Ayurveda Healing Arts Institute
Your
Californian
College
of
Clinical
Ayurvedic
Therapies
from
the
Buddhist -
Yogic -
Vedic
Tradition
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2210 McKinley Avenue, Unit 4 (1 minute walk from Downtown Berkeley BART 1 block west of Martin Luther King, between Allston and Bancroft across from Bank of America Public Parking Lot - Click
here for directions), Berkeley, California, 94703
USA
(1) 510-292-6696
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"Om Namo Aryavalokiteshvaraya Bodhisattvaya Mahasattvaya Maha Karunikaya Om Sarva Abhaya!"
Language below is adapted and modified from the “Herbalists Code of Ethics” adopted by American Herbalist Guild (AHG) members at the 1996 General Meeting in Boulder, Colorado, U.S.A.
American Herbalist Guild (AHG) members and all students, faculty and graduates of the Medicine Buddha Healing Center and its Ayurveda Healing Arts Institute shall provide clients and potential clients with informed consent / full disclosure information outlining scope of practice, services rendered, experience, training, client expectations, practitioners expectation, payment structure, disclosure of financial interests if they can present a conflict in practice, and information about client redress in the event of a disagreement between client and practitioner. Client redress can take the form of an informal review by the AHG Grievance Committee, or a review by appropriate state associations where the member is operating under a state license. In addition those graduates practicing in California must, in following the newly passed California law SB 577, as California-based CAM (Complementary Alternative Medicine) practitioners disclose to his or her client in a written statement the following: “that he or she is not a licensed physician; that the therapy is an alternative to those licensed by the state; and that CAM therapies are not licensed by the state.” Also, the client must state in writing that he or she has been provided with the above information prior to treatment.
Personal information gathered in the herbalist/client relationship will be held in strict confidence by the American Herbalist Guild (AHG) members and all students, faculty and graduates of the Medicine Buddha Healing Center and its Ayurveda Healing Arts Institute unless specifically allowed by the client. In a nutshell, follow the spirit of the Fourth Precept by not gossiping.
American Herbalist Guild (AHG) members and all students, faculty and graduates of the Medicine Buddha Healing Center and its Ayurveda Healing Arts Institute shall present opinions about and experiences with other practitioners and healing modalities in an ethical and honorable manner and in the spirit. In a nutshell, follow the spirit of the Fourth Precept: “No lying, no harsh speech, no divisive speech, no gossip, no frivolous speech.”
Clients shall be encouraged to exercise their right to see other practitioners and obtain their botanicals and remedies from the source of their choosing.
American Herbalist Guild (AHG) members and all students, faculty and graduates of the Medicine Buddha Healing Center and its Ayurveda Healing Arts Institute and shall assume the role of educators, doing their best to empower clients in mobilizing their own innate healing abilities and promoting the responsibility of clients to heal themselves.
Remember, now that California SB 577 has become law, complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) practitioners in California can now legally offer their services as medical practitioners. However, they still cannot:
1. Conduct surgery on a patient
2. Administer or prescribe X-rays
3. Prescribe drugs or controlled substances
4. Recommend discontinuing medication prescribed by a physician
5. Willfully diagnose or treat a person with a mental or physical condition that may worsen the condition
6. Set fractures
7. Treat lacerations or abrasions through electrotherapy
8. Indicate, advertise or imply that he or she is a physician or surgeon
Again remember that those graduates practicing in California must as California-based CAM (Complementary Alternative Medicine) practitioners disclose to his or her client in a written statement the following: “that he or she is not a licensed physician; that the therapy is an alternative to those licensed by the state; and that CAM therapies are not licensed by the state.” Also, the client must state in writing that he or she has been provided with the above information prior to treatment.
American Herbalist Guild (AHG) members and all students, faculty and graduates of the Medicine Buddha Healing Center and its Ayurveda Healing Arts Institute shall welcome a peer review of their publications, lectures, and/or clinical protocols. Peer review is a primary means of enhancing our level of knowledge and expertise and should be encouraged. Again, please follow the spirit of the Fourth Precept by encouraging the truth to be revealed. “Speak the truth”.
American Herbalist Guild (AHG) members and all students, faculty and graduates of the Medicine Buddha Healing Center and its Ayurveda Healing Arts Institute shall recognize their own limitations when they feel a condition is beyond their scope of expertise and practice as a Ayurvedic Complementary Alternative Medicine (CAM) practitioner and herbalist, or when it is clear that a client is not responding positively to therapy.
In a nutshell, follow the spirit of the First Precept: No killing – do no harm. And also remember Master Hsuan Hua’s Guidelines for the City of Ten Thousand Buddhas founded: “No fight, No greed, no seeking, no pursuing personal advantage, and no lying."
Recommendations shall be based solely on the specific needs of the client, avoiding excessive or potentially needless supplementation. Again, Master Hua’s words ring true, “No greed, no seeking, no pursuing personal advantage, and no lying."
American Herbalist Guild (AHG) members and all students, faculty and graduates of the Medicine Buddha Healing Center and its Ayurveda Healing Arts Institute should acknowledge that individual health is not separate from environmental health and should counsel clients to embrace this same Earth-centered awareness.
American Herbalist Guild (AHG) members and all students, faculty and graduates of the Medicine Buddha Healing Center and its Ayurveda Healing Arts Institute shall not use their position as teachers or consultants to seek sexual encounters with students or clients. In a nutshell, follow the spirit of the Third Precept by not committing sexual misconduct – do not cause one’s sexual desire to break the relationships of others or to harm or manipulate others. In order to effectively keep this Third Precept, both the Buddha and our teacher Ayurvedic Physician Dr. Vasant Lad recommend that we also vow to follow the Fifth Precept: No taking drugs, alcohol or other substances which make the mind unclear, are addictive or which harm the body and mind. This policy is also in keeping with the common Buddhist-Yogic-Vedic tenet of not consuming substances (alcohol, tobacco or recreational or other drugs) that dull, cloud, confuse or negatively affect the mind, body and emotions.
Source: http://www.americanherbalistsguild.com/ethics.htm
In summary, "No fighting, no greed, no seeking, no pursuing personal advantage, and no lying."
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See the Bodhisattva Way - click here to listen to a lecture on "Path of the Bodhisattva".
See the Buddhist - Yogic Precepts - click here to listen to a lecture on "Ten Good Deeds of the Bodhisattva".
See the Code of Ethics for the School - click here to listen to a lecture on "Karma".
See the Code of Ethics for Ayurvedic Practitioners - click here to listen to a lecture on the concept of "Outflows".
See the Buddhist Ayurvedic Five Precepts Sacrament - click here to listen to a lecture on "Path of Following Precepts".
See the Seven Guidelines for Recognizing True Teachers - click here to listen to a lecture on "What is a Bodhisattva?"
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The Ayurveda Healing Arts Institute of the Medicine Buddha Healing Center offers the following four comprehensive Ayurvedic Diploma Certificate Programs:
| Mastery Level | Diploma Certificate Program | Program Hours | Trimester Unit Credits | Tuition Donation |
| Level I |
Clinical Ayurveda
Therapist (C.A.T.) Distance Learning Diploma Includes 10 CD-ROMs and Mike Dick's 5th Edition of the Ayurvedic Herbology Handbook |
225 audio/video class hours | 15 units |
$1250 Donation for Distance Learning |
| Level I |
Clinical Ayurveda
Therapist (C.A.T.) In-Person Classroom-based Diploma Includes unlimited weekly clinical apprenticeship with Losang Jinpa, D.Ayur, M.S. Buddhist Ayurveda and all weekly classes and monthly seminars in Berkeley, California. Also includes 10 CD-ROMs for use as homework study and printed version of Mike Dick's 5th Edition of the Ayurvedic Herbology Handbook |
225
in-person classroom hours |
15 units |
$1,950 Donation for Berkeley Classes |
| Level II |
Clinical Ayurvedic
Herbalist (C.A.H.) Distance Learning Diploma |
750
audio/video class hours |
50 units |
$950 Donation for Distance Learning |
| Level II |
Clinical Ayurvedic
Herbalist (C.A.H.) In-Person Classroom-based Diploma |
750
in-person classroom hours |
50 units |
$5,500 Donation for Berkeley Classes |
| Level III |
Clinical Ayurvedic
Herbalist Specialist (C.A.H.S.) Diploma and Associate of Applied Ayurvedic Science Degree (A.A.A.S.) |
1,200
audio/video class hours |
80 units |
$1,300 Donation for Distance Learning |
| Level IV |
Master Ayurvedic
Herbalist (M.A.H.) Diploma and Bachelor of Buddhist Ayurveda: B.S. Buddhist Ayurveda Degree. "Buddhist Healing Ayurveda" |
1,800 audio/video class hours |
120 units |
$1,900 Donation for Distance Learning |
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Full Course Details for All Four Ayurvedic Certificate Programs (click here to download detailed Excel spreadsheet)
2006-2007 Class Schedule in Excel format (click here for full schedule)
Remember, no student is EVER turned away due to lack of funds. So, if you cannot afford the initial $1250, please sign up for the course by making the donation that is within your budget. ($108 is the minimum suggested donation unless you have been indigent for some time.)
NOTE: The suggested Tuition Donation above includes a combination of refundable Tuition donation (based on the per trimester unit rate) and the
non-refundable $108 application and registration fee donation ($54 each respectively). For more details on our refund policies, click here. For more info on our Application - Registration Fees and Exam Fees, click here.For our In-Person Class Tuition details and information on the cost per trimester unit (per 15 hours of learning), click here.
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Om Namo Amitabha Vipashina Ratnasambhava Amoghasiddhi Buddha! Om Namo Bhaisajya Guru Buddha! Om Namo Avalokiteshvara Great Compassion Bodhisattva! Om Namo Ganesha! Om Jai Hanuman! We bow to and offer sincere thanks and dedication to our teachers, the Venerable Master Hsuan Hua, the Venerable Ayurvedic Sage Doctor Vasant Lad, B.A.M.S. and the Clown Bodhisattva Patch Adams, M.D. and the great Nobel Peace Prize-winning doctor Albert Schweitzer.
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Ayurveda Healing Arts Institute is a non-profit 501(c)3 educational
project of
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We are a Buddhist Ayurveda church school,
as
proven by our duly and ceremonially notarized founding Articles of
Association and Organization
and are hence not under any government
jurisdiction whatsoever.
"The religious Association (Church), that is to say the Ministry, Institute, Center and Temple is in no way under the jurisdiction of the Food and Drug Administration, the Internal Revenue Service, the Social Security Administration, the California State Medical Board, or the California Bureau for Private Postsecondary and Vocational Education, or any other government organization, agency, or agent (federal, state or local). Any attempt by any government or private agent or agency to regulate our above described religious educational practices and spiritual practices is in violation of our now declared First, Fourth, Sixth and Ninth Amendment Constitutional rights. Notice is hereby given to any person(s) who, acting under the color of the law, intentionally interferes with the free exercise of the rights retained by our Ministry, Institute, Center and Temple and its Pastoral Counselors, faculty, students, congregation, and members under the First, Fourth, Sixth and Ninth Amendments, as enumerated in these Articles of Association and Organization and in our Pastoral Counselor’s Declaration of First Amendment Constitutional Rights (Section C2.14) and Pastoral Counselor’s Declaration of First, Fourth, Sixth and Ninth Amendment Constitutional Rights (Section C2.15), that they may be in violation of the Pastoral Counselor’s civil and constitutional rights, Title 42, U.S.C. 1983 et seq. and Title 18, Section 241. We hereby declare, all rights reserved without prejudice."