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The Gurukula Program in Pune, India offers the serious student of Ayurveda the opportunity to study with Vasant Lad in a clinical setting. In India, Vasant Lad is licensed to practice medicine and the lectures and clinical cases are naturally oriented more towards medical pathology as patients present themselves for diagnosis and treatment.
The Pune Gurukula Program has no pre-planned curriculum. The clinic experience is oriented to patient care, and the lectures on alternate days often take their content from the cases presented during the week, but not always, as Vasant Lad may present material he feels is relevant to the students’ education.
In this program, Vasant Lad makes a commitment to individually selected students to teach what he has learned in 30 years of teaching and clinical practice. In return, he requires a commitment on the part of the serious, dedicated student to learn, present and practice Ayurveda in a manner consistent with the principles and practices of Vasant Lad and the Ayurvedic Institute. As in the traditional form of this relationship, our Gurukula students are expected to trust Vasant Lad as to what, when and how to teach the subjects that he feels are appropriate. Vasant Lad and the Institute do not consider this lightly, and neither should the prospective student.
Interested students of Ayurveda should contact our office for more information and application deadlines. |
Features of the 2009 Pune Gurukula Program
 The Gurukula Pune Program encompasses 6 weeks of study in November and December of each year. The 2009 program begins November 2 and ends December 10, 2009.
Students spend approximately 8 hours a week in lectures and participate approximately 8-12 hours a week in clinical observations at Vasant Lad’s Ayurvedic clinics where they may be asked to assist with assessment, herbal preparation and simple treatments.
An optional introductory Jyotish course runs concurrently with this program.
Classes are Monday through Thursday. Optional clinical sessions and Jyotish course sessions may be held on Friday.
Fridays and weekends are free for personal enrichment. Pune has a rich cultural heritage and every year many students organize trips to various temples and pilgrimage sites.
A maximum of 16 students participate in the program.
Invitations are initially extended to students who have previously studied with Vasant Lad in our academic programs. Applicants who have not studied directly with Vasant Lad, but have completed training with another recognized Ayurvedic school, may contact the Education Administrator to discuss possibilities for participation.
Applications are reviewed on a case-by-case basis and approved by our Application Review Committee.
Students may choose to participate full time in the Pune Gurukula program with one of two options:
Certificate. Certificate students must meet the attendance requirements of 90 percent and participate fully in all sessions attended.
Audit. Auditing students are not required to meet attendance requirements and do not receive a certificate of completion.
Acceptance into the program is based upon application review, phone or personal interview, and on your responses to three essay questions.
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