Study Authentic, Traditional Ayurveda with Classically Trained Ayurvedic Doctors
An estimated 59 million individuals aged four years and over have at least one expenditure for some type of complementary health approach, resulting in total out-of-pocket expenditures of $30.2 billion per year. In herbal medicine, more than 40 million individuals in the U.S. use non-vitamin, non-mineral supplements, and total U.S. retail sales of herbal supplements has reached nearly $8.1 billion. Health and wellness coaching has been identified as a cutting edge career and has emerged as a $6 billion service market in the U.S., with an estimated 109,000 health coaches and health educators.

Career Opportunities
• Estimated salaries: $50,000-$100,000
• Private practice (can start while still in school)
• Group practice (can start while still in school)
• Teaching workshops on wellness
• Practicing at fitness centers
• Coaching in corporate wellness programs
• Practicing as part of life coaching
• Practicing as part of business coaching (for those with business backgrounds)
• Coordinating or administrating corporate wellness programs
• Practicing with chiropractors, nutritionists, progressive physicians, personal trainers, and acupuncturists
• Teaching at community colleges or in health professional degree programs, including pharmacy and nursing
• Being a media expert
• Writing articles, books, blogs, and newsletters
• Conducting research in Ayurveda
• Obtaining a doctorate in a related subject area
• Listing yourself on the Association of Ayurvedic Professionals of North America, Inc (AAPNA) referral list

Carrier in Health and Wellness Coaching: Growth of Health and Wellness Coaching:
• According the Bureau of Labor Statistics, 2010-11, the predicted ongoing emphasis on preventative health care will continue to create new career opportunities in health care and industries related to health and wellness. The Bureau also foresees a growing need for health and wellness workers in workplaces and estimates that more than half of all workers will have access to a wellness program at their worksites.

http://www.bls.gov/oco/cg/cgs035.htm

• Dr. Andrew Weil, M.D., a leading authority on health and wellness, states in his Self-Healing Newsletter that "health coaches are increasingly being hired by corporations to help employees stay healthy…the coach picks up where the physician left off, helping to implement wellness strategies suggested after a check-up or diagnosis.”

• U.S. News and World Report names health and wellness coaching as a cutting edge career.

http://money.usnews.com/money/careers/articles/2007/12/19/ahead-of-the-curvecareers
  1. Ayurvedic Lifestyle Consultant Training
  2. Ayurvedic Practitioner Training
  3. Ayurvedic Food and Nutrition Consultant Training
  4. Panchakarma Therapist / Technician Training
  5. Ayurvedic Herbalist Training
  6. Ayurvedic Pharmacist
  7. Ayurvedic Yoga Therapist Training
  8. Ayurvedic Mother & Childcare Health Training
  9. Ayurvedic Psychology Consultant Training
  10. Ayurveda Doctor Training
  11. India Clinical Training