More about Dr. Vivek Shanbhag

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Current:

  • Adjunct Faculty, Bastyr University, Seattle, 1991-present
  • Faculty, MMI College of Ayurveda, Watsonville, 2006-present
  • Faculty, Vedika Global, Emeryville, 2012-present
  • Board of Directors, California Association of Ayurvedic Medicine (CAAM), 2013-present
  • Advisory Board, Association of Ayurvedic Professionals of North America (AAPNA), 2009-present
  • Faculty & Advisor, Japan Ayurveda Association, 2004-present
  • Advisory Board, Light on Ayurveda Journal, 2002-present
  • Editorial Board, Integrative Medicine: A Clinician’s Journal, 2008-present
  • Best-seller author of “Beginner’s Introduction to Ayurveda” by Keats Publishing, 1993-present
  • Chair, Ayurveda Promotion & Propagation Working Group, AYUSH-Gov. of India, 2009-present
  • Practitioner Member, National Ayurvedic Medical Association (NAMA), 2003-present
  • Practitioner Member, California Naturopathic Doctors Association (CNDA), 2012-present

16 years of  University education in Ayurveda, Naturopathic Medicine & Yoga:

  • ND – 4 years Doctor of Naturopathic Medicine, Bastyr University, Seattle
  • MD (Ayu) – 4 ½ years Doctor of Ayurvedic Medicine,  Poona University
  • BAMS – 5 ½ years Bachelor of Ayurvedic Medicine & Surgery, Karnataka University
  • CYEd – 2 years Certified Yoga Educator, Karnataka University.

For over 30 years, Dr. Shanbhag  ran following Ayurveda, Naturopathy & Yoga institutions in USA & India:

  • Head, Ayurvedic Research Institute, Pune, India. 1985-1988.
  • Chairman, Ayurvedic Medicine Department, Bastyr University, Seattle, 1991-1996
  • Founder & Director, AYU Ayurvedic Wellness Centre – Academy, Clinic & Spa, Seattle, 1989- 2006 (17 years)
  • Medical Director & Academy Dean, Kerala Ayurveda, Seattle, 2007
  • Board of Directors, National Ayurvedic Medical Association (NAMA), 2002-2009
  • Founder & Director, Goa Ayurveda  & Yoga Academy, Clinic & Spa, Goa, India, 2006-2012
  • Founder & DirectorYogaAyurveda.org – Clinic, Academy & Spa, Mountain View, San Jose & Los Gatos, 2012-Present