Board Members
Sanjeev Kalra (President-ICAA, Chair-Ethics & Compliance Committee, Quality Assurance Committee)
MD (Ayurveda-Neuro-Psychiatry), MHA (University of Phoenix),
Executive Healthcare Leadership and Management (Johns Hopkins University), MDBA (Hospital Management and Finance), India
Member-Advisory Council, Harvard Business Impact
Fellow-in-progress-ACHE (American College of Healthcare Executives)
International Expert on Committee for “Manas Roga" (M.D-Ayurveda Neuro-Psychiatry) at NCISM, India to frame the Competency Based Curriculum for the subject.
Associate Professor-Department of Physiology and Health, Director for Clinical Training of the BA in AyurVeda Wellness and Integrative Health, Maharishi International university, Fairfield, IA
Maharishi AyurVeda Integrative Health Center | MUM Clinic (miu-clinic.org)
Aparna Bapat (Vice-President - ICAA, Chair-Membership & Governance Committee)
Aparna Bapat is highly accomplished Ayurveda Practitioner, Educator and Entrepreneur working in US since last 23 years.
She was on NAMA Board for 9 years and is currently the President of AAF (Ayurveda association of Florida) and founding member of AAAP(American association of Ayurvedic professionals), NCAM (National Consortium of Ayurveda Medicine)and ICAA (International Council for Ayurveda Accreditation) founding member and current President.
Dr. Bapat has been actively involved in Ayurveda education and is on faculty of several Ayurveda colleges. She is favourite mentor to numerous students who studied with her and are now successful practitioners and teachers themselves.
With strong foundation in spirituality, Dr Bapat has healed thousands of people with her expertise in Pulse reading, herbal formulations, Pancha karna, nutrition /cooking and lifestyle guidance using Ayurveda and Yoga principles.
Dr Bapat lives and practices in Citrus hills, Florida.
Kanada Narahari (Treasurer and Secretary)
Kanada Narahari, also known as Kanada Raghava, is an Ayurvedic physician holding a BAMS degree and a distinguished writer in Kannada. He has authored two short story collections that have garnered prestigious awards. Since 2007, he has practiced Ayurvedic medicine in India, Nepal, South Africa, and the USA.
Born in Manchikeri, a quaint village nestled in the Western Ghats of Karnataka, India, Kanada's father, Vidvan Narahari Keshava Bhat, is a celebrated Sanskrit scholar, poet, and author with numerous works on theatre plays and Yakshagaana—a traditional form of performing art. It comes as no surprise that Kanada was immersed in Indian performing arts, music, and literature from a very young age. At the age of nine, he began studying Carnatic classical vocal music under Vidushi Shreedevi Aravind. Over time, his passion shifted towards Hindustani Classical music, especially the Sitar.
Embarking on a new musical voyage at 22, he trained for several years with sitarist Sanjeev Korti and later found guidance under Acharya Abhik Mukherjee. Today, Kanada is an esteemed sitar player who has captivated audiences worldwide with his performances at major festivals. He has collaborated with renowned maestros on stage and in studios. His discography includes two albums—'Naadi' and 'Vistar'—and an EP titled 'Sonokata', all of which are available on major audio streaming platforms.
Over the past 15 years, Kanada Narahari has cultivated a profound dedication to Naada Yoga. He has conducted live lecture-demonstrations on Naada Yoga and Ayurveda on prominent television and radio shows globally.
Sangeeta Sharma (Chair- Education & Training Committee - ICAA)
B.A.M.S., M.D. Ayurveda, Ph.D. Panchakarma
Director of Clinical Training MAVIM
Assistant Professor of Physiology and Health
Consultant Vaidya IHC
Maharishi Intl University
Sujatha Reddy
Member-U.S. Advisory Council
Sujatha Reddy is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) in Colorado and Ohio, and a Licensed Natural Medicine Facilitator. Sujatha is Board Certified in Traditional Ayurvedic Medicine, (BC-TAM). She certified Psychedelic Assisted Psychotherapist, Holotropic Breathwork as Certified Trauma Informed Therapist, and a Yoga Therapist. She holds a Bachelor of Ayurvedic Medicine and Surgery (BAMS) from India and Masters in community counseling from University of Dayton OH.
Additionally, she is a certified Health and Wellness Coach and Certified Kundalini Yoga & Meditation teacher. She is the Founder and Executive Director of Ayumind LLC and Heartland Wellness PLLC, and as an entrepreneur, she owns a mental health franchise of Humanly in Lakewood, CO, where she also has a group practice. As a philanthropist, she volunteers at NCCBAM and serves as a Board member.
Her affiliations include CCA, OCA, NBCC,AAAP, AAPI, COLORAMA. She specializes in treating PTSD, Treatment resistant depression, Anxiety spectrum disorders, Addictions and chronic illness. She uses Ayurvedic psychology, CBT, Acceptance and mindfulness, Transpersonal psychology, Personal centered therapy, and yoga therapy as modalities. As an entrepreneur she owns a mental health franchise of Humanly in lakewood CO. She enjoys the outdoors and is an avid hiker.
Yash Pathak
Member-U.S. Advisory Council
Dr. Pathak has over 13 years of versatile administrative experience in an Institution of Higher education as Dean (and over 30 years as faculty and as a researcher in higher education after his Ph.D). Now holds the position for Associate Dean for Faculty Affairs and tenured professor of Pharmaceutical Sciences.
Dr. Yash Pathak is an internationally recognized scholar, researcher and educator in the areas of Health care education, Nanotechnology, Drug Delivery Systems and Nutraceuticals.
His major achievements in international area includes:
1. Fulbright Senior Scholar Core Fellowship Award 2015-2016 for Indonesia (visiting Ubaya University, Surabaya, Indonesia from Jan till July 2017)
2. Endeavour Executive fellowship by Australian Government 2015 in collaboration with Deakin University to work on siRNA delivery
3. Prometeo Fellowship award from Ecuador Government, 2015
4. CNPQ Brazil Government Fellowship, visiting PUCRS in Porto Alegre every year for one month from 2015 till 2017 working on space pharmaceuticals and microgravity impact on stability of drug delivery systems
5. Outstanding Achievement Award for Global Engagement by University of South Florida, a unique award given to only one faculty/administrator annually
6. Fellow of NSF I-Corps USF 2016
7. Outstanding Faculty Award from USF March 2017
8. Fulbright Specialist fellowship 2019 for South Africa
9. Outstanding faculty award from University of South Florida 2020
10. Fellow of AAAS 2021
11. Fulbright Specialist University of cape Coast Ghana May to June 2023
12. Fulbright Senior Scholar for Masaryk University, Czech republic from Jan 2024-June 2024
He has published extensively with over 60 edited volumes in the area of nanotechnology, drug delivery systems, artificial neural networks, conflict management and cultural studies. Elsevier, John Wiley and Sons, Springer, Taylor and Francis and many other International Publishers publish his books. He has published over 350 research papers, reviews, and chapters in the books and presented in many National and International conferences.
He is also actively involved many nonprofit organizations, to mention a few, Hindu Swayamsevak Sangh, USA, Sewa International USA, International accreditation council for Dharma Schools and colleges, International commission for Human rights and religious freedom, Uberoi Foundation for Religious Studies ,International commission for human rights and religious freedom, Washington DC and many more.
Dr Pathak is also associated with International accreditation council for Dharma schools and colleges (www.iacdsc.org) which was registered in 2006 and we have offered accreditation to few institutions nationally and internationally. I will be glad to discuss the possibility of collaborating for accreditation of Ayurveda colleges and scientific institutes
Vivek Shanbagh
Member-U.S. Advisory Council
Dr. Vivek Shanbhag, ND-USA, MD-Ayurveda, BAMS, CYEd.
* California Licensed Naturopathic Doctor with 35 years’ experience as an MD-Ayurveda, Professor & Best-Seller Author
* Founding Director, Natural Medicine & Ayurveda Clinic and PanchaKarma Center. www.YogaAyurveda.org
* Founding President, National Consortium of Ayurveda Medicine. www.NCAMusa.org
* Founding Dean, School of Ayurveda & Natural Medicine, Aria University. www.UofSA.edu
* Editorial Board, Integrative Medicine: A Clinician’s Journal
* Best-seller Author of “Beginner’s Intro to Ayurvedic Medicine” by Keats Publishing
Frances Yahia
Member-U.S. Advisory Council
Dr. Frances Yahia is an archetypal astrologer, shaman, akashic records reader and spiritual counselor from South Florida. She earned her PhD in Mental Health and Educational Leadership from Barry University and has studied and taught metaphysics, comparative mythology, symbology and esoteric topics for over 30 years.
Dr. Yahia has been in private practice for over 15 years and her main interests are depth psychology and the subconscious and she has developed her own 4-step model on how the subconscious develops at the moment of conception and explains how it contributes to all of life’s conflicts. Frances uses shadow work, symbols, myths and archetypes to assist clients with their deepest subconscious patterns. She helps clients identify the narratives they've built their lives upon, deconstruct the story and build a new foundation with the clients authentic values and personal philosophy at the forefront of their life, while integrating their unique shadow aspects to help them achieve wholeness and balance.
Dr. Yahia has held positions in institutions of higher education as Dean of Academics, Program Director, Accreditation Specialist and Director of Academics for over 20 years. She is a pioneer in online education as has taught at the college level for 25 years, she co-founded Sampoorna Ayurvedic College and currently owns her own college.
She is the author of The Seven Gates: Seven Steps beyond Self-Awareness, Witch Bitch: Ceremonies, Rituals and Magic for Gods and Goddesses, The Truth is in the Triangle: The Hidden Truths on How to Achieve Wholeness in Relationships, The Hidden Truths to Spiritual Adulting, The Shadow Side of the Mother’s Love, Hidden Truths: The Magic of Mysticism and its Modern-Day Applications and several other book titles. She is the President at Hidden Truths College of Metaphysics where she teaches astrology, consciousness coaching, twelve truths to a spiritual path, shaman initiation, akashic records, Egyptian tarot, universal laws and all things metaphysics.
Rammanohar P (Member-International Advisory Council)
Prof. Rammanohar is a highly acclaimed and experienced researcher and currently working as a Director at Amrita University, India with a demonstrated history of working in the alternative medicine industry. He is skilled in Negotiation, Innovation Management, Coaching, Team Building, and Healing. He holds Doctor of Medicine (M.D.) in Ayurvedic Pharmacology from Rajiv Gandhi University of Health Sciences.
Hemant Toshikani (Member-International Advisory Council)
Dr. Hemant Toshikani is a highly acclaimed, experienced and trained surgeon in Indian System of Medicine, working on Upgrading Ayurved through Technology. He is a Dean at Faculty of Ayurved, Parul University, Vadodara, India.
Pradeep Kumar Prajapati (Member-International Advisory Council)
Prof Pradeep Kumar Prajapati is Hon'ble Vice Chancellor Dr Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan Rajasthan Ayurved University, Jodhpur, India
Mahesh Kundgol (Member-International Advisory Council)
Dr. Mahesh Kundgol has 16years experience of Teaching and Practicing in the Postgraduate department of Kayachikitsa and teaching and practicing of Ayurvedic Psychiatry.
b. Teaching of Research methodology and Medical statistics for Postgraduates since 10 years and for undergraduates since 8 years.
c. Has 16 years of teaching and practicing Manasika Vyadhis, neurological and psychological disorders of children, De-addiction, career counselling, Adolescent health problems, Neuro-Psychiatry, treatment of age related neurological and psychiatric health problems.
d. Trained in use of I.Q. assessment scales.
e. Focused on academic and clinical development of the Kayachikitsa department.
f. Is Member of the Expert Committee for the subject “Manasroga (Postgraduate Programme)” to frame the Competency Based Curriculum and Syllabus for the subject.
Board Members
Thirza de Jong (Member-International Advisory Council)
Dr Thirza de Jong graduated as medical doctor in Belgium in 2010. After that she went on to do her Postgraduate in Tropical medicine in South Africa and a Masters in Public health at Liverpool University. For years she worked at a Public health level with NGO's in South Africa, focused on Women’s health and Mother and Child health.
In 2021 she started her Ayurvedic studies and did a Postgraduate in Maharishi Ayurveda. Afterwards she continued with her Masters in Integrated health, again with a focus on Ayurveda. She started her Ayurvedic Health practice in Johannesburg and became the importer and distributor for Maharishi Ayurveda in South Africa.
Dr de Jong has a passion for Women and Children’s health. Her aim is to create more awareness about Ayurveda in Africa across all levels of society.
Alaknanda Rao - (Member-International Advisory Council)
Vaidya Alaknanda Rao (B.A.M.S., D. Ayu. D, Pune University)
An Ayurvedic practitioner with over 32 years of experience in India and Europe. Based in the
Netherlands for the past two decades, offering independent Ayurvedic consultations to the
native Dutch and international communities across the EU. Actively engaged in clinical
practice, teaching, research, and public awareness about Ayurveda.
Kanada Narahari
Treasurer and Secretary
Kanada Narahari, also known as Kanada Raghava, is an Ayurvedic physician holding a BAMS degree and a distinguished writer in Kannada. He has authored two short story collections that have garnered prestigious awards. Since 2007, he has practiced Ayurvedic medicine in India, Nepal, South Africa, and the USA.
Born in Manchikeri, a quaint village nestled in the Western Ghats of Karnataka, India, Kanada's father, Vidvan Narahari Keshava Bhat, is a celebrated Sanskrit scholar, poet, and author with numerous works on theatre plays and Yakshagaana—a traditional form of performing art. It comes as no surprise that Kanada was immersed in Indian performing arts, music, and literature from a very young age. At the age of nine, he began studying Carnatic classical vocal music under Vidushi Shreedevi Aravind. Over time, his passion shifted towards Hindustani Classical music, especially the Sitar.
Embarking on a new musical voyage at 22, he trained for several years with sitarist Sanjeev Korti and later found guidance under Acharya Abhik Mukherjee. Today, Kanada is an esteemed sitar player who has captivated audiences worldwide with his performances at major festivals. He has collaborated with renowned maestros on stage and in studios. His discography includes two albums—'Naadi' and 'Vistar'—and an EP titled 'Sonokata', all of which are available on major audio streaming platforms.
Over the past 15 years, Kanada Narahari has cultivated a profound dedication to Naada Yoga. He has conducted live lecture-demonstrations on Naada Yoga and Ayurveda on prominent television and radio shows globally.
Sangeeta Sharma B.A.M.S., M.D. Ayurveda, Ph.D. Panchakarma
Chair- Education & Training Committee - ICAA
Director of Clinical Training MAVIM
Assistant Professor of Physiology and Health
Consultant Vaidya IHC
Maharishi Intl University
Sujatha Reddy
Member-U.S. Advisory Council
Sujatha Reddy is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) in Colorado and Ohio, and a Licensed Natural Medicine Facilitator. Sujatha is Board Certified in Traditional Ayurvedic Medicine, (BC-TAM). She certified Psychedelic Assisted Psychotherapist, Holotropic Breathwork as Certified Trauma Informed Therapist, and a Yoga Therapist. She holds a Bachelor of Ayurvedic Medicine and Surgery (BAMS) from India and Masters in community counseling from University of Dayton OH.
Additionally, she is a certified Health and Wellness Coach and Certified Kundalini Yoga & Meditation teacher. She is the Founder and Executive Director of Ayumind LLC and Heartland Wellness PLLC, and as an entrepreneur, she owns a mental health franchise of Humanly in Lakewood, CO, where she also has a group practice. As a philanthropist, she volunteers at NCCBAM and serves as a Board member.
Her affiliations include CCA, OCA, NBCC,AAAP, AAPI, COLORAMA. She specializes in treating PTSD, Treatment resistant depression, Anxiety spectrum disorders, Addictions and chronic illness. She uses Ayurvedic psychology, CBT, Acceptance and mindfulness, Transpersonal psychology, Personal centered therapy, and yoga therapy as modalities. As an entrepreneur she owns a mental health franchise of Humanly in lakewood CO. She enjoys the outdoors and is an avid hiker.