Faculty
Meet your teachers

Dr. Amruta Athale
Lead Teacher · BAMS, MD (Ayurveda), R.M.A.S. (USA), C.A.P (Canada)
A physician trained in both Ayurveda and modern medicine through an 8.5-year program in India under the Maharashtra University of Health Sciences.
More than 17 years as an Ayurveda physician and mentor at India's most reputable Ayurveda hospitals, clinics and institutes gave her a deeply practical approach to patient care.
She practices at her Ayurveda and Pancha Karma center in Pune, Maharashtra, and teaches students from more than 30 countries who now practice professionally around the world.

Carlisle Amlak
Founder · Adjunct Faculty · Lead Mentor · CAS, PKS, Certified Herbalist
Ayurvedic Doctor in training, Author, Pancha Karma Specialist, Certified Herbalist, Sai Shakti healer and yoga teacher, with over 25 years of study in these ancient practices.
Trained at the University of Natural Medicine, the California College of Ayurveda, the American Institute of Vedic Studies, Arya Academy and the East West School of Herbology, with teacher trainings through the Himalayan Institute, Universal Yoga and Pranakriya Yoga. Carlisle completed a clinical internship at the University Hospital in Jaipur, India at the National Institute of Ayurveda.
Founder of Maha Vidya Ayurveda, Renuatum Skincare USVI and SatyaBVI, co-founder of the Caribbean Ayurvedic Alliance, and author of Ayurvedic Herbs of the Caribbean. She lives between the British Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico with her family. Her first book Ayurvedic Herbs of the Caribbean was published in 2026.

Heather McKenzie
Adjunct Faculty · Integrative Health Nurse · RN, LMT, BCC, AHC
Registered Nurse, Ayurvedic Health Counselor, Board Certified Coach and Licensed Massage Therapist, with more than 30 years in healthcare.
Trained at Harbor Hospital Center School of Nursing in Baltimore, with a Bachelor of Science in Nursing from the University of Maryland Baltimore County and an MBA from the University of Baltimore. Heather completed the Ayurvedic Health Counselor program at SAI Institute of Ayurveda and a clinical internship at the National Institute of Ayurveda in Jaipur, India.
Her career includes a decade in executive leadership across value-based care and care management at CareFirst and AbsoluteCare, and earlier work in nursing informatics at Johns Hopkins Medicine, Westat and GE Medical Systems. Founder of Root & Regimen, co-founder of the Caribbean Ayurvedic Alliance, she teaches Integrative Case Management, bridging Ayurveda and western medicine.

Ravi Desai
Adjunct Faculty · Mentor · CAS
Ravi Desai is a certified Clinical Ayurvedic Specialist with nearly a decade of study in Ayurveda and integrative health. He is currently finalizing his Ayurveda Doctor degree at Sai Ayurvedic Institute, where he also serves as faculty.
Raised in the context of traditional Indian culture and trained through rigorous Ayurvedic study alongside modern medical exposure, Ravi's journey has shaped his desire to make holistic awareness practical, compassionate, and relatable. He believes that when people understand the wisdom within their own bodies, health becomes less about fear and more about balance, awareness, and harmony with life.
In addition to his academic and teaching roles, Ravi works full-time with a physician in India, integrating classical Ayurvedic principles with contemporary clinical practice. His focus is on empowering individuals to cultivate resilience and self-knowledge, bridging the gap between tradition and modern science.

Jeunesse Pouchet
Adjunct Faculty · Ayurvedic Chef and Nutritional Specialist
Jeunesse is an Ayurvedic wellness advisor, Yoga teacher, and plant based chef. She is best known for her mouthwatering recipes, and vibrant food content shared online; where she showcases and teaches how to use food as medicine and joyful nourishment.
Her recipes are consciously curated using Ayurvedic wisdom on digestive health and the energetics of food.
Jeunesse hosts and guides a series of Ayurvedic workshops and programs. Her mission is to empower others to achieve holistic health and wellbeing through conscious eating and living.