Ayurvedic Home Remedies: Healing Begins at Home
Your Kitchen Holds the Secrets to Everyday Healing
Jan 31 - Feb 1, 2026
Early birds save $30 through December 16
Transform Everyday Ingredients into Everyday Healing
2 Days - in person & Live Streamed
In Ayurveda, healing is not something we seek outside ourselves—it begins at home. For generations, families have turned to their kitchens as their first pharmacy, finding relief and restoration in the humble ingredients of daily life. A pinch of turmeric, a sprig of tulsi, a spoon of honey—these are not just foods, but nature’s own medicines.
In this empowering course led by Vaidya Jayarajan Kodikannath, you’ll rediscover how to use the wisdom of Ayurveda to prevent imbalance, support your body’s natural healing power, and care for yourself and your loved ones with confidence. Learn how to transform simple kitchen items into powerful tools for balance, longevity, and vitality—and reconnect with the ancient truth that the healer has always been within you.
- Rediscover the Healer Within—Learn how to use everyday kitchen ingredients, herbs, and spices as your first line of care for common imbalances—from coughs and colds to digestive distress.
- Practical Home Remedies for Everyday Ailments—Explore Ayurvedic approaches to address over 30 common concerns including allergies, sore throat, indigestion, skin issues, and sleep disturbances.
- Experience Ayurveda in Action—This isn’t just theory — watch as traditional home remedies are demonstrated step-by-step, and learn to prepare your own healing recipes with confidence.
- Understand the Science of Prevention—Identify the early warning signs of imbalance in the body and apply Ayurvedic wisdom to restore harmony before illness takes root.
- Empower Your Family’s Well-Being—Build confidence in caring for yourself and your loved ones through simple, safe, and time-tested home practices passed down through generations.
- Cultivate Sustainable Health and Longevity—Embrace Ayurveda’s core goal: to preserve the health of the healthy and strengthen your life force through natural, preventative self-care.
Jan 31 - Feb 1, 2026
EARLY BIRD SPECIAL:
ENJOY $30 OFF THROUGH December 16
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CLASS STARTS JANuary 31
Early birds save $30 through December 16
New students to KAA: $545 $515
New Ayurvedic Students – Prerequisite Bundle: $599
(Includes Principles of Ayurveda)
KAA Students & Alumni: $495 $465
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Course Information
- Schedule: Jan 31 - Feb 1, 2026
- Estimated Time: 2 Days
- Hours: 17
- Format: In person and live streamed
- In Person Location: Milpitas, CA
Earn Continuing Ed Credits: Students are encouraged to submit their program to the National Ayurvedic Medical Association for PACE credits upon completion.
Who should take this course?
Prerequisites
This course welcomes both newcomers and experienced students of Ayurveda. It’s an ideal starting point for anyone who wants to explore the practical side of Ayurveda—learning how to apply simple, effective home remedies for themselves and their families. It’s equally valuable for Ayurvedic students and professionals seeking to strengthen their understanding of everyday healing and share these remedies confidently with clients.
A basic familiarity with foundational Ayurvedic concepts — such as Doshas, Prakriti, and Vikriti — is recommended. If you’re brand new to Ayurveda, these concepts are covered in our Principles of Ayurveda course, available as part of the Prerequisite Bundle.
Student experiences
How You Can Apply This Knowledge
This program is designed for Ayurveda and natural wellness enthusiasts, parents, caregivers, and self-care seekers who want to learn practical, holistic home remedies.
Apply these techniques in your daily life to care for yourself and your loved ones, and share them confidently with friends, family, and clients.
If you are a practicing Ayurvedic professional, you can integrate these traditional home-care methods into your client sessions to enhance self-care guidance.
Wellness professionals such as estheticians, massage therapists, or yoga instructors can introduce these Ayurvedic remedies and beauty practices to help clients support their well-being on a deeper level.
Schedule & Format
Schedule
Saturday, January 31 from 8am-6pm Pacific
Sunday, February 1 from 8am-6pm Pacific
There will be a 1.5-hour lunch break each day of class.
How can I attend class?
In Person
Join us in person at our Academy & Wellness Center in Milpitas, CA.
You’ll receive elearning access to all your digital course materials as well as access to the class recordings.
Live Streaming
Join us 100% online! You’ll receive access to our robust elearning center with all your digital course materials, as well as access to join our live Zoom class sessions.
Our Academy & Wellness Center
In person classes are offered at our flagship U.S. Academy and Wellness Center located in the heart of Silicon Valley, nestled between the golden-green East Bay Hills, majestic Santa Cruz Mountains and beautiful San Francisco Bay.
The Kerala Ayurveda office is located on the second floor and includes a spacious classroom for lectures, conference room, consultation and Panchakarma rooms, Wellness lounge for our clients and Panchakarma kitchen/restrooms for treatment use. Our building offers additional conference and auditorium spaces.
Amenities include free wifi, tea and spring water station, break room and ample parking spaces. The center is located near several hotels, restaurants and shopping centers, with widely available ride sharing options. Nearby airports include: San Jose International (SJC), San Francisco International (SFO) and Oakland International (OAK). Our Student Support team can provide more information and local guidance for planning your visit.
Live streaming technology
We introduced live streaming technology to our Ayurvedic education in 2015. Our classes are currently conducted using Zoom and provide students an opportunity to study live and interact with faculty.
Zoom can be accessed on mobile, tablets, laptops and desktop devices. Class moderators support our larger class sessions to provide a smooth technical experience. All live streamed classes are recorded for later viewing in our elearning system.
Elearning
Our courses are powered by a robust elearning system that connects our global community of students and faculty. The elearning portal is where students may access all of their course information, materials and curriculum, including: course syllabus, schedule, course manual PDFs, class slide decks, class notes and links to live streaming class sessions. The elearning portal is also where tests and assignments are conducted, and where students may submit questions.
Curriculum
It’s our mission to preserve the traditional teachings of Ayurveda. This course includes knowledge of home remedies as documented in classical Ayurvedic texts, offering an authentic education in the traditional Vedic system of knowledge for self-care.
Topics
Home Remedies Lecture and Stories
Explore time-tested Ayurvedic remedies passed down through generations and hear inspiring healing stories. Deepen your understanding of the Doshas—Vata, Pitta, and Kapha—and learn how Ayurveda restores balance through diet, lifestyle, and natural therapies.
Daily Rituals for Well-being
Discover Ayurvedic morning and evening routines to start and end your day with vitality, balance, and restful rejuvenation.
Skincare Secrets
Create homemade face packs using simple Ayurvedic ingredients to nourish and enhance your natural glow. Learn the benefits of 100-times-washed ghee for soft, radiant, and revitalized skin.
Hair Care Remedies
Learn Ayurvedic hair packs and oils that strengthen, shine, and nourish hair and scalp. Explore natural solutions for dandruff and overall scalp health.
Ayurvedic Solutions for Common Health Issues
Address acne, dry skin, cracked feet, and sinus congestion with effective Ayurvedic remedies. Discover Nasya therapy and other practical treatments for everyday health concerns.
Eye Health
Support and enhance vision naturally with Triphala Ghritam, a traditional Ayurvedic formula that nourishes the eyes and promotes overall eye wellness.
Natural Remedies for Ailments
Ease colds, congestion, and respiratory discomfort with herbal churna and decoctions. Soothe digestive issues with simple remedies using ginger, lemon, and Himalayan salt for balance and comfort.
Digestive Health and Weight Management
Support digestion and maintain healthy weight with Ayurvedic remedies, including cleansing jams for detoxification and natural strategies for sustaining wellness.
First-aid Remedies
Learn quick, effective remedies for minor injuries, nausea, burns, and vomiting using natural ingredients like aloe vera, honey, ginger, and lemon.
Faculty
Vaidya Jayarajan Kodikannath
BSc, BAMS
Vaidya Jayarajan Kodikannath is a classically trained Ayurvedic Doctor and an accomplished teacher representing a lineage of Ayurveda practitioners from Kerala, India currently working as the Executive Vice President of KAL India and CEO of Kerala Ayurveda (USA).
Suffused with expertise in Traditional Indian Medicine (Ayurveda) practices especially Panchakarma (Ayurvedic detoxification), a specialty of Kerala Ayurveda tradition, Vaidya Jayarajan worked as the Chief Medical Officer of the award-winning Ayurvedic Health Resort, Ayurvedagram in Bangalore, India for more than 10 years before relocating to the U.S. in 2010.
He is an accomplished teacher for the advanced courses in Ayurveda and the resource person for various training programs conducted in traditional Ayurvedic therapies and medicine. He was on the Board of Directors of California Association of Ayurvedic Medicine (CAAM) and he is a member of the Expert Curriculum Committee for Masters in Ayurveda at Bastyr University, Seattle, US, as well as a Board Member of the National Ayurvedic Medical Association (NAMA). His corporate sessions and workshops on applications of Ayurveda in daily life, stress management and BMS (Body, Mind & Soul) are immensely popular.
Vaidya Jayarajan is actively involved in various research projects of Kerala Ayurveda. He has presented several papers on Ayurveda in national and international seminars. His debut publication The Parent’s Complete Guide to Ayurveda can be found wherever books are sold.
Student & Alumni Benefits
At Kerala Ayurveda Academy, we value the bond with our students – that’s why we call ourselves the Kerala Family! As part of the Kerala Family of students, you’ll receive expert support and guidance throughout your program.
Support during the Ayurvedic Home Remedies workshop
- During the live streamed classes, online students can interact directly with class moderators and faculty.
- Student Support is available anytime to assist with educational service planning and tuition management.
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