Featured Online Courses

by Dr David Frawley (Pandit Vamadeva Shastri)

American Institute of Vedic Studies’ online courses provide you with a distinct opportunity to learn from Dr. David Frawley (Pandit Vamadeva Shastri) and begin an enduring journey with the timeless wisdom of the Vedas.

  • Ayurvedic Healing Course

    Our Ayurvedic course offers an extensive, yet affordable, online learning approach to Ayurveda and its wellness approaches presented with clarity and depth. This comprehensive course outlines Ayurvedic anatomy and physiology, constitution for body and mind, fundamentals of diagnosis, nutrition, herbs, aromas, sensory therapies, Yoga, spiritual methods and more. It has been used by students from throughout the world over the last twenty-five years and has been the basis for many Ayurvedic training programs. Read more >>

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  • Ayurvedic Astrology Course

    Our course in Vedic astrology combines a twofold approach of teaching the fundamentals of Vedic astrology, along with their interface with Ayurveda. It provides a good foundation in the principles of Vedic astrology from planets, signs and houses to Nakshatras and ashtakavarga, but also brings in an Ayurvedic perspective, showing how planetary influences impact body, mind and spirit. This makes it especially helpful for those who want to learn Vedic astrology according to an Ayurvedic background. Read more >>

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  • Yoga, Ayurveda, Mantra and Meditation Course

    Our Yoga, Ayurveda, Mantra and Meditation course teaches an Ayurvedic perspective on the eight limbs of Yoga, as well as the yogic branches of Devotion (Bhakti), Knowledge (Jnana), and Action (Karma), including a full translation of the Yoga Sutras from an Ayurvedic perspective. It helps one to understand Yoga and meditation practices for well-being and spiritual growth according to Ayurvedic guidelines, including an extensive examination of Yoga philosophy. It contains much important information on the healing power of mantra. Read more >>

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Glimpse from upcoming book Shiva, the Great Lord of Yoga By Dr. David Frawley, published by Lotus Press, available June 1, 2015

Yoga means unification, which is first the unity of all the dualities and contraries that constitute the energies of life. Yoga philosophy teaches us to understand and transcend duality, but this rests upon harmonizing the dualities within us in a transformative state of balance. Shiva and Shakti as the dual cosmic principles are an intrinsic part of all Yoga, which constitutes a natural process of integration and transformation. Recognition of the cosmic duality leads us into the practice of Yoga, which is their unification. All Yoga is a development of Shiva awareness and Shakti energy, the state of the seer and its energy of seeing, drawing the dual forces from their lower manifestations in the realm of division to their higher reality in pure Oneness. Read more >>

  • Upcoming Events

    • CHOPRA CENTER PRIMORDIAL SOUND MEDITATION TEACHER TRAINING |June 23-29 and Oct. 12-18, Guided by Vamadeva and Shambhavi
    • CHOPRA CENTER SEPTEMBER WEEKEND WITH THE MASTERS, Sept. 25-27 | An important unique event in which Vamadeva and Shambhavi join Deepak Chopra
    • KAUAI YOGA SHAKTI RETREAT – Dec. 28, 2015 – Jan. 4, 2016 | Special Teachings on Shiva Dakshinamurti and Sundari Devi in Hawaii by Vamadeva and Shambhavi
    • YOGA SHAKTI PROGRAM, July 17-19, London, Ontario, Canada | Awakening your Yoga Shakti, Guided by Yogini Shambhavi Devi

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Acharya David Frawley (Pandit Vamadeva Shastri)

— Founder & Director

spacer Dr. David Frawley (Pandit Vamadeva Shastri) D. Litt., Padma Bhushan is a western born teacher or guru in the Vedic tradition. In India, Vamadeva is recognized as a Vedacharya (Vedic teacher), and includes in his scope of studies Ayurveda, Yoga, Vedanta and Vedic astrology, as well as the ancient Vedic teachings going back to the oldest Rigveda.

Vamadeva is a rare recipient of the prestigious Padma Bhushan award, one of the highest civilian awards granted by the government of India, “for distinguished service of a higher order to the nation,” honoring his work and writings as a Vedic teacher, which he received in Jan. 2015.

He has a rare and prestigious D. Litt. (Doctor of Letters), one of the highest educational titles possible in the field of Yoga and Vedic sciences, from SVYASA (Swami Vivekananda Yoga Anusandhana Samsthana), the only deemed Yoga university recognized by the Government of India. Read more >>

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Yogini Shambhavi Chopra

— Co-Director

spacer Yogini Shambhavi is a mystic Yogini, guide and teacher rooted in the ancient teachings and traditions of Shakti worship. As an important woman teachers in the Shakti tradition of India and the Himalayas, she aims to draw one to the deeper ‘Yogic Reality’, helping to awaken the universal power of nurturing within us. Read more >>