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Women’s Health & Hormones Part I: Hormonal Balance and Stagnation


PACE Credit:
11 credits TIA (Topics in Ayurveda)

Course Dates:
On Demand

Course Delivery Method: On Demand

Course Description
We explore how women's primary hormones and most gynecological conditions and experiences can be sorted into 2 underlying perspectives that combine Ayurveda, nāḍi theory, Chinese Medicine, and Western science. Applying these 2 perspectives, we explore root causes of many health concerns of women, including hormonal changes, breast health, infertility, painful gynecological issues and other common conditions. We learn some practical, simple, lifestyle and diet alterations and simple home remedies to aid us in resolving imbalances.

Course Objective:
Upon completion of the course, the student will be able to:

  • Understand the role of some major hormones in women’s physiology

  • Understand how crucial sex and stress hormones in a woman’s body interact with each other

  • Identify some examples of hormonal imbalance

  • Understand some causes of hormonal imbalance

  • Identify which of the major hormones influencing a woman are likely to be out of balance

  • Understand how hormonal imbalance relates to many gynecological disorders including irregular menses, mood swings, anxiety, insomnia, panic attacks, osteoporosis, women’s type heart disease, infertility, difficult peri-menopause and menopause, endocrine disorders and other concerns

  • Understand how to support hormonal balance in a woman

  • Understand how the concept of duality manifests in a woman’s physiology, emotions, experiences and hormones

  • Recognize when stagnation occurs in the human organism—especially for women

  • Recognize the relationship between pain, masses, lumps and stagnation

  • Understand how stagnation of prāṇa might arise, lead to disorders, and might be resolved

  • Understand where stagnation is most likely to occur in women

  • Understand possible remedial steps to address concerns arising from hormonal issues or stagnation

  • Learn how to avoid lifestyle and dietary practices that contribute to hormone imbalance and stagnation

  • Learn a general healthy daily routine

  • Explore how prāṇāyāma practices like nāḍi śodhana have the potential to support hormonal balance and how moving prāṇa may help relieve stagnation

Registration:
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Provider Name Dr. Claudia Welch
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.