2021 ayurveda day celebration summit

Ayurveda Myths and Truths of Sex and Gender: What We Don’t Talk About and Probably Should
November 7, 2021 | 11 am - 2 pm (Pacific)

We have assembled an all-star professional panel to discuss and answer YOUR questions from a positive, open, and frank perspective. Read more about them below.

Moderator:

Sheena Sooraj, BAMS, AD. Vaidya Sheena Sooraj is an accomplished Ayurvedic vaidya and educator with 18 years of experience. She ran her own clinic and dealership of Kottakkal Arya Vaidya Sala in India for 12 years, and later worked as a practitioner and faculty at Kerala Ayurveda Academy. Sheena is currently a visiting faculty member of The Arogya Center in New Mexico and Ayurvedic Instructor at The Integral Yoga Institute.

Panelists:

Niranjan Rao, BAMS, MD (Ayu). Dr. Rao is a Professor & Department Head of Pañcakarma, Dean of P.G & Ph.D. at S.D.M. College of Ayurveda, Udupi, Karnataka, India. He is a practicing Ayurvedic Physician with expertise in treating infertility, neuro-muscular disorders, gastrointestinal diseases and dermatological diseases.

Keesha Ewers, PhD, ARNP, CAP. Keesha Ewers is an integrative medicine expert, Doctor of Sexology, Family Practice ARNP, Psychotherapist, and herbalist. She is board certified in functional medicine and Ayurvedic medicine, and is the Founder and Medical Director of the Academy for Integrative Medicine Health Coach Certification Program.

Vandana Baranwal, BAMS, MD (Ayu), AD.  Prof. Vandana Baranwal is a leading expert of Ayurveda specializing in women health. She has more than 25 years of clinical, research, teaching and education experience. Women’s wellness is close to her heart and to help and support woman in their journey from menarche to menopause, she has founded AyurveDatri and published two Ayurveda books. 

Roxanna Medeiros. Roxanna spent the last four years as a senior graduate instructor and clinical mentor for the MS/BA Ayurveda programs at MIU. For over a decade, she has cultivated her skills as an Ayurvedic counselor/practitioner. She is currently researching the benefits of Ayurveda in non-communicable disease as a PhD candidate.