AWARDS & HONORS
2017
Acharya Shunya's book Ayurveda Lifestyle Wisdom (Sounds True 2017) was ranked as No. 1 Best seller in Ayurveda Medicine by Amazon.com
2017
Acharya Shunya's book Ayurveda Lifestyle Wisdom (Sounds True 2017) was named one of the top 10 books in Alternative Medicine by Health Line.
2016
Received the Haridas and Bina Chaudhary Distinguished Service Award by the California Institute of Integral Studies, CIIS.
2015
Named amongst top 100 Ayurveda and Yoga Trailblazers by Spirituality and Health Magazine
2015
Received Global Women’s Power Award, by Cupertino Council Member, GWP.
2015
Received the Vachaspati Award at Global Ayurveda International Conference.
2011
Received the Mother Padmavati International Ayurveda Award from Indian Institute of Medicine, IIM.
2010
Received the Nalanda Award for Excellence in Ayurvedic Education by Association of Ayurveda Practitioners of North America (AAPNA)
International Leadership
2007 to present
Vedika Global: School of Living Wisdom of Ayurveda, Yoga, Vedanta, Emeryville, California
Founder and Spiritual Director
2009 to present
Serving as the Advisory Board of Yoga Bharati, promoting evidence based yoga and community wellness, California, USA
2012 to 2017
CAAM: California Association of Ayurveda Medicine
President of Board of Directors of CAAM
2012 to present
Serving on the Council of Advisors (CoA) and Visiting Faculty of Taksha University School of Integrative Medicine, Virginia, USA
2014 to present
AAPNA: Association of Ayurveda Professionals of North America
Serving as Advisor to the Board of Directors of AAPNA
2016 to present
Serving on the Advisory Board of Meru Institute, promoting Yoga, Ayurveda and Community Ministry of the Centre of Spiritual Enlightenment, California, USA
2017
Presented views on Ayurveda and Yoga at the Holistic Health Panel organized at the PBD 2017 Conference by Government of India, in Bangalore, presided by Minister of Health, Government of India and Mauritius.
2017
Presented Key Note Lecture on Ayurveda and its Spiritual Roots at Hindu American Foundation Gala, Northern California Chapter, 2017
2017
Invited along with select international delegates to luncheon with Prime Minister of India, Narendra Modi, to discuss matters at PBD, pertaining to global Ayurveda and Yoga and other matters.
2016
Invited to represent on Ayurveda and Yoga in USA at the PBD Holistic Health panel convened in New Delhi, by Ministry of AUSH and Ministry of Overseas Affairs, Government of India
2016
Invited as Guest of Honor to Xth Global Health Summit organized by AAPI (American Association of Physician of Indian Origins held in Jodhpur, India.
2015
NAMA: National Ayurveda Medical Association
Keynote Speaker at NAMA National Conference
2014
Organized and hosted One Day Regional Ayurveda and Yoga Conference as President of CAAM in association with NAMA at Berkeley, California
2012
Invited to Co-Chair 3rd International Delegates Assembly (IDA), a 60-country consortium, hosted by 5th World Ayurveda Congress in Bhopal, India
2010
WAC: World Ayurveda Congress
Represented Ayurveda in America at the 4th World Ayurveda Congress, Bangalore, India
Keynote & Featured Presentations
2019
Sedona Yoga Festival, Sedona
2018
Moksha Yoga Festival, Milpitas, CA
2018
Sedona Yoga Festival, Sedona
2018
4-Day Art of Relationships Residential Retreat at 1440 Multiversity, Scotts Valley, CA
2017
Yoga and Ayurveda Health for Body and Mind Conference, Loyola Marymount University
2017
Keynote Address delivered at Hindu American Foundation Annual Gala
2017
Sedona Yoga Festival, Sedona
2017
Ayurveda: Health for Body and Mind Conference, LMU
2017
California Institute of Integral Studies, San Francisco
2017
Centre for Spiritual Enlightenment, San Jose
2017
35th Annual AAPI Convention & Scientific Assembly, New Jersey
2016
Kriya Yoga International Congress, San Jose
2016
Medical Traditions for the 21st Century, University of California, LA
2016
Peace in the Park Conference, San Francisco
2016
East Meets West Conference, San Francisco
2016
Women’s Healing Conference, Los Altos
2015
Moksha Yoga Festival, Berkeley
2015
International Yoga Day, San Francisco
2015
The Online Ayurveda Summit – featuring 20 top world Ayurveda leaders
2015
Association of Ayurvedic Professionals of North America (AAPNA), North Carolina
2015
National Ayurvedic Medical Association (NAMA), Newport Beach
2014
16th Annual Integrative Medicine Conference, UCSF
2014
Moksha Yoga Festival, Los Angeles
2014
NAMA Regional Conference in Association with CAAM, Berkeley
2014 and prior
World Ayurveda Congress, Bangalore
2014 and prior
Global Dharma Conference, New Jersey
2014 and prior
Northwest Yoga Conference, Seattle
Complete list provided on request.
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