“[This] course was a wonderful opportunity to learn from a wise woman who has first hand experience working with these beautiful Ayurvedic herbs – some of which I’d never heard of before! To be able to taste, smell and experience them with her guidance was really special, and it inspired me to respect the process, and take my time learning about these plant medicines through the ancient lens of Ayurveda.”
Michelle Ryan
What I hear the most from my past students is that they would FEEL MORE CONFIDENT with MORE TIME to practice and integrate these tools in a container where they can ask more QUESTIONS and receive guidance. The Sacred Spiral Ayurveda Apprenticeship offers just that.
Adena Rose Bright
This apprenticeship is born out of womb healing intensives I have taught in the past, mentorship circles I have held, and requests from students of Ayurveda to dive deeper into their herbal studies.
In teaching these past intensives, I have also seen the need to take more time with the integration of these tools. My aspiration is for women to feel empowered with self-healing tools, so it is important that we, as practitioners, can really become comfortable with them in our own bodies, to feel confident sharing them with our clients.
These are the things that I have integrated deeply and utilize in my own body through the cycles I have gone through thus far – menstruation, fertility, pregnancy, birth, postpartum and beyond. This is also the top herbs and formulas, and womb health tools that I utilize with my clients the most effectively.
This Apprenticeship is for those who are ready to strengthen and establish their place in women’s holistic healing. It is based on Ayurveda, and it is important for you to have a strong Ayurveda background.
In this, I get to share what I have lived, what I know the best, and my hopes are that it serves to deepen your practice of Ayurveda and relationship with herbs and medicines and support you to feel more confident in sharing them.
I feel that it is a wonderful middle place to find ourselves, perhaps moving from budding practitioner, and coming strongly into the intermediate level of study and practice of Ayurveda, herbalism and self-empowered healing.
Praise for The Ayurveda Apprenticeship
“I can sincerely say that I love the class and I feel like I look forward to it, feel nurtured by it, and find the content absolutely relevant and amazing. You are a wonderful teacher and your knowledge along with your willingness to get curious and say when you’re not sure are really fantastic.”
“I love that you are providing notes and content that can be printed and saved for future reference. I am actually sad that we are more than half way through and look forward to your other offerings. You are lovely.”
“What I have found helpful about the class are the well laid out class notes for referencing later, the herbal study, and honestly – all of the content has been really beautiful and presented in a way that feels so aligned with the work I am doing right now.“
I feel like there have been a lot of aha moments but the breast massage was incredible for me and for passing along to clients. Which was unexpected.”
More shares from past Apprentices
“I love hearing from practitioners all over and sharing experiences with them…”
“Motherwort is changing my life- so thank you.”
“[After this apprenticeship I have] a deeper understanding of certain practices (castor oil packs, yoni steaming, etc) and herbs. I’m feeling more confident in knowing when to use these in my own body and with clients.”
“…in the world of trying to market Ayurveda and talking about the positives- I don’t think there’s often enough conversation on the normalcy of imbalances as the seasons change, as life ramps up, and just as it happens with human-ing.
That’s been an unexpected personal takeaway from this apprenticeship.So thank you for that 💕”
“You’re extremely accessible and approachable in this program!”
“I’m so grateful for this group and your time to be able to dive deeper into these topics 💕”
“There have been so many practices that we’ve discussed so far this year – I always find it useful when we discuss the gunas of something, whether it be an herb, dedication or anything else because it reminds to go back to the “basics” to understand something from the Ayurvedic view.”
“I’ve loved learning more especially about each herb and castor oil pacts, because they feel like something I can use for many clients and in my own life”.
Inside the Apprenticeship
Herbs, Oil, and Breath
Lifestyle practices are the foundation of Ayurveda, and we will practice establishing a regular self-healing rhythm in our own lives as practitioners and healers, to build our Ojas. We must have good Ojas/energy reserves to stabilize ourselves while we work with others. We will establish the vital self-care tools of abhyanga, pranayama, and nourishing herbal infusions into our lives, as indicated during the year.
Clinical Experience
We will work with 6 clients and also have the opportunity to present students’ case studies over the year to implement the tools we are learning in a practical way.
Womb Healing Tools
Throughout the year, we will dive deeply into the art and science of Yoni steaming, utilizing Castor oil packs, learning abdominal self-massage from the Maya medicine tradition, along with understanding vital Marma for womb and breast Health, and learning the intimate practice of Uttar Vasti aligned with the moon cycles. We will discuss practical uses of each of these for all stages of a woman’s life.
Mastering Ayurveda Herbal Strategies for Women’s Health
I will be mailing you 20 herbal formulas for you to taste and experiment with over the year. We will have regular live tasting classes, and learn how to apply these herbs to women’s health in a safe and effective way. We will deepen our understanding of the Ayurvedic framework of herbal energetics, and how, when and why to choose the right formula or herb.
Fertility Awareness
We will learn to how to recognize fertility signs as a way to practice empowered embodiment, conscious conceptions AND conscious contraception. We will discuss strategies for safely teaching this to your clients.
We will practice charting our own cycles, if relevant, in a beautiful moon cycle chart.
We will talk about how to ask questions about the menstrual cycle and pinpoint dosha imbalances in these signs from the perspective of a practitioner.
Menstrual Cycle and Ayurveda
Learn the necessary anatomy and physiology of the female reproductive cycle, and the menstrual cycle as a vital sign in Ayurveda. Learn this ‘Sacred Spiral’ and the dance of the doshas throughout the month, as well as vital menstrual self-care.
Learn what an optional, healthy cycle should look and feel like, and also how to differentiate between a ‘normal abnormality’ of the dosha flux, and then how to categorize and support healing in pain and imbalances in the cycle, including supporting your clients with fertility challenges.
Who is this Apprenticeship for?
The apprenticeship is for Ayurveda Health Counselors and Practitioners who aspire to deepen their offerings in Ayurveda and women’s health in a professional way, who may already be working with clients or who are looking to expand their knowledge base and confidence. Many of these tools will be most supportive to female physiology, and the learning is meant to be done through self-experimentation and practiced embodiment. This said, it is probably easiest if you are living through these cycles and changes and rhythms in female body, but all who are passionate and interested are welcome to learn these tools.
Twice Monthly Live Classes in all of the above subjects
Over 20 herbal products shipped to you over the course of the year
Private access to our online community moderated by Adena
Herbal tasting classes and energetic profiles with preparations, formulas and uses
20% Discount on any 1 on 1 service or product
Option to purchase a spiral-bound book of notes for the year
PLUS:
12 Months of guidance with Adena, a seasoned Ayurveda Practitioner, and the time to integrate these new tools and experiences so you can confidently share them with clients
Optional to attend live or watch the recordings
Option to present case studies of your own or ask private client questions
Registration is open January 1 – 31, and our first Zoom Class is on Monday January 13 at 12pm – 2pm ET
$222 per month, for 12 months (or SAVE when you pay annually AND if you’re an early bird @$199 per month)
Classes will be live Mondays and Fridays for about 2 hours, twice per month -there may be bonus shorter lectures sprinkled throughout. Everything will be recorded and you may listen on your own time.
‘Classes’ will include lecture, recordings of client consultations, as well as a few Q+A and Integration sessions
Monthly review for integration: Students submit ~ 500-1,000 word integration assignments based on prompts from the previous month’s themes. There is no ‘grading’, this is simply to support you with integration
Printable PDFs each month when appropriate, or a booklet (or purchase a printed and bound copy) with womb healing tool handouts
Our SCHEDULE (first 4 months)
Introduction to the Sacred Spiral: The Wheel of the Year and Women’s Lives + Secrets of our Sacred Anatomy, and Learning, Charting and Teaching Fertility Awareness (FAM) Pt 1. Monday, January 12, 12 pm, Friday, January 23, 11 am
FAM Pt 2, and Special Considerations for the Female Physiology + Imbolc and the Maiden Archetype Monday, February 9, 12 pm, Friday, February 27, 11 am
Guna Informs Karma (The Hemadri Sutra) + Medicinal Preparations in Ayurveda: How to Choose an Anupan, and Making and Using Siddha Ghrita (Herbal Ghee) for the Spring Equinox Monday, March 9, 12 pm, Friday, March 27, 11 am
Ayurveda and the Menstrual Cycle pt. 2: Looking at Imbalance, and Client Intake #1, Vaginal Steaming 101 to Advanced Protocol (BONUS class: Teas for Period Pain) Tuesday, April 6, 12 pm and Friday, April 24, 11 am
HERBS and FORMULAS you will learn in The Apprenticeship 2026
Here is the list of the 20 (+) herbs and formulas that I will be shipping to you over the course of the year (honestly, I might not be able to help myself and add more of my faves): *
