Ayurveda Beyond Wellness
Orlando • October 27 - 29, 2023
Join us this October in Orlando for the first Ayurveda mega-conference, Ayurveda Beyond Wellness. Stakeholders from local and global organizations have launched NCAM (the National Consortium of Ayurveda Medicine) to advance authentic Ayurveda in the United States and globally. Be part of the mission.
Ayurveda clinical experts, researchers, educators, integrative physicians, policy experts, global ayurveda stakeholders, entrepreneurs and herb importers will share expertise.
Chief Guests
Dr. Danny Gaekwad
Born in Baroda, a former princely state in western India, Danny’s family has a history of notable service. His father worked as a Judge, and his grandfather served as a Colonel in the Indian Army. Danny pursued his education and earned a degree in Political Science from Maharaja Sayajirao University in Baroda.
In 1987, Danny and his wife Manisha moved to the United States, seeking to fulfill the American Dream. Over the course of three decades, he has become a respected leader with a reputation for driving meaningful change in various fields, including business, community, and politics.
Today, Danny is recognized as one of Florida’s 500 Most Influential Business Leaders, a testament to his accomplishments as a change agent who has significantly impacted the business world and his local community.
Sen. Dennis Baxley
Florida State Senator for District 13Dennis K. Baxley, born on August 22, 1952, is a prominent Florida state legislator. A member of the Republican Party, he has been representing Florida’s 12th district, which encompasses Sumter County, along with portions of Lake County and Marion County in Central Florida, since 2016.
Before his tenure in the Florida Senate, Dennis held a position in the Florida House of Representatives. He first served as a representative for parts of Marion County from 2000 to 2007, and he returned to this role in 2010, continuing until his election to the Senate.
Dennis also has a history of public service at the local level, having served on the Belleview City Commission and held the role of mayor during his time there.
Featured Speakers
Dr. David Frawley
Sanskrit Scholar, Author, TeacherDr. David Frawley (Pandit Vamadeva Shastri) is a Vedic teacher (Vedacharya) and author of over fifty published books on Yoga, Ayurveda, Vedanta, and Vedic studies translated into twenty languages worldwide.
Vamadeva received the Padma Bhushan, the third-highest civilian award of the government of India, in 2015, for his Vedic educational work. He has a Doctor of Letters (D.Litt.) from S-VYASA and Ram Manohar Lohia Ayodhya University.
He has been one of the primary teachers bringing Yoga and Ayurveda to the West, helping to found Ayurvedic programs, schools, and associations in North and South America, Europe, and Russia.
AYUSH in India has honored his work on both Ayurveda and Yoga on several occasions. He has lectured on Ayurveda in universities and Ayurvedic schools throughout India.
Vamadeva is the director of the American Institute of Vedic Studies in the United States, which offers resources and courses in Vedic knowledge systems of Yoga, Vedanta, Ayurveda, and Jyotish.
Dr. David Gallo
Top TED Speaker, OceanographerDr. Gallo is an American oceanographer and science communicator. For more than 35 years, Gallo has been at the forefront of deep oceanic exploration, participating in development of new technologies and scientific discoveries that shape our view of planet earth. He is described by TED as “an enthusiastic ambassador between the sea and those of us on dry land.” With more than 18 million views on his TED talk, “Underwater Astonishments” is among the top TED Talks to date; he has given more than 10 TED and TEDx presentations and has appeared in numerous documentaries.
Gallo earned his BS and MS in geology from SUNY-Albany and his PhD in oceanography from the University of Rhode Island, then worked at Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, a preeminent, globally-recognized scientific laboratory, with Professor and Navy Commander Robert Ballard, discovering the RMS Titanic in 1985.
Gallo has participated in expeditions to all of the world’s oceans and was one of the first scientists to use a combination of robots and submarines to explore the deep seafloor. He is an elected Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, a National Fellow of The Explorers Club, and a recent recipient of the Lotus Club Distinguished Achievement Award in Science. In recognition of his role in exploration and communications, David is the co-recipient of a Computerworld-Smithsonian Award. He is a member of the XPrize Deep Ocean Advisory Board and James Cameron’s Deep Ocean Task Force.
Gallo is outspoken about the relationship between humanity, the sea, the microbiomes in different ecosystems, and the air we breathe, the water we drink, and the food we eat. He discovered ayurveda when he was in India exploring his love of aachar. Like ayurveda, oceans hold the clues to our past, currently unexplored and misunderstood.
Dr. David Gallo
Top TED Speaker, Oceanographer
Oceans and Ayurveda: Microbiomes and Macrobiomes
Chef Divya Alter CAP
Ayurvedic Chef, AuthorDivya Alter is a certified nutritional consultant, educator, and chef in the Shaka Vansiya Ayurveda tradition. She’s the co-founder of the Divya’s brand, which includes a plant-based restaurant in New York City, retail food products, and educational videos.
Alter is also the co-founder of Bhagavat Life, a nonprofit Ayurvedic culinary school. Alter is the author of What to Eat for How You Feel and Joy of Balance.
Dr. John Douillard
Ayurveda & Sports Medicine ExpertDr. John Douillard, DC, CAP is a globally recognized leader in the fields of natural health, Ayurveda, and sports medicine. He is the creator of LifeSpa, where ancient Ayurvedic wisdom meets modern science. LifeSpa.com is one of the leading Ayurvedic health and wellness resources on the web with over 11 million views on YouTube and over 130 thousand newsletter subscribers.
Dr. John Douillard
Ayurveda & Sports Medicine Expert
Modulating Sports Physiology through Exercise
Vd. Nitin Kochar
Ayurvedic Physician Cancer Care SpecialistDr. Nitin Rajan Kochar ( M.D. – Highest Rank ) (Kay-Chikitsa- Ayurveda Medicine-1995)
Hon. Consultant at:
K.E.M. Hospital, Parel, Mumbai ( Till 2015, Worked in the Ayurveda OPD run by the dept of Pharmacology.)
Health Centre, University Of Mumbai &
Smt. K.G. Mittal Punarvasu Ayurveda College & Hospital, Mumbai.
Recipient of the prestigious Sandu Dhanwantari Award for the year 2015
Recipient of Times Healthcare Award of Leaders in Medicine & Technology 19-20
NIDA Clinical Trial networks’ certificate of GCP till 2023 (Certificate of GCP- up to 2023 (Entitles me to be as an Investigator in all the Clinical Trials)
Worked as a Chief Ayurveda investigator in a clinical trial conducted at Tata Memorial Hospital & Research Centre of Cancer on –“Efficacy & safety of Curcumin Formula & Ashwagandha in Osteosarcoma.”
Presently working as Co-investigator on efficacy and safety of Cannabis in peri-operative breast cancer patients.
Worked in Acworth leprosy Hospital, Wadala, Mumbai, through their S.E.T. Program to eradicate Leprosy from Society.
Practicing as Ayurveda, Diet, Yoga & Panchakarma Consultant at Goregaon West, Mumbai, Since 1995.
Scientific Secretary of Goregaon Medical Association Since 2015-2023 &
Hon. President Goregaon Medical Association 2023-24
Vd. Nitin Kochar
Ayurvedic Physician Cancer Care Specialist
Clinical Trials of Ayurveda with Cancer Patients
Dr. P. Nambi Namboodiri
MD (Ayu-Dravyaguna), Ashta-Vaidya LineageProfessor Pallatheri Nambi Namboodiri is a fourth-generation ayurvedic physician growing up in a household filled with elephants living around his grandfather, one of Kerala’s great hasta-vaidyas, ayurvedic veterinarians.
He is the Director and Senior Physician of Nagarjuna Ayurveda Centre (a 70 bedded hospital) as part of his family heritage group of companies, Nagarjuna Ayurveda. He travels between his clinics in Chennai and Kochi.
Dr. Nambi received a BAMS degree as Ayurvedacharya from The Venkataramana Ayurveda College, Chennai, and an MD (Ayurveda) Vachaspathi in Dravya Guna from BRKR Govt. Ayurveda College, Hyderabad in 2004. He was a Professor and Head of Department at Agada Tantra, Sri Sairam Ayurvedic Medical College in Chennai. He has traveled to teach ayurveda in the USA, UAE, Malaysia, Singapore, Egypt, France, and Italy, and is senior faculty at the DINacharya Institute in New York. He is fluent in Malayalam, Tamil, Telugu, Hindi, Sanskrit, and English.
Dr. P. Nambi Namboodiri
MD (Ayu-Dravyaguna), Ashta-Vaidya Lineage
Purging Back to Wellness, Ganesh Puja, Panelist – Sambhasha 2- Ayurveda Beyond Wellness
Vd. Partap Chauhan
Ayurvedic Physician, Author, Telemedicine PioneerDr. Partap Chauhan is an Ayurvedic physician, author, public speaker, TV personality, and the pioneer of Ayurvedic Telemedicine.
He started the world’s first Ayurvedic website, jiva.com, in 1995 and is the only Ayurvedic doctor to have won the prestigious “World Summit Award” given by United Nations Organization. He is the founder and director of Jiva Ayurveda, a company that runs a network of 80 clinics all over India and the world’s largest Ayurvedic Telemedicine Center, consulting 8000 patients daily.
Dr. Chauhan has traveled to more than 40 countries spreading the knowledge of Ayurveda to common people. He has established Jiva Ayurveda Schools in Japan, France, Poland, and Lithuania and is a Lifetime Ashoka Fellow. He has published the first-ever Big Data analysis on Ayurveda.
Vd. Partap Chauhan
Ayurvedic Physician, Author, Telemedicine Pioneer
Panelist - Sambhasha 5 - Entrepreneur Mastery For Ayurveda
Sachin Nayyar
CEO LYBLSachin Nayyar is a forward-thinking entrepreneur with a remarkable track record of founding and scaling successful companies such as Saviynt, Securonix, and Vaau, showcasing his visionary leadership.
While he has made significant contributions to the field of cybersecurity in the past two decades, his latest venture, LYBL, demonstrates his unwavering commitment to transforming healthcare through integrative and holistic approaches.
As the founder and CEO of LYBL, Sachin will be reshaping healthcare by bringing together traditional health systems with modern scientific methods and cutting-edge technology.
Under Sachin’s guidance, LYBL has designed a groundbreaking app that seamlessly integrates Ayurveda, Yoga, Diet and Lifestyle, and Wellness modalities. It offers comprehensive protocols for various diseases to empower individuals to take control of their health and well-being.
Sachin’s passion for healthcare and his commitment to making holistic systems of medicine accessible to everyone with the tap of a finger are the driving forces behind LYBL’s mission.
Confirmed Speakers
Dr. Abhay Kumar Pati
Dr. Abhimanyu Kumar
Chairman & CEO of Centre for Ayurveda Education Innovation & Technology, Adjunct Professor at IIT Jodhpur. Former Vice Chancellor of Ayurvedic universities, Director of AIIA, and Director General of Central Council for Research in Ayurvedic Sciences. A published author, and international speaker, involved in research, curriculum design, and advisory roles for government and academic institutions.
Dr. Amit Gumman
BAMS, ND, DAc, Ph.D., MPH, MD (West Indies)Amit Gumman is the founder, President, and Chief Clinician of Harmony Healing Center and CEO of Harmony Nutraceuticals, LLC.
He graduated in Ayurvedic Medicine and Surgery from the Government Ayurvedic Medical College, Hyderabad, India. He also holds a Diploma in Naturopathy and is certified as a Yoga instructor. After that, he completed his Doctorate of Acupuncture and is a Diplomate of Acupuncture from the National Certification Commission for Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine. He completed his Master of Public Health degree in Health Promotion Sciences from the University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center and his M.D. degree from the University of Health Sciences, Antigua School of Medicine, West Indies.
While in India, he co-founded Koheda Herbal Estates to cultivate medicinal herbs and plants.
Dr. Amit Gumman
BAMS, ND, DAc, Ph.D., MPH, MD (West Indies)
Moderator Sambhasha 6 - Cultivation, R&D, & Import of Ayurvedic Herbs
Dr. Aparna Bapat
Dr. Aparna Bapat is a highly accomplished Ayurveda Practitioner, Educator, and Entrepreneur who has been working in US for 23 years.
She was on NAMA Board for 9 years and is currently the President of AAF (Ayurveda Association of Florida), founding member and Secretary/Treasurer of AAAP (American Association of Ayurvedic Professionals).
Dr. Bapat has been actively involved in Ayurveda education and is on the faculty of several Ayurveda colleges. She is a favorite mentor to numerous students who studied with her and are now successful practitioners and teachers.
With a strong foundation in spirituality, Dr. Bapat has healed thousands of people with her expertise in Pulse reading, herbal formulations, Pancha Karma, nutrition/cooking, and lifestyle guidance using Ayurveda and Yoga principles.
Dr. Bapat lives and practices in Citrus Hills, Florida.
Vaidya Ashlesha Raut
BAMS, MD (Ayu), NC, HHP, RYTAshlesha is a third-generation Vaidya with 20+ years of experience in holistic healing. As the founder of Ayurveda For Healing, she runs Ayurveda Wellness Panchakarma centers in IL. She is a Program-Director at Ananda Ayurveda Academy and Professor at several universities.
As a dedicated community leader, she is involved in many non-profits and, as the Founder-President of the Ayurveda Union of Midwest (AUM), is committed to promoting wellness and healing.
Vaidya Ashlesha Raut
BAMS, MD (Ayu), NC, HHP, RYT
Panelist – Sambhasha 8 - Quality Control of Ayurveda Education in the USA
Dr. Asmita Wele
Ayurvedic Physician, Bhasma ExpertProfessor Dr. Asmita Wele is the head of the Department of Rasashastra and Bhaishajya-Kalpana (Ayurvedic pharmacology) at the College of Ayurveda Bharati Vidyapeeth Deemed University in Pune, India. She has obtained international career exposure over the past 35 years in the field of Traditional Complementary Integrative Medicine. Her deliberations with international stakeholders since her student years have honed her interpersonal and administrative skills. She completed a 3-year tenure as chair and professor and was awarded Honorary Professorship at the University of Debrecen, Hungary.
Dr. Asmita Wele
Ayurvedic Physician, Bhasma Expert
Panelist - Sambhasha 3 - Integrating Scientific Evidence with Ayurveda
Dr. Bal Ram Singh
Beverly Jones Esq - IN
Legislative & Policy Advisor, National Health Freedom ActionBeverly practices law in Missouri and Iowa, with her primary office in Tarkio, Missouri. Her legal expertise encompasses a wide range of areas, including business organizations, estate planning, elder law, real estate litigation and drafting, probate matters, banking, and civil litigation. She holds a J.D. from Drake University.
Beverly is a founding board member of the Ayurveda Union of Midwest, a non-profit organization spanning multiple states dedicated to promoting Ayurvedic education and supporting Ayurvedic professionals and students.
Beyond her legal career, Beverly has earned several certifications in accounting, bank compliance, and bank auditing. In her leisure time, she enjoys directing musicals, playing the piano, and embarking on travel adventures.
Beverly Jones Esq - IN
Legislative & Policy Advisor, National Health Freedom Action
Panelist - Sambhasha 1 - Law & Policy for Ayurveda
Dr. Bhaswati Bhattacharya
MPH, MD, PhDBhaswati Bhattacharya is a licensed, board-certified physician-scientist and Fulbright Scholar with a focus on the wisdom and science of authentic medicines such as Ayurveda. She serves as Clinical Assistant Professor in the Department of Medicine at Cornell Medical College in New York, founder-director of The DINacharya Institute, and Chief Science & Research Officer of Veda Farms. She has worked in organizations related to Ayurveda for over two decades.
Bhattacharya has degrees in neuroscience from UPenn, pharmacology from Columbia, public health from Harvard, MD from Rush Univ of Chicago, family medicine from Columbia, community medicine from MountSinai-NYU, and a Ph.D. in Ayurveda from Banaras Hindu University, specializing in Rasa Shastra–ancient Indian chemistry, Ayurvedic pharmaceutics, and pharmacology.
She is the author of the national best-seller Everyday Ayurveda, published by Penguin, and her work has been featured in The Discovery Channel documentary, Healers: Journey into Ayurveda.
Chahna Gupta
Chahna Gupta is a registered yoga teacher (RYT), Certified Occupational Therapy Assistant (COTA), Ayurvedic Practitioner (AP), and Rishikesh-trained certified yoga teacher focusing on public health and health science. Through her company Namaskar To You, Chahna provides yoga, pranayama, meditation, 200-hr yoga teacher trainings, and ayurvedic health counseling services. She is a volunteer for Ekal Vidyalaya and secretary for the South Florida chapter. She is developing a non-profit foundation to spread and preserve Vedic sciences and practices.
Vaidya Deepa Bhat
Vaidya Deepa Bhatt is the Founder of Sangeetha Sammohana Pathashala, an institute dedicated to the promotion of Indian Vedic sciences and Indian Classical art forms. Her academic background includes a Bachelor of Ayurvedic Medicine and Surgery (BAMS) and a Master’s Degree in Panchakarma (Ayurvedic Medicine) from Rajiv Gandhi University in Bangalore, India, where she had the privilege of studying under the guidance of Padmashree Prof Gurudip Singh. Additionally, Deepa Bhatt is an E-RYT 500 Yoga Teacher with over 15 years of expertise in the realms of Yoga and Ayurveda Science.
Her extensive career also spans more than 14 years as a dedicated teacher of Indian classical Carnatic music. Furthermore, Deepa has taken on significant roles within professional organizations, having served as the Secretary of TAPAS (Texas Association of Ayurveda Professionals) and the Secretary of the American Association of Ayurvedic Professionals from 2021 to 2023. Her contributions extend to the organizational committee for the NCAM Mega Conference in 2023.
Desiree Collazo CAP
Desiree Collazo CAP
Panelist – Sambhasha 8 - Quality Control of Ayurveda Education in the USA
VedAcharya Dhanada Kulkarni
BAMS, LMT, BCIMVed Acharya Dr. Dhanada Kulkarni, is an internationally renowned Ayurvedic physician, Yoga Therapy Specialist & Expert, and a Licensed Massage Therapist. She has a B.A. in Vedanga Jyotish and a Diploma in Vastushasatra.
Founder of Ashtanga Ayurved and Panchakarma wellness center, Vedic Astrologer and Vastu Consultant. A Yajur Vedic Brahmin family. She is now pursuing her master’s and Doctoral degree (D.A.C.M., M.A.O.M., L.Ac.) in Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine from the American College of Acupuncture & Oriental Medicine.
Dhanada has been very active in promoting, teaching, and practicing Ayurveda and other ancient Indian sciences at various forums in the USA over the last 22 years. She served as the Executive Board of several Ayurveda and Yoga organizations internationally such as NAMA, NAMACB, AAPNA, CAC in the past. Ved Acharya Dhanada is keen to bring Ayurveda in spotlight for the state of Texas, she is the founder and president of (TAPAS)-the Texas Association of Ayurveda Professionals.
VedAcharya Dhanada Kulkarni
BAMS, LMT, BCIM
Moderator - Sambhasha 7 - Women's Health & Ayurveda
Garry Grewal
Dr. Ghyanshyam Marda
Well-known researcher clinician in India and Europe, USA, middle east, and CHINA research in Diabetes (U.K. Romania India) I.H.D (India) Lumbago (France Germany) Obesity (France) A.S.D ( France) COVID and Post COVID ( Globally) Hon. Teacher at different school in India, Swiss, U.K. Germany France Italy Spain Portugal Romania, Holland USA etc recipient of Young Scientist, Best researcher and international Ayurveda Excellence Awards.
Dr. Gopal Basisht
Dr. Harish Verma
Ayurveda Physician, Author, CEO Best Ayurveda CanadaDr. Harish Verma is a 4th generation ayurvedacharya from Punjab, as well as a teacher and successful entrepreneur.
Currently living in Toronto, he earned his BAMS degree with Gold Medal as first in university from Guru Nanak Dev University, Amritsar. As a physician, he is famous for research and ayurvedic treatment of ulcerative colitis, chronic hepatitis, kidney stones, and rheumatoid arthritis.
He is co-author of Secrets of Ayurveda and founder of Best Ayurveda Limited in Canada, Canadian College of Ayurveda & Yoga Inc, as well as a powerful community organizer of several international initiatives in Ayurveda.
Dr. Harish Verma
Ayurveda Physician, Author, CEO Best Ayurveda Canada
Panelist – Sambhasha 8 - Quality Control of Ayurveda Education in the USA
Dr. Harpinder Kaur
Harpinder Kaur Bhohi is the co-founder and Vice President of Komal Herbals, Inc., a third-party GMP-certified manufacturer based near Pittsburgh, USA. Here, she is dedicated to researching and formulating new products that promote wellness through traditional Ayurvedic wisdom.
Harpinder leads the production of high-quality Ayurvedic products and has been instrumental in developing the process to produce the first Certified Organic Chyawanprash to be made outside of India. With a passion for wellness, she continually searches for new, innovative ways to bring Ayurvedic products to Komal’s customers and the public.
Vd. Heena Bhatt
MS, BAMSHeena Bhatt is a classically trained Vaidya, Yoga Therapist, Certified Lifestyle Coach, and a published author with expertise in integrative & Traditional Ayurvedic Medicine. She is the Founding Executive Director of Pramukh Ayurved Center, Atlanta, USA. Heena is the Founder-Secretary of the National Certification & Credentialing Board for Ayurvedic Medicine (NCCBAM). She serves on the Board of the Patient & Family Advisory Council, Piedmont Hospital, Atlanta.
During her tenure in India, she was the youngest founding member of the Department of Integrated System of Medicine (ISM) in 2001 & served as Ayurvedic Medical Officer and Ethics Committee Review board member at GSMC & KEM Hospital, Mumbai, India.
She is the author and co-author of remarkable publications in peer-reviewed scientific journals and has contributed a chapter to the book Scientific Basis for Ayurvedic Therapies.
She is an avid researcher with a passion for spreading the knowledge, awareness, and practices of classical Ayurveda through effective community health education.
Heena led numerous research projects & international seminars in collaboration with various public, private, and government sectors, including CDRI, ICMR, India, and World Health Organization (WHO).
In her personal life, she plays multiple roles of a wife, a mother, and a primary caregiver to her parents. In addition to hiking, and singing, she loves playing badminton and basketball with her husband & daughters and cooking healthy, soulful delicious meals with her mom & daughters.
Vd. Heena Bhatt
MS, BAMS
Moderator – Sambhasha 8 - Quality Control of Ayurveda Education in the USA
Dr. Hemlata Unavekar
Dr. Jeffrey White
Julie Wardell
Kalyan Vishwanathan
Kalyan Vishwanathan
Panelist – Sambhasha 8 - Quality Control of Ayurveda Education in the USA
Dr. Kanada Narahari
Karla A. Cain, CAP
CAP, ERYT, RYS, Ayurveda Body TherapeuticsOffice Locations in Phoenix, AZ & Chicago, IL
- Certified Āyurveda Practitioner, Ayurveda Body Therapeutics
- ERYT500, YACEP, RYS (Yoga Alliance YTT School), YTT Lead Trainer
- Holistic Business Mentor
- ACE Certified Fitness Instructor / ACE Behavioral Change Specialist
- President, Ayurveda Professionals of Arizona (APA)
- Former Board Secretary, The Council for Ayurveda Credentialing (CAC)
- Board of Directors, American Association of Ayurveda Professionals (AAAP)
- Faculty, Ananda Ayurveda Academy – Willowbrook, IL
Karla A. Cain, CAP
CAP, ERYT, RYS, Ayurveda Body Therapeutics
Panelist - Sambhasha 5 - Entrepreneur Mastery For Ayurveda
Dr. Vd. Ketan Bhapkar
R & D, Shree Dhootapapeshwar LtdDr. Vd. Ketan Bhapkar
R & D, Shree Dhootapapeshwar Ltd
Panelist - Sambhasha 6 - Cultivation, R&D, & Import of Ayurvedic Herbs
Dr. Kuldeep K Pandey
Ayurveda Anesthesia Physician, Pain ExpertProfessor Kuldeep Kr. Pandey began his career at Banaras Hindu University in 1988, earning his MD (Ayu) in Shalya-Shalakya Tantra in 1991, then serving as Senior Resident in Sangyaharan (ayurvedic anesthesia) at the Institute of Medical Sciences, BHU, and completing his PhD in 1994.
He currently serves as Head of the Department of Sangyaharan. He focuses his research on pain management, modernizing historical methods of anesthesia found in ancient texts of Ayurveda, palliative care, clinical treatment of cancers, and medical aspects of Sangyaharan.
In addition to his expertise in anesthesia, he uses marma therapy in clinical practice. He has a Diploma in Yoga and a BSc in sciences from the University of Allahabad and four years’ training as the Medical Officer of modern Anesthesia at IMSS Hospital of BHU.
He has guided 11 PhDs, with eight current PhD students, and 28 master theses in related subjects.
Dr. Kuldeep K Pandey
Ayurveda Anesthesia Physician, Pain Expert
The Science of Ayurvedic Anaesthesia - Sangyaharan as Emergency Pain Medicine
Dr. Laxmi Naik
MD, Integrative PhysicianDr. Naik is Board certified in obesity and emergency medicine. She is also certified by the Institute of Functional Medicine and the Board of Integrative and Holistic Medicine.
After practicing acute care medicine at the busiest trauma centers in New York, she pursued Holistic Medicine for her own healing journey. Her practice, Spectrum Integrative Health, focuses on blending ancient healing modalities with evidence-based western medicine to help people heal with various conditions with a focus on obesity, metabolic/hormonal health, and longevity medicine.
Dr. Laxmi Naik
MD, Integrative Physician
Conscious Planet: A Race to Save Soil for Ayurveda
Lea Kraemer
Dr. Madan Thangavelu
PhD, Genome Biologist, Sankhya ExpertDr. Madan Thangavelu is a genome biologist living in Cambridge, UK, with a diverse academic background and range of research interests. He is a native of Kerala and has a Bachelor’s degree in Agriculture and a Master’s in Plant Breeding and Genetics, both from Haryana Agricultural University, Hisar, Haryana.
As an Inlaks Foundation Scholar at the University of Cambridge (1982 Trinity Hall), his Ph.D. in Molecular Genetics focused on the genes for the cytoskeletal protein actin, and his post-doctoral research experiences span areas in plant, fungal, bacterial, and human cancer genomics.
He is the inventor of the Molecular Copy Counting technique, and his current primary research interest is the development of single DNA molecule and single cell techniques for genome analysis. These techniques provided unusual insights into genomic variation, the highly plastic nature of the nuclear and mitochondrial genomes, and the epigenome and uncertainty in biology, leading him to study deeper concepts of Ayurveda.
He is the General Secretary and Research Director of the European Ayurveda Association. He is Honorary Adjunct Professor at the TransDisciplinary University, Bangalore, India, Center for Functional Genomics & Bioinformatics.
Dr. Madan Thangavelu
PhD, Genome Biologist, Sankhya Expert
Panelist - Sambhasha 3 - Integrating Scientific Evidence with Ayurveda
Dr. Mahadevan Seetharaman
Dr. Mahadevan Seetharaman is a Duke Integrative Healthcare Leader and Founder of Ayurveda Living. As an Ayurveda Diet & Nutrition Consultant and Yoga Teacher, he provides up-to-date Ayurveda/Yoga-related health and wellness information, directory, research, news, and reviews.
Dr. Mahadevan serves on the Boards of the Global Council for Ayurveda Research (GCAR), the American Association of Ayurvedic Professionals (AAAP), the American Academy of Yoga and Meditation (AAYM), and co-founded the Texas Ayurveda Professionals Association (TAPAS).
He was previously the CEO and Managing Director at one of India’s largest integrative research university hospitals – the Institute of Ayurveda & Integrative Medicine (I-AIM). He served as Professor & Dean of the School of Health Sciences during this time.
Since then, he has helped set up an Integrative Healthcare Centre as the COO of Isha Arogya Research Foundation. He currently serves as a Visiting Professor at the Transdisciplinary University (TDU) and volunteers at the Hindu University of America (HUA).
Dr. Mahadevan Seetharaman
Panelist – Sambhasha 8 - Quality Control of Ayurveda Education in the USA
Vaidya Meenakshi Gupta
BAMS, MD(AYU-NIA)Meenakshi Gupta, Founder-Director AyurRoots Ayurveda Wellness®, Co-founder of Ciamor skincare, is an internationally renowned Ayurveda Vaidya. She is a recipient of ‘The Charaka Award,’ the Top 15 Women of the Year award by Top Pick media for 2019, and the Women achiever award in 2021. She has been a trailblazer and an eminent Ambassador of Ayurveda in the West, teaching, practicing, and promoting Ayurveda.
Vaidya Meenakshi Gupta
BAMS, MD(AYU-NIA)
Panelist - Sambhasha 6 - Cultivation, R&D, & Import of Ayurvedic Herbs
Dr. Melina Takvorian-Mishra
CEO Shaka Vansiya Ayurveda, PhD, Trauma HealerMelina Takvorian-Mishra (Ph.D.) was working on completing her inter-disciplinary doctoral dissertation on the transgenerational transmission of trauma when she discovered Ayurveda in Rishikesh, India, during a backpacking trip in 1998.
Upon returning to the USA, she consulted with Vaidya Ramakant Mishra. She could immediately see how the ayurvedic dietary and herbal protocols had a tremendous impact not just on her physiology but on others. She decided to leave academia behind and delve into Ayurveda.
Thus began her business and educational partnership with Vaidya Mishra. Together they established two companies – one for pranic formulations and another for ayurvedic consultancy and education.
Melina has been running the companies on her own since Vaidya Mishra passed away in 2017.
Dr. Melina Takvorian-Mishra
CEO Shaka Vansiya Ayurveda, PhD, Trauma Healer
Innovation From Within Tradition: the Legacy of Vaidya RK Mishra
Dr. Vd. Mukesh Chawda
R & D, Shree Dhootapapeshwar LtdVd. Mukta Marathe
Nate Gorman
Legislative & Policy Advisor, National Health Freedom ActionNate Gorman is a legislative and policy advisor for the National Health Freedom Coalition and National Health Freedom Action. He is an experienced professional lobbyist who worked for nearly two decades in Colorado. He developed relationships as a trusted resource to legislators, regulators, governors, and leaders across many industries and interests in the state on behalf of clients he represented. Importantly, his experience working on behalf of complementary and alternative healthcare providers provides helpful insights for health freedom in the states. His work contributed to the successful passage of Colorado’s Safe Harbor exemption bill in 2013. He also led many statewide ballot and local candidate campaign efforts in Colorado.
Today, he is based in Florida, helping health freedom activists across the United States, sharing experiences and strategies that have proven effective for their public policy advocacy efforts in their states.
Nate Gorman
Legislative & Policy Advisor, National Health Freedom Action
Panelist - Sambhasha 1 - Law & Policy for Ayurveda
Dr. Nidia Diaz
Acupuncturist, Leech Therapy ExpertDr. Diaz is a Doctor of Oriental Medicine who spent ten years in Asia and Europe searching for renowned traditional healers, doctors, and gurus who could teach her lesser-known methods of the healing arts.
Her medical knowledge began with Chinese acupuncture but then branched out to several of the world’s oldest medical systems, such as Tibetan, Indian, and other ancient healing traditions. She traveled to over 25 foreign countries and apprenticed with master healers such as Yeshi Dhoden, the personal physician to the Dalai Lama.
She trained as an Ayurveda therapist in India. She noticed that the Indian God of medicine, Dhanvantari held a leech in one of his four hands, which led her to become an expert in Medicinal Leech Therapy. She is now one of only a handful of physicians who practices in the United States.
She gained Leech Therapy certification and first-hand experience in Germany, Russia, and Turkey to become a highly skilled leech therapist who brings several healing traditions together for optimal results.
Her greatest achievement as a doctor is being a part of the world-renowned Ripley’s Believe It or Not 100-year anniversary hardcover book edition featuring Cleopatra’s beauty secret, the blood facial.
Prof. Dr. Nina C B Da Silva
Nina da Silva is an accomplished biologist with a solid academic background. She holds a Master’s Degree in Biological Science and a Ph.D. in Plant Biotechnology, and she has completed a Postdoctoral program in Ethnobotany, which has broadened her understanding of plants and traditional practices.
In addition to her academic qualifications, Nina has received training in Ayurveda from well-regarded institutions like Arya Vaidya Pharmacy (AVP) and the Ayurveda Brazilian Association (ABRA).
Since 2011, Nina has been a member of the Faculty of Pharmacy at the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro (UFRJ) as a Researcher and Professor. Her responsibilities encompass teaching courses in Pharmacobotany, Applied Botany, and Ethnobotany for undergraduate and postgraduate students. She also actively participates in student supervision within the Professional Master’s Degree in Pharmaceutical Science and Technology at UFRJ and the Postgraduate Program in Plant Biology at the State University of Rio de Janeiro (UERJ).
Beyond her university commitments, Nina contributes as a professor in specialized programs, particularly in Phytotherapy through ‘Phytotherapy UFRJ/JBRJ/ABIFIT’ and ‘Phytotherapy applied to Clinical Nutrition – CEFITO/UFRJ.’
As the Coordinator of the Laboratory of Applied Botany at UFRJ, Nina directs research and extension projects focused on promoting health and integrating complementary healthcare practices. Her research interests span ethnobotany, traditional knowledge, medicinal plants, and Ayurveda.
Nina has shared her insights as a speaker at conferences in Brazil and internationally. Her contributions to the field can be found in books and scientific journals. Her dedication to biology, plants, and holistic health continues to inform and inspire her work.
Prof. Dr. Nina C B Da Silva
Panelist - Sambhasha 3 - Integrating Scientific Evidence with Ayurveda
Nina Raymond MS, LMT
Nina Raymond is a Florida botanist with 14 years of experience in plant identification, flora surveys, plant community classification and mapping, and ecological restoration. She is also a licensed massage therapist who has studied Chinese and Ayurvedic medicines, which emphasize using food and plants as preventive and curative medicine. As an ethnobotanist for a botanical advocacy company in Canada, she characterized and reviewed entheogenic plants for potential present-day medicinal use. She writes ethnobotanical descriptions of plant species: geographic distribution, growth form, morphology, past and present cultural use, chemical constituents, dosage, and toxicity. Nina‘s current focus is on local edible and medicinal plants in Florida.
Nina Raymond MS, LMT
Panelist - Sambhasha 6 - Cultivation, R&D, & Import of Ayurvedic Herbs
Dr. Nitin Agrawal
Ayurvedic Physician, Bliss Spa IndiaDr. Nitin Agrawal
Ayurvedic Physician, Bliss Spa India
Panelist - Sambhasha 5 - Entrepreneur Mastery For Ayurveda
Vd. Pallavi Sodhi Patankar
BAMS, Ad Diploma in YogaDr (Vd) Pallavi Sodhi is an established Ayurveda Acharya, Yoga Therapist, and Bariatric Physician practicing for the last 39 years in Mumbai. She has treated more than 1000 patients of obesity through simple concepts of Ayurveda and Yoga. ‘Swasthasya Swasth Rakshana’ to safeguard one’s established normal health, prevention is better than cure – strongly drove Dr Pallavi to bring about healthy life style changes in the masses. She has a holistic approach to health. She has organized many national and International conferences and conducted various health awareness programs for metabolic disorders.
- Founding member & Past President – All India Association for Advancing Research in Obesity -AIAARO
- Imme Past Sec Gen – Asia Oceania Association for the Studies of Obesity – AOASO.
- Member – World Obesity Federation – WOF.
- Member – Association of Ayurvedic Practitioners – AAP- Mumbai
Vd. Pallavi Sodhi Patankar
BAMS, Ad Diploma in Yoga
Panelist - Sambhasha 7 - Women's Health & Ayurveda
Dr. Parikshit Deshmukh
MD FAPA FASAMDr. Deshmukh is a board-certified psychiatrist in general psychiatry, addiction medicine, and integrative holistic medicine. He is also a certified psychotherapist and integrative psychiatry provider. He is the CEO, Medical Director, and Owner of Balanced Wellbeing LLC, Florida’s largest behavioral health group. He has a deep interest in holistic approaches, meditation, and spirituality.
Parimal Butala
Dr. Prachi Garodia
MD, Integrative Physician, Author, GardenerDr. Garodia is quadruple board-certified in Internal Medicine, Integrative Medicine, and Lifestyle Medicine and is a nationally board-certified Health & Wellness Coach. She has also trained extensively in Functional Medicine, Ayurveda, Yoga, Acupuncture, Mind-Body techniques, Positive psychology, Biofeedback, and clinical Hypnosis.
Dr. Garodia serves as the National Education Champion for Whole Health at the VA, Whole Health Section Chief, and Clinical Medical Director at Miami VA, has published several papers and co-authored book chapters.
Dr. Garodia is an avid Master gardener and loves traveling, nature, hiking, and creating delicious plant-based Āyurvedic recipes for her loved ones.
Dr. Prachi Garodia
MD, Integrative Physician, Author, Gardener
Reviving Ancient Wisdom: Whole Health Approach for Veterans
Prasanth V Joshi
CMO, Vivekananda Yoga Univ.Prasanth V Joshi
CMO, Vivekananda Yoga Univ.
Roundtable Discussion - Secrets of Ayurveda Business
Vd. Pratibha Shah
BAMS, MD (Ayurveda), MPHPratibha Shah, Founder-President Global Council for Ayurveda Research, is an internationally renowned Ayurveda expert. For her pioneering initiatives, she was nominated in the Top 20 Women of the Year, in 2014. Before moving to the US she was working as Chief Medical Officer (AYUSH ministry). In 2019, she was featured in an international documentary on Ayurveda. She is the Founder President of two non-profits and the CEO of My Ayurved LLC.
Vd. Pratibha Shah
BAMS, MD (Ayurveda), MPH
Moderator - Sambhasha 3 - Integrating Scientific Evidence With Ayurveda
Dr. Pratima Raichur
Priya Chandel, AWC
Priya Chandel, AWC
Dr. Priyanka Balachandar
Bharat Natyam Solo DanceDr. Rakesh Sharma
Dr. Rakesh Sharma
Panelist – Sambhasha 8 - Quality Control of Ayurveda Education in the USA
Dr. Rangesh Paramesh
Ayurvedic Physician Lineage, Director IP Himalaya DrugLived since childhood the Ayurveda way and trained through the gurukul of Rasa Vaidya Ayurvedaratna BSVPandit, Dr. Rangesh Paramesh completed his formal degrees BSAM and MD(Ayurveda) in Dravyaguna, Rasashastra, and Bhaishajya-Kalapana.
After working as a university teacher at Government Ayurveda Medical Colleges in Bengaluru and Mysuru in Ayurvedic pharmaceutics, as well as a research guide to more than 20 post-graduates for over 15 years, he joined The Himalaya Drug Company 25 years ago and rose to Global CSO. He is currently Director – Intellectual Property.
He has co-authored several chapters, worked as an Ayurveda consultant helping to establish Ayurveda clinics in the EU & UK, and conducted Ayurveda seminars worldwide.
Dr. Rangesh Paramesh
Ayurvedic Physician Lineage, Director IP Himalaya Drug
Panelist - Sambhasha 3 - Integrating Scientific Evidence with Ayurveda
Dr. Rohit Sane
Founder & CEO Madhavbaug Cardiac CareDr. Rohit Sane is a Managing Director & CEO of Madhavbaug Clinics & Hospitals in India. Dr. Sane is MBBS (Medicine and Surgery) and has a fellowship in cardiac rehabilitation.
Dr. Rohit Sane
Founder & CEO Madhavbaug Cardiac Care
Evidence based Hruday Swasthya- Cardiac Health, Panelist – Sambhasha 2- Ayurveda Beyond Wellness
Vd. Rupali Panse
BAMS, Ayurveda & Integrative Nutrition Practitioner Author, Blogger· Course director and faculty at Hindu University of America, Orlando, FL, USA
· Course teaching faculty at National Institute of Ayurveda, Jaipur
· Course director and teaching faculty at CCIH (Center for Complementary and Integrative Health), School of Health Science, AYUSH
ministry, IndiaVd. Rupali Panse
BAMS, Ayurveda & Integrative Nutrition Practitioner Author, Blogger
Panelist - Sambhasha 7 - Women's Health & Ayurveda
Sadhguru Jaggi Vasudev
Founder - ISHA FoundationSandeep Agarwal
Dr. Sandeep Damodharan Nair
MD(Ay) MSc FNRDr. Nair completed his BAMS and MD in Panchakarma at Government Ayurveda College Trivandrum, his MSc in Neurorehabilitation Research at Danube University Krems, Austria, and his specialization in Clinical Research and ICH GCP at Pharma Academy Leipzig, Germany. His works include projects such as the influence of Vasthi and Ayurveda diet on microbiomes and the influence of Nasya on hyposmia of Parkinson’s disease patients and other extrapyramidal movement disorders.
Dr. Sandeep Damodharan Nair
MD(Ay) MSc FNR
Panelist - Sambhasha 3 - Integrating Scientific Evidence with Ayurveda
Dr. Sanjeev Kalra
Maharishi University, IowaSavita Joshi
Shashank Sandu
Director Sandu Pharmaceuticals Ltd.Shashank Sandu, is the Director of 123-year-old Sandu Brothers Pvt Ltd, founded in 1899, and also a Director of Sandu Pharmaceuticals Ltd. Both companies manufacture and market Ayurvedic formulations.
He holds a MBA and Masters in Commerce was selected for the unique course in Entrepreneurship Development, “Management of Family Business,” by the Entrepreneurship Development Institute of India-Ahmedabad
- Treasurer-Ayurvedic Drug Manufacturers Association (ADMA), a Pan India body representing Ayurveda Industry
- Member of Confederation of Indian Industry.
- Life Member of World Trade Center, Mumbai
He has traveled to over 25 countries for the promotion of Herbal Medicines.
He is a keen sportsman interested in Cricket and Golf. He was a Professional Cricketer in the Lancashire minor county League in the United Kingdom and represented the West Zone Universities Cricket Team at All India Rohinton Baria. Was Golf Captain of the Bombay Presidency Golf Club, one of the oldest golf clubs in India.
Shashank Sandu
Director Sandu Pharmaceuticals Ltd.
Panelist - Sambhasha 6 - Cultivation, R&D, & Import of Ayurvedic Herbs
Prof Dr. Shri Krishna Khandel
Ayurvedic Physician, Sanskrit ScholarHe is an Ex-Professor of the National Institute of Ayurveda, Jaipur. He has a rich 40 years of experience as a Consultant Physician, an Academician, a Mentor, an Author, a Researcher, and a Counselor. Currently, he is a Director of ArogyaLaxmi, Jaipur.
He has guided eleven Ph.D. theses and co-guided six. He has delivered over 400 Extension Lectures, Guest speeches, Keynote addresses, lectures at CME at various prestigious Institutions, and National & International Seminars. Also, 57 Research papers were published in various National Journals/ Souvenirs.
His love for teaching and spreading the treasure of Ayurveda has blossomed in more than 5000 UG, PG, and Ph.D. scholars.
Prof Dr. Shri Krishna Khandel
Ayurvedic Physician, Sanskrit Scholar
Panelist – Sambhasha 2- Ayurveda Beyond Wellness
Sia Anasseri BSE
Sia Anasseri is a Sales and Marketing Executive with a strong background in technology and leadership. He holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Industrial and Systems Engineering from the University of Florida. Sia’s career began at IBM before venturing into entrepreneurship. He successfully led his first company, which became one of the largest computer hardware and software distributors in Latin America before being acquired by a public company.
Sia’s notable roles include serving as the CEO and Managing Partner of AutoMatrix Dealer Software from 2017 to 2020 and as Co-Founder, CEO, and Chairman of Showroom Logic Holdings, LLC from 2011 to 2017. Under his leadership, Showroom Logic Holdings earned the Google Premier SMB Partner Badge and made multiple appearances on the INC 5000 list, including being ranked as the 26th fastest-growing company in America in 2014.
Throughout his career, Sia has demonstrated exceptional skills in e-commerce operations, internet business development, and sales and marketing. He founded and led companies such as Persianvillage.com LLC and BEK International, Inc., achieving annual sales exceeding $100 million and successfully navigating mergers with public companies.
During his time at the University of Florida, Sia was actively involved in professional organizations, serving as President of the American Institute of Industrial Engineers and Epsilon Lambda Chi Engineering Leadership Circle. He received prestigious awards, including the E.P. Martinson Award and the American Institute of Industrial Engineers Service Award. Sia was also a member of the Engineering Leadership Circle and Order of Engineer.
Sia is a highly accomplished Sales and Marketing Executive with a proven track record of leadership, entrepreneurship, and success in the technology industry.
Smrita Choubey
CEO Veda Farms, Ayurveda EntrepreneurSmrita Choubey is the Founder & CEO of Veda Farms, a vertically integrated Ayurvedic wellness company headquartered at a 254-acre farm in New Jersey.
Smrita started her career in healthcare investment banking and realized that the American healthcare system had many systemic challenges preventing our society from being happy and healthy.
She decided to use the knowledge she gained studying economics at the University of Chicago and getting her MBA at Columbia Business School, along with the healthcare and corporate strategy skills she gained from working at J.P. Morgan and American Express, to start an alternative healthcare company rooted in Ayurveda.
She started Veda Farms to grow, research, and formulate plant-based alternatives to mass-marketed pharmaceuticals.
Smrita Choubey
CEO Veda Farms, Ayurveda Entrepreneur
Panelist - Sambhasha 5 - Entrepreneur Mastery For Ayurveda
Dr. Sree Sreenath
Founder and CEO. Vivekananda Yoga Univ.Sree N. Sreenath, Ph.D., MBA, is the Founder and President of Vivekananda Yoga University (VaYU) in Los Angeles. He is a tenured full professor in the Electrical, Computer & Systems Engineering Department at Case Western Reserve University.
He has served in leadership roles in many academic and research programs while consulting with the UN, UNESCO, the International Panel on Climate Change, and the World Bank. He has won several prestigious awards at the National Science Foundation and the National Institutes of Health.
Dr. Sree Sreenath
Founder and CEO. Vivekananda Yoga Univ.
Panelist – Sambhasha 2- Ayurveda Beyond Wellness
Vd. Sujatha Reddy
LPC BAMSVd. Sujatha Reddy has Bachelors in Ayurvedic Medicine (BAMS) from India and a Masters (MSEd) from the University of Dayton, Ohio. She has been in private practice for over 20 years in the field of mental health and over 35 years in the field of Ayurveda. She is licensed by the State of Ohio and the State of Colorado, as a Professional Mental health Counselor. As an Entrepreneur, she has owned a mental health franchise of Humanly in Lakewood, CO, since 2015. She founded and is an Executive director of AyuMind LLC in Jan 2023, a Psychedelic Assisted Psychotherapy facility. She is the first to Integrate Ayurveda with psychedelic-assisted psychotherapy for PTSD, Anxiety, Depression, Bipolar disorders, Addictions, and Chronic pain. She currently serves as the President of the Colorado Ayurvedic Medical Association. She is a member of the Board of Directors on the National Certification and Credential Board of Ayurvedic Medicine (NCCBAM).
Vd. Sujatha Reddy
LPC BAMS
Panelist – Sambhasha 8 - Quality Control of Ayurveda Education in the USA
Susan Ethridge Esq. - FL
Susan is a founding member of the Alternative Health Law Firm, bringing with her a wealth of legal experience spanning over three decades. Her legal expertise has a strong focus on alternative and integrative healthcare, particularly within the realm of botanical medicine.
Susan serves a broad clientele, including alternative healthcare practitioners, medical associations, natural product manufacturers, suppliers, and retailers.
In addition to her legal practice, Susan is a yoga teacher and an active alternative healthcare practitioner.
Dr. Usha Nagavarapu
Vaidya Vandana Baranwal
BAMS, MD (Ayurveda-BHU)Vandana Baranwal, Founder-CEO AyurveDatri LLC- Women Wellness Solutions, is an internationally acclaimed Ayurveda expert specializing in women’s health. She was a Professor at SDM College of Ayurveda and Hospital, Rajiv Gandhi University of Health Sciences, before moving to the USA. She is a published author of two Ayurveda books on women’s health. “Stree Roga Vimarsha” a book of Ayurvedic gynecology and “Prasuti Tantra Sandarshini” a book of Ayurvedic Obstetrics.
She has been recognized by her peers for excellence in teaching and honored with the “Charaka Award” by the Association of Ayurvedic Professionals of North America, USA 2017. She is a senior faculty in Kerala Ayurveda Academy, USA. She was featured in an international documentary on Ayurveda in 2019. Her passion and love for Ayurveda fuels her vision for the development and growth of Ayurveda in the Western world. She is the Founder-President Ayurveda Association of Ohio.
Vaidya Vandana Baranwal
BAMS, MD (Ayurveda-BHU)
Panelist - Sambhasha 7 - Women's Health & Ayurveda
Viresh Garg
Dr. Vivek Shanbhag
ND, MD-Ayurveda, BAMS- California Licensed Naturopathic Doctor with 35 years’ experience as an Ayurveda Doctor, Professor & Best-seller Author
- Founding Dean, School of Ayurveda & Natural Medicine, University of Silicon Andhra, California
- Director, Natural Medicine & Ayurveda – Clinic, Academy & Wellness Spa, California
- Co-Chair, Organizing Committee, NCAM Mega-Conference, 2023
- Founding President, American Association of Ayurvedic Professionals 2021-2022
Yash Prakash
Yelloji-Rao K. Mirajkar
International Convener, Global Indian Scientists and Technocrats ForumYelloji-Rao Mirajkar, Ph.D., is the founder-director of Aahaar Kranti: Awareness Campaign for Better Nutrition and the International Convenor for the GIST, Global Indian Scientists and Technocrats Forum.
After earning a Ph.D. from the Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, in Electrochemical interactions among sulfide minerals, Dr. Mirajkar completed postdoctoral work in physical chemistry at Columbia University, New York. For 24 years, he developed expertise in Research, Development, and Innovation at Colgate-Palmolive for personal care, home care, oral care, pet care, and household products, earning several patents in his area of expertise, interactions among surfactants, polymers, and actives, and fragrances and flavors in formulations and solutions.
He is the former executive director and member of the national leadership of Hindu Swayamsevak Sangh, USA.
Yelloji-Rao K. Mirajkar
International Convener, Global Indian Scientists and Technocrats Forum
Panelist - Sambhasha 3 - Integrating Scientific Evidence with Ayurveda
Dr. Yogesh Narayan Bendale
Dr. Yogesh Bendale is a globally acclaimed Ayurvedic practitioner who possesses a unique blend of unwavering commitment to traditional knowledge, cutting-edge modern scientific methodology, a sharp understanding of translational medicine, and extensive international clinical experience. He firmly believes that the rich reservoir of Indian traditional wisdom can withstand rigorous scientific scrutiny and adequately address the global healthcare needs of our times.
Live Panel Discussions
The Sanskrt term Sambhasha refers to a lively discussion, using reasoning and logic (tarka).
Drawing out opposite views and deep arguments through a skilled moderator, topics are discussed with the goal of attaining valid and true knowledge and a wider perspective, known as vyāpaka.
A good sambhasa involves the entire room, has unplanned moments of epiphany and surprises. NCAM will engage thought leaders in live debate weighing the merits and demerits of crucial topics in Ayurveda today.
Ayurveda Beyond Wellness
Quality Control of Ayurveda Education in the USA
Women's Health & Ayurveda
Incurable Diseases & Ayurveda
Integrating Scientific Evidence with Ayurveda
Entrepreneur Mastery for Ayurveda
Cultivation, R&D & Import of Ayurvedic Herbs
Law & Policy for Ayurveda
Deep Knowledge by True Experts
The NCAM megaconference will offer three preconference workshops for intense deeper exploration before the festival of topics explores the breadth of Ayurveda in the USA. Previous registration is required for the preparation of workshop materials.
Cultivation & Import of Ayurvedic Herbs
For Sponsors & Exhibitors Only
Bhasma + Rasa-Cikitsa in the USA
Sponsor-Based Topic
To Be Announced
Gaining Practice through Workshops
Leech Therapy
Pranayama
Nasya Self-Application
Westgate Lakes Resort & Spa
Orlando International Airport
The nearest airport to the venue is Orlando International Airport (MCO).
This Conference is Accredited by the National Certification and Credentialing Board for Ayurvedic Medicine (NCCBAM)
21 ACE (Ayurveda Continuing Education) credits are available for Ayurvedic Professionals.
Ticket Schedule
Early Supporter – $320 – Available until March 31, 2023Early Bird – $350 – Available until July 31, 2023- Standard Admission – $395 – Available until October 26, 2023
- At the Door – $425
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Cancellation requests received by August 31, 2023, will receive a 100% refund, less a $25 processing fee.Cancellation requests received by September 30, 2023, will receive a 50% refund, less a $25 processing fee.- No refunds will be offered for cancellations after September 30, 2023.