Mind.
Body.
Spirit.
Don’t just manage disease or treat illness; protect your health with Ayurveda. Originating in India 5,000 years ago, Ayurveda is a natural and holistic system of medicine that uses (and literally means) the science of life to treat the mind, body, and spirit.
Ayurvedic healing involves balancing your doshas—energies derived from the elements (air, water, fire, earth, and space)—that govern body functions. Each dosha is composed of a combination of the elements.
The optimal state of health (prakruthi) is achieved when doshas are balanced in their natural proportions. When a particular dosha is increased or decreased, an imbalance is present. SCU’s Ayurveda providers use herbs, diet, lifestyle recommendations, specialized Ayurveda therapies, and yoga, to help people like you re-establish harmony and achieve greater happiness, health, and balance.
Benefits of Ayurveda:
We offer 11 Ayurvedic healing therapies, each with unique benefits for treating illnesses and promoting health. Our practitioners will help determine which therapies are right for you.
benefits:
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Boost Immunity
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Rejuvenate the Body
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Cleanse the Body of Toxins
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Relieve Stress and Anxiety
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Manage Chronic Conditions
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Achieve Overall Balance
Relief from:
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Gastrointestinal Conditions
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Arthritis
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Asthma
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Allergies
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COPD
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Sleep Apnea
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Skin Conditions
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Weakened Immunity
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Insomnia
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Depression
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Menstrual Pain and Dysfunction
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Morning Sickness
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Menopause
Therapies
Select a therapy below and discover more to the right.
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Consultation
Consultation
Initial and follow up consultations allow your practitioner to understand your current state of health and balance. They ask a series of questions regarding lifestyle, preferences, and diet, and perform a physical exam. These assessments and your preferences are the basis for your personalized treatment plan. Your treatment plan may include one or several of the therapies listed to the left.
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Abhyanga
Abhyanga
A relaxing full-body herbal oil application using smooth gentle strokes. Numerous benefits include relaxing muscles, improved circulation, skin cleansing, improved sleeping, digestion, and vigor.
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Kati Basti
Kati Basti
A therapeutic localized body treatment using warm herbal oil to rejuvenate and strengthen the back.
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Janu Basti
Janu Basti
A therapeutic localized body treatment using warm herbal oil to rejuvenate and strengthen the knee joint.
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Shirodhara
Shirodhara
A body and mind relaxing technique in which a continuous stream of warm herbal oil is poured over the head to rejuvenate the mind, improve quality of sleep, promote physical and emotional balance.
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Greeva Basti
Greeva Basti
A therapeutic localized body treatment using warm herbal oil to rejuvenate and strengthen the neck region.
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Shiroabhyanga
Shiroabhyanga
A soothing herbal oil is applied to the neck, head, and shoulders to balance the mind and body.
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Shashtika Shali Pinda Sweda
Shashtika Shali Pinda Sweda
A special variety of rice cooked with milk and herbs is applied in a synchronized manner to different areas of the body to improve circulation and rejuvenate and strengthen the body.
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Virechana
Virechana
An Ayurvedic detoxification therapy that cleanses bodily channels to facilitate healing and restore balance to the body and mind.
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Podi Kizhi
Podi Kizhi
A therapeutic body treatment that uses heated herbal boluses applied to the body to rejuvenate and strengthen the body. It also helps with pain and mobility in joints, muscles, and soft tissues.
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Pizhichil
Pizhichil
Warm herbal oil is poured continuously over a local area of the body to improve circulation rejuvenate and strengthen the body.
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Nasya
Nasya
A therapeutic treatment that lubricates and cleanses the nasal passages with herbal oil to promote calmness and clarity of the mind
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Herbal Formulas
Herbal Formulas
Ayurvedic herbal formulas include a combination of herbs to promote the body’s natural healing abilities.
Meet Our
Ayurvedic Healers.
Anupama Kizhakkeveettil (Anu), BAMS, Master of Ayurveda, MAOM, L.Ac., CMT, Ph.D.
Program Director, Ayurvedic Medicine
Anupama Kizhakkeveettil is an Ayurvedic Doctor from India, licensed acupuncturist, yoga teacher and Professor at Southern California University of Health Sciences (SCU). She is the Program Director for Ayurvedic Medicine at SCU and has been teaching and practicing Ayurvedic medicine over eighteen years–traveling extensively in various countries to propagate Ayurveda. She is actively involved in integrative complementary and alternative medicine research and has authored in various peer-reviewed journals. She serves as a peer reviewer for several research journals and has presented papers at various national and international conferences. She also serves on the Board of Directors for National Ayurvedic Medical Association, California Association of Ayurvedic Medicine, Council of Ayurvedic Research, Research Working Group Member of Academic Collaborative for Integrative Health, and an Action Board Member of American Public Health Association. In her clinical practice, she integrates diet, yoga, lifestyle counseling, herbs, and various bodywork therapies individualized to the patient’s condition. Her main interests are managing musculoskeletal condition, mental health, women’s health, and preventative care. She believes in an integrative approach for health and wellness care.
Jayagopal Parla (Jay), BAMS, Master of Ayurveda, CMT
Ayurveda Practitioner
Jayagopal Parla (Jay) holds a Bachelor and Doctor of Ayurvedic Medicine from Rajiv Gandhi University of Health Science, Bangalore. He also received a Master of Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine from Southern California University of Health Sciences (SCU) and is a certified yoga teacher. Parla is currently the Ayurvedic Department Chair and Professor at the American University of Complementary Medicine, Los Angeles, a Supervising Clinician at SCU’s University Health Center, as well as faculty for the Ayurveda program at SCU.
Parla’s believes “healing is an art and a science.” Coming from a traditional Ayurvedic family in India and with more than fifteen years of Ayurvedic clinical practice experience, he has a strong hold in all ancient Ayurvedic diagnostic methods, especially pulse readings. His clinical interest includes pain management, chronic disease management, health promotion, and various detoxification therapies.
Manjusha Vinjamury, BAMS, Master of Ayurveda, MAOM, L.Ac.
Ayurveda Practitioner
Manjusha Vinjamury is an Ayurvedic practitioner, licensed acupuncturist with more than twenty years of clinical experience, and certified yoga teacher. She received her Bachelor of Ayurvedic Medicine from Pune, and Doctor in Ayurvedic Medicine from University of Kerala, India. She earned her Master of Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine from Southern California University of Health Sciences (SCU). Vinjamury is currently an Assistant Professor at the American University of Complementary Medicine, Los Angeles, and a faculty member at SCU. She enjoys sharing her knowledge with future practitioners, and her clinical interests are in managing women’s health, mental health, chronic pain, and neurological and skin disorders.
Sivarma Vinjamury (Prasad), BAMS, M.D., Master of Ayurveda, L.Ac., MAOM, MPH
Professor and Director of Capstone Research, College of Eastern Medicine
Sivarma Vinjamury (Prasad) graduated with a Bachelor of Ayurvedic Medicine from Osamnia University, Doctor of Medicine from University of Kerala, India and received his Master of Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine from Southern California University of Health Sciences (SCU). Dr. Prasad is a licensed acupuncturist in California and holds a Diplomate in Acupuncture from the National Certification Commission for Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine. He is currently working as a professor of research in SCU’s College of Eastern Medicine, as well as a Supervising Clinician at SCU Health System and at the Student Health & Counseling Center at California State University, Fullerton.
Dr. Prasad has over twenty years of clinical experience integrating Ayurveda, traditional Chinese Medicine, and western diagnostic methods to evaluate, assess, and manage patients. Additionally, he prescribes yoga/tai-chi and breathing practices to his clients. One of his strengths is providing dietary advice, based on Eastern traditional medicine, that is best suited for the patient’s condition. He focuses on managing internal medicine conditions, specifically gastrointestinal, respiratory, immunological, psychological, and cardiovascular conditions.
Naomi Boas, B.A., M.A., A.P.
Ayurveda Practitioner
Naomi Boas holds a bachelor’s from the University of California, Santa Barbara, a master’s from the University of California, Los Angeles, and is a certified Ayurveda Wellness educator and Reiki practitioner. She is an Ayurveda Practitioner at Southern California University of Health Sciences (SCU) Health Center and a graduate of the Ayurveda Practitioner program at SCU. Boas began her journey into Ayurveda a decade ago, personally experiencing its profound healing power. She decided to delve deeper into Ayurveda so that she could help others heal naturally while achieving higher levels of health, wellness, mental, and spiritual growth. She is passionate about empowering individuals with the tools to live optimally through dietary, lifestyle, and herbal protocols, along with therapeutic body treatments. Boas’s clinical interests include managing digestive disorders, stress, anxiety, pain, skin, and musculoskeletal issues.
Sina Firouzi, M.D., A.P.
Ayurveda Practitioner
Sina Firouzi is a graduate of the Ayurveda Practitioner Program at Southern California University of Health Sciences (SCU). Prior to this, he received his Doctorate from USC’s Keck School of Medicine in 2003 and is a board-certified family medicine physician. With nearly two decades of experience in the medical field, Dr. Firouzi was the first Medical Director of the Physician Assistant Program at SCU. Although he is a licensed medical doctor, Dr. Firouzi is not currently providing any medical services (including interpretations, diagnoses, or medical treatments) as part of his work at the SCU Health Center–he is functioning purely as an Ayurvedic practitioner. He has an appreciation for the complementary paradigms to health and healing offered by both modern medicine and traditional Eastern medicine. Dr. Firouzi is passionate about Ayurveda’s emphasis on natural remedies including diet and herbs, the holistic integration of mind, body, and spirit, and the focus on prevention through lifestyle modification and various Ayurvedic modalities.
Jasmeen Singh, D.C., A.P.
Ayurveda Practitioner
Jasmeen Singh is an Ayurvedic Instructor at Southern California University of Health Sciences (SCU) and Ayurvedic and Chiropractic Practitioner at Aarogya Chiropractic & Ayurveda. Dr. Singh earned her Doctorate of Chiropractic at SCU in addition to her Associate and Bachelor degrees in Psychology from Santa Monica College and University at California, Davis. As a clinical instructor, Dr. Singh helps students learn more about Ayurveda and how to apply those principles in a clinical setting. She also teaches Anatomy and Physiology as it applies to Ayurveda. At Aarogya Chiropractic & Ayurveda, she provides the following treatments to her patients: Chiropractic Adjustments, Ayurvedic Consultations, Ayurvedic Herbal Recommendations, Nutritional and Dietary Consulting, Lifestyle Counseling, and Ayurvedic Therapies. Dr. Singh specializes in digestive disorders, skin conditions, stress, anxiety, pain, and musculoskeletal issues. She is fluent in English, Punjabi, Hindi, and some Spanish.
Anupama Kizhakkeveettil (Anu), BAMS, Master of Ayurveda, MAOM, L.Ac., CMT, Ph.D.
Program Director, Ayurvedic Medicine
Anupama Kizhakkeveettil is an Ayurvedic Doctor from India, licensed acupuncturist, yoga teacher and Professor at Southern California University of Health Sciences (SCU). She is the Program Director for Ayurvedic Medicine at SCU and has been teaching and practicing Ayurvedic medicine over eighteen years–traveling extensively in various countries to propagate Ayurveda. She is actively involved in integrative complementary and alternative medicine research and has authored in various peer-reviewed journals. She serves as a peer reviewer for several research journals and has presented papers at various national and international conferences. She also serves on the Board of Directors for National Ayurvedic Medical Association, California Association of Ayurvedic Medicine, Council of Ayurvedic Research, Research Working Group Member of Academic Collaborative for Integrative Health, and an Action Board Member of American Public Health Association. In her clinical practice, she integrates diet, yoga, lifestyle counseling, herbs, and various bodywork therapies individualized to the patient’s condition. Her main interests are managing musculoskeletal condition, mental health, women’s health, and preventative care. She believes in an integrative approach for health and wellness care.
Jayagopal Parla (Jay), BAMS, Master of Ayurveda, CMT
Ayurveda Practitioner
Jayagopal Parla (Jay) holds a Bachelor and Doctor of Ayurvedic Medicine from Rajiv Gandhi University of Health Science, Bangalore. He also received a Master of Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine from Southern California University of Health Sciences (SCU) and is a certified yoga teacher. Parla is currently the Ayurvedic Department Chair and Professor at the American University of Complementary Medicine, Los Angeles, a Supervising Clinician at SCU’s University Health Center, as well as faculty for the Ayurveda program at SCU.
Parla’s believes “healing is an art and a science.” Coming from a traditional Ayurvedic family in India and with more than fifteen years of Ayurvedic clinical practice experience, he has a strong hold in all ancient Ayurvedic diagnostic methods, especially pulse readings. His clinical interest includes pain management, chronic disease management, health promotion, and various detoxification therapies.
Manjusha Vinjamury, BAMS, Master of Ayurveda, MAOM, L.Ac.
Ayurveda Practitioner
Manjusha Vinjamury is an Ayurvedic practitioner, licensed acupuncturist with more than twenty years of clinical experience, and certified yoga teacher. She received her Bachelor of Ayurvedic Medicine from Pune, and Doctor in Ayurvedic Medicine from University of Kerala, India. She earned her Master of Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine from Southern California University of Health Sciences (SCU). Vinjamury is currently an Assistant Professor at the American University of Complementary Medicine, Los Angeles, and a faculty member at SCU. She enjoys sharing her knowledge with future practitioners, and her clinical interests are in managing women’s health, mental health, chronic pain, and neurological and skin disorders.
Sivarma Vinjamury (Prasad), BAMS, M.D., Master of Ayurveda, L.Ac., MAOM, MPH
Professor and Director of Capstone Research, College of Eastern Medicine
Sivarma Vinjamury (Prasad) graduated with a Bachelor of Ayurvedic Medicine from Osamnia University, Doctor of Medicine from University of Kerala, India and received his Master of Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine from Southern California University of Health Sciences (SCU). Dr. Prasad is a licensed acupuncturist in California and holds a Diplomate in Acupuncture from the National Certification Commission for Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine. He is currently working as a professor of research in SCU’s College of Eastern Medicine, as well as a Supervising Clinician at SCU Health System and at the Student Health & Counseling Center at California State University, Fullerton.
Dr. Prasad has over twenty years of clinical experience integrating Ayurveda, traditional Chinese Medicine, and western diagnostic methods to evaluate, assess, and manage patients. Additionally, he prescribes yoga/tai-chi and breathing practices to his clients. One of his strengths is providing dietary advice, based on Eastern traditional medicine, that is best suited for the patient’s condition. He focuses on managing internal medicine conditions, specifically gastrointestinal, respiratory, immunological, psychological, and cardiovascular conditions.
Naomi Boas, B.A., M.A., A.P.
Ayurveda Practitioner
Naomi Boas holds a bachelor’s from the University of California, Santa Barbara, a master’s from the University of California, Los Angeles, and is a certified Ayurveda Wellness educator and Reiki practitioner. She is an Ayurveda Practitioner at Southern California University of Health Sciences (SCU) Health Center and a graduate of the Ayurveda Practitioner program at SCU. Boas began her journey into Ayurveda a decade ago, personally experiencing its profound healing power. She decided to delve deeper into Ayurveda so that she could help others heal naturally while achieving higher levels of health, wellness, mental, and spiritual growth. She is passionate about empowering individuals with the tools to live optimally through dietary, lifestyle, and herbal protocols, along with therapeutic body treatments. Boas’s clinical interests include managing digestive disorders, stress, anxiety, pain, skin, and musculoskeletal issues.
Sina Firouzi, M.D., A.P.
Ayurveda Practitioner
Sina Firouzi is a graduate of the Ayurveda Practitioner Program at Southern California University of Health Sciences (SCU). Prior to this, he received his Doctorate from USC’s Keck School of Medicine in 2003 and is a board-certified family medicine physician. With nearly two decades of experience in the medical field, Dr. Firouzi was the first Medical Director of the Physician Assistant Program at SCU. Although he is a licensed medical doctor, Dr. Firouzi is not currently providing any medical services (including interpretations, diagnoses, or medical treatments) as part of his work at the SCU Health Center–he is functioning purely as an Ayurvedic practitioner. He has an appreciation for the complementary paradigms to health and healing offered by both modern medicine and traditional Eastern medicine. Dr. Firouzi is passionate about Ayurveda’s emphasis on natural remedies including diet and herbs, the holistic integration of mind, body, and spirit, and the focus on prevention through lifestyle modification and various Ayurvedic modalities.
Jasmeen Singh, D.C., A.P.
Ayurveda Practitioner
Jasmeen Singh is an Ayurvedic Instructor at Southern California University of Health Sciences (SCU) and Ayurvedic and Chiropractic Practitioner at Aarogya Chiropractic & Ayurveda. Dr. Singh earned her Doctorate of Chiropractic at SCU in addition to her Associate and Bachelor degrees in Psychology from Santa Monica College and University at California, Davis. As a clinical instructor, Dr. Singh helps students learn more about Ayurveda and how to apply those principles in a clinical setting. She also teaches Anatomy and Physiology as it applies to Ayurveda. At Aarogya Chiropractic & Ayurveda, she provides the following treatments to her patients: Chiropractic Adjustments, Ayurvedic Consultations, Ayurvedic Herbal Recommendations, Nutritional and Dietary Consulting, Lifestyle Counseling, and Ayurvedic Therapies. Dr. Singh specializes in digestive disorders, skin conditions, stress, anxiety, pain, and musculoskeletal issues. She is fluent in English, Punjabi, Hindi, and some Spanish.
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