This module is part of the Fundamentals of Ayurvedic Medicine programme and explores digestion, metabolism, tissue formation, elimination, and the body’s channels of transport and communication. It can also be taken as a standalone Continuing Education module.

Understand how Ayurveda explains digestion, transformation, nourishment, circulation, waste formation, and the early development of imbalance.

This two-day Continuing Education module explores the role of Agni, the stages of digestion, formation of the dhātus, production of ojas, the development of āma, the function of srotāṃsi, and the formation of malas.

You will learn how these systems work together to maintain health and how disturbances in digestion, metabolism, tissue nourishment, or flow can contribute to imbalance and early disease processes.

The emphasis is on developing an integrated understanding of Ayurvedic physiology and beginning to apply these principles in simple case-based interpretation.

Learning Outcomes

After completing this module, you will be able to:

• Explain the stages of digestion and the role of Agni in digestion and metabolism.
• Differentiate the four states of Agni and understand the functional role of the 13 Agnis.
• Explain how Agni influences dhātu formation, ojas, and overall vitality.
• Describe the sequential formation and nourishment of the seven dhātus.
• Explain the relationship between doṣas and dhātus and how imbalance can affect tissue health.
• Differentiate āma and sāma states and recognize their basic signs.
• Explain the structure and function of the srotāṃsi and their role in transport, communication, and regulation.
• Recognize how impaired flow or obstruction in the srotāṃsi can contribute to imbalance.
• Explain the formation and function of the primary malas.
• Recognize introductory patterns of samprāpti and factors that disturb Agni, srotāṃsi, and dhātu formation.
• Apply an integrated understanding of Agni, dhātu, srotāṃsi, āma, and malas to simple case examples.

Key Topics

• Āvasthā Pāka — stages of digestion
• The four states of Agni
• The 13 Agnis
• Agni & metabolism
• Dhātu formation and nourishment
• Doṣa–dhātu relationship
• Ojas
• Āma & sāma
• Srotāṃsi — channels of transport and communication
• Major, dhātu, elimination & special srotāṃsi
• Flow, obstruction & imbalance
• Malas — Ayurvedic waste products
• Introduction to samprāpti
• Lifestyle and dietary factors affecting digestion and metabolism
• Foundational case-based interpretation

Format: 2-day module | Friday + Saturday. Can be taken fully online live via Zoom or join us on Saturday in person at our College in The Hague.
Level: Foundational / Continuing Education
Certificate: Certificate of Continuing Education upon completion

This module may be taken individually or as part of a Sankalpa Continuing Education package.

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