Intermediate/Advanced Ayurveda: Diet, Herb Formulas & Lifestyle for Obesity offers a deep, systems-based exploration of obesity through the classical Ayurvedic framework. This course examines obesity not as a simple issue of excess weight, but as a complex metabolic and energetic disorder involving meda dhātu, agni dysfunction, doṣhic imbalance, and obstruction of the bodily channels.
Students learn how Ayurveda differentiates between constitutional weight tendencies and pathological fat accumulation, and how Kapha, Vata, and Pitta each contribute to different obesity patterns. The course explores why calorie restriction alone often fails, and how digestion, tissue metabolism, cravings, hormonal signaling, and lifestyle rhythms shape long-term outcomes.
Traditional Ayurvedic approaches are discussed within an educational framework, including dietary principles, lifestyle strategies, and classical herbal formulations used to support metabolic balance, reduce excess meda, and restore healthy energy flow. Emphasis is placed on individualized assessment, sustainability, and clinical reasoning rather than one-size-fits-all protocols.
This class is ideal for advanced students and practitioners seeking a nuanced Ayurvedic understanding of obesity and metabolic imbalance.
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Intermediate/Advanced Ayurveda: Diet, Herb Formulas & Lifestyle for Obesity provides an in-depth, practitioner-level examination of obesity as understood in classical Ayurvedic medicine. Rather than treating obesity as excess body fat alone, Ayurveda views it as a disorder rooted in impaired digestion, disturbed agni, accumulation of ama, and dysregulation of meda dhātu, often accompanied by doṣhic imbalance and blocked circulation.
Students explore Ayurvedic classifications of obesity, including distinctions between constitutional heaviness and pathological fat disease, and how Kapha-driven accumulation differs from Vata-aggravated or metabolically depleted presentations. The course explains how modern patterns—such as sedentary lifestyles, improper dieting, chronic stress, disrupted sleep, and poor digestion—contribute to progressive metabolic dysfunction.
The class examines traditional Ayurvedic strategies used to address obesity, including dietary guidance, lifestyle adjustments, and classical herbal approaches designed to stimulate digestion, reduce stagnation, and support healthy tissue metabolism. Concepts such as lekhana (scraping), langhana (lightening), and the appropriate use of nourishing versus reducing therapies are discussed to help students understand timing, pacing, and personalization.
Rather than offering rigid weight-loss prescriptions, the course emphasizes assessment, doṣhic differentiation, and long-term sustainability. Students gain insight into how cravings, binge-eating patterns, fatigue, and metabolic resistance are understood within Ayurveda, and how restoring balance often requires addressing the nervous system, digestion, and daily routine alongside diet and herbs.
What you’ll learn:
Ayurvedic pathogenesis of obesity and metabolic imbalance
The role of meda dhātu, agni, and ama in weight gain
Differences between Kapha, Vata, and mixed obesity patterns
Principles behind lekhana, langhana, and tissue-specific strategies
Ayurvedic dietary and lifestyle considerations for metabolic health
How to individualize long-term support beyond calorie restriction
This class is ideal for:
Ayurvedic health counselors and practitioners
Intermediate and advanced herbalists
Integrative and functional wellness professionals
Practitioners supporting metabolic syndrome or insulin resistance
Serious learners seeking an Ayurvedic systems approach to obesity
