Board Members
Aparna Bapat
President, ICAA
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.
Prof Vaidya Sanjeev Kalra
MD (Ayurveda-Neuro-Psychiatry), MHA (University of Phoenix)
Executive Healthcare Leadership and Management (Johns Hopkins University) MDBA (Hospital Management and Finance), India
A.P-Department of Physiology and Health, Clinical Training Director of the BA in AyurVeda Wellness and Integrative Health, Maharishi International university, Fairfield, IA
Maharishi AyurVeda Integrative Health Center | MUM Clinic (miu-clinic.org)
Kanada Narahari
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.
Anay Abreu
Anay Abreu is an established Āyurvedic professional and educator, founder and director at Sampoorna Āyurvedic College in South Florida. Vedic astrologer and experienced Yoga teacher. Her introduction into the Vedic Sciences began 23 years ago through Yoga and Vedanta.
After becoming an Ayurvedic Practitioner, Anay continued traveling to India yearly for training in Panchakarma, Herbology and clinical diagnostics. She offers Jyotisha courses, Marma Therapy workshops, Ayurveda training, Yoga and Vedanta Philosophy teachings in the U.S and India.
Through her Āyurveda practice, public presentations and collaboration with other Āyurvedic professionals, Anay represents the very best of those dedicated leading voices promoting the Vedic Sciences and advocating for health and better living.
Anay Abreu
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.
Dr Frances Yahia
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.
Desiree Collazo
Desiree Collazo is a licensed massage therapist, esthetician, Ayurvedic consultant and practitioner, Yoga instructor, Reiki Master and teacher of various ancient and modern modalities of healing.
Desiree's teaching career began in 2000 at Florida College of Natural Health as faculty for the Therapeutic Massage and Basic Skincare programs, and later in the Paramedical Skincare program. After teaching for ten years, she was promoted to Education Director of the Miami Campus and held that position for nine years.
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.
Desiree is currently a faculty member at the Sampoorna Ayurvedic College in Miami Lakes and Centro Latinoamericano de Estudios Vedicos. She has lectured at National Beauty Conferences and has written various courses as an approved CEU provider for the Florida Board of Massage and Board of Cosmetology. She continues to provide CEU seminars for the Spa industry and lectures on the sciences of Yoga and Ayurveda.