09/30/2011
Amita Banerjee
Amita, who has the unique distinction of being Dr. Naina’s very first student, earned her B.A. with Honors from Delhi University in 1979. Her journey started with the corporate world of American Express where she soon realized that the call of her inner core was towards the Ayurvedic healing arts.
Amita represents the perfect example of the traditional guru-shishya (teacher-disciple) tradition. Since 1981 Amita has been with Bioticare, Inc. studying and practicing under the guidance of Dr. Marballi and supporting her in all the endeavors to establish Ayurveda globally as a wellness and beauty modality. By 1990, she had completed her studies in Ayurvedic Esthetics, Nutrition and specialized Ayurvedic Therapies. She held a key faculty position in the Ayurveda institute located in Mumbai, India, where she taught Ayurveda Nutrition, Ayurveda Skin Care and Yoga asanas according to Prakruti. Her diet and life-style counseling has provided clients from all over the world to renew and enhance their lives for achieving higher purposes.
Amita is also certified as a Holistic Health and Nutritional Counselor by the American Association of Drugless Practitioners (AADP). She now teaches classes for the 150 hours Certified Ayurveda Nutrition course conducted at their New York Center. She has previously taught Ayurvedic workshops at some of the most prestigious holistic institutes in the country including Integral Yoga, Atmananda Yoga, Omega Institute, and Sacred Stone Institute. Her work in the holistic world has been acknowledged and covered by the media in leading newspapers and magazines in India and the USA including New York Naturally, New York Spirit, Yoga Journal, Time Out, Mid-day, The Afternoon, Femina, Navbharat Times, and Saamna.
In addition to serving her private clients, Amita also uses her years of experience in the Ayurvedic day spa industry as a Holistic Day Spa Consultant. She designs and conducts training for existing and beginning spa owners to enhance their businesses, providing tools for turning these into successful holistic businesses. Her love and dedication for the holistic science with the personal touch in her training has lead many of her trained students establish successful businesses globally.
Currently, Amita is co-authoring the Art of Ayurvedic Nutrition with Dr. Naina Marballi. Her dream is to ultimately set up franchises of Ayurvedic Day Spa’s all over the world. Her philosophy is – our body and mind are the best gifts and Ayurveda teaches us to preserve and maintain these with truthfulness. Ayurvedic day spas will be centers for renewing and enhancing lives and creating beautiful people.
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