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About Blue Lotus Ayurveda
Dr. Vishnu Dass, A.D., LMT, NTS
Dr. Vishnu Dass is a Ayurvedic Doctor level of Member by NAMA (National Ayurvedic Medical Association) and has two decades of full-time clinical experience. He started studies of Ayurveda in 1992 under the guidance of Dr. Vasant Lad, world-renowned Ayurvedic physician and teacher (on the picture below, visiting our clinic in May 2009). He graduated from the Clinical Training Program (Gurukula) at the Ayurvedic Institute in Albuquerque, NM. He was also trained and worked at the Ayurvedic Institute Panchakarma Department under Dr. Lad’s supervision.
He is a highly skilled clinical herbalist, specializing in both the treatment and prevention of diseases including digestive disorders, acne, eczema, psoriasis, allergies, arthritis, auto-immune diseases, gastrointestinal disorders, hypertension, diabetes, reproductive health issues, anxiety, depression, insomnia, and musculoskeletal disorders. Vishnu’s holistic approach integrates in-depth nutritional and lifestyle counseling and with traditional Ayurvedic herbal treatment plan. He is a specialist in facilitating Panchakarma ~Ayurvedic detox programs.
Vishnu Dass is an author, writer and educator of Ayurveda, Yoga philosophy massage therapy and clinical herbal medicine. He serves on the faculty for the Ayurvedic Institute in Asheville NC, and the Mount Madonna Institute of Ayurveda, in Watsonville Ca. He also served as lead instructor and Dean of Education for 6 years for the Ayurveda Health Counselor programs, at Asheville School of Massage and Yoga, in Asheville NC. He also teaches at the Blue Ridge School of Herbal Medicine, here in Western North Carolina.
He is the author of Ayurvedic Herbology East & West ~ A Practical Guide to Ayurvedic Herbal Medicine is published through Lotus Press and ~Vishnu Kitchen Cookbook ~A Practical Guide to Ayurvedic Cooking.
Dr. Vishnu Dass & Dr. Vasant Lad
Meet Our Therapists
Cricket Greer, MA, LMBT, RN
Cricket has over 25 years of experience in healing arts with a background in yoga, massage, movement, psychology, and nursing. She has a master’s degree in psychology and ran a private psychotherapy practice for several years. Ms. Greer has been a massage therapist since 2003 and integrates Ayurvedic, Thai, Esalen, Shiatsu, and Deep Tissue modalities into her work. She served as adjunct faculty at Mayland Community College’s Massage therapy program, teaching somatic psychology, ethics, and massage technique. She is also a Registered Nurse, with experience in cardiology and psychiatric nursing. She currently works as a hospice nurse. She has been with Blue Lotus Ayurveda since 2011 as an Ayurvedic and Panchakarma bodywork therapist.
Wendy Woerner
Mitzi Aoyagi
Sumaya Owens
Danielle Eden Hill
Salome
Salomé has been in the healing arts for 25 years. She is educated in Switzerland as a registered nurse and practiced in the psychiatric field in acute and forensic care as well as in a reintegration program for chronically mentally disabled individuals. From a young age, Salomé has been fascinated with the human mind/body and the understanding of life and learned about the healing properties of essential oils and herbal medicine from age 16.
She graduated from Mesilla Valley School of Therapeutic Arts in 2007 and has since been in private practice in New Mexico and now in Asheville, NC.
She deepened her practice in Neuromuscular Therapy, the basics of Structural Integration, Cranial Sacral Therapy and energy work.
Her Ayurveda journey began in 2013 at the Ayurvedic Institute studying AyurYoga where she graduated as an YT200 in 2014. She has continued her Ayurvedic education with immersions in Marma, Pranayama, Ayurveda for Women and Children, Healing Trauma through Ayurveda and more. In 2018 she graduated as an Ayurvedic Health Practitioner from New World Ayurveda with Dr. Paul Dugliss M.D. and in 2019 in Consciousness Based Counseling and Heart-Based Meditation Instruction. Salomé is a trained Panchakarma therapist at Blue Lotus Ayurveda
Melissa Pace
Melissa Pace is a Panchakarma therapist and a graduate from the WNC School of Massage. She received her Ayurvedic counselors diploma from the Mount Madonna Institute and has a BA in fine art from UNCA. Melissa is also certified in Neuromuscular Therapy and Lymphatic Drainage. Along with her massage practice she facilitates drum making workshops and works in her studio as a ceramic artist. Her passion for the healing and creative arts has helped guide her path in supporting others.
Carol Meckley
Carol Nace
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