Reading List

CLASSICAL AYURVEDIC TEXTS

Caraka Samhita. 4 volumes. Priyavrat V. Sharma, editor-translator.

Chowkhamba Sanskrit Series Office: Varanasi, India, 1981–1994.

Caraka Samhita. 3rd edition, 3 volumes. Ram Karan Sharma and Vaidya

Bhagwan Dash, editors-translators. Chowkhamba Sanskrit Series Office: Varanasi, India, 1992.

Sushruta Samhita. 4th edition, 2 volumes. Kaviraj Kunjalal Bhishagratna,

editor-translator. Chowkhamba Sanskrit Series Office: Varanasi, India, 1991.

Vagbhata, Ashtanga Hridayam. 2 volumes. K. R. Srikantha Murthy,

translator. Krishnadas Academy: Varanasi, India, 1991–1992.

GENERAL READING

Frawley, David. Ayurvedic Healing. Morson Publishing: Salt Lake City,

1989.
Frawley, David, and Vasant Lad. The Yoga of Herbs. Lotus Press: Santa

Fe, 1986.
Lad, Vasant. Ayurveda: The Science of Self-Healing. Lotus Press: Santa Fe,

1984.
Morrison, Judith. The Book of Ayurveda: A Holistic Approach to Health and

Longevity. New York: Simon and Schuster, 1995.
Svoboda, Robert E. Ayurveda: Life, Health, and Longevity. Penguin:

London, 1992.
—–. The Hidden Secret of Ayurveda. Pune, India, 1980. Reprint, The

Ayurvedic Press: Albuquerque, 1994.

—–. Prakruti: Your Ayurvedic Constitution. Geocom Limited: Albuquerque,

1989.

SPECIFIC TOPICS

Lad, Usha, and Dr. Vasant Lad. Ayurvedic Cooking for Self-Healing. 2nd

edition. The Ayurvedic Press: Albuquerque, 1997.

Lad, Dr. Vasant Dattatray. Secrets of the Pulse: The Ancient Art of

Ayurvedic Pulse Diagnosis. The Ayurvedic Press: Albuquerque, 1996. Morningstar, Amadea. The Ayurvedic Cookbook. Wilmot: Lotus Press,

1990.

The Ayurvedic Institute with Dr. Vasant Lad, B.A.M.S.,

M.A.Sc., Ayurvedic Physician, Director

The Ayurvedic Institute was established to promote the traditional knowledge of Ayurveda. In support of this, the Institute also offers programs in the sister disciplines of AyurvedaSanskrit, Yoga, and Jyotisha (Vedic astrology). The Ayurvedic programs reflect the style of sitting with a traditional Indian teacher. The Vedic educational model is quite different from the Western experience with which most of us are familiar. The knowledge is taught with the body, mind, and spiritual components intact, along with practical examples, ceremonies, and stories.

THE EDUCATIONAL DEPARTMENT offers the Ayurvedic Studies Program; the Ayurvedic correspondence course Lessons & Lectures on Ayurveda by Dr. Robert E. Svoboda; various introductory, weekend, and intensive seminars; AyurÉYoga; and private consultations with Dr. Lad, Dr. Svoboda, Hart deFouw, and others.

AYURVEDIC STUDIES PROGRAM consists of three terms: Introduction to Philosophy and Theory of Ayurveda {Fall}, Introduction to Clinical Assessment {Winter}, and Introduction to Management of Disorders {Spring}. Certificate of completion awarded.

GURUKULA PROGRAM is continuing study with three mornings a week of observation of clinical consultations and one morning of advanced instruction with Dr. Lad. Certificate of completion awarded.

AYURVEDIC
CORRESPONDENCE
COURSE by Dr. Robert E. Svoboda, B.A.M.S.,

Ayurvedic Physician, an introduction to the fundamentals of Ayurveda.

WEEKEND AND INTENSIVE SEMINARS on Ayurvedic herbology, pulse assessment, psychology, panchakarma, Jyotisha, Vedic palmistry, and other topics.

AYURÉYOGA is an integration of Ayurveda and Yoga, recognizing each person’s uniqueness. Classic and restorative Yoga postures, pranayama (breathing techniques), and meditation.

THE PANCHAKARMA DEPARTMENT offers traditional Ayurvedic procedures for purification and rejuvenation that include oil massage, herbal steam treatment, shirodhara, cleansing diet, herbal therapy, lifestyle education, and other treatments.

THE HERB DEPARTMENT carries Ayurvedic and Western herbs, Ayurvedic products, oils, incense, malas, books, personal-care products, audio-and videotapes, and a variety of other products. Some of these are formulated by Dr. Lad and produced by the Institute.

THE PUBLISHING DEPARTMENT. The Ayurvedic Press primarily publishes Dr. Lad’s new books and articles but also publishes other traditional Ayurvedic and Vedic works.

MEMBERSHIP in the Ayurvedic Institute supports the aims and objectives of the Institute. Members receive the quarterly journal Ayurveda Today and a 10 percent discount on seminars and products purchased.

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