from 1973-80 and 1982-86, receiving his Bachelor of Ayurvedic Medicine and Surgery (Ayurvedacharya) from the University of Poona in 1980. In his final year of study at the Tilak Ayurved Mahavidyalaya he won all but one of the University of Poona’s awards for academic excellence in Ayurveda, including the Ram Narayan Sharma Gold Medal.
