Massachusetts General Directory

Hilary J. Garivaltis, D.Ay., Director of School of Ayurveda
Kripalu Center for Yoga & Health
Box 793, Lenox, MA 01240-0793
Tel: 800-741-7353  Web site: www.kripalu.org

Dr. Nina Molin
Ayurvedic medicine, consultations
45 Walker Street, Lenox  Tel: 413-822-0852
Web site: www.ananda-health.com

Vaidya Radhika Priya Prassannatma
Ayurvedic Medicine
Maharishi Ayurveda Health Center
679 George Hill Road, Lancaster, MA 01523
Web site: www.ayurvedalancaster.com
Phone: 978.365.4549
Toll Free: 877.890.8600
Email: info@lancasterhealth.com

Paula O'Brien, D.Ay.
Ayurvedic consultations, lectures, yoga, meditation
40 Webster Ct., Amherst, MA 01002,
Tel: 413-253-5553, Email: theodord@facil.umass.edu

Annabelle Quigg-Wallace, PhD
327 Washington Street, Norwell MA 02061
Tel: 781-659-9300
Email: aqwallace@comcast.net
Web site: www.annabellewallace.com

Kris Quinones, BA, LMT, NCTMB
Offering Traditional Ayurvedic Bodywork Treatments (Pancha Karma therapies: Abhyanga, Vishesh,Shirodhara, Nasya, Netra Basti)
Massage Therapy Works, 255 Elm St., Somerville, MA, 02144
Tel. 617-331-6303
Web. www.kqbodywork.com
Email. kris@kqbodywork.com

Linda J. Reynolds, PhD, D.Ay.
Panchakarma clinic, Chakra (autonomic segment) resolution, seasonal lectures, training course for Ayurvedic technicians, classical Homeopathy.
Integrative Health Care
Dudley Square, 615 Boston Post Rd., Sudbury, MA 01776
129 Main St., West Harwich, MA 02671
Tel: 978-443-0006, Email: dr1linda@netzero.net
Web site: www.integrativeayurveda.com<

Ann Marie Rodriguez, LCMT
Ayurvedic massage and treatments
4 Dexter Row - Ste. B, Charleston, MA  02129
Tel: 617-242-2930 Email:amrveda@mac.com
Web site: web.me.com/amrveda/health/home.html  

Stephanie Slater, D.Ay. Ayurvedic consults and bodywork
Harvard Square Acupuncture & Massage
12 Arrow Street, Ste. 103, Cambridge, MA 02138
Tel: 617-349-3600 Web: www.hsacupunctureandmassage.com
Email: slaterveda@yahoo.com

Mukunda Stiles, Yoga and Ayurveda, Structural Yoga Therapy, teacher, author Click here for more info
439 Northampton St., Holyoke, MA 01040
Tel: 303-442-7004
Email: yogimukunda@comcast.net Web sites: www.yogatherapycenter.org   www.yogaforums.com

Ayurvedic practitioners are educated in a variety of schools and colleges. There is a considerable difference in what a practitioner offers due to the background that a practitioner may have brought with them to the study of Ayurveda. For example, the practitioner may be a medical doctor, naturopathic doctor, chiropractic doctor, nurse, yoga teacher, nutritionist, or massage therapist. If the practitioner already had a health career prior to studying Ayurveda, they will likely utilize their knowledge of Ayurveda within that chosen career.

There may be a focus on Ayurvedic spa therapies including abyhanga (Ayurvedic massage), shirodhara (oil streamed onto the forehead), swedana (herbalized steam), stone therapy massage, pizichil (whole body oiling), facials, herbal wraps, ubtans (massage with herbal body paste), and many other specialized Ayurvedic techniques. Other practitioners may focus on teaching and guiding a client through lifestyle changes.

In general, Ayurvedic consultants work to balance the dosha imbalance (imbalance in the body "humors" or characteristics). They may offer the detoxification program known as pancha karma (five detoxification therapies), as well as nutrition and lifestyle guidance, and recommendations of Ayurvedic natural herbs. Through their knowledge of the science of Ayurveda, they can assist a client in setting up daily routines (dinacharya) and seasonal routines (ritucharya) that can bring about the desired balance to release stress and help to ward off dis-ease.