Episode 5: Vaidya Anupama Kizhakkeveettil
Vaidya Anupama Kizhakkeveettil (Anu) is an Ayurvedic Practitioner, licensed acupuncturist, Professor, researcher, and Program Director of Ayurvedic Medicine at Southern California University of Health Sciences. She received her BAMS degree from SDM Ayurveda College, Mangalore University, her Master of Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine from the Southern California University of Health Science, her Ph.D. from Walden University, and a Fellowship in Integrative Medicine from the Academy of Integrative Health and Medicine. She also completed yoga teacher training at the Bihar school of Yoga.
As an advocate for the Ayurvedic profession and the advancement of its goals, Vaidya Anu serves on the board of directors of the California Association of Ayurvedic Medicine, a nonprofit devoted to furthering Ayurvedic education, research, and practice in California, National Ayurvedic Medical Association (NAMA), an organization that represents the Ayurvedic profession in the United States and strives to promote the practice of Ayurveda nationwide and Ayurvedic Accreditation Commission (AAC). Previously, she completed six years of service as a member of the Action Board of the American Public Health Association (APHA), helping to coordinate grassroots and grasstops advocacy activities. She is the co-founder of Athreya Ayurvedic Integrative Health Center and Athreya herbs, a U.S. based provider of Ayurveda herbal supplements.
https://www.scuhs.edu/certificates/