The course contains over 700 hours of teaching, training clinics, case studies, tutorials, Q&A sessions via live-stream, advisory facility and forum via social media as well as self study.

The structure of additional video e-learning ensures that all the live immersions and tutorial sessions are dedicated to students’ individual learning face-to-face with the teacher and hands on clinical training under expert supervision. This means being able to guide students on their individual case studies and performance in training clinics, focus on their specific questions in dialogue with the teachers.

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The course is divided into Core Ayurvedic components, required for successful completion of the Diploma plus Optional Components.

Together they comprise hundreds of hours of core teaching on Ayurveda, supervised training clinics, case studies, Q&A tutorial sessions, practical pharmacology sessions, medicine classes, Sanskrit teaching, Anatomy & Physiology online study, practice development sessions, home reading & study.

Students can also opt for the Personal Programme, without assessments or practical components. At the conclusion of the Personal Programme students will obtain a Certificate of Completion.

Please see our prospectus for full details of the core components.

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• September – 14th & 15th (2 days)
• October – 12th & 13th – (2 days)
• November – 16th, 17th & 18th – (3 days)
• November 23rd & 24th – (2 days)

2025

• February – 15th, 16th & 17th – (3 days)
• February – 22nd & 23rd – (2 days)
• May – 3rd & 4th – (2 days)
• May 31st, 1st & 2nd – (3 days)

The online platform provides synchronous, fully interactive classes which not only support your ability to focus and learn from the comfort of your own home, but also we have found to enhance the teacher-student connection in class.

Studying the Diploma in Ayurveda Lifestyle and Nutrition with the Ayurveda Institute UK offers a uniquely enriching experience, as it is taught by highly experienced educators who bring over two decades of practical experience treating patients in the UK. This ensures that students gain a true and authentic understanding of Ayurveda in a Western context. Dr. Deepika, a renowned Ayurveda teacher and doctor, along with Dr. Wathsla, who also has extensive experience and continues to treat patients at the institute’s clinic, provide unparalleled knowledge and insight, making this program a distinctive and valuable learning opportunity for aspiring practitioners.

The student-teacher relationship is at the heart of this experience and so we take great care to foster an online environment that allows the student to focus, engage, participate and most of all be personally connected to the teacher and the community. At the Ayurveda Institute, online learning is a real experience of being in the presence of your teacher. Our students watching the course even as far away as Australia say that they feel likes “being in the classroom with us”.

Whether it is pre-recorded sessions or live classes, it is as simple as clicking a link to access. You simply prepare yourself and we take care of the rest.

During live immersions online, students have the benefit of Ayurvedic experts online during the teaching to stay in communication and answer questions and offer insight so that it is a truly interactive experience.

For practical classes, such as training clinics, and medicine sampling we make the experience fully experiential by sending samples out, providing real volunteer patients and other ways to help students embody the learning.
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Dr Deepika Rodrigo (B.A.M.S.) (MSc.HPE)

The principal lecturer and Director of the Ayurveda Institute UK and a senior Ayurvedic physician in the Ayurvedic Clinic. After 25 years of practice and teaching in the UK, she is widely recognized as a major driving force behind the growing awareness of Ayurveda in the UK. Dr. Rodrigo is a prolific teacher investing an enormous number of face-to-face hours with her students.

Dr Wathsala Wijesinghe (B.A.M.S., MSc, M.D.)

A senior Ayurvedic physician, in practice for almost 25 years. She has helped thousands of people to prevent, cure or manage a wide range of acute and chronic disorders from grass roots level in rural communities to hospitals and private clinics in different countries.

She has been providing her services to the teaching of Ayurveda for 25 years at every level of education from schools to universities and educating rural communities. She has presented and conducted over 20 research works within the scientific community during her career.

Gabriella Burnel (BA Hons; Oxon) (Sanskrit teacher)

Gabriella is a scholar of the ancient language of Sanskrit and music. She teaches Sanskrit for all levels to decode and attain a deeper understanding of Ayurveda. She has dedicated her life to these disciplines and their capacity to expand consciousness and heal. Gabriella’s purpose is to bring an experiential understanding of the beauty in the sounding of the Sanskrit language and the purity of the alphabet. Having studied Sanskrit from the age of 4 years old and read Sanskrit at Oxford, she is a modern day master.

Geoff Sewell (DipAy-3year)

The President of the AAPUK, co-founder and Director of the Ayurvedic Clinic and the Ayurveda Institute UK. He is an Ayurvedic Practitioner who has amassed decades of knowledge and experience working in the field of Ayurveda.

Having established the Ayurvedic Clinic almost 20 years ago, along with Dr Deepika Rodrigo, his contribution to the growth of Ayurveda in the UK has been invaluable.

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Other educators at the Institute include experienced Ayurvedic physicians, allopathic physicians, Panchakarma specialists, Sanskrit and music teachers as well as experts in practice development.

• This course is designed for anyone who wants to learn Ayurveda from an in-depth and practical perspective. It is ideal for those who want a career change, to earn a qualification as an Ayurvedic Consultant and become part of a growing industry in alternative healing modalities.
• It is ideal for those who seek a balanced and healthy life, full of vitality for themselves, families and friends.
• This course would also benefit medical doctors, alternative health practitioners, yoga teachers, alternative therapists and those currently working as Ayurvedic practitioners who want a deeper understanding of the science.
• It is tailor made for those who wish to practice Ayurvedic medicine in the West and is uniquely structured so that students can begin to treat clients in the last quarter of the course and earn while they continue to learn in further studies. It is the first part of a trilogy of diploma courses, each building on the the last to deepen students’ understanding of the science and the art of its practice.
• Our training has created practitioners who are shaping the future of Ayurveda. This means that the opportunity to create new ways of earning a living using the secrets of an ancient science are limitless. Please see our prospectus for ways in which our students have harnessed the power of this knowledge.

• At least one GCE A level and three GCSEs OR
• Overall pass with merit at BTEC National Diploma OR
• Complementary therapies-based Access course OR
• NVQ level 3 in the Health and Social care fields OR
• Science-based Access course

The Directors will consider applications from mature students with life experience or students with alternative backgrounds and experience, for example yoga teacher training or training in alternative therapies

All applicants must:

• be at least 21 years of age prior to commencing the diploma
• be able to communicate competently in English

The Ayurveda Institute is able to offer students of the Diploma course an online course in Anatomy and Physiology in association with our affiliate training body, at the special discounted price of £63.00. The Level 3 Diploma in Anatomy and Physiology is an FHT accredited Course and is awarded 20 CPD points. Please see our Prospectus or click here for full details of ETS Training Anatomy & Physiology Course.

The Ayurveda Institute established the Association of Ayurvedic Professionals which is a professional body for the support and assistance of all Ayurvedic professionals in the UK and abroad.

• Develop your own private practice.
• Integrating knowledge of Ayurvedic healthcare with other modalities, such as allopathic medicine, herbal medicine, traditional Chinese medicine, acupuncture, naturopathy and yoga therapy.
• Work alongside other health professionals in an integrated therapy clinic.
• Work at Ayurvedic health spas/resorts.
• Work within specialist pharmacies or health food shops.
• Researcher, Teacher or community educator.
• Ayurvedic product representative.
• Working in the culinary and nutrition industry