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VedicMedical Jyotish & Counselling

This course was intended to introduce the the fundamental concepts of Jyotish, or Vedic Astrology, and to impart a basic comprehension of its medical applications. Subjects covered included: basic conceptions of celestial mechanics; Vedic vs. Western conceptions; tropical vs. siderial zodiacs; equal house system; the place of the ascendant, natal sun and natal moon; the moon-chart; the nakshatras. aspects; degrees of exaltation and debilitation; planets, signs and houses: medical and general significances; the role of the Vaidya and the role of the Jyotish practitioner. the role of Jyotish in darshanic diagnosis Jyotish conformation and selected pathologies: doshic vitiation, prakruti/vikruti, fertility; life cycles.

Principles of Manasa Shastra: the mental doshas, their function, location and origin, aspects of mind, principles of the koshas (five sheaths), Kundalini, the chakras, their importance, Three gunas and their characteristics, Mental Constitution. Mental, emotional and behavioral disfunctions and an ayurvedic approach to their prevention, treatment and management. Spiritual dimensions of mental hygiene