April 22- 24, 2022
Virtual Conference day April 23
Post-conference event april 25

Join Us For Our 18th Annual Conference! Each year our board, committee, staff, and volunteers work diligently to bring an annual event that delivers an abundance of valuable tools and education to NAMA members and the community at large.

This upcoming live event will feature multiple opportunities for our community members to come together and explore a variety of topics and learning formats. If traveling to Arizona will not be possible for you, we’ve also developed a Virtual Conference Day option on April 23, 2022. You will see one Featured Presentation live, and receive access to the other two after the event.

NAMA Professional Members can earn 15 credits for attending the full conference; 3 credits for each Pre-Conference Practicum attended and 3 credits for the Post-Conference Event.

2022 Featured Presenters

HEALTHY AND VITAL AT 100

with John Douillard, DC, CAP

John Douillard, DC, CAP, has authored seven Ayurvedic health books, including the bestsellers Eat Wheat and The 3-Season Diet. He is a frequent guest on The Dr. Oz Show, a former NBA nutritionist, and the creator of lifespa.com and LifeSpa Products—where ancient Ayurvedic wisdom meets modern science. His 10M+ YouTube views and 105k+ newsletter subscribers attest to the breadth and enthusiasm of his audience.

PRACTICING AYURVEDA WITHIN THE FAMILY

with Vasant Lad, BAMS, MASc

Vasant Lad, BAMS, MASc, is a native of India and served for three years as the Medical Director of the Ayurveda Hospital in Pune, India. He was a Professor of Clinical Medicine at the Pune University College of Ayurvedic Medicine for 15 years. He holds a BAMS degree from the University of Pune and a Master’s of Ayurvedic Science (MAsc) degree from Tilak Ayurveda Mahavidyalaya. His academic and practical training includes the study of allopathy (Western medicine) and surgery as well as traditional Ayurveda. He traveled to the U.S. in 1979 and started the Ayurvedic Institute in 1984. The author of numerous books, Vasant Lad is respected throughout the world for his knowledge of Ayurveda. His work, which comprises over 500,000 copies of his books in print in the U.S., has been translated into more than 20 languages.

A JOURNEY TO VATSHALYA

with Sarita Shrestha, BAMS, MD (Ayu)

Sarita Shrestha, BAMS, MD (Ayu), is the Founder and Chairman of Devi Ma Kunja Ayurvedic Hospital as well as the Founder and Director of Vedaya Ayurveda, in Kathmandu, Nepal. She is the first woman Ayurvedic (MD) specialist in Nepal. She has been practicing Ayurveda and yoga for more than 30 years and has worked for the government of Nepal in the field of Ayurveda for 21 years as a medical officer. She lectures at Tribhuvan University, the Ayurvedic College in Nepal, and Sanskrit University and is also a long-standing faculty member at Mount Madonna Institute of Ayurveda in California.