FAQ about the Maharani Academy — Maharani Academy

Why should I study with the Maharani Academy?

We offer athe gold standard in PanchaKarma vocational and technical training—an educational path infused with ancient wisdom, precision, and heart. At Maharani Academy, our mission is to support you in graduating not only with professional excellence but also with joy and deep personal fulfillment.

Our program leads to professional certification through Maharani Academy, a recognized PACE credit provider and organizational member of NAMA, the National Ayurvedic Medical Association. We are also honored to serve as a Preceptor site for students from the Yoga Veda Institute (YVI)

This training offers an immersive, hands-on experience that is rooted in the time-tested knowledge of Shaka Vansiya Ayurveda (SVA), an ancient living lineage, with a special emphasis on Marma Therapy and Pranic healing, as taught by the revered Vaidya R.K. Mishra. Your guide and teacher, Corinna Maharani, brings over 30 years of dedicated PanchaKarma practice and 15 years of teaching experience to this sacred work. Our comprehensive training includes our signature treatment style, Ayurvedic Sacred Bodywork™, and provides an unparalleled, holistic approach to PanchaKarma that honors the ancient traditions in modern context.

There are less expensive, shorter trainings offered. Why should I choose the Maharani Academy?

Maharani Academy provides you with a comprehensive certified training that takes 300-hours to complete. It covers the depth and breadth of Ayurvedic principles, philosophy, and practices of PanchaKarma and is designed for healers, bodyworkers, Ayurvedic practitioners and wellness coaches. Its signature style of teaching, called the three Gateways, focuses on building inner wisdom, precision touch, and the ability to create effective and transformative healing treatments. The training will teach you everything you need to know to run a profoundly satisfying and successful practice. And you can retrieve your investment by offering two to three PanchaKarma sessions after you graduate.

What can I do with my training certification?

All graduating students receive the title PanchaKarma Technician (CPT) and may administer Pancha Karma treatments with the guidance of a Certified Ayurvedic Practitioner (CAP), Ayurvedic doctor, or Vaidya. Technicians are able to administer a wide variety of healing modalities at a spa, clinic, or private practice.

Students entering the program as professional massage therapists will receive the additional title of Ayurvedic Bodyworker (AVB). This certification allows students to perform all individual bodywork and massage techniques.

Ayurveda Spa Technician (AST): In addition to receiving a CPT, facialist will also be granted an AST. This allows students to practice all Spa related techniques in a professional setting.

Licensed Ayurvedic practitioners will also be awarded the title of PanchaKarma Therapist (PKT) and can then prescribe Pancha Karma treatments as an adjunct to their other treatment plan.

Do I need to have a massage license to join the training?

In order to offer massage therapy, you must legally have an official massage license. However, if you do not have a massage license you can still participate in the training and receive certification as a PanchaKarma technician or therapist. Massage therapy always requires a license, but other oil therapies or treatment services such as Shirodhara can be performed without a massage license. The only requirement to join the training is that you must have some basic understanding of Ayurveda, which can be satisfied by enrolling into LEVEL 1. However, LEVEL 1 is also a prerequisite for all who want to enroll into LEVEL 2&3, the sought after 10-day hands-on workshop retreats.

Does this certification for this training allow me to treat disease or diagnose patients?

No. This training does not allow students to diagnose or treat disease, that is reserved to medical trained professionals. Students will learn how to work with health professionals, certified practitioners, Vaidyas or doctors, to support the patient’s optimal healing experience.

Certification is granted after the completion of the entire program:

LEVEL 1 - Complete 12 online classes, homework, and test

LEVEL 2 & 3 - Complete the 10-day Workshop Retreats

However, the training offers also many personal growth experiences and if you wish you can join us and yet bypass the certification process and all the related assignments, which are otherwise required for certification.

What do I need to do to earn my final certification?

The class is a rich medley of hands-on techniques, self-explorations, and includes the vast study of Marma (ancient energy work), PanchaKarma and ancient Bodywork techniques. Students will learn a wide variety of treatments and their benefits and applications for private and professional practice, including subtle and more hands on techniques using pastes, aromas, sound, and touch therapy.

What might a student expect at the Workshop Retreat?

Yes. Most PK trainings focus only on the technical aspects of PanchaKarma. Ayurvedic Sacred Bodywork™ together with Marma therapy addresses healing the patient’s body, mind and spirit in a truly complete, deep reaching, and blissful way. It’s an entirely new level of practice and study.

Is the combination of Ayurvedic Sacred Bodywork™ and Marma therapy into the Pancha Karma training a unique offering?

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This Maharani Academy provides students with the skills, confidence and hands-on experience needed to perform authentic Ayurvedic treatment in a professional setting, such as a holistic spa or clinic. Some services may be dependent on additional licensure of course, but students will learn all the necessary skills to perform authentic Ayruvedic services. Students that graduate from the Pancha Karma training will be able to offer Pancha Karma treatments (detox therapies) under the guidance and supervision of a licensed Ayurvedic practitioner (CAP).