Overview
Dr. Shekhar Annambhotla is the founder and director of the Ojas Ayurveda Yoga Wellness Center in Macungie, Pennsylvania and he has been practicing Ayurvedic medicine for over 15 years.
Dr. Annambhotla began his eight-year course of study in Ayurvedic Medicine at the age of 17, first at Nagarjuna University in Andhra Pradesh, India and then at Gujarat Ayurved University in Gujarat, India, where he earned a Doctor of Medicine degree in Ayurveda. He is also a Registered Yoga Teacher (R.Y.T.-500) with the Yoga Alliance and an instructor of therapeutic Hatha Yoga, having completed training at the Swami Vivekananda Yoga Research Center in India. Dr. Annambhotla is a former faculty member of NKJ Ayurvedic Medical College in Karnataka, India and also served as an Ayurvedic consultant to the Maharishi Spiritual Organization for over 7 years. http://www.ojas.us/index.html
Practice
Dr. Annambhotla has been an Ayurvedic physician for over 15 years and has traveled extensively throughout the world to develop and teach courses, deliver lectures and offer consultations for health professionals and individuals. Each of Dr. Annambhotla's sessions begins with a personal consultation and the completion of a health history questionnaire and self-evaluation of a patient's present health condition. This is followed by a discussion (by telephone or email) of the questionnaire and an evaluation to address any specific questions or concerns. Dr. Annambhotla's recommendations may include cleansing techniques, dietary guidelines and herbal formulations, breathing and yoga exercises, and meditation.
Much of Dr. Annambhotla's work centers around strengthening Ojas (pronounced oh-jus), which is the ultimate refined result of digestion, metabolism, absorption and assimilation. Ojas is the substance that connects the mind to the body and conciousness - a wholesome biochemical substance that nourishes all body tissues and has a direct influence on the nature and quality of physical, mental and emotional life. Ojas'’ primary location is the heart, from which it circulates to and pervades the whole body. Ojas is collected from the body’s seven tissues – plasma, blood, muscle, adipose tissue (fat), bone, bone marrow, and reproductive tissue (semen and ovum) -- by the influence of enzymes (Agnis), similar to how a bee collects honey from the essence of many flowers. The purest substance in the universe and omnipresent in the human being, ojas is responsible for higher states of consciousness, purity of thoughts, perfect health, positivity in feelings, love, joy, better immunity, longevity, intelligence, creativity, memory, bliss, and thought process. When an individual’'s inner consciousness awakens spontaneously, ojas increases. In a nutshell, ojas is the sap of the entire physiology and sustains the life of an individual itself.
Expertise
Dr. Annambhotla havs been practicing Ayurvedic medicine and educating people in Ayurveda worldwide for over 15 years. Ayurveda is not just a system of alternative medicine, but is actually a comprehensive and ancient science of health. A life lived in tune with Nature and Ayurvedic principles is invariably a happy, healthy and balanced one.
Philosophy
For 5000 years, Ayurveda has been helping people live in a dynamic state of balance, harmony, radiance and optimum health. Every person's body is unique, and Ayurveda takes an individual approach to enlivening the intelligence inherent in every cell of one's body.
Like a river, a body is continually transforming itself. The timeless principles of Ayurveda can help one to live a healthier life, in tune with oneself and Nature.
Dr. Annambhotla believes that, due to the open nature of Ayurveda and its timeless principles, it is a boon to those of us living in these modern times. It his my mission to educate and help people live healthier lives with Ayurveda.
Passion
Dr. Annambhotla gains immense satisfaction from seeing his patients heal themselves with healthier lifestyles and from the practicing Ayurveda. His approach is to help patients better understand what it takes to maintain health and prevent illness by cleansing, renewing and enriching their bodies.
Credentials
Dr. Annambhotla holds a Doctor of Medicine degree in Ayurveda and is also a Registered Yoga Teacher (R.Y.T.-500) with the Yoga Alliance and an instructor of therapeutic Hatha Yoga, having completed training at the Swami Vivekananda Yoga Research Center in India.
He is a former faculty member of NKJ Ayurvedic Medical College in Karnataka, India and also served as an Ayurvedic consultant to the Maharishi Spiritual Organization for over 7 years, traveling extensively throughout Europe, Latin America and North America to develop and teach courses, deliver lectures and offer consultations for health professionals and for the general public.
Dr. Annambhotla currently serves as a consultant Ayurvedic Practitioner, faculty member and in-resident Panchakarma expert at Kripalu Center for Yoga and Health in Lenox, MA. He is also a faculty member of The American Association of Physicians of Indian Origin's (AAPI) Integrated Medicine Educational Program: Integrating Ayurveda into Clinical Practice.
Contact Info
Ojas, LLC
4949 Liberty Lane
Suite 130,
Allentown, PA 18106
(484) 347-6110
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