Ayurvedic Apprenticeship 1: Foundation Year 2026

Description

🗓 February – October 2026 | 📍 Artemis House | 💻 Blended Online + In-Person

The Ayurvedic Apprenticeship: Foundation Year is a unique opportunity for those new to Ayurveda to explore its core principles and discover how they apply to everyday life. With this course you can learn to care for your unique constitution through a tradition of healing that has supported health and wellbeing for thousands of years.

This immersive, blended course combines self-paced online learning with four in-person, two-day workshops held at Artemis House in the Cotswolds

You’ll gain insight into the foundational teachings of Ayurveda, be introduced to both Ayurvedic and Western herbs and learn how to apply this ancient system to support your health, balance and emotional wellbeing.

Course Aims

• To open a door to the profound system of Ayurvedic knowledge
• To support a deeper understanding of your unique constitution and health patterns
• To offer a complete system of preventative and remedial care for you and your family
• To provide an accessible introduction to Ayurveda for further study or personal use
• To complement the work of yoga teachers, herbalists, nutritionists and other health practitioners
• To give practical guidance on foods, herbs and lifestyle to support vitality and emotional resilience

Ayurveda offers a path to lasting balance physically, emotionally and spiritually and this course is designed to guide you, step-by-step, into its practical application in your daily life.

Online Learning

The online portion of the course will be available from February 2026, with lessons released in sequence to support steady progression. You will study

• Core Ayurvedic principles, such as the three doshas, the seven dhatus, digestive fire (agni) and toxins (ama)
• Exploration of the Ayurvedic concept of constitution and how to balance the doshas
• Introduction to Ayurvedic and Western herbs and their uses from an Ayurvedic perspective
• Recipes, lifestyle practices and tools for integration into your daily life
• Reflective exercises to deepen your understanding of the topics covered

Click here to see the Ayurvedic Apprenticeship Foundation year outline

Lessons are self-paced, but we encourage students to complete each section before attending the corresponding in-person workshop.

In-Person Workshops at Artemis House

Held in the tranquil setting of Artemis House in the Cotswolds where the garden is laid out in a spiral that represents a journey through a woman’s life told through the language of herbs, these workshop days offer a chance to:

• Deepen your understanding through group discussion and teaching
• Experience Ayurvedic herbs and practices
• Walk the spiral herb garden and connect with over 150 medicinal plants
• Enjoy seasonal, vegetarian Ayurvedic meals and herbal teas
• Shop Anne’s handmade herbal remedies and books in the dispensary

Workshop Dates

Tuesdays & Wednesdays
21st & 22nd April 2026
23rd & 24th June 2026
15th & 16th September 2026
20th & 21st October 2026

Who Is This Course For?

This course is open to anyone interested in exploring Ayurveda, whatever their current knowledge. It’s ideal for:

• Individuals seeking greater self-understanding and vitality
• Those looking to care for themselves and their families using sustainable health practices
• Yoga students or teachers wishing to complement their practice with Ayurvedic principles
• Herbalists, nutritionists and other healthcare professionals as a complement to existing practices
• Anyone curious about the healing wisdom of Ayurveda and how to integrate it into modern life

No prior knowledge of Ayurveda is required.

Price

Price for online content plus all four workshops : £1,195
Early Bird booking price of £1,095 is available for bookings paid in full by December 1st 2025
Bookings can be made via the website, or email admin@annemcintyre.com to pay by invoice.

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Notes:

• The workshops include a delicious vegetarian lunch based on seasonal ingredients. Please let us know at least one week before the event if you have any dietary requirements.
• Please note that this class will be run in person only, there will be no Zoom alternative.
• Full payment is required at the time of booking. If you are paying by invoice please note that your place on the course will not be reserved until full payment has been made.
• Our courses are held on specific dates, usually only once a year and involve considerable organisation prior to your visit. We cannot offer refunds in the event of cancellations, including for reasons such as bad weather, transport delays or cancellations, other commitments or illness.
• If you no longer can or want to attend your event, you will be issued with a credit note that can be used for part or full payment for another course taking place within the next 12 months, and you may have to pay a difference in price.