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Shekhar Annambhotla, Founder is an ayurvedic doctor who was classically trained in India and has been practicing and teaching ayurveda worldwide since 1988. Ayurveda is not just a system of alternative medicine, but is actually a comprehensive and ancient science of health. It is Shekhar's belief that due to the open nature of ayurveda and its timeless principles, it is a boon to those of us living in the modern, stressful world. Shekhar's mission to educate and help people live healthier lives with ayurveda. He began his eight-year course of study in ayurvedic medicine at the age of 17, first at Nagarjuna University in Andhra Pradesh, India and then at Gujarat Ayurved University in Gujarat, India, where he earned his Doctor of Medicine in Ayurveda. He is also a Licensed Integrative Bodywork and Massage Therapist (LMT) and a Registered Yoga Teacher (R.Y.T.-500) with the Yoga Alliance and an instructor of therapeutic Hatha Yoga, having completed training at the Swami Vivekananda Yoga Research Center in India. A former faculty member of NKJ Ayurvedic Medical College in Karnataka, India, he also served as an ayurvedic consultant to the Maharishi Spiritual Organization for over 7 years, traveling extensively throughout Europe, Latin America and North America to develop and teach courses, deliver lectures and offer consultations for health professionals and for the general public. During his travels, he gave several newspaper interviews on ayurveda, as well as an interview for BBC's Breakfast Television on Ayurvedic Pulse Technique. Click here to view Shekhar's complete CV.

Sudha Bulusu is a holistic Licensed Skin Care Therapist. She combines the timeless principles of ayurveda with modern esthetics to provide healing, natural, effective skin care.

Suzanne Ickes has over 20 years of experience working in many areas of the Lehigh Valley including Agency on Aging, the Allentown Health Bureau, hospitals, nursing homes, schools, and a dialysis center.  Suzanne specialized in child/adolescent weight management and cholesterol reduction.  She is the author of The Soluble Fiber Solution at lulu.com. Suzanne has a Bachelors Degree of Science in Nutrition from Penn State University.  She established her private practice in 2002 and has been working with people of all ages of achieve better health through medical nutrition therapy.

Lisa D. Bryan is a Kripalu Professional Level Yoga Teacher (RYT 500), Reiki Level III practitioner, and integrative bodywork therapist. Teaching wellness for 15 years, her passion is to integrate holistic health & spirituality from India & the West.  Her group Yoga classes and private sessions are nurturing and joyful! They focus on combining the energy of the present moment to the timeless skills of the past.  Her bodywork training includes study of Ayurveda in Kerala, India and at Lehigh Valley Healing Arts Academy.   Lisa has previously taught at Westend Racquet, and Yoga & Health in Bethlehem.  She is currently adjunct faculty at DeSales University, teaching at area churches, and at Open Heart Yoga. Clients are welcome to receive care in their home or her studio space.  She is inspired by her Yoga master teacher, Michael Carroll, her spiritual director, Br. Dr. Bernard Seif, and the legacy of prana masters Swami Kripalu and Sensei Usui.  Lisa is also a graduate of Bates College with degrees in Music & French and is a member of the Kripalu Yoga Teachers Association, Yoga Alliance, and Spiritual Directors International.  She is a student at Moravian Theological Seminary studying Spiritual Formation.

Neeraj Lal has studied Reiki to the Master Teacher level and has worked with children, adults and the elderly in the Allentown, Pennsylvania area. He is looking forward to helping clients attain good health through the balancing effect of Reiki. He has studied various Eastern healing methods including Reiki, Yoga and Ayurveda. During a personalized Reiki consultation, Neeraj works with the client to educate him or her about the Eastern healing art of Reiki and discusses its various health and healing benefits. Clients fill out a health history questionnaire and self-evaluation of their present health condition. Neeraj and his client discuss the questionnaire and address any questions or concerns. The Reiki session will then be tailored to meet the client’s health needs.

Ajay Kiri, MD is an allopathic medical doctor with interests in primary care, sports medicine, health optimization and integrative medicine. In addition, he has a background in spirituality, health and fitness, sports nutrition, yoga, & mind/body medicine. He believes strongly in reaching your highest potential by knowing yourself and harmonizing your mind/body/spirit continuum through proper nutrition, healthy lifestyle habits and a positive mental attitude. He currently practices in Philadelphia, PA.

Nina Usha Molin, MD is a board certified Internist and founder of Ananda Health Center for Integrative Medicine in Lenox, MA. As a physician of Integrative Medicine, Dr. Molin interfaces the science of nutrition, biochemistry and genetics with the wisdom of the ancient traditions of Wise Earth Ayurveda® so her clients can regain and maintain health and sustain long lasting vitality and joy. Since June 2000, she has been an Integrative Specialist at Canyon Ranch in Lenox, MA where she lectures and consults in many areas including Integrative Medicine, Women’s Health, Inflammatory and Immune Disorders, Preventive Medicine and Wise Earth Ayurveda ®.  

Dr. Molin was featured in the 2003 PBS special Live Younger Longer: The Canyon Ranch Guide to Good Health and Well-Being. Dr. Molin has given workshops on Wise Earth Ayurveda® in western MA, at Canyon Ranch in Lenox, The Kripalu Center for Yoga and Health, for The Young Presidents’ Organization, and at Mount Madonna Institute in Santa Cruz, CA.  Dr. Molin is dedicated to the possibility of transformation and peace in people’s lives. 

For more information on Wise Earth Ayurveda ® Trainings and Ananda Health Center events, visit www.ananda-health.com.