This course outlines (along with full classlists and application forms) for the 2012-13 trainings in (A) Amenia, New York state (July and August 2012), is available here as a pdf booklet; and (B) in Santa Cruz, California (August 2012 & February 2013) is available here as a pdf booklet.

Part I

Module I

Teleology / Ethics

Sanskrit, Chanting. Vedas, Puranas. Bhagavad Gita. Yoga Sutras. Sankhya & Yoga Philosophies

Skeletal, Immune and Integumentary Systems

Low back pain; tendinitis; osteoarthritis; rheumatoid arthritis; osteoporosis; carpal tunnel syndrome; hyperparathyroidism; systemic lupus erythematosus; “allergies”; “autoimmune disorders”; AIDS; atopic dermatitis; contact dermatitis; “nail problems”; alopecia areata; psoriasis

Module II

Religion / Cosmology

Sanskrit, Chanting. Vedas, Puranas. Bhagavad Gita. Yoga Sutras. Sankhya & Yoga Philosophies

Digestive, Sensory and Respiratory Systems

Gastritis; peptic ulcer; hernia; Crohn’s disease; constipation; diarrhoea; age-related macular degeneration; ear infection; conjuntivitis; tinnitus; nose bleeds; sinusitis; Meniere’s disease; Parkinson’s disease; vertigo; asthma; bronchitis; emphysema.

Module III

Ontology (Nature of Being)

Hatha Yoga Pradipika

Muscular System

Fibromyalgia; chronic fatigue syndrome; “back pain”; gastroesophageal reflux disease; “muscle strains”; “muscle sprains”; “sports injuries”.

Part II

Module IV

Psychology / Mind

Ayurveda. Yoga Sutras. Upanishads. The Nyaya & Vaisesika; and Purva Mimamsa & Vedanta Philosophies

Chakras, Nadis, Kosas, Shariras

Nervous and Urinary Systems

“Headaches”; “migraines”; “chronic pain”; sciatica; Alzheimer’s disease; epilepsy; anxiety and panic; depression; “psychosomatic disorders”; “somatoform disorders”; bipolar disorder; “muscle weakness”; urinary tract infections; kidney stones; pruritis ani; cystitis.

Module V

Metaphysics / Mysticism

Samhitas Bandhas, kriyas, mudras, vayus, satkarmas, dhautis, netis

“Menstrual problems”; yeast infection; menopause; infertility (male and female); impotence; prostatitis; high and low blood pressure; heart and strokes; anaemia; varicose veins; atherosclerosis; Reynauld’s disease; Reynauld’s phenomenon.

Module VI

Epistemology

Kundalini Sakti

Reproductive and Circulatory Systems

Endocrine and Lymphatic Systems

Diabetes; gall stones; thyroid nodules and cancers; hyper- and hypo-thyroidism; Hodgkin’s disease; hepatitis.