Ayurvedic Practitioners in Massachusetts
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Mukunda Tom Stiles
Structural Yoga Therapy, Ayurvedic yoga
439 Northampton St., Holyoke, MA 01040
Tel: 303-442-7004
Email: yogimukunda@comcast.net
Web sites: www.yogatherapycenter.org www.yogaforums.com
Massachusetts General Directory
Marie Josee Carriere, Ayurvedic & Polarity Practitioner
Atlantic Wellness Center
65 Eastern Ave., Essex, MA 01929
Tel: 978-768-6321 Web site: www.atlanticwellnesscenter.com
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
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
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: 617-771-1702 Web site: www.forallseasonsmassage.com
Email: amr@forallseasonsmassage.com
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.
327 Washington Street, Norwell MA 02061
Tel: 781-659-9300
Email: aqwallace@comcast.net Web site: http://wwww.annabellewallace.com
Dr. Nina Molin -Ayurvedic medicine, consultations
45 Walker Street, Lenox Tel: 413-822-0852
Web site: www.ananda-health.com