A Self-Paced Online Learning Experience…
Enroll anytime in the comfort of your home and go at any pace. Students have 7 or 12 months to complete this course. Sacred Stone School Online AHC Program is a comprehensive ‘Life Coaching’ for laypersons and healing arts professionals. Ayurveda is a body, mind, and spirit system and is a true science of longevity over 5,000 years old. Our program is unique because we specialize in Ayurvedic bodywork, Panchakarma modalities, and medical Vedic astrology. The most successful online students are naturally self-directed and motivated. Prerequisite is a passion for the healing arts.
Sacred Stone School is a state-regulated school by the RIOPC and has been approved as an organization member by the NCBTMB. Provider # 155301-00. Member: NAMA & APPNA
Sneak Preview class segments from the Ayurvedic Health Counselor Program
Our Registered Ayurveda Health Counselor Program at Sacred Stone School has been approved and exempted by the RIOPC since 2012. Our ABS program has also been approved by the NCBTMB for CEs in massage therapy. We have graduated over 3,000 successful and happy students in the metaphysical healing arts. This advanced, comprehensive form of life coaching is now available for students, laypersons, and professionals in the healing arts industry interested in learning Ayurvedic and counseling skills to enhance their yoga or massage practice or their personal health and the health of others. The time-proven science of Ayurveda is founded on the concept of individuality, food as medicine, consciousness, metaphysics, sound healing, love, our genetic constitution, and epigenetic principles. This is the science of self-healing from India and is considered one of the three top medical systems in the world, according to the World Health Organization in Atlanta, GA.
This is a self-paced online program where students must be self-motivated and directed, happily working independently from the comfort of their homes. Our online audio and video library is robust and inspiring, featuring over 50 video recordings of the top Ayurvedic masters in the world, for example, Dr. John Doulliard, Marc Halpern, David Frawley, and Dr. Vasant Lad. Karyn has over six instructional Ayurvedic Bodywork videos and manuals available to students as part of the Online Ayurvedic Bodywork Specialist Program. Our library has over 40 audio recordings from the National Ayurvedic Medical Association’s annual conferences that come as part of your enrollment. Our AHC program includes an online Anatomy and Physiology self-paced course with a multiple-choice auto-corrected exam. View the Online Ayurvedic Bodywork Specialist Course, which is the highlighted specialty of our AHC online program. Karyn Chabot owns Sacred Stone School and offers online medical vedic counseling and astrology courses.
“Disease is not spontaneously procured; it is always produced. It is acquired by a lifestyle not aligned with nature’s laws. Disease is not a question of exposure. The status of the individual’s inner ecology and immunity gives rise to the vulnerability of contracting disease. Suppose an external pathogen such as a virus, yeast, parasite, or bacteria invades the body. In that case, the impact on our health will be minimal unless our inner ecology has become toxic, acidic, weakened, or congested. By applying the principles of the ancient, evidence-based, holistic science of Ayurveda to our daily modern living, the human condition will be supported by the laws of nature effortlessly. Registered Ayurvedic Health Counselors are trained to create the space and provide the tools for people to heal the body, mind, and spirit by making simple daily choices based on their unique body type. More education, more meditation, and less medication.”
— Karyn Chabot, M. Ay, LMT, RYT
10 Reasons To Enroll
1. Embrace a rewarding and lucrative career by serving others.
2. If you are a massage therapist, yoga teacher, or other health
professional, becoming a certified Ayurveda Health Counselor can open another revenue stream.
3. Learn how to heal yourself, your family, and your friends.
4. Meet other kindred spirits and life-long friends/colleagues.
5. Karyn Chabot, the owner of Sacred Stone, is an approved practitioner and member with NAMA, AAPNA, NCBTMB & I-ACT
6. Radically transform your life and heal.
7. Sacred Stone School, approved by the RIOPC, and its individual courses are credentialed by the CBTMB for continuing education in massage therapy.
8. We are one of the most affordable, inspiring, and comprehensive programs on the market.
9. Study at home in your pajamas and receive weekly structured and insightful autogenerated emails every Monday, keeping you on track.
10. Become an Ayurvedic Bodywork Specialist and Health Counselor in one online program.
Program Details
This intensive course is designed for students who wish to become an Ayurvedic Health Counselor in conjunction with their current healing practice and/or to help their family and friends rather than use it solely as their vocation.
This 500-hour program includes homework, pre-recorded and live webinars, yoga, access to the robust Sacred Stone School media library, multiple choice exams, and independent study contact hours. Plan to dedicate about 12 hours per week of study, though I have witnessed many students squeak by with only 5-8 hours per week. Everyone learns differently and at their own pace. This course is self-paced with no deadlines except requirement submissions, which must be delivered at least one week before graduation.
If students cannot complete their requirements before their 7th-month graduation date, they can pay $350/month, due on the 1st day of the 8th month and on the 1st of every month until they reach the 12-month mark. Sacred Stone School offers a grace period of 2 weeks for payment. After that, students must re-enroll and pay the difference for the 1-year tuition described below.
However, graduation from this program does not meet the National Ayurvedic Medical Association (NAMA) exam requirements. NAMA requires a minimum of 650 hours, and this is a 500-hour program designed for students who do not wish to be credentialed with NAMA or pass the national exam. A student’s first tuition payment date is the official start date.
Students must read twenty-two chapters in Dr. Vasant Lad’s first two textbooks and take twenty-two short multiple-choice online exams throughout their program. Each exam consists of approximately twenty-five multiple-choice questions that are auto-corrected immediately and require a 75% passing score. This “Open-Book Honor System” helps release exam phobias while maintaining the highest and best learning standards.
Our audio/video selections are experienced in the privacy of the student’s home. Students must report on eleven of their favorite audio or video clips from the Sacred Stone School Media library for graduation requirements. Students may choose any selection they are drawn to and must prepare one detailed paragraph on their favorite part. This should be submitted via email to the Class Liaison before graduation.
Students must do a one-hour yoga class weekly via DVD or classroom in their homes, except while they are menstruating or ill. Sacred Stone School’s Online Media Library has many wonderful Yoga DVDs available. Student’s yoga experiences (one or two sentences) should be documented in a journal. Journal entries are due before graduation.
*Exception: If the student is already a Certified Yoga Teacher through the IYS or the YA, the 1-hour yoga class or DVD requirement will be waived. Certified Yoga Teachers must submit their certificates in person via scan, fax, or email attachment.
Start anytime. No prerequisites. This is a self-paced e-course based on the “Introduction to Human Anatomy and Physiology” textbook by Eldra Pearl Solomon, PhD. (4th edition) After reading the book, students must complete one multiple-choice exam containing 100 questions. The course includes 17 extensive, comprehensive, robust PowerPoint presentations (one for each textbook chapter) that can be used as a study guide.
Requirements
1. Reading & Exam Requirements
2. Media Library Requirements
3. Internship Electives/Requirements
4. Satsang
5. Yoga Requirements
Main Requirements
1. Pass the Ayurvedic Bodywork Specialist (ABS) Online Course
2. Pass the Sacred Stone School’s Anatomy & Physiology Online Course
3. Complete the 25 Unsupervised Client/Counselor Interactions
4. Pass the Ten-Question Exit Exam
This course meets the “Anatomy & Physiology” requirements for the following three courses:
1. Sacred Stone Registered Ayurveda Health Counselor Course
2. NCBTMB continuing education requirements for massage therapists
3. Most Yoga Teacher Training and CEs
This A&P online course is also ideal for massage therapists and other healing arts professionals who want to refresh their knowledge of anatomy and physiology.
Our Online AHC Program Includes:
1. Sacred Stone School’s Online Ayurvedic Bodywork Specialist Course, which includes six instructional videos of many of the Vedic massage modalities, our ABS illustrated, copyrighted manual is 280 pages 8 X 11, practicum requirements (practicum exceptions for those taking the ABS course “live” in Newport) and an online final exam, all approved for CEs by the CBTMB. This online course is available separately for non-Sacred Stone School students.
2. Lifetime Access to Sacred Stone School’s Online Media Library is an extensive, robust, and inspiring video and audio library featuring videos and audio from many of NAMA’s annual conferences, yoga teachers, the most revered Ayurvedic celebrities, and doctors. The library features over 50 esteemed Ayurvedic and holistic learning topics. It also includes many recorded classes from Sacred Stone School’s previous AHC programs.
3. Dr. Vasant Lad’s Textbook 1 & 2. Books are sold separately. (See links to purchase under the Required Books section below)
4. Sacred Stone School’s Anatomy & Physiology Online Course. The book is sold separately. This online course is also available to non-Sacred Stone School students. A & P requirements can be waived with transcripts proving the student’s proficiency in this topic.
5. Twenty-two consecutive weekly auto-generated emails, including lesson plans, hand-outs, and eloquent, extensive, and comprehensive PowerPoint presentations outlining the highlights of each chapter in Dr. Lad’s first two textbooks to inspire the student’s learning experience. This will make learning convenient and easy if students travel and forget their hard-copy books.
6. Hand-outs include sample client profiles, doshic diets, recipes and other printed doshic remedies, medical astrological documents, mantras, and helpful counseling tools.
7. Ten-Question Phone Exit Exam with me (Karyn).
8. Access to 2 emails per week with Karyn to help deepen your studies.
9. Access Sacred Stone School’s Class Liaison anytime for questions and guidance.
Grading
Pass/Fail. All quizzes are open-book and contain 25-30 multiple-choice questions per chapter, graded using a pass/fail system once per week. If this happens, the student should contact Karyn for an extension, or we will reconsider re-enrollment for the next year. A 75% Passing Score is Required.
Chapter Quizzes: 25%
Sacred Stone School’s Media Requirements: 20%
Yoga Requirements: 10%
Verbal Exit Exam: 10%
Online ABS Exam: 25%
Books
Required Books:
Recommended Books:
Investment: $2700.00
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Testimonials
“As a student in the program… “I’M IN THE PROGRAM”…. , The Citrine AHC… Molly and Renee are unbelievable… I have never had such supportive, attentive and wise guidance in an academic program I was involved and or participating… THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU!!! ”
Heidi Webber
“I feel so different about my abilities since attending your schools, much more confidence in myself with so much more substance to offer people. I can’t thank you enough for this experience and all of your heart and soul that you poured into it. You shared experiences and knowledge of sacred subjects so willingly; working with you was a blessing and transferred so much light that I can now transfer to others. I will no doubt continue to expand and extract lessons from you, your teachers, and your other students as time goes on. Thank you <3”
Nicole Paschar
“Karyn I am so amazed that I am able to study with SAMA. It’s magic to me, life and heartbeat and breath and faith all flowing seamlessly in streams within my consciousness, opening and pushing me beyond my traditional theories of medicine to higher levels of healing. I am grateful. Mother Teresa once said, “The miracle is not that we do this work. The miracle is that we love to do this work.” Aloha nui mahalo
Molly
Dear Ramona, I am located in California and all of my classes have been long distance, except for Shirodhara, which I was able to join Karyn at Pura Vida in Costa Rica for this class. It was heaven! I am hoping that I can return again this year. I enjoy the on line classes as you are able to join in while the class is "live" or you can watch the classes later when it fits your schedule. As far as asking questions,...When you "join" the class on line, you are able to type your questions into a chat box, which is constantly being monitored. You can hear all the conversations in the class room, and Karyn always repeats the questions that the students ask, to be sure online people understand the conversation. The group/class also has created a private Facebook page, so you can always contact the other students there as well with comments or questions. Everyone is very helpful and even though we are not attending the class in the flesh, you still feel involved. Karyn has been my teacher now for over 11 years. My first class was Sacred Stone Therapy, then Ayurveda 10., Finally she created a Teacher Training for the Sacred Stone massage and I begun studying with her to become a Sacred Stone teacher. Now I am able to share the fabulous Sacred Stone therapy and introduce students to Ayurveda and get paid for it! Karyn is a awesome teacher, and shares information that is easy to incorporate in your life and use immediately. We also have been taught by several other respected and noted guest speakers/teachers. Our Sanskrit teacher lives in New Zealand. So the world is ours to explore. Karyn works very hard to find the best instructors to lead us on journey in this world of Ayurveda. She is always accessible either directly or thru our Student Liaison, who also is ready to assist and make sure your experience is a good one, even down to computer issues and accessing files. (Sometimes we massage therapists are not as computer savvy as most, and need a bit more instruction.) Accessing the online class is relatively easy. You just follow the instructions and again, someone is always available to help you. I also researched other Ayurvedic schools, as we have several here in California. The convenience of being able to learn from my home is wonderful, as I don't have the time to drive to Berkley (2 1/2 hour drive) or Grass Valley (90 minutes drive). It saves me gas, I can study in the middle of the night if I want to and our class is more intimate, even if we are long distance.And...Karyn has made the classes very affordable and accepts monthly payments. SO..yes..I highly recommend the class. If you have any other questions please send me another email. I hope to see your name on the online class roster soon. Have a wonderful evening.
From Susan (a current SAMA student) emailing a potential SAMA student
The School of Allied Massage and Ayurveda, (SAMA) is located at 79 Thames St. in beautiful downtown Newport Rhode Island. SAMA is approved to operate in the state of R. I. and accredited by the Natinal Ayurvedic Medical Association (NAMA) We are most blessed to have this incredible source of knowledge, and information in the form of quality teachers and an exceptional array of ayurvedic subjects available to us right here in this little tiny state. Karyn Chabot , the founder, director and teacher of SAMA holds a masters degree in Ayurveda, and through her years of schooling has made many influential contacts in this field. She enlists these highly conscious Ayurvedic teachers to share their wisdom with us either live, (in person) or through the technology of webex. The subjects cover the basis of Ayurveda, Anatomy and Asanas, Jyotish, Sanskrit, Herbology, cooking and others. The school is casual and comfortable and as in a college situation, you are in charge of your education. One is required to complete 2 chapters and two exams per month as well as study and practice of the other subjects. Personally, I haven’t been to school in almost 50 years and this brain is a little dusty. I will admit there are moments when I feel overwhelmed, but mostly I feel gratitude for being chosen to be here. Karyn accepted me as part of her inaugural class . This is a phenomenal opportunity that I am most aware of. I’m feeling intrigued by the information coming to me and I’m challenging myself to be one of the graduates in the very first SAMA class. With all that is being offered to us there is no reason not to make life changing, life saving shifts in our lives. I would like to thank Karyn Chabot for her incredible efforts in all she does to assist us with an open heart and pure intention to see each of us succeed to our fullest ability.
— Jackie Van Dusen (current SAMA student)
Frequently Asked Questions
Would my current hours suffice the anatomy and yoga hour requirements?
Can be eligible to sit for the NAMA Exam?
If I completed one of these courses, could it count towards my 500-hour YTT?
Am I able to work at my own pace? If I work diligently, will I be able to complete the course in a shorter amount of time?
What happens if I need more time to graduate because my life got too busy or life threw an unexpected curve ball?
Hours Breakdown + Policies
7-Month Curriculum
Total Hours: 500
- Sankhya Philosophy (Sankhya Darshana)
- 5 Elements (Panchamahabhuta Siddhanta)
- 3 Doshas (Tridosha Siddhanta)
- Ayurvedic Anatomy & Physiology (Sharira Rachana & Kriya Sharira)
- Prana, Tejas & Ojas
- 6 Tastes (Shadrasa)
- Jyotish (Vedic Medical Astrology)
- Ayurvedic Pediatrics, Geriatrics
- Ayurveda Beauty & Health for Women
- Vastu (Vedic science and art of architecture, home and design)
- Daily Regimen (Dinacharya)
- Seasons (Ritucharya)
- Digestion & Diet (Agni Vyavahara & Ahara Vijnana)
- Herbology (Dravyaguna Vijnana)
- Pathology (Nidan & Vikriti Vijnana)
- Disease Management (Kaya Chikitsa)
- Diagnostics (Rogi Roga Pariksha)
- Assessment/Evaluation (Atur Parikshan / Parichay
- Ayurvedic Psychology (Manovijnana & Manasaroga)
- Panchakarma Theory (Panchakarma Chikitsa)
- Yoga
- 5 Sense Therapies (diet, herbs, aromas, sound, touch, color)
- Anatomy & Physiology
- Ethics
- Unsupervised internship (25 patient encounters)
Breakdown of Hours in the 7-Month Program
260 hours: Ayurvedic Concepts/Theory
54 hours: Weekly Independent Study & SAMA Media Library Exploration with Summary Requirements
25 hours: Allopathic Anatomy & Physiology (transferrable or asynchronous)
108 hours: Online Panchakarma Ayurvedic Bodywork Specialist (ABS) (local options)
28 hours: Yoga
25 hours: Unsupervised Client/Counselor Consultations
Total Hours: 500
Credentials
Sacred Stone School is a state-regulated school by the RIOPC and has been approved as an organization member by the NCBTMB. Provider # 155301-00. Member: National Ayurvedic Medical Association (NAMA) and Association of Ayurvedic Professionals of North America (APPNA).
Refund Policy
- If a student decides not to participate in our program and informs Sacred Stone School in writing 15 days before the start date, a full refund minus a $108 processing fee will be provided.
- If a student decides to withdraw from our program within two weeks of the first day, $500 of the tuition is non-refundable. If a student chooses to withdraw anytime starting three weeks after the first day of the program, the refund will be prorated at $78/week, with a ceiling of $1K as the total amount refunded.
- If a student decides to withdraw from our program within 24 hours of, on, or after the start date, a minimum of $800 of the tuition is non-refundable. Any additional amount due/refundable will be calculated and prorated based on the date the letter of withdrawal was received by Sacred Stone School.
- No refunds or credit for canceled/postponed seminars for inclement weather will be issued. Every effort will be made to reschedule such training sessions.
