Learn Ayurveda Where the Tradition Is Still Practiced
Whether you want to transform your own health or build a career guiding others, Kerala Ayurveda Academy offers a structured Ayurvedic pathway taught by authentically trained experts carrying an unbroken lineage from Kerala, India. Study online from anywhere, or in person at our Academy in Milpitas, California.
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Within the hour during business hoursNeed us sooner? (510) 257-6640
Everyone Arrives Here for a Different Reason
Find yourself below. Each path tells you where most people like you begin, and a twenty-minute advisor call confirms it.
For yourself
You want to understand your own health: digestion, sleep, energy, stress, and the routines that shape your days.
For the people around you
You want to support your family and friends properly, with a real framework instead of scattered advice.
For a new direction
You're considering a career in Ayurveda and want a pathway that carries from foundation into counselor-level practice.
For work you already do
You want to bring Ayurveda into your existing practice: coaching, yoga, wellness, or healthcare.
Study Authentic Ayurveda, Preserved Through Generations in Kerala
Kerala Ayurveda Academy is rooted in one of the world's longest-living Ayurvedic traditions. As part of Kerala Ayurveda Limited, our connection extends beyond the classroom to a living ecosystem of Ayurvedic hospitals, clinics, herbal gardens and wellness centers in Kerala, India.
The curriculum is built and led by classically trained Ayurvedic experts (Vaidyas) who were educated in India and raised within this tradition, and who still see clients today, with guest faculty bringing their own specialties to individual modules.
Each level of your path is rooted in the lineage and is not diluted.
Students who continue on to the Counselor level deepen that learning through clinical observation, and through our immersion experiences at our wellness retreat centers in Cochin and Bangalore in India.
Two Certification Levels. One Continuous Pathway.
The second level builds on the first and your hours transfer directly upward, so nothing is repeated. Online or in person at our Academy in Milpitas, California, led by Vaidyas (classically trained Ayurvedic experts) who practice daily, alongside experienced guest faculty, with live instruction and playback for every session.
Where almost everyone starts. No prior experience needed. Fully online, or in person in Milpitas, California.
You'll learn to
- Read constitution (prakriti) and current imbalance (vikriti)
- Coach daily routine, food, sleep, stress and seasonal living
- Apply the classical framework, not a simplified Western version
- Support family, clients and students within a coaching scope
The rhythm
The first level (Holistic Ayurvedic Coach) is 6 months: 6 Weekend Intensives, 12 virtual classes, 5 group mentoring sessions and 1 clinical practicum day, with recorded lectures and self-paced assignments. Intensive weeks are heavier; the rest is a few hours a week.
Then
All 300 hours count toward Level 2 if you later advance to the Ayurvedic Health Counselor program. The next program starts October 12, 2026.
Ask An Advisor About The Coach Program
The Level I Counselor certification. No prior Ayurveda experience needed. Online, plus a required five-day in-person practical in Milpitas, California.
You'll learn to
- Assess constitution and complete health histories
- Offer dietary and lifestyle guidance and support daily and seasonal routines
- Explain foundational Ayurvedic concepts
- Share Ayurvedic knowledge through wellness talks, workshops and written education
The rhythm
One year built around 11 monthly Weekend Intensives, in person in Milpitas or live streamed, with 28 live Virtual Classes, 10 Group Mentoring sessions, 6 Business & Ethics classes, a one-day Clinical Practicum, and recorded coursework including the first two parts of the Ashtanga Hridayam. The required five-day practical in Milpitas aligns with the final intensive. Every live session is recorded.
Then
In candidacy with the Ayurvedic Accreditation Commission (AAC), AHC prepares graduates to sit for the NAMACB Level I board exam and is the prerequisite for Level II Ayurvedic Practitioner and Level III Advanced Ayurvedic Practitioner. A 4-credit Anatomy & Physiology course is completed before graduation. The next session begins October 12, 2026.
Ask An Advisor About The Counselor ProgramA Call With an Advisor Can Save Weeks of Research
- Your background and what you want from studying Ayurveda
- Which level fits, and whether any prior training transfers
- Program dates, format options and the weekly rhythm
- Tuition and payment plans, with real numbers
Free, twenty minutes, no obligation.
An advisor will ring the number you gave us.
Within the hour during business hoursNeed us sooner? (510) 257-6640
Learn From Vaidyas Who Practice What They Teach
Both levels are designed and overseen by the Academy's lead faculty, Vaidyas from Kerala who hold the Bachelor of Ayurvedic Medicine and Surgery (BAMS), India's accredited university degree in Ayurveda covering theory, classical texts, anatomy, pharmacology and clinical training. They teach alongside guest faculty who bring their own specialties to individual modules.
A Vaidya is a classically trained Ayurvedic expert, and Vaidya Jayarajan earned that training the traditional way: a Bachelor of Ayurvedic Medicine and Surgery (BAMS) in Kerala, followed by clinical work inside India's living system of Ayurvedic care. He is a former President of the National Ayurvedic Medical Association (NAMA) and a former board member of the Council for Ayurveda Accreditation and Management (CAAM). Every course in the Kerala Ayurveda Academy curriculum is built and overseen by him.
Ayurveda was the family trade before it was her profession. Her grandfather was a well known Ayurvedic physician, and she grew up watching people walk into the house unwell and leave with a plan. She earned her degree in Kerala and went on to run her own clinic in Bangalore for 12 years as an authorized Kottakkal Arya Vaidya Sala dealer, seeing a full range of chronic cases week after week. Her focus is allergic, skin, digestive, joint, and autoimmune conditions, the ones that rarely resolve with a single fix. That case load is what she brings into the classroom, so students learn from real presentations rather than textbook ideals.
Vaidya Kamya taught in the Ophthalmology and ENT departments at Mahatma Gandhi University in Kerala before joining Kerala Ayurveda, where she is also certified as an Ayurvedic Wellness Practitioner (AWP). Years of teaching medical students shaped how she explains things: structured, patient, and free of jargon for its own sake. Her focus is preventive care, the daily and seasonal choices that keep clients out of trouble in the first place. She works closely with autoimmune conditions, skin and joint health, and pediatric nutrition, and splits her time between teaching and seeing clients at the Wellness Center.
Vaidya Princy holds a Master's in Ayurvedic Surgery and completed her doctoral research at Gujarat Ayurveda University in Jamnagar. She spent a decade in Indian government hospitals and five years lecturing in Ayurveda at both undergraduate and postgraduate levels, so she knows how to take a dense classical subject and make it land. She serves as a subject editor for the International Journal for AYUSH Case Reports and specializes in orthopaedic management and para-surgical procedures.
Hear It From People Who Started Where You Are
"Kerala Ayurveda Academy provides students with a well-rounded, deeply educational, and inspiring curriculum. The Vaidyas are extremely knowledgeable, professional, and patient in their instruction. After every weekend intensive I am left with the same feeling I have after a healthy meal: satisfied, well-balanced, and ready for what's next!"
"Sincere and heartfelt gratitude to Vaidya Jayarajan Kodikannath for bringing this ancient science to regular folks like us, from the comfort of our homes. You and all the Vaidyas' experiences in India, as recognized Ayurvedic providers, made the information all the more valuable. Thank you Kerala Ayurveda team!"
"Studying with the teachers at Kerala Ayurveda Academy was a truly meaningful experience. The curriculum is very well structured, and I was able to immediately apply what I learned in my own life and begin supporting a few people with their lifestyle and dietary habits."
How Six Months Actually Fits Into a Working Life
The first level is built for people with jobs, families and time zones. Here is the shape of it.
- 6SessionsWeekend Intensives
The core teaching, led by our Vaidyas and guest faculty. Join live online from anywhere or in person at our Academy in Milpitas, California. Live instruction with playback.
- 12LiveVirtual classes
Shorter live sessions between intensives that build on the weekend material.
- 5GroupMentoring sessions
Live group time with faculty to work through cases and questions.
- 1DayClinical practicum
One day applying what you've learned with real people, supervised.
Miss a session? Every live session has playback, so your work week, a family commitment or class timings will not prevent you from learning the material. Study alongside students across the US, India, Canada, the UK and Australia, and stay connected after graduation through a 3,500-strong alumni network.
Check If My Schedule FitsThe Questions We Get Most
The next program starts October 12. Start with a conversation.
Book a twenty-minute call and leave with your starting level, the schedule and exact tuition.
No pressure either way. If it's not the right fit, we'll tell you.