PACE Credit:
3 credits TIS (Topics in Sister Sciences)
13 credits TIA (Topics in Ayurveda)
Course Dates:
February 5, 2026 - February 8, 2026
Course Delivery Method: Live (In Person)
Course Description
Fill your Ayurvedic cup with this four-day festival packed with high-level Ayurvedic workshops, Ayurvedic connections, and sattvic fun!We’re gathering the Ayurvedic community in the “pueblo mágico” or magic town of Malinalco, Mexico; a land rich with Aztec history and its own traditional natural medicine wisdom and herbal apothecary, where tulsi and gotu kola grow in abundance.Connect with some of your favorite (or soon-to-be new favorite!) Ayurvedic doctors: Manjusha Vinjamury, Prasad Vinjamury, Jayagopal Parla, and Anupama Kizhakkeveettil, who will be sharing their decades of knowledge in a packed lineup of Ayurvedic workshops.This is a fantastic opportunity to make connections and create community with your fellow Ayurvedic colleagues, classmates, and others who follow this way of living. In this niche and tiny industry of Ayurveda, it can get a little lonely and isolating, which is why we want to bring us all together for an event that’s not only educational, but fun!Pack your bag and get ready to marinate in Ayurveda in a traditional Mexican town that you’re going to adore!
Please list 3-5 learning objectives. Format as what participants will be able to DO after the program, not what the presenter intends to COVER during the program.
Course Objective:
Understand and implement the proper techniques for pregnancy and baby massage- Identify Ayurvedic herbs in person and know their unique applications- Gain insight into guiding clients through spiritual treatment- Understand usages and application of classical Ayurvedic formulations
Registration:
https://www.trueayurveda.com/retreats/ayurvedafest-mexico-2026
Provider Name/Bio:
Sivarama Prasad Vinjamury, MD (Ayurveda), DACM, MPH
Dr. Prasad has over thirty years of clinical experience in integrating Ayurveda, traditional Chinese medicine, and western diagnostic methods to evaluate, assess, and manage patients. He is a Professor at Southern California University of Health and Sciences in California, teaching both traditional Chinese medicine and Ayurveda. Dr. Prasad graduated from the University of Kerala, India earning a Doctor of Medicine in Ayurveda degree. He then received his Master of Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine degree from Southern California University of Health Sciences, his Master of PublicHealth degree from Cal State Fullerton, and the Doctor of Acupuncture and Chinese Medicine degree from Pacific College of Health and Science. Dr. Prasad is also deeply involved in clinical research in complementary and integrative medicine. He has been a Principal Investigator of studies on Fibromyalgia, Hypertension, Insomnia, Cancer and Osteoporosis.
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Vaidya Anupama Kizhakkeveettil, BAMS, L.Ac, CMT, Ph.D.
Dr. Anu is an Ayurvedic Practitioner, licensed acupuncturist, yoga teacher, and Professor and Program Director of Ayurvedic Medicine at Southern California University of Health Sciences. Her many contributions to the eld of complementary and alternative medicine include extensive travel to propagate Ayurveda worldwide, numerous research presentations at national and international conferences, frequent publication in various peer-reviewed research journals, and regular participation as a peer reviewer at conferences as well as journals. She currently serves on the Research Working Group of the Academic Collaborative for Integrative Health and is Co-Principal Investigator for an NIH-funded research study. She has received a number of awards for her work on Ayurveda and complementary and alternative medicine.
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Manjusha Vinjamury, MD (Ayurveda)
Dr. Manjusha is an Ayurvedic Practitioner and Licensed Acupuncturist with more than 30 years of clinical and teaching experience both in India and in the U.S. She is the founder and director of Acuveda Holistic Health Center in La Mirada, CA, where she helps her patients through both Ayurveda and Chinese medicine. Prior to moving to the US, she was a professor and head of the department of Kaya Chikitsa at Goa Ayurvedic Medical College. Dr. Manjusha is a pancha karma expert, and has been teaching both pancha karma and Sanskrit for over a decade at the Southern California University of Health Sciences in California. She’s the author of the Ayurvedic Terminology Pocketbook for Students, a go-to manual for all Ayurvedic students with the most common Sanskrit terms in Ayurveda and their translations.
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Vaidya Jayagopal Parla, BAMS, Masters in Ayurveda, CMT, MAOM
Dr. Jay is a world-renowned speaker, professor of Ayurvedic medicine and a NAMA registered practitioner with more than 23 years of experience in Ayurvedic practice and teaching. He is a professor of Ayurvedic medicine at American University of Complementary Medicine in Beverly Hills and a visiting faculty member at Southern California University of Health Sciences in California and Japan School of Ayurveda in Tokyo. Dr. Jay is an herb expert and co-founder of the Ayurvedic herb company Athreya. He’s a master “Ayurvedacizing” western foods, herbs, and lifestyle for the western world, making Ayurveda accessible for all. In his podcast “Wellness Through Ayurveda”, Dr. Jay dissects cuisines from around the world through the lens of Ayurveda for a fascinating discovery of Ayurvedic principles in non-Indian cultures.
athreyaayurveda.com
Rosemary Atri
ROSEMARY ATRI is an educator and therapist with over 20 years of experience. In addition to her extensive background in yoga, she has studied the Fascia System, Chinese Medicine, and BodyMind Movement, among others. Her main goal as a teacher is to motivate practitioners to nd a creative and ever-evolving path in yoga. Rosemary will be leading our morning yoga classes. She will both guide our students through yoga and layer in an educational component on pranayama
and vagus nerve regulation, yoga for balancing the doshas, and asanas and the lymphatic system.
https://www.instagram.com/rosemaryatri/
