Ayurvedic Practitioners Overseas, South and Central America
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General Directory of Ayurvedic Practitioners
Dr. Sebastian Mathew, Ayurveda-und Venen-Klinik
St. Primus Weg 68
A-9020 Klagenfurt, Austria
Tel: +43 (0)463 46912 Web site: www.ayurvedaklinik.com
Email: mathew@aon.at
Arjuna dasa, Ayurved practitioner offering consultations, panchakarma training, workshops on Ayurveda,
Vedic Astrology and Yoga.
Tel: (55) 31-91819747 Web site: www.triguna.com
Dr. Vipul Anand, BAMS, MSc
Ayurvedic Practitioner
Mauritius, India
Tel: 002307261777
Email: indianvaidya@hotmail.com
Dr. Sangeeta Anand, BAMS, MSc
Ayurvedic Practitioner
Mauritius, India
Tel: 002307501546
Email: kaayakalpa@gmail.com
Dr. C.S. Anilkumar, B.A.M.S., MD (Ay), DNY
Physician Consultant in Ayurveda Yoga and Naturopathy
Dixit Health Clinic and Research Centre
#296/1, CH-25, 6th Main, 5th Cross
Saraswathipuram, Mysore India 570 009
Tel: 0821-2543619
Email: anilayurveda@rediffmail.com
Dr. Prashant Sawant, M.D. (Ayurved) Bombay
Ayurlife Positive Health Centre and Research Institute
82/B Pokar Mansion, Chembur, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
Pin 400071
Tel: 91-22-25212390, 91-22-55993693, mobile 09819811850
www.ayurlife.net
Mindy Reser
Ayurveda Pancha Karma Destination Spa
Punta Mita, Mexico
Tel: 503-616-4830 (USA) 01-55-5351-4559 (Mexico)
Web site: www.villaananda.com
Email: mindy@villaananda.com
New Zealand
Gerald Lopez, LLB, Dip. Ayurv. Medicine
Ayurveda & Yoga Consults and Therapies
Science of Life
107 Apollo Health & Wellness Centre
cnr Apollo Drive/Rosedale Rd.
Albany, North Shore City
New Zealand
Tel: (09) 477 3765 Web site: www.gerald-lopez.com
John Vorstermans, Dip. Ayurv. Medicine
Ayurveda Wellbeing
Auckland, New Zealand
Tel: (09) 974-3227 Web site: www.ayurvedawellbeing.co.nz
Spain
Mª Matilde Amill - Doctora Ayurvédica, Centro de Medicina Natural Ayurveda Salud
Barcelona, Spain
Tel: (+ 00 34) 617 918 584
Email: ayurveda_salud@yahoo.es
Web site: http://es.geocities.com/ayurveda_salud
United Kingdom
Dr. Deepa Apte, B.M., B.S., Qualified Yoga Teacher
Healthy Living Center
282 St. Pauls Road Highbury Corner
London N1 2LH
Tel: 020 7704 6900
Email: info@ayurvedapura.com
Web site: www.ayurvedapura.com
Ratna Dey Cordukes, Ayur. Practitioner, Reiki & Hot Stone Therapy
11 Ewell Bypass
Epsom
Surrey KT17 2PZ
Tel/Fax: 0208 3933314
Email: ratna.deycordukes@inghams.co.uk
Web site: www.forbalance.com
Ashish Paul, BAMS, BSc, Ayurvedic Practitioner
Ayuva
Mobile: 07779 711 615
Email: herbalishtash@yahoo.co.uk
Web site: www.ayuva.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.