Ayurvedic Practitioners in Pennsylvania

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Allentown, Pennsylvania

Dr. (Vaidya) Shekhar Annambhotla
Ayurvedic Practitioner & Yoga Instructor, 4949 Liberty Lane, Suite 130, Brookside Park Professional Building, Allentown, PA 18106
Tel: 484-347-6110
Email: doctorshekhar@gmail.com      Web Site: www.ojas.us

Pennsburg, Pennsylvania

Edward Zadlo, D.Ay.

Email: edzadlo@comcast.net

General Practitioner Directory

Dr. (Vaidya) Shekhar Annambhotla, BAMS, MD (Ayurveda) YICC, RTC500
Ayurvedic practitioner, educator, teacher of yoga and meditation
Lehigh Valley, PA Click here for complete information

Alpa Bhatt, BAMS, LMBT, NMT
Ayurvedic Holistic Practitioner
832 Germantown Pike #3
Plymouth Meeting, PA 19462
Tel: 610-239-9901

Mari Clements, MS, RD, CDE, DAy
Utilizes Ayurvedic principles in nutrition counseling.
315 Rutgers Avenue, Swarthmore, PA 19081
Tel: 610-543-6338 Email: mclemen1@swarthmore.edu

Archana Kulkarni, BAMS, MD in Ayurveda, BHU, India
Ayurveda Practitioner, Yoga & Panchakarma Specialist
4021 Meadow Ave.
Easton, PA 18045
Tel: 484-545-1113 Email: archana@shriayurveda.com
Website: www.shriayurveda.com

Blair Lewis
Alive and Healthy Institute
503 Ash Street
Bethany, PA 18431
Tel: 570-251-8592
Email: blair@aliveandhealthy.com
Website: www.aliveandhealthy.com

Anne Palmer
Ayurveda Lifestyle Consultant, Massage Therapist and Certified Yoga Teacher
Lightseeds
Center for Health, Wellness & Conscious Living
310 Broad Street, Milford, PA 18337
Tel: 570-296-5355 Email: lightseedsyoga@gmail.com
Website: www.lightseedsyoga.com

Shradhdha Patel, BAMS, BSN, RN
Ayurvedic Practitioner and Registered Nurse
Center for Human Integration
8400 Pine Road, Philadelphia, PA 19111
Tel: 267-614-7245
Email: kpshradhdha@yahoo.com

Edward Zadlo, DAy
Ayurvedic consultations, teacher of Ayurveda, Yoga, meditation
1613 Swamp Creek Road, Pennsburg, PA 18073
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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.