Theme: Clinical Internship Intensive  At this retreat, you will explore:

• Practical applications of Trividha, Astavidha, and Dasavidha Parksa;
• Assessing Prakriti, Vrikriti, Ama, Agni, Mala, Dhatus, Prana, Tejas, Ojas, Dosha, Subdosha, Upadhatu, Srotamsi;
• Practical applications in taking Vital Signs: physical body, blood pressure, pulse, and respiration;
• Practical applications in rugna patrakam: personal and family health history using consultation assessment tools;
• Acquire the skills to convey ideas, information, and factors causing imbalances, educate the client to make positive change, active listening, and gain rapport in counseling;
• Determining appropriate chikitsa: samana, sodhana, ahara, vihara, swasthavritta, rasayana, satvavajaya, and aushadhi based on sat kriya kala and the rogi and rogam.

This week is dedicated to building greater confidence as an Ayurvedic Health Practitioner. The residential week offers you the opportunity to be in community. Cultivating sattva under the guidance of Kim Valeri Povey is a transformative theme throughout the week. She will guide you in sattvic practices that begin each day at yoga practice and are woven during meals and throughout the day, both in and out of the classroom. 

 This retreat is part of an 8-retreat series tailored to the following students:

1. Students already enrolled in an Ayurvedic Health Practitioner program with a NAMA-recognized school or not.
2. Students or graduates from any Ayurveda school who wish to continue their education in a topic-specific retreat or clinical encounter internship.
3. Students who wish to prepare for the NAMA Board Exam 
4. Students who want to refresh their learning with a Preceptor. 

You can take this as a solo retreat or take the complete series (#1-8), which includes all 360 hours of in-person requirements, of which 125 are curricular about topic-specific material relevant to NAMA's competencies and exam preparation. There are 4 retreats per academic year, and it takes two years to complete this preceptorship. The complete series exceeds the 150 minimum clinical hours requirements by offering 235 clinical hours in person and exceeds the 45 residential encounter requirements by giving 75 residential encounters. 

NOTE: If you choose to complete all of your residential hour requirements through these retreats, eight (8) retreats are required to meet the NAMAC track for the AP level. (Each week is 45 hours (5 days). These Internship weeks are divided into two formats: Five (5) are topic-specific, and three (3) are clinical Intensives. 

Kim Valeri Povey CAP, CHW, AYT, CIAYT, is an Ayurvedic Practitioner, Yoga Therapist, and a 2024 candidate for Doctor of Ayurveda Medicine (A.D.) with a specialty in Ayurvedic Psychology.

Kim Povey has been training Ayurvedic Wellness Professionals, Yoga Therapists, and Yoga Teachers for decades through prestigious schools around the Country. As a mentor for others in the profession, she is shaping the next generation of natural health professionals to impact the direction of complementary healthcare outcomes. She is passionate about Ayurveda’s role in integrative healthcare.

She is a leader in the field of Ayurveda and is passionate about making Ayurveda accessible in the community. With forty years in the industry, Kim is the Founder and Owner of Yogaspirit Studios, the former C.E.O. of Kerala Ayurveda Academy, U.S.A, former Academic and Clinical Director of Boston Ayurveda School, and Founder of KV Institute of Health and Wellness.

Kim’s client-centered care, lifestyle guidance, Ayurvedic traditional herbal preparations, and yoga therapy protocols support the individuals and families at her clinic, Veda Vita Family Health and Wellness. Her team delivers the interconnected body, mind, and spiritual, holistic healing that society and the modern world need now.