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Certified Ayurveda Wellness Coach · San Diego, CA

Ayurveda training in San Diego.

Train as a Certified Ayurveda Wellness Coach (CAWC) with Harmonika Institute in San Diego, CA. An intensive 15-day training in classical Ayurveda — doshas, dinacharya, foundational herbalism, and wellness consultation craft.

Ayurveda certification training in San Diego, CA

San Diego cohort details

City
San Diego, CA
Credential
CAWC
Tuition
$3,800
In-person training
12 days · 96h
Live cohort calls
2 days · 8h
Supervised practice
100h
Portfolio + jury
60h
Total
264h · ~33 day-eq.
Cohort
10 students
Format
In person + live cohort calls
Download detailed program (PDF)

PDF — modules, hours, faculty notes, and a typical week's schedule.

Train where you live

Why Ayurveda in San Diego?

San Diego's wellness market has two distinct pillars: the military and veteran community (the metro hosts the largest Navy presence in the U.S., and Veterans Affairs San Diego runs significant integrative-medicine programs), and the tourism and hospitality industry, which produces a steady pipeline of service-worker career-changers. The biotech corridor in La Jolla adds a third, smaller but growing, student stream.

For students of Ayurveda specifically, San Diego's scene is a particularly good match: strong military-veteran community. tourism industry pipeline. growing biotech. The local cohort runs in venue partners around North Park, Hillcrest, La Jolla, with public transit and parking accessible from across the metro.

San Diego students are often 30-50, with strong representation from military and veteran communities (active-duty separating, military-spouse career questions, post-deployment integration), tourism and hospitality, and biotech. The military-veteran pipeline brings unusual depth to trauma-informed practice work.

The modality

What you'll be training in.

For a deeper introduction to Ayurveda as a practice tradition, see the full program page.

Ayurveda is the traditional medical system of India, with documented roots going back at least three thousand years (the Caraka Samhita and Sushruta Samhita, foundational classical texts, were compiled around 200 BCE to 200 CE from earlier oral traditions). It is one of the world's oldest continuously-practiced wellness systems and remains widely practiced in India today, where Ayurvedic doctors are state-licensed alongside biomedical practitioners.

Ayurveda's central framework is the three doshas: vata (the subtle, mobile, dry principle associated with movement and the nervous system), pitta (the transformative, warm, sharp principle associated with digestion and metabolism), and kapha (the stable, cool, moist principle associated with structure and lubrication). Every individual carries a specific constitutional balance of the three (prakriti) and a specific current imbalance (vikriti); Ayurvedic recommendations work to bring the current state back toward the constitutional baseline through food, lifestyle, herbs, and seasonal routines.

What you'll learn

The Ayurveda curriculum, in 12 in-person days.

  • The three doshas and prakriti / vikriti distinction
  • Daily and seasonal routines (dinacharya, ritucharya)
  • Ayurvedic nutrition principles and dosha-based eating
  • Foundational Ayurvedic herbalism — a safe, well-bounded repertoire
  • Pulse and tongue observation as conversational tools (not diagnosis)
  • Wellness consultation craft within a non-medical scope
  • Self-Ayurvedic practice as the foundation of any consultation

See the full module-by-module curriculum →

Cohort schedule

When Ayurveda cohorts run in San Diego.

San Diego cohorts run year-round; the climate supports consistent scheduling. Outdoor practice components are routinely scheduled May through October.

The right student

Who this San Diego cohort is for.

Yoga teachers, wellness practitioners, and career-changers who want a deep, lineage-aware Ayurveda foundation without committing to a medical track.

Career outcomes

After graduation in San Diego.

  • Open a private Ayurveda wellness coaching practice (CAWC)
  • Combine Ayurveda with yoga, breathwork, or massage
  • Specialize in seasonal wellness, women's wellness, or stress
  • Continue toward NAMA AHC / AP / AD credentialing
Tuition

$3,800 for the full 33-day Ayurveda program in San Diego.

Same tuition whether you study in San Diego or any of our other U.S. cities. Monthly payment plans without interest. A 25% deposit confirms your spot in the San Diego cohort.

Tuition and financing details

$3,800

264h total · 12 in-person days

Next step

Become a Certified Ayurveda Wellness Coach in San Diego.

Talk with our admissions team about the next Ayurveda cohort starting in San Diego, CA. Free, online, one hour.