PACE Credit:
2 credits TIA (Topics in Ayurveda)

Course Dates:
On Demand

Course Delivery Method On Demand

Course Description
This course is a comprehensive guide to understanding vaccines and vaccine reactions through both modern medical science and traditional Ayurvedic principles, created and hosted by Dr. Matt Van Auken, MD - a board-certified physician with extensive training in Ayurvedic medicine. The course subtitle, "Carefully Considered Contemporary Care" reflects the thoughtful integration of ancient toxicological wisdom (Agada Tantra) with current vaccine science. Ayurvedic medicine has employed principles of immunization for centuries, recognizing that the best antidotes to many infectious agents often derive from the agents themselves, applied through careful dosing and constitutional consideration. Dr. Matt's intention for this course is to provide healthcare practitioners, parents, and individuals with balanced, evidence-based tools for navigating vaccine decisions while honoring both scientific rigor and traditional healing wisdom. Rather than advocating for or against vaccination, the course emphasizes informed consent, individualized assessment, and the prevention and treatment of adverse reactions through Ayurvedic approaches. This course offers valuable knowledge for anyone seeking to understand vaccine reactions through the lens of traditional medicine, healthcare professionals interested in integrative approaches to immunization support, and individuals wanting to make informed decisions about vaccination while having practical tools for supporting their body's natural resilience and healing capacity.

Course Objective:
Upon completion of this course, participants will gain: understanding of vaccine science and production methods; familiarity with Ayurvedic assessment tools for identifying reaction patterns; comprehensive prevention and treatment protocols using nutrition and lifestyle medicine; proficiency in traditional Ayurvedic practices like pranayama and herbal medicine for immune support; and a framework for making individualized immunization decisions based on personal constitution and informed consent. Through detailed video lectures, case studies, and practical guidance, you'll discover: Scientific foundations in vaccination history, development, and mechanisms; assessment tools for identifying and understanding vaccine reactions; Ayurvedic principles applied to immune system support and toxicology; prevention strategies using nutrition, lifestyle, and traditional practices; treatment approaches for managing mild to severe vaccine reactions; and decision-making frameworks for informed consent and individualized care.

Registration:
https://www.thebuddhasmedicine.com/offerings-events/courses/vaccines

Provider Name Dr. Matt Van Auken, MD
Provider Bio: 
Dr. Matt Van Auken, MD, MPH, ABOIM - Triple board-certified Ayurvedic physician bridging ancient wisdom with modern medicine. 15+ years integrative practice experience.

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.

PACE Credit:
52 credits TIA (Topics in Ayurveda)

Course Dates:
On Demand

Course Delivery Method: On Demand

Course Description
Foundations I:  Includes 11 multimedia lessons, handouts, quizzes and course certificate. An in-depth exploration of the language and foundational principles of Ayurveda. Course is self-paced.  Note:  Student may choose to register for individual lessons instead of the full course, and may be granted PACE credits by applying for credit for a “non-listed” course for each lesson.  Contact us at projects@drclaudiawelch.com for more information.  

Course Objective:
Foundations I :

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/foundations-ayurveda-1-category/foundations-ayurveda-i/

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.

PACE Credit:
52 credits TIA (Topics in Ayurveda)

Course Dates:
On Demand

Course Delivery Method: On Demand

Course Description
Foundations II:  Includes 7 multimedia lessons, handouts, quizzes and course certificate.  Explores intermediate principles of Ayurveda & the development of diagnostic ability.  Course is self-paced.  Note:  Student may choose to register for individual lesson(s), and may be granted PACE credits by applying for credit for a “non-listed” course for each lesson.  Contact us at projects@drclaudiawelch.com for more information.  

Course Objective:
Foundations II:

Upon successful completion of the course, the student will be familiar with the following principles:

• The thirteen types of agni (digestive and transformational fires)

• The seven dhātus (bodily tissues), and their associated upadhātus (secondary tissues) and malas (wastes)

• The main functions of the seven dhātus

• The fundamentals of how each dhātu is created, nourished and transformed

• Symptoms associated with the entry of each doṣa into each dhātu

• The srotāṃsi (physiological channels) of the body and mind

• The signs and symptoms of vitiated srotāṃsi and possible causes of vitiation

• Ayurvedic psychology: understanding various perspectives on how the mind and body affect each other

• Rasa (taste), vīrya (energetics), vipāka (post-digestive effect), and prabhāva (special effects) of dravya (substances)

• The six stages of saṃprāpti (pathogenesis)

• The difference between śamana (gentle doṣa-palliative procedures) and śodhana (forcible expulsion of doṣa from the body) in the resolution of disorders

Registration:
https://drclaudiawelch.com/shop/online-courses-shop/foundations-ayurveda-ii-category/foundations-ayurveda-ii/

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.

PACE Credit:
10 credits TIA (Topics in Ayurveda)

Course Dates:
On Demand

Course Delivery Method: On Demand

Course Description
Explores the meaning, practice and purpose of pratyāhāra in modern life and discusses its relationship to several foundational Āyurvedic principles. Seven lessons with discussion. handouts and quiz.

Course Objective:
Upon completion of the course, the student will have an understanding of:

• The meaning and purpose of pratyāhāra

• The role of the five jñānendriya (sensory organs), and three mahā guṇas (sattva, rajas, tamas) in pratyāhāra

• The definition, movement and pathways of prāṇa

• Practices to “dissolve and resolve” obstructions to prāṇa

• The benefits of smooth circulation of prāṇa

• The benefits of cultivating a healthy relationship with prāṇa

• The subtle process of assuming identities and attachments as an embodied being

• The ways in which pratyāhāra aids in letting go of assumed identities and attachments

• The value and utility of “models of reality”

• The effects of pratyāhāra on personal relationships

• The role of pratyāhāra in communication

• Various types of possible communication

• The external versus internal experiences of jñānendriya

• The value of cultivating an internal sensory experience

• The relationship between the energetic pathways (prāṇavāhasrotas), pathways for nourishment (rasavāhasrotas) and the pathways of the mind (manovāhasrotas)

• Possible methods to enhance wholesome desires and reduce unwholesome desires

• The interplay of prāṇa, tejas and ojas in pratyāhāra

• Rasa (nourishing juice) and prāṇa (life force) in the organism, and their relationship to the Āyurvedic principles of “bṛṃhaṇa and laṅghana”

• How our treatment of plants affects their evolution

• Learn about the effects of the “grahas” (the planets) and the value of pratyāhāra to transcend these effects

• How the practice of pratyāhāra may allow us to increase our positive effects on our environment

Registration:
https://drclaudiawelch.com/shop/online-courses-shop/indian-philosophy/pratyahara-turning-awareness-within/

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.

PACE Credit:
6 credits TIA (Topics in Ayurveda)

Course Dates:
On Demand

Course Delivery Method: On Demand

Course Description
We explore clinical application of the theories around stagnation that were introduced in Part I, assign clinical terminology to them, and explore treatment strategies and case studies to help us better understand how to resolve associated disorders.

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

• have the ability to identify gynecological conditions involving srotorodha

• have a greater familiarity with ārtavavāhasrotorodha

• understand possible approaches to treat gynecological conditions related to srotorodha

• learn Ayurvedic terminology and theory that applies to stagnation in the context of women’s health

• understand a theory about why, “blood moving” herbs work the way they do, according to the principles of Ayurveda

• understand possible herbal formulations and remedies to address gynecological stagnation

• learn a visualization practice that helps resolve stagnation of prāṇa

• learn how to address lifestyle and dietary habits that contribute to gynecological stagnation

Registration:
https://drclaudiawelch.com/shop/online-courses-shop/womens-health-courses/womens-health-hormones-ii/

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.

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:
https://drclaudiawelch.com/shop/online-courses-shop/womens-health-courses/womens-health-hormones-i/

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.