Ayurveda Basics (Udemy.com)

Janet, your classes leave me very emotional and in touch with the genuine question of who I am. I love how are you talk about the sister science Jyotisha and how important it is to feed not just the body but the soul and to understand that we are one outside of the human costume we wear. You are a gifted teacher, I say Mahalo Nui for all the gifts that you have shared with me.

Overall, this was a good course. For a while I wondered why the instructor included the Basic Western Physiology section which is currently about 2 and a half hours long, but when I went through it, it made sense, and I was able to connect the dots, so to speak. I'm also in most of her astrology courses and I hope to learn more about traditional Vedic (Parashari) astrology from them, even if my main system is a lesser known one that's also from India.

Brilliant. I do not expect anything from anyone nowadays. This course has given me something that maybe was supposed to come at this time. I am glad that I enrolled for this topic and am happy as I finish all the sections. I recommend this course to everyone. Don't just run after certificates and accreditation, try to learn something for self just for learning purpose without thinking of commercializing everything. Good luck!

Although I enjoyed this course and felt the material was easier to learn than reading several books over the course of a few weeks, I found the instructor was not prepared for many of her lectures. She rambled or corrected herself mid-lecture a few times as though she didn't have notes or an outline for each segment. There were also a few moments where she said things were too complicated to explain-- as a teacher myself, if you can't explain something it is because you don't understand it well enough. There may not be enough words in the English language to encapsulate the nuance of experience and knowledge of Ayurveda and the chemical processes of the body, but that is part of the responsibility of the instructor to prepare for teaching students that want to learn (and are paying for the service/info). The course helped me understand my body a lot better than I knew, it helped me understand ancient Indian rituals and how to better take care of my body through routine and diet. I have learned quite a lot from this and use it every day and tell people around me all about it. I would still recommend this course, but I do hope the instructor revisits lessons and makes corrections or re-records them to be a bit more clear and concise. Thank you very much.

Yes, very informative. First time listening-I see I would have to see afew times to learn the course well. Thank you. Thank You also for sharing your story. I have the utmost respect-learning that someone that use to be a policewoman is teaching Ayurveda today. How beautiful that would be for more people doing the work you did would learn a better way of life. I sincerely hope you may help many people. Thank You.

This was a wonderful course! Last year, I heard about Ayurveda for the first time and I instantly felt very intrigued by it. I read a little bit about it here and there, but just recently decided to really dive into learning about it more in depth. This course is very thorough, and has only made me even more excited to learn & implement Ayurveda in my daily life! Thanks so much for sharing your knowledge, wisdom, and passion, Janet! :)

If I could rate this higher than five stars, I would. Janet instructs this course with genuine caring and passion. I took my time going through this course, because Janet gives such in depth information that I felt a need to take lots of notes on every section and lecture. I appreciate her commitment to share her knowledge of Ayurveda basics. She has a calm delivery and warm personality. Thank you, Janet. It was a pleasure taking your course!

I found the course to be an excellent primer on Ayurveda- especially for someone who was looking to get a solid introduction before investing in a 2 or 3 year comprehensive course to practice professionally. The only suggestion I would have would be to tie the anatomy section of the course to Ayurveda more securely. They felt separate and there wasn't much correlation drawn between the two. Other than that, I really enjoyed the course! Thank you!

I've never been much for online learning, but I really enjoyed this course! I've been interested in learning more about ayurveda and this was the perfect introduction for someone who knew little about it and wanted to learn at their own pace. I appreciated how the instructor made the lessons in short segments, with the videos ranging between 2 - 20 minutes, and the average being around 6 - 7 minutes. This really helped me to feel like I was accomplishing something at the end and enabled me to concentrate on retaining more information. Each of the videos were well paced, and interjected thoughtful and occasionally humorous (like being comfortable with issues of flatulence!) images to keep my attention. I also liked that the instructor offered personal insight and motivation for her reasons to start learning more about ayurveda. It was great to see a "real" example of the benefits ayurveda can have on someone's life and the positive impact it can instill. The examples and suggestions she used to illustrate changes we can make in our lives are practical and can easily be incorporated, whatever may be someone's background or means. I would highly recommend this course and look forward to incorporating some of the lessons into my own life!

This course gave a great overview of the huge study of ayurveda, the history, the facets, and it's relativity to all aspects of life, body, mind, spirit and soul. This course went beyond my expectations. I am encouraged to learn more about ayurveda and hopefully online. The instructor's vocal tone is steady and smooth, her delivery intelligent and welcoming, and her information is precise. I would like this instructor to teach the next level of ayurveda.