with Anuradha Gupta, AD
The LGBTQ+ community faces a dual impact of greater healthcare issues due to marginalization, combined with unequal healthcare access and discrimination. There are inclusive references to the LGBTQ+ community in Vedic times and I have established best practices for providing culturally competent, affirming Ayurvedic healthcare management through my AD research which was peer-reviewed and selected for the 2024 NAMA conference Digital Poster Presentation. I would like to present these practices for Ayurveda Schools, Providers, Associations and other stakeholders to implement.

Bio:
Anuradha Gupta, AD is an Engineer, MBA, and 200 HYT. She is a Guest Faculty, Content Specialist and AP Mentor at Kerala Ayurveda, USA with her own practice, Ayurvedic Footprints. She is a prolific writer. Anu is an Art of Living meditator and advocate for the LGBTQ+ community. She was on NAMA’s DEI committee, is on the Board of her local PFLAG and her AD Research was, “Establishing best practices for LGBTQ+ healthcare in Ayurveda”.