Welcome to

Ayurvedic Clinical Reasoning

NAMACB Exam Preparation & Applied Case Training

How this course works

This course was designed to help you develop clear, steady diagnostic reasoning for the NAMACB exam through learning logic.  You’ll practice identifying dominant patterns, ignoring distractions, and prioritizing what matters most, and learn how to choose well under exam conditions.

  • This is a self-directed, 10-week program, released weekly to support focus and integration.

  • Most weeks will take about 60–120 minutes. Case weeks may take a bit longer.

If you are an Ayurvedic Health Counselor, you’ll see scope-appropriate language throughout the course.  If you are an Ayurvedic Practitioner, you’ll be asked to apply deeper reasoning where appropriate.

Each week, a new lesson will be unlocked via email. I strongly encourage you to follow the weekly rhythm and avoid jumping ahead. The case-based exams in Weeks 7 through 10 will remain locked until Week 6 is completed, to ensure you’re ready.

Quizzes provide immediate feedback and answer rationale designed to help train your reasoning skills. You’ll also see a Bonus Practice Questions module released after Week 10.

Take a breath. You’re in the right place.
I’m honored to guide you through this program.
Enjoy the process.

Warmly,
Kim V. Povey, CAP, AYT, C-IAYT, CHW Founder & Preceptor

This is a 10-week guided study experience, released weekly to support focus and retention.

How the Program Is Structured

    • Week 1 — Language of Ayurveda I & II: Foundations & Clinical Lens
      Prakṛti vs Vikṛti • Dominant doṣa recognition • Foundations of clinical observation

    • Week 2 — Where Disease Begins: Agni & Āma - The Baseline Pathology
      Agni types • Āma recognition • Digestive pathology & direction of care

    • Week 3 — The Body’s Inner Ecology: Dhatu, Srotas & Vital Signs
      Primary vs secondary srotas • Dhātu involvement • Vital signs through an Ayurvedic lens

    • Week 4 — Samprapti: The Process of Disease Development
      Stages of disease progression • Doṣa–agni–āma relationships • Root pathology vs. symptom expression

    • Week 5 — Seeing the Patient: Nidana: Causes & Etiology of Disease
      Primary vs. secondary nidānas • Lifestyle & behavioral causation • Understanding the origins of pathology

    • Week 6 — Clinical Decision-Making: Vyadhi & Chikitsa
      Nija vs āgantuka • Nanātmaja vikāras • Classical differentiation

    • Weeks 7–10 unlock only after Week 6 is completed, ensuring readiness before case exams.

  • Apply reasoning under practice exam conditions

    • Week 7 — Long Case #1: Menorrhagia

      Pattern identification • Assessment reasoning • Foundational clinical formulation logic

    • Week 8 — Long Case #2: Rheumatoid Arthritis

      Āma vs. degeneration • Inflammatory pattern differentiation • Contraindications & clinical prioritization

    • Week 9 — Long Case #3: GERD

      Causative factors • Formulary reasoning • Ingredient-based recognition & lifestyle sequencing

    • Week 10 — Long Case #4: IBS Capstone Case

      Integrated doṣic assessment • Treatment reasoning • Clinical reasoning under uncertain clinical factors

    Each case includes complexity, including how to focus on primary and secondary causes, look-alike options, and ingredient-based formulation cues.

Need More Support?

If you ever feel unsure or need more support with herbal formulary questions or any other subject, please register for mentoring support with faculty.

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