The Doshas & The Nervous System | The School of Integrative Ayurveda
Self-paced course · For practitioners

The Doshas & The Nervous System

Discover the connection between the doshas and nervous system states, and how balancing them is the missing link in healing, for yourself and your clients.

A self-paced course into the foundations of the Integrative Ayurveda methodology, taken straight from our flagship certification.

4+ hours of teachingLifetime accessMini course + journal
The missing link

The nervous system models are helpful. But something is still missing.

Two people can both be in fight or flight and need completely different things. This is the piece that changes how you work.

Modern sciencePolyvagal theoryShows you the state: safety, activation or shutdown, and how it shapes emotions and the capacity to heal.
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Ancient wisdomAyurvedaShows you the person: their doshas, their physiology, their psychology and the way they experience stress and rest.
TogetherYou finally know what to do, for yourself and for every client in front of you.
A taste of module three

Every dosha has a stress signature

When we leave safety, each dosha tends to fall in its own direction. Learn to read it, and you know exactly which tools will bring someone home.

Ventral vagalSafe & social
Calm, clear and connected. Home base, where healing happens.
Balance
SympatheticFlight
Racing thoughts, can't switch off. Anxious, scattered, ungrounded.
Vata
SympatheticFight
Wired, driven, on the edge of burnout. Intense, irritable, pushing through.
Pitta
Dorsal vagalShutdown
Heavy, flat, wanting to hide. Numb, stuck, withdrawn.
Kapha

This is just the surface. Inside, you'll learn what it looks like in a lived, embodied way, and how to work with it.

What's inside

Three modules. One missing link.

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Module one

The foundations of Ayurveda

We start at the true beginning. What Ayurveda actually is, what the doshas actually are, and how these energetic principles shape our physiology, our psychology, and the way each of us experiences stress and rest.

You will also get an introduction to daily ritual and Dinacharya, so you can begin bringing this into real life straight away.

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Module two

The Vagus Nerve, Polyvagal Theory & the Nervous System States

Then we move into modern nervous system science. The vagus nerve and polyvagal theory, how the nervous system moves between safety, activation and shutdown, and how these patterns shape our emotions and our capacity to heal.

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Module three

Where the two worlds meet

And then the real magic... the connection between polyvagal theory and the doshas.

You will understand what that looks like in a lived, embodied way. This is the piece that ties it all together, and the heart of the Integrative Ayurveda method.

You will learn how everything from food, herbs, morning rituals, breath, meditation and more influence the doshas and the nervous system, and simple things you can begin to weave into your own practice, and your teaching + coaching.

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The Ojas Journal + Mini Course

This is my signature mini course + accompanying journal, that acts as a daily tool to help you track your own doshic and nervous system patterns, build real awareness, and start applying these teachings in your life and your practice.

It is perhaps the most embodied way of living this material.

Who it's for

For the life-long learner and the working practitioner

This course is for you if you are:

✦A coach, practitioner, yoga teacher, or wellness professional
✦Deeply drawn to nervous system regulation and healing
✦Curious about Ayurveda and how it connects to the nervous system
✦Feeling like the nervous system models out there are helpful, but something is still missing
✦Ready for a foundation you can actually build a practice on

And if the full certification has been on your heart, this is a beautiful place to begin.

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Everything you need to start

What's included

  • Lifetime access to over 4 hours of teaching
  • Three modules, from the foundations of Ayurveda to where the two worlds meet
  • The Ojas Journal + Mini Course, your daily tool for tracking doshic and nervous system patterns
  • Practical guidance on food, herbs, rituals, breath and meditation for different doshic and nervous system states
  • Self-paced, so you can start today and learn in your own rhythm
One-time paymentValued at $247
$147
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Taken straight from our flagship certification.

Mel on a mountain path with prayer flags
Your teacher

Hey, I'm Mel!

With over 15 years in the wellness world as a kinesiologist, exercise physiologist, Ayurvedic counselor, meditation teacher, and life coach, I've seen it all.

But nothing has transformed lives, mine included, like combining Ayurveda and modern nervous system science.

This approach helped me heal from chronic anxiety after multiple concussions, allowing me to step into more calm, balance, and purpose.

Now, I'm here to share this powerful wisdom to elevate your practice and revolutionize the wellness industry.

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Find the missing link in healing

Self-paced, lifetime access, and taken straight from our flagship certification.